Evening journal., 1919-09-29
NEWARK T To open
THURSDAY night
General Secretary Bebont
Has Arranged Busy Pro-
gram For Season
ATHLETIC CLASSES
FOR SCHOOL BOYS
special to The Evening Journal.


NEWARK, Sept. 29.-The Newark
branch Of the Young Mems Christian
Association organized late last spring,
will have a formal opening in the
'l' quarters, the Armory. Thursday
night This is the only Y. NJ. C.. \.
branch in the state, outside OF vii
mlngtOn, and there is every indication
tnat IL will prove a great success.
Young men OF the town are greatly in
tcrested and a large crowd is expected
at the opening Thursday night.
W. Paul BebOui. the general sccre-
tary OF the association. has been in
Newark nearly all OF this month plan
ming for the opening. Mr.. Bebout is
an experienced "N' worker and the
new association is fortunate in secur-
ing such an efficient secretary 10 put
Inc branch on a successful basis lie
was formerly at Trenton, y. D.. where
he served as assistant secretary OF the
lai ge association in that city. In addi-
ton TO his duties as assistant secre-
tary, Mr. BebOut also had charge OF
the army service work In connection
with the association during the war
and as many thousand soldiers We're
stationed at Camp Dix, only a few
miles away, that alone was mans
Job.
NJ. Bebout also served in Y. VI. C. a..
work at Atlantic City and J0hnstOWn.
Pa. His home is in Pittsburgh. where
ms family is now located, but they
are TO come to Newark as soon as he
can get possession Of house that he
has rented.
As a special attraction for the open
ing night Mr. BcbOut has secured the
services Of Harry C.. White, OF Bound
brook, y j.. who is known throughout
the country as an entertainer He
served in France in "N" work during
the most Of the war and had some
tlrilling experiences which he will re-
laie. Previous to taking up Y. VI. @. A.
work, Nrr. White had been a profes-
si0nal entertainer for some years.
Mr.. White will spend two days in
Newark. Wednesday and Thursday. and
busy program has been arranged for
nun. At EsOn "Wednesday he will adj
dress the employees Of the American
Nulcanizcd Fibre Company. That after
noon. after school he will give a talk
tn high school students in the armory.
and in the evening will speak i'm the
Presbyterian Church. AZ noon on
Thursday he will speak 90 the en-
ploycs OF the Conlipental Fibre Com
pany. That afternoon he will talk 20
in, grammar school pupils. and in ad-
dillon 90 his talk will also give them
Punch and Judy show
HIS final talk will be at the formal
opening Of the association i'm the
a-mory Thursday night. Francis a.
Cooch. president Of the association.
will preside at this meeting and Cen
crll Secretary Bcbout will make an
address. telling or the work that has
been planned by him for the coming
season.
The armory has been thoroughly
cleaned and put in shape for the open
ing night Everyone is invited TO at
tend and 10 is expected that The ath-
lctir equipment ordered some time ago
viii all be installed by that time Re
frcshmenls will he served and a party
OF Young women Of the town will have
charge of This part OF the program.
Lieutenant Hastings viii have charge
Of lhc singing.
Mr. BebOut has mapped out a pro-
ercsloe prog am Of work for the year.
I'm which ne has the hearty backing OF
the Board Of Directors. Athletic classes
viii be arranged for nearly every al
ternoon and evening in The week
which viii take in the grammar and
Ugh school students, young men out