New Britain herald., 1918-09-24

tOurnal4lentS TOT DOSS dIlu live LOT SlIlS were rlNia off. with 234 entries. A five team infSr- playground baseball league was conducted by the physical direc- tor, and he personally umpired all of the 34 ganaes that were scheduled and played. After every game the players were accorded the use of the Y. M. C. A shower baths and swimming pool, whichl proved a popular stunt among the 1boys. The physical di rector was llso responsible for the baseball league for men, known as the Walnut Hill City baseball league. i The league was composed of four teams and played on Saturday after noons. Two elaborate programs for i the playgrounds were arranged by the 1 physical director. One was rendered | by the boys and girls of all the play 1 grounds at their annual mid-season ! outing at Walnut Hill park, August 1, ] and the other one given at their an nual play festival at Walnut Hill park 1 August 30.
 ] "Every Thursday evening during
 the month of July and August the ! physcial director went down to the 1 State Armory. and as part of their regular evening program of activity, 1 gave the members of the City Guard setting-up exercises, relays and games. l When the South church Sunday 1 school held their picnic at Lake Com l bounce the physical director had 1 charge of the program of sports. He also spoke Sunday morning, August 8, to the South church Sunday school 1 boys and girls on the Fairgrounds of ] New Britain"
 ! The physical department has been ! thoroughly cleaned and all apparatus ] put in tirst-class condition, and every 1 thing is in readiness for a busy sea- : sons program Of activity.
 Boys Department.
 ! lowing to the more insistent call of the great outdoors, the pressing need of "war garden activities and ] the entrance of many of the school boys into the shops and factories, the ] attendance of the members of thE, | boys department has fallen off some ] what during the summer months
 However, the department has been open as usual and at no time have l classes been cancelled because of poor
 attendance.
 At the first of each month re-
 treatments have been served to the
 new members, together with those who
 were instrumental in bringing them
 into the association. These occasions ! ! ting the members together in a socia ! way. but also in securing new mem 1 bers. Membership in our boys depart
 ment has increased through the faith l full and efficient efforts of our boys
 work secretary, MT. Woods. We now ] have enrolled 315 boys in good stand
 ing, over 300 of whom are full privi | loge members.
 l "The cash receipts for membership . from April l to September 1 have eX , ! ceeded by a considerable sum, those
 during the same period of last year f "The social, recreational and relig ious activities of the association mus
 l of necessity fill a larger place in th' , | life of the members in the winter thar ! in the summer. To meet this need MT
 Woods has carefully outlined an in
 teresting and helpful program, whic1 D includes social religious and educa 3 tional activites-a program Whlcl , will not only meet some of the req s needs of the boys. but will also fill tn , l boys with the idea that the 'Y" l "A not only Q good place to go to, bu D l also to bring a friend.
 [ "A strong physical program vii f ! also be carried out by MT. Slater. w