The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-13

painters are through and ours will be
more homelike. The dormitories have
all been re-pa pered. window shades all
put in good shape. and the dormitory
Railways and private baths will all be
finished today How do you like the
colorso Beautiful!
Thursday night presented a scene of
activity-the Fellowship League Bible
class. the City B Y P, t., the City
Christian Endeavor. the Methodist
sunday school committee. the Night
Graded Gymnasium class. all meeting
as well as other things going on. The
ninety-two dormitories are filing up
more rapidly than ever Already men
are on the waiting list
The BOYS sunday Afternoon club
Will meet at 2 % P. NJ, opening with
a service of song, including Btlly Sun
day songs and illustrated ones E *
Epps. now boys secretary will talk to
the boys on Builders, II Is expected
that rice attendance wlll erssaR all reg
be going some
The boys are delighted to have their
rooms re-opened, and are making fine
use of them. The privileges for boys
| ten years of age and over include
gymnasium class work games, and
, health work, shower baths and swim
ming. in the magnificent pool. twenty
by sixty feet. white led lined. with
filtered water so clear that you can see
a silver dime on the bottom of the
pool, seven and a half feet under wa
ter. Does your boy know how to swim
Already boys are Just rolling into
membership. and present indications
are for waiting list in at least two of
the boys gymnasium classes before
the first of October. In addition to the
Boys Sunday Afternoon club, the
Boys Bible Study club will be re-or-
ganiZed on larger basis than ever.
Asked a leading citizen, Are you
doing anything for soldiers and sailors
now" Sure, And we will keep on
doing until the last man is out of uni
! form For them We have a free CORE
/ spondence room, with paper. envelopes
and pens and ink, reading room, infor-
nation, baths, swimming pool, without
charge except that the soldier or sailor
pays FIVE cents for the use of towel and
soap. Can they stay in the building
overnight now Sure. Better &C
commodations than ever and no
crowding We arc here to serve
DR. George o. Draper. formerly with
the personnel department of the Ma
ttOn1I war WOrk CounCli, now looking
after physical recreation in Virginia
was among the visitors at the associa-
ton building Wednesday afternoon.
Cary L. keeton. now physical direc-
tor at Marion, Ohio, a city OF about
35 900, which has one Of the most ac-
tive associations in the Buckeye State,
with a membership of 1927 last sea
son, and building valued at $4,000.
comes to Richmond as physical direc-
tor not later than October first Mr.
Keeton has had twelve years expert
ence In association physical work. is
native OF Virginia, and welcomes the
opportunity to return to his own state
and work with the largest association
in that state.
E. ~. Conway for the past two
years physical director at Richmond
left Friday night for his new field
Beaumont. Texas. a progressive city of
$4,000 with a building valued at $780,
600. and a membership before the OIL
boom OF 634. Mr.. Conway has had
nine years experience in association
physical work. His friends wish him
every success as he takes up his new
work
ID. l.. Buchanan. for the past sixteen
years membership secretary of the
Richmond association, is busily en-
ga~cd in plans for the fall membership
campaign, in conjunction with Gem
erals K. G. Hawkins. Jr. Of the Reds;
A. L. 3elfeld, OF the Whites. and Ster-
ling T. Strange, of the Blues. There
Will be- lively doinxs at the association