Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-14
END BUSY YEAR
At ASSOCIATION
roard Of Directors of \. II. {. 4.
Chosen at Annual Member
ship Meeting.
FINE SHOWING IS MADE
vars Of Local Institution Has New
er Been on More SatiSfac-
tory Basis.
FINE SHOWING IS MADE

--sase selected were X. T. Ander-
san + 4 Graves. y. G. Griflths,
Swanson and c. B. Taylor.
Trry will serve for three years.
Xeyt Monday evening the first
-,se+ine O; the board OF directors
I'll be held a. which time officers,
viii be installed.
n speciaI interest was the annual
-snor; Of 0. J. Stirratt salient
rCi.ts OF which follow:
The cafeteria this past year has
e-soved a patronage never before
,srnerienced the number CT meals
served this past year totaled II7,322
az compared 10 s. $40 the previous
~aar The total receipts Of the
csfe;eria this past year were $780,
ss- 2S as compared to SiS.777.19 the
n-svious year. This increased pat
Tonaee this past year has enabled
his department OF the assOcia-
lions activities to come 10 a self
sustaining basis, the net gain for
the cafeteria this year being $7S0.11.
The membership records show
mite 4 decrease in the number of
members this year over last year,
fre largely 10 two contributing
factors First, the war, as the as
socis,ion's service flag has $50
srsrs 10 its credit Second. to the
act that no membership campaign
vas conducted last year as sor-
merry. due 10 the fact that the
hoard realized the necessity Of in
augurating finance campaign
during The year, and did not deem
IL advisable TO have two assOcia-
lion campaigns during the year.
This finance campaign of $40, 600 TO
$4,000 was 10 PROVIDE means TO
nav off the association indebted
ness. provide for the completion of
the fourth floor dOrmitories, install
a suitable equipment in the way of
shower baths in the be sement the
installation Of four bowling alleys,
the remOdeiHg OF the boys depart
ment. to give better accOmmoda-
tons especially for the older boys
Of the membership. and other nee
essary changes and improvements
that are pressing today in order
that our building and work may be
put into a position where il can do
its most efficient work
Help War Chest.
This campaign was not CON
Quoted as planned, due 10 the fact
that it was deemed advisable by the
Chamber Of Commerce to promote
a war chest campaign as a city
wide movement, including local and
war charities, and in the interests
Of this broader movement, the as
ISOLATION gracefully withdrew its
plans and merged it's efforts with
the Chamber OF Commerce and the
city in general. in the war chest
campaign. This Patriots fund
provides $1,000 dollars for the as
ISOLATION for this current year,
$4,000 to be appropriated TO the
Y. NJ. c. \. war fund, S13.500 for
the completion of the fourth floor
dormitOry. and $500 for current
expenses. Financially therefore, we
are opening this years work with
much better prospects than last
year and it is our earnest hope that
this is but the beginning Of bet
ter and more prosperous period for
the association.
plans for the fourth floor dor
mitory and general improvements
in the basement have already been
submitted by the architect. Esti-
mates on the work have been re-
ceived by the executive committee
Of the association, and il is earn
estly hoped that it will be now but
a short time before these improve
ments are made.
This added capacity in the dor
mitory will enable the association
to house 10 men, making here an
IDEAL home for young men who are
away from home. The cOmplet-
ing Of these d0rmitoTies just now is
not only a splendid thing for the
association TO do, but a very pat
riotc duty as we'll. in view Of the
fact that housing conditions in Rock
Island are so critical that govern
ment employees cannot find suitable
places in which TO live.
On the other hand, these addi-
tioHal dormitories viii add consid-
cradle additional revenue to the as
ISOLATION, with very little extra eX-
pelse, thus enabling the associa-
ton to cut the annual deficit which
It has sustained yearly for The past
i've years.
The BOYS department this wear,
rom the standpoint OF member
SHIPS has BEEN abnormaIly low. Just
Shy, has been a problem which has
hot been entirely solved as yet.
partly due, no doubt, TO the fact
mat this department was without
mead for practically six months
4sst summer. However, some splen-
ala work has been done in this
department with the 200 boys who
nave been enrolled there. The
foundation is now laid for an en-
istged work this coming year.
ADDED interest is beginning to
mount upward. and no fears are
entertained but that a large in
crease Will result throughout the
coming summer and fall
IN addition TO the work done
Win the boys in the mem bership
eFge amount OF work has been
-oAe with various groups of boys
outside the membership. so that
ne association has touched the
ives Of hundreds Of boys IL our city
his past year.
Ply slcaI Department
The physical department the
gs1st year mas been very much alive.
salar class work. hikes. contests,
"lAming stunts. tournaments. bas-
Retbail games. voIley ball games.
~, 100 numerous 10 mention, have
~ tae department in full swing,
-.u TIE department. at the present
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