The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-21
!. NJ. c. A. OFFICERS
ALL REELECTED
President W. n. Duke For the seventh
Year--Geuerai Secretary Mckee For
fhs T~snsy-THixa Consecutive
Year.

The president, w. II. DUKE. PRESIDED
and the meeting was opened with
Z prayer by c. 3. Richardson. the d.
realtors present were: w. y. Duke
W ]. whitehurst. o. J, Sands J. l.
Anderson. C. b. Richardson, c. O.
Taylor. Jf.. c. J. Billups. Jacob Um'
lA1f J, r. Jones. n. G. Hawkins, Jr'
I * {. Robeleh. r. ". Laughton. T. w.
Farley. r. b Dunford. Charles J. An
derson, also General secretary Mckee.
Directors out Of the city and un-
axpidably detained from attending the
rssetfnx are. O. A. Hawkins. l. NJ
Williams. II s Bosher, Jra. W. 2.
C~awfora, w. r. Murphy. J. II. Kicks.
Reports received from the treasurer,
O j. sands and tho general secretary
show clearly this TO have been the nsst
I summer in the association. includinS
the following departments; Physieai'
supervised by E. W. conwayt boys, su"
7 pervised by n. c. Johnson and MEM
bersh,p. by y. l. buchanan.
ofae~rs start New Terms,
! All of the association officers, who
3 have so faithfully served the associa-
Y ttsa were unanimously reelected, and
u. enter upon their respective terms as
, follows: President. w. .. Duke. for
the seventh year. first viee-president,
! w J. Whiteherst, twenty afth year;
/ second vice. president ]. =. Jones,
/ fourth year, third vice. president, J. L.
7 Anderson. fourth year recording secre-
I tary. {. q. Tayier. Sr.. twelfth year
treasurer. O. J. Sands, hfteemth year;
! general secretary. s. X. Mckee, ttenty.
third year.
D. L. Buchanan, membership seere~
( 'aFy has been with the association
! fourteen consecutive years. and II. G.
I Johnson. boys secretary. Eve years,
and Mr. II, w. Conway. physical diree-
tor. was Avith the association some
I years ago az the first asetetant physical
/ director. returning last August TO ec-
cupv his present position.
FsAshitxhts From the Report.
The report of the general secretary
contained much valuabie information
and important Recommendations among
! which were the following:
Association Men" the international
! organ of ths Young Mems Christian
association. issued In New York. 10 be-
ing sent through the courtesy of ths
, Richmond board OF directors to lead
Ing ministers and laymen of the city,
). thus Keeping them officially informed
g. to the great work of the association
tn its worldwide scope. especially
among the American soldiers In this
and other lands. under the auspices OF
the National War WORK council,
The report announced the payment
Of Interest due September lat on the
mortgage loan of $4,000. which Ia be-
Ing held Ivy the Massachusetts Mutual
Life Insurance company Of Springfield
{ Mass While the friends OF the Asso.
citation would be delighted 10 ses the
mortgage lifted. yet all are consrat-
! Mating themselves on the fact that
the association property valuation has
Increased under the present admins
kration from probably $4,000 TO q net
: ! equity Of fully $4,000. the old build.
ing at Main and Sixth streets beins o.
practically no value except for assoeia
tlon purposes while the present build
ing was go planned and erected SO Il
= be saleable foy hotel apartment hous'
p or office building purposes
: Notwithstanding the heavy work in
/ cident TO the large attendance at TIN
- building and the hundreds of soldier
q visiting the building every day, head
quarters were maintained at the stat
fair for the accommodation of mem
I bers and visitors. and were iarssl,
II used
rrneie sam's BOYS.
Z According TO previous action OF th
a. board, the uniform has haAn hanara,
= as nen bsrship ticket at the associatio,
II building since the days of Cam
g Stuart, the soldier boys being charge
the same az members for toweii
y Thousands have visited the buildins
Willie SONS days there have bee
d only a few, there have been as man
as 900 using ths privileges. Recent
General Secretary Mckee visited Cam
70 Lee ana had n conferences with Jadgs
Z. Advocate Hunt concerning the pcssl
l. billty of service TO the soldiers at thi
Z end of the line. In order to max
known our welcome TO them. 800 dis
e play cards have been printed. four dis
+ play ads have been put In the Dali
- Ia fstAA IA
r and "a similar aA In The Bayonst" tn
Il camp paper. and In order TO let tn
= young men of other sections OF Am 81
e Tea know that they are welcome 1t th
= building. Three hundred and aixty
= three letters with postcard viswr &
the building ana several dormitor
folders, we're sent to association
= letter to $50 postmasters In non.Assc
e citation towns throughout the sout
and southeast
II IN Keeping with the action u tn
Il executive committee at prevfou
II meeting held at the Business Men
club, the sleeping equipment. while
q had been brought up 10 Ite in order
entertain visitors to conventions an
the state fair. was increased to 30
Under authority granted by the exec
uttvs committee last Menday evenin
seventy additional equipments hav
been ordered, and all Of II will be (
position this week. Thus, under ord
| nary circumstances, almost ace soldier
can be Accommodated In the aasocis
4 tion building, Ia addition 20 the mem
bers who oocupy the regular ninety
two dormttory rooms.
An appropriation OF $50 was mad
towards the Blue Ridge association
meet the deficit on thu work at Blu
Ridge sum frier school.
The need OF additional bath an
toilet facilities. especially for tbs &C
commodatIon Of soldiers who are dock
ing to the building by hundreds. wa
:, referred TO the executive comrnitte
, with power to act
During the uncertain days Of the wa
. tho general secretary was given powe
u 70 maintain short-term membershi
: rates The membership as shown b
u September 3oth reports 10 now tn
: largest in the associations history
O z.oss.
y On each saturday afternoon and nigh
e members of the board Of directors an
leading members of tho associatio
= win be on reception duty at the asso
4 citation building TO welcome Gnol
8 Sans boys who are the association
x guests.
: The present average daily attendant
Il exceeds the total number Of associs
q ton members In the old buiidin