The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-11-19
5000 Delegates Attending Tri-
ennial Y. M. G.. A. Conven- =
tion in Detroit, Mich.
INCLUDING MANY FROM
CANADA; PLAN PROGRAM
Three Special Commissions
Will Report; Noted Men
Are Members
(By United Press.)

Detroit, Mich, Nov. 19.-'Bolshe'
vism must Co."
This was the decision here today
of 5000 delegates attending the
opening session, fortieth triennial
convention, Young Mems Christian
Association of North America. Dele.
gates are here from the United
States, insular possessions and Can.
ada.
No joint meeting of the Canadian
and American Y. M. G. A.. officials
had been held since the United States
entered the world war. The last in.
ternational convention was in Cleve:
land in 1915.
Important subjects to be studied
during the session, which lasts until
Friday, as outlined by officials, fol-
low:
COOPERATION of the Y. M. C. A. in
assimilating back into American and
Canadian life the 100000 men who
served in the army and navy Of the
United States, and the 5O0. 900 men
who constituted The Canadian forces.
Sterilization Of the many millions
Of men in industry.
How to stamp out Bolshevism.
Practicability of building the army
camp type of hut in rural communi-
ties, for peace-time association serv-
ice.
Wo.1l W:l> Wo.l~
Worldwide expansion Of the
American Y. M. C. A., considering
many requests from many countries,
including France, Italy, Siber a,
Greece, Poland, Czecho-SlovaA.a, Ar
menia and Palestine, for its cont:nu-
ance amcng civilians, as we'll as with
their military and naval forces.
Possible use In peace time OF WoT-
en- Y. M. C. A. secretaries, 2,7O0 of
whom were used dur ng the war.
Re-s:udyirg of cooperation be-
tween the Protestant churches, the
old and new religion ani welfare or
gsn-zatic ms and The Y. M. C. A.
Special Commi.,icns.
Three special commissions were ap-
pointed to s-uoy anI survey tie
as follows:
Occupation of the worldwide
field: L. A. Crossett, Boston, char
man; Cyrus H. Mccormick, Chicago,
vice-chalrman; A. C. Bedford and
George w. Perk ms, New York City;
John G. Eagan, At anita: Gov. Carl E.
Maine; R. E. Olds, Lansing,
Mich; E. Rogers Kemp, lu.sa, UAla. !;
L. A.. Coulter, Dallas; L. T. Warner,
Bridgeport, Conn; D. H. McAlph.ne,
nv srown. N. J.
Conservation Of values of Y. M. C.
A. war wvrx; Jos eph Il. All ng. cha r
man; F. W. Ramsey, Cleveland, wee
Chairman; Lieut.. Col. Gerald w.
B.rks, Mcntreal; President j. Ross
Stevenson, Princeton university;
President Henry C. King, Oberl.n
university; President Guy Potter
Benton, University Of Vermont =:
Prof. H. B. wright, Ya:e university;
Bishop Luther B. Wilson, Will am D.
Murray, DR. Harry Emerson Fosiick
and William Sloane Ccff n, New York
CITY. Both these committees met in
New YCrk CITY.
Relation Ct the Y. M. C. A. to the
churches: President w. Douglas
M acnenzie. Hartford Theological
charm an; DR.. w. P. Mer-
r.n, pastor Brick Presbyterian
New York CITY; Bishop
Coadjutcr Frank Du Moulin, Toledo :;
Bishop Thomas Nicholson, Chicago; {;
President C arence A. Barbour, Pres
byterian Theological seminary, Louis
vile; F.. w. Aver, Camden, N. j.;
John Willis Baer, Pasadena, Calf !;
Judge v. Lane, Ann Arbor, Mich;
Judge F. A. Henry, Cleveland; J.. T.
Stone, Baltimore; DR.. George c. Pid-
seon. Toronto; DR.. Robert E. Soeer
and DR.. Ernest M. Stiress New York
City. This commission met in Chica-
20.