Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-04-05
YEAR IS Y. N. c. as BIGGEST
Retiring Secretary Allen Center
of Annual Meeting Tuesday.
officials and Boys "Rcmembcr' Him
with Oifts-Assoclation Has Rec.
ord Membership and Funds
Many Physical Needs.

The biggest year perhaps In the history
Of tho Y. M C. A., and the departure fol-
lowing It of General Secretary e. Is.
Allen. after a service Of eight years, ana
OF Physical Director Maurice r. Wilcox
after one Of four. made the 51st annual
meeting Monday somewhat memorable,
Mr.. Allen was given a handsome camera,
the first, he said, he ever owned, by Presi-
dent c. p. Cowles in behalf of their asso
ciates, and a thernios bottle, to keep him
warm in winter and cool In summer" by
Chauncey Isham in behalf of the boys.
'Going back only four years we have
increased Our membership and locker fees
from 1891 to $685." said A. Lewis Whiting
In his report for the finance committee,
IAN increase Of about 10, per cent: a
good business profit. This Is due in
good measure to the excellent manage
ment Of our general secretary. Mr.. Allen"
The subscriptions this year, $l,41650, and
for few years back, have not kept pace
with the memberships and mere Is large
field for the next finance committee" An
addition Of 104 boys and 1863 men was the
frui. OF membership campaign not includ-
ing renewals. said G. +. Purintor, In his
report for the membership committee.
There was net gain from April I, 1916. to
April ]. 1917, Of 147. The membership now
10 az. u. ]. Rand Is giveE muci: OF the
credit for the associations showing.
The annual meeting began with a sup
per at 6:15. which was followed by the
meeting. The report Of the nominating
committee. consisting Of c. A. ?ease and
j. L. Hall, adopted by a rising vote .irani-
mously. provides for the following offic erY
for tho ensuing year: President. Clarence
p. Cowles; vice-presidert, Charles +. Pur-
inton; recording secretary, William +.
Laushton; treasurer. George l. Pease;
directors. M. T.. Aiken, B. +. Boynton, c.
=. Curtis, Smith F. Henry. o. r. Ray and
w. II. Wood. Retiring Secretary! James
e. Tracy introduced the following resolu-
ton, which those present adopted unan!-
mously: BE i: resolved thas we. the
members Of the Young Mems Christian
association Of Burlington. Vermont, In
annua, meeting assembled do hereby
pledge our loyal support to our nations
president. and offer to our country the
best service OF our association, in fight
ing for freedom in the world, for justice
and for peace
Secretary Allen said. in part, in his re-
port: THE word growth does not ex-
actly At in the case of membership
revolution would be a better term. 1t
would seem almost tame to talk Of growth
in the gymnasium unless we prefixed the
word phenomenal what term shall we
apply - the boys work? Only few
years ago we boosted of a boys depart
ment that was .:ver' hundred. with
emphasis on the over Is 1t not consid-
cradle of n leap to 23O boys?" Continuing.
Mr.. Allen said that the association had
handled the most funds in it's history and
had entertained every State Y. NJ. c. A.
gathering Of the year. Mr.. Allen re-
minded his hearers that he had served
longer than any Of his predecessors. Dur
ing the last eight years 5000 had been
spent on building improvements and re-
pairs. not including expenditures by the
Woman's Auxiliary The secretary gives
F. A. Cumming his warm thanks for
aid early in his conduct of the office.
The big membership. nearly 800 in all.
with 230 in the boys department. Presi-
dent c. p. Cowles also emphasized in
his report Mr.. Aliens name will be
written large among the general secre-
taries who have carried on the work and
forwarded the development of our asso-
clation," said President Cowles. He re-
ferred with some feeling to the work of
Mr. Bristol among the French soldiers.
Treasurer George l.. Pease reported a
balance of $l1S.13 on April /. 1917. as COM
pared with $40 on April 1. 1916. During
the year $7,410.67 was received; subscrip-
lions. $l.416.50: unlimited members, s1.04i:
limited members. s447.50: boys, s5S35O:
locker rents. 5000: dormitory rents.
s'l5.75: music hall fund. SIS: boys funds.
$3.50 80: Sunday collections. Sl0.92; balanc-
ing items only. s71.62; trustees, S1,S75:
music. $S53.75: total. s7.41O.67. Expendi-
lures. $4.075I3: office expenses. $ll7.S7; ex-
ecutive department. $76S.46; water, $l65 %;
light. s42S. SO: religious work. $133.3S ply
steal department. $685.: social depart
ment. 1854; boys department. s71s5;
foreign work. fiscal account. 500; baianc-
ing items. s323.7i; music. s566.53
The report of Boys Secretary James
c. Loop was merely a review of the years
work. which has been notable under his
direction.
Physical Director Maurice r. Wilcox
called attention to the fact that the gym
nasium has seer a larger attendance this
year than in any year previous. I've are
sorry not to ba able to report at this
time Oh our swimming pool" suid he
THE cne We have is theoretical entirely
and of no practical use. We need very
badly a pool with showers and other
equipment. Our membership has far out
grown our equipment and we find our
selves attempting to do modern work
d. Sawyer's report for the physical COM
mittec included the following items: SO
sessions of business mems class. with at
of 766; So of young mems class.
Ibis: a of intermediate boys class, $50:
II of 3D. boys and ~ "A" boys classes,
1850 and 800. respectively; % sessions
newsboys' class. $50: 80 of the Working
Boys club. 259: II of the boys leader
CORPS 100.
Among the other reports read or SUBJ
mitted were those of c. p. Smith. trus-
tees report: Of Mrs. s. l.. Platka.
Woman's Auxiliary; B. ]. Boynton. ex-
ecutive committee; w. J. Cartier, Sum
day meetings! James Il. Tracy, Bible
Levi p. Smith, educational
work committee: W. Z. Aiken. boys work
committee. which noted the fact that
Hugh Sinclair received 100 for his Bible
study work; Lee Ramsay. boys store:
c. II. Curtis. social committee; c. Il.
Purinton, membership committee: Benja- |
min Bristol, auditor; A. G. Gallup. for. |
eign work committee: DR.. C. A. Pease. |
committee.