The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-11-15
Y. M. c. A. NOTES.


New York, Oct.-One of the most
important coming events to which Y.
NJ. c. A. officials and workers are
giving careful thought is the Fortieth
International Convention of the Young
Mems Christian Association of North
America which includes Canada, the
United States and it's insular posses
sions. The convention will be held at
Detroit, Mich, for five days beginning
Wednesday, November 10. Thousands
of delegates will be in attendance rep
resenting more than a million men
and boys and some thirty thousand
Y. NJ. c. A. war welfare workers who
have rendered loyal and valuable serv-
ice under the Red Triangle in forty
two countries since the beginning of
the great World War.
This convention is of world wide
significance, assembling as it will at
this time in our National and Inter-
national life, when so many problems
growing out of the war are to come
up for discussion and amicable settle
ment. 1t therefore, savors of more
than mere mention that among the
great throngs of delegates will be
more than one hundred colored men
representing the large and increasing
memberships of the various branch
associations officered and managed by
men of our race. Another fact which
shows the growth of the work among
the colored people of the United
States and the broad and unselfish
policy of the Young Mems Christian
Association is evidenced by the ad-
dition of two of our able and inslu-
entail men to the International Com
mittee, namely DR. Robert E. Jones,
Editor of the Southwestern Christian
Advocate, New Orleans, La, and Dr.
Robert Motion, principal of the Tus-
kegee, (Ala.) Institute.
In order to more adequately con-
serve the interests for which it has
striven for number of years, the
headquarters of the Colored Mems De-
partment of the International Commit
tee was recently removed from Wash
ington, D. c., to New York City. Here
under the scrutiniZing eye of DR.. Jesse
E. Moorland the work is being cen
tralized and given new impetus. The
demands for the services of this do
partment are increasing and must be
met if we are to be a potent factor
in the development of. the thousands
Of young men and boys of our race
throughout America.
1t is therefore fortunate that we
are to have in attendance at this In
ternational Convention capable men
to represent the struggles. achieve
ments and aspirations of cur youth
along with those of other races and
nationalities in this ennobling work
of preparing men to live more use
full lives. The first hand information
which these delegates will receive
benefit their groups more than
hundred fold. The splendid service
rendered by the Colored Y. NJ. c. A.
workers, men and women, in the war
zones during the great conflict and
since the signing of the arnlistice, has
received unstinted praise from both
soldiers and citizens.
Further testimony showing features
of the work done by our Y. NJ. C. AS
at home and at the front during the
war will be exhibited at Grand Circus
Park during the convention. A large
Y NJ. c. A. hut has ben erected in
the park where exhibits from all Sec
tions and groups will be shown. This
will be one of the rallying points for
the delegates and will afford the dele
gates and visitors an opportunity to
become better acquainted with each
other. The good influence from such
a meeting will go far toward reassur-
ing all classes that the Young Mems
Christian Association stands where
it has always stood for the highest
of Christian manhood
and the PRONUNCIATION of truth.
Mrs. Fenora Payne. 1925 East 11th
street, is in Newport, Ark, for a two
weeks visit.