The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-09
7 MICA Dinner WAS
HELD WITH FAIR
ATTENDANCE
Interesting addresses Told Of
World Wide Activity
PAUL SUPER CHIEF SPEAKER
Byron N. Clark, State Secretary, and
II. A. Wilkinson, Local Secretary,
Described Work in Vermont

Monday evening seventy men, most
ly members. made up of seniors, high
school boys, employed boys, and d.
rectors, spent the evening at the an
nual meeting of the Y. NJ. C. A., which
is now in it's twenty-eighth year.
An excellent dinner was served by
the Ladies' Auxiliary, consisting Of
fricassee chicken on biscuit, mashed
potatoes, rolls. cranberry jelly, cab
bage salad, apple pie, cheese and cof-
fee. The dinner was prepared by
committee with Mrs. A. ]. Holden as
chairman, and Mrs. l.. H. Ross, Miss
ssellie Moore, Mrs. George Mills and
Miss Brigie Mcclure with the assis-
tance of Mrs. Paulson. The repast
was promptly served by the Misses
Dorothy Patchin, Harriet Burt, Philo-
mena Royce, Helen Thomas, Edna
Waldron and Mildred Burnham.
Following the banquet came the
usual annual business meeting. The
treasurer reported all bills paid. There
were four vacancies in the board and
Earl Darling, A. w. Rickert, G. A.
Parker and f. C. Whitaker were
elected to fill these places.
The general secretary's report indi-
Gated progress in many respects.
over 200 members have joined in the
past fifteen months. A fine camp hav-
ing been acquired through the genor-
osity of A. j. Holden. The physical
department has taken a forward step
nnder Mr.. Mann, and for $50 boys
who use the gymnasium twice week
from the graded and high school it
is essentially a part of the school sys-
TEN, as they are marked on the GYM
nasium work as in their studies. A
high school club was reported, small
but strong and growing The social
program left nothing to be desired.
with a monthly affair for both boys
and girls having an average atten-
dance of $50. An average daily at
tendance of 100 in the building was re-
ported. The report did deplore. how
ever, the lack of Christian leadership.
and made strong appeal for more in
terest in the direct character building
work which is the whole reason for
Ine associations existence.
It was reported that an architect
had been in town and made drawings
for a much needed enlargement to
the gymnasium. providing for
swimming pool and an increase in the
number of dormitory rooms.
While the diners were assembling
Duane Bassett was at the piano in
lo1x oh tv, t1rx
fireplace together with the music
were no small contribution to the
pleasure of the evening After the
meal State Secretary Byron N. Clark
spoke briefly of the State Work and
the Older Boys conference, which
comes in Burlington the last of this
week.
Paul Super, of the International
committee, followed Mr.. Clark. Mr..
Super was a successful secretary at
Honolulu, and is one OF the leading
men in the Y. NJ c. A. movement.
Mr. Super spoke in very interesting
manner on the work the Y. M. c. A.
is doing throughout the world, illus
trating its size and far-reaching in
fiuence by number of apt examples
of its work. He made wonderful ap
peal to the men present to help in the
great work and had most inspiring
message.
Mr.. Super is spending the day in
Bennington, and spoke this morning
at the High School assembly. This
afternoon he will meet with the High
school boys. During the day he will
confer with members in the interests
of the local association.