Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1919-10-03
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Committee Votes to Start Cam
paign to Raise s6,OOO.OO in
Tazewell County to Rush
Welfare Work.

The committee recently formed in
Tazewell county for the purpose OF
organizing County Young Mems
Christian Association held its firsts
meeting Saturday morning in the
Methodist Church, Tazewell. The
meeting was well attended and rep
resentative of the county.
Hon. Geo. w. st. Clair called the
meeting to order at 10 o'clock and
called on Rev. DR.. Grove to lead the
opening prayer. Following the prayer,
the chairman introduced Mr.. Howard
r. Keister, District Industrial Sec
retary of the y M. C. A. who ex-
planned briefly thep lans of the State
Y. NJ C. A. Committee for the next
year, bringing out the fact that Vir-
ginia is putting on the most compre-
hensive program ercr undertaken by
any state and in point of cost-ten
times larger than has ever been
undertaken before In Virginia. New
features to be introduced in Virginia
never undertaken by my other tate
are: The ubdivitling of the state into
districts each in charge of district
Secretary; moving picture exchange
in Richmond giving free service
all over the state; state Plap Lea
der and state Song Leader. Mr..
VIM. E. .Burrell was then called upon
to tell the committee what Coun-
ty Y. M. C. A. is and what are its
purposes. Mr. Burrell is District Sec
retary for District No. /, which COM
prises the ten counties in Southwes,
Virginia. He showed what could be
accomplished in County by having
County y. M. C. A. Secretary act
ing in and through the existing or
ganizations and making use of the
resident forces of the county. He ex-
planned how the county would have
the cooperation of the State Staff in
Richmond and how such work had
succeeded in other states, having been
in operation, in some cases for thir-
ty years.
The matter of cost was taken up
and it was shown that budget of
about six thousand dollars would be
required for one year, including a
contribution of fifteen hundred dol
lars to the State Committee.
Chairman, st. Clair, called for dis
cussion and number of talks favor
able to the work were made. The
chairman spoke at some length upon
the good that might be accomplished
by the Y. M. c. A. as Protestant
Christian Organization working rs
an nterdenominational body. DR.. Jno.
M. Grove. pastor Of the Methodist
Church, spoke of the need of such
work. Mr.. r. II. Forbes, Secretary of
the Tazewcll County Sunday School
Association, spoke briefly Mr.. j. P.
Gose, of 3urke's Garden spoke es-
pecially upon the need of making
rural life attractive to young people
and in that way preventing the draw
ing of young people from the coun-
try into the city. He mentioned the
good work and influence of the y.
M. c. A: in his college life thirty
years ago. Mr.. j. B. Crabtree, of
Richlands, mentioned the good that
of the Jewell Ridge Coal Corporal
ion.
The question of county Y. M. C.
to vote and the committee voted
unanimously in favor of trying OUT
the plan in Tazewell county and
Mr.. T. A. Repass, Jr., was elected
Secretary and Treasure of the Cam.
paign Committee. The campaign for
funds to be put on October 20-30. A
State Conference will be held in Rich
mond, October 11th and it is expect
ed a number of men will go from
Tazewell county. There will also be
a County Campaign Conference in
Tazewell on October 10th.
The Chairman appointed sub-chair-
men in each Magisterial Distict as
follows: Jeffersonville, Mr.. A. S.
Greever; Clear Fork, Mr.. J. M. Newt.
on; Maiden Spring, Mr.. j. B. Crab.
tree.
The meeting was closed with pray
ey by Rev. S. w. Hahn, of Burke's
Garden.