Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-09
NEARLY 1000 SOLDIERS
GUESTS OF Y. N. {. A.
This Also Includes Men in the
Naval Service Who Were
There in March.

That accommodations, entertainment
and home facilities are being afforded to
hundreds of soldiers and sailors of the
United States service by the local \. Nj.
c. A. was brought before the ewes of the
public, last night, In the monthly report
of General Secretary Philip nj. Colbert
The report showed that during the past
month / ,923 soldiers and sailors registered
as guests of the association, availing them
selves of the physical department privil-
eges including swimming pool and baths.
as we'll as the social features of the asso-
citation
Three hundred and forty men. most
of whom were members of truck trains
stopping in the city over night, were
guests of the association and accommOd-
ated with lodgings and entertainment.
The highest number was entertained last
Friday night when the entire company of
$50 men was accommodated IN the \. VI.
[. A. building, sleeping in the gymnasium,
lecture room, social room. educational
class room and boys department club
room.
1t was reported to the board that the
new y. Nj. G. A. building at Fort du
Pont. was completed and would be opened
In few DAYS. The work at this point as
NtiA d. tue NOAh III tAlt SAti'ilt VI y -
building. at Pigeon Point, is under the
supervision Of Secretaries j II Dalrymplc
and Harold &. Orton.
The y NJ. G. A. also has placed
secretary. T. f. b. Anderson, at tho
naval base. near Lcwes. to organize
the work prior to the erection of a \. Nj.
{. \. building at that point. The work for
the enlisted men outside of Wilmington Is
under the direction of the National War
Work Council Of the \. NJ {. A., General
Secretary Colbert representing the Coun-
ell in the Delaware district
The National y NJ. {. A. War Work
Council issued bulletin showing the
percentage of the amount Of money
collected In each State and paid into
the national treasury for the National
Y NJ {. A. War Work Fund. Delaware
ranking eighth. having collected $500
2l2. or IS per cent OF the amount pledged.
up 10 this time.
Monthly reports Of the departments
OF the association were as follows.
General Bird chairman of the re-
ligious department committee. report
ed total OF Il shop and Bible class
meetings with AN attendance of 3.O42.
4 meeting Of the committeeman work
ing IN the shops was held last week IN
attendance OF 56 persons.
Herbert II Ward presented the edu-
catIonai department report which show ed
an enrolment of 266 students IN the night
school during the wear, 12S sessions;
/, $50 attendance The classes continued
through the spring term are IN algebra,
geometry, chemistry and Spanish In
addition 10 these. special class in French
VIII be conducted for the soldiers and sail
or who frequentthe building and wish TO
take up that language
The physical department reported
l.602 attendance at % gymnasium
classes during the month; ,493 games
boWled. and 1894 baths in the swimming
pool. There was also reported the success
ful closing OF the Senior Basketball League,
the Inter-Church Bowling League.
The boys department. John ;. Mul-
lin, chairman, reported an attendance
Of ,023 al four performances of the
Boys Department Minstrel Show given
at the New Century Club. Ferrs Indus
trial School Fort du Pont y Vi &. A..
Pigeon Point Y NJ &. A. There were 11j
boys enrolled in Bible classes, II sessions.
.030 attendance The u NJ G. A. boys
division Is IL active co-operation with the
United States Pow Reserve
President George 3 Elliott was chair
man of the meeting and the following
directors were present
General Charles Bird, W y Ban
nard. ST, Henry NJ Canbv, Charles II
CantWell, Leroy Harvey. John s Mullin,
Jr Otbo Nowland, Herbert H. Ward,
T. Elmer Perry and Philip NJ Colbert,
general secretary.