Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-06-30
UP. JONES IS ELECTED
! PRESIDENT OF Y. N. CA.
Succeeds w. ID. Duke. Who Retires
After Seven Years
Service.
OTHER OFFICERS RE-ELECTED
Secretary Mckee Reviews Years
Work-Many Soldiers and Sailors
Are Entertained at Central Build
ing-Membership Maintained.


The annual meeting Of the board OF
directors Of the Young Mems Christian
Association was held Thursday even
Ing. at which time the annual reports
we're presented and officers elected. The
sixty-fourth year Of the association'y
history, the eighth in the new building.
was In many ways. the most active OF
all the years. certainly the year Of
greatest reRults.
President w. .. Duke presided. The
report Of Treasurer o. j. Sands showed
the receipts for the year to be 344.
1882; the expenditures. 3a4,4l2.7s.
leaving balance in the treasury Of
*201.03. The report OF General Secre-
tary Mckee was exceedingly gratifying.
especially in view OF the fact that while
doing everything possible for the en-
tertainment OF the soldiers and sailors
located In and visiting the city. the
regular work has been kept az near
standard as possible. In his review
Secretary Mckee mentions among other
things the following:
The Situation--The past Ave months
have been without doubt the most
strenuous OF the past Twenty-Five years.
The increased activity because OF the
coupled with the almost imposs'bility
of securing and keeping competent help.
has made the work somewhat unsatis-
factory alike 10 the board and secrc-
tary. because OF the fact that routine
matters have been necessarily side
tracked and much of the regular work
Subordinated TO war demands and op-
portunities. We are hoping. however.
that the day is not far distant when
the regular work can be given more
emphasis. and when we shall be able
to keep UP the desirable routine.
MANY SOLDIERS VISIT
\. ". G. A. BUILDING
SOLDIERS and sailors arc coming TO
our building constantly and are max
ing 1t home. For twenty Saturday
nights previous to the exodus from
Camp Lee We averaged over 2io soldiers
and sailors in rest quarters. while
those who used the other privileges.
including the baths. swim and CORES
pandence tables. ran anywhere from
400 we'll on TO 1000 for week end
Perhaps the quickest piece OF work,
and one that would have rejoiced your
hearts. was a sudden call TO accommo-
date $50 men. who had detrained in
Richmond after long journey, for
bath.
Meetinss-Since our last meeting We
have had the privilege OF handling for
the Federal Council OF Churches the big
~in-the-war meeting at the Academy
of Music, addressed by Doctors Mar
burg, Powell and Nasmyth. and OF
handling for the war work council
the great Gypsy Smith meeting at tho
n
Men for France-The latest message
from the New York Office places tho
need for men during June and July at
1000, while 1000 men VIII be needed
for tho home field between now and
October l. With this need in mind. II
seems we'll that the Richmond associa-
ton should have its own recruiting
committee, working In cooperation
with the city and state recruiting COM
mittees.
s'Foreign Work Fund--w. p. Mills In
china-The report showed @Tsi.0u
pledged towards the support OF w. T.
Mills, Richmonds representative at
PekinE. China. the foreign work com
mittee having contributed S].se0,oo
each year for the past six years to-
wards the supper, OF Mt MUS IN ms
work among the students OF mat great
empire.
ATTENDANCE HAS BROKEN
PREVIOUS RECORDS
Record Attendance-lt will be of
unusual interest TO the friends OF the
association TO know that during me
past six months the attendance at the
building has Swung over the 1000 limo
in a single day on several occasions,
and TO show the extent TO which the
association Is being used. IL IL worthy
OF note that as many as l,ols pieces or
laundry have gone out from the build
ing In single day.
u
the association becoming a civic cen
ter. The Miniaterial Union headquar-
ters at the association building. Num-
erous intcrdenominational and denomi-
national churca organizations hold
their meetinss IL the blue ROOM
THE work for men during the pres
ent year has included Sunday after
noon mems meetings, Bible classes.
gymnasium classes. athletic teams. in
dtvidual instruction and swimming.
The big lobby is great factor in the
social life Of the men. the social fea
tvres including correspondence tables.
reading room. reference library. BILL
lizards and bowling alleys. Saturday
nighters. roof socials, and. most i'm
rortsnt OF ALL the personal. helpful
contact Of man with his brother man.
For boys ten to seventeen years OF age
parallel work is maintained in all OF
the above lines. except that the hoys
are not permitted to use the billiard
rooms or bowling alleys.
The membership at the close of the
ninety-seven OF last years record. not
withstanding the fact that fully 400
members have gone into the service.
DUKE RETIREs FROM
OFFICE OF PRESIDENT
w. D. Duke, who has served the as
sociat,en for seven consecutive years.
earnestly requested to be relieved OF
tho Responsibilities OF the presidency.
though expressing his abiding Interest
IN the work and friendship for all his
fellow directors and executive officers.
On'cers for the year were elected as
follows:
James p. Jones. president; W. J.
Whitehurst, first vice-president; W. n.
nuke, second vice-president ]. L.
Anderson, third vlce-president c. G.
TAYLOR. Jr., recording secretary; O. ].
Sands. treasurer: S. X. Mckee. general
secretavX.
Mr.. whitehrrst enters his twenty
nth wear; MT. Sands, treasurer. his If
taenth: Mr.. Taylor. recording secretary
his twelfth. and General Secretary
Mckee his twentyth.rd consecutive
year Of service.
In order to enlarge the work and
more effectively serve the soldiers and
sailors, the directors will ask 70 rs5.-
10000 In contributions for the year