The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-03-21
CONFERENCE ON COUNTY
WIDE Y. Nj. C. A. WORK

Responding to the call recently
sent out representative body of men
from many sections of Marion county
gathered at the court house yesterday
at 2:30 p. m. The meeting was called
to order by Rev John r. Herndon,
and Rev. VIM. H. Wrighton led in
prayer. Mr.. ID. Mel Ferguson was
appointed secretary.
Addresses were made by Messrs. s.
l.. Hunt and o. E. Naples, explaining
what the countrywide plan of work OF
the Y. NJ. c. A. is and the benefits
which may reasonably be expected
plan contemplates the employment of
trained secretary for the county,
whose chief business would be the
training of local leaders for groups Of
boys and young men wherever they
can be located. in church, or school, or
community, and the setting up of the
four-fold system of training, namely:
religious, mental, physical and social.
The plan is intended to assist the
various churches of the county where
ever it is desired in handling their boy
problem.
After these addresses there was a
general discussion of the proposition,
all speakers favoring it. When the
chairman asked if any present disap-
proved, no one responded. A motion
made by Mayor Chace that the meet
ing approve of the proposition and
appoint a campaign committee to Sc
cure the necessary funds, was unanf-
mously carried. '
Upon motion of Mr.. l.. w. Duval,
Messrs. J. L. Edwards, Nathan Mayo
and John T. Rawls were appointed a
committee to nominate the campaign
committee.
The committee retired and after
ward nominated the following gentle
men to compose said committee: j. III.
Taylor, chairman, DIR. ]. E. Chace,
c. ]. Tullis, Dunnellon; Landis Bitch,
Blitchton; ]. M. Douglas. Weirsdale;
o. H. Rogers, Lynne, and Chas. P.
Davis, Summerfield. The report was
adopted.
While the committee was out, Mr..
Hunt addressed the meeting, asking
that two men be chosen to go to Blue
Ridge, N. c., to receive the training
of the Y. M. C.. A. school there. II
was referred to the campaign COM
mittee for action. The committee had
meeting yesterday afternoon
Following were among those pres
ent: Mr.. Candy. of Weirsdale: S. M.
Hooper, John Paisley, Wiliston; w. j.
Crosby, Citra; w. NJ Knight. Citra;
w. H. Anderson, j. H. Mckenzie, j.
w. Davis, Summerfield; c. A. Vaughn,
Umatilla; E. H. Miller, Oklawaha; E.
&. Albertson, Weirsdale; Rev. VIM. II.
Wrighton, C. p. Davis, Summerfeld;
DR.. z. B. Lytle, Weirsdale; Dr. II. w.
Henry, l.. w. Duval, d. Mel Fergn-
SON, w. L. Colbert, B. N. Tanner,
! iBelleview; H. A. Ross. Cater; B. r.
Bitch, j. NJ Douglas. Weirsdale, d.
E.. McIver, Jas. t. Rawls, Dunnellon;
George MacKay, Chas. j. Tillis. Dun
Mellon; Nathan Mayo, Summerfeld;
Dr.. j. z. Klock, Eastlake; A. Nj. An
derson, Williston; S. L. Fridy, E. d.
Rou, Reddick; DIR. L. H. Kirkby, B. j.
Benson, Dunnellon; w. H. Cassels. G.
c. Priest, Anthony; j. t. Hutchins,
Romeo; L. N. Green. Jno. L. Edwards,
Ben Rheinauer, DIR. J. E. Chace, VIM
A. Jeffcoat, John H. Taylor, c. A.
Scandrett, Cotton Plant; w. d. earn,
Jno. M. Martin, L. j. Dankwertz. S.
~. McCully, Newcomb Barco. Brad
/ ford Webb. Kendrick; Rev. John r.
Herndon, Fred Buhl, Shady, A j.
Mclaughlin, Fairfield; Max Israelson,
E. B. Weathers, f. S. French, Belle
view; A E. Gerig, Chas. B. Howell,
Lowell; b. Goldman, John Luffman,
Sparr; H. ID. Stokes, j. d. Mcdonald,
H.. Nj. Murray.