Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-05-20
NORTHC0TT TO
LEAVE !. N. c. A.
ENERAl SECRETARY TENDERS
RESIGNATION TO az EF-
FEcTIvE AUG. 4.
WILL ENTER EMPLOY
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
Is to Have Charge OF New Service
and Publicity Department Bank Will
Open--General Secretary Northcott
to Leave Y. M. C. A. Work Because
He Wants to Settle Down Here.

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John b. Northcott, general secretary
of the Y. NJ. c. A, Monday rendered
his resignation at meeting of the
board. II was accepted under protest
to become effective Aug 1, or perhaps
that time. Mr.. Northcott resigns to
enter the employ of the First National
Bank as head OF a new department of
service and publicity that the bank is
going to open as soon as Mr.. North
colt Is released by the association.
The resignation of Mr.. Northcott
will come as surprice to great
many Of the members of the associa-
ton and his friends in this city, but
some Of his more intimate friends have
known that he was considering leaving
Y. NJ. C. A. work. The board APP
pointed committee to secure sue
cessor as soon as possible.
Wants to Settle Down.
Mr. Northcott leaves the local Y. NJ.
c. A. and association work because he
wants to settle down and not be
obliged to move from city to city as
Y. VI. C. A. work has made necessary
during the eleven years he has been
engaged in 1t. Both he and Mrs. North
colt are very much attached to this
city as q place of residence and they
dbl not want to leave here which Mr..
Northcott knew would be necessary.
He realized that if he continued in
Y. M. C. A. work time would come
when he would feel that his useful
ness here probably had ended and ne
and his family would have to move
to some other city.
The work with the First National
Bank, of which Mr.. Northcott will
have charge, President C. C. st. Clair
explained, will be one of service for
customers and publicity. The bank ex-
poets to widen the scope of its service
and extend it's publicity.
Here Nearly Four Years.
Mr.. Northcott has been general sec
rotary of the Y. M. G. A. for nearly
four years. He came here when Cen
eral Secretary Henry E. Wilson left
Sept. l., 1915. At that time the asso-
citation had only recently moved from
the old building in South Third avenue
and erected the new building.
n Under the general leadership Of Mr..
Northcott the Y. NJ C. A. work in the
city has been eminently successful. Its
membership was greatly increased, ex-
cept for the expected slump when so
many Of the young men went into the
army, and the association has been
especially active in community and
civic service. Yearly membership cam
paigns were put. on that were always
successful. and with the active work
done for boys, the latter department
was greatly expanded until under
normal conditions the local association
had one Of the largest memberships in
the state. sosn.-
While Mr.. Northcott has been gem
eral secretary, the old debts of the
association were wiped out and the
deficiency in the building fund was
provided for last year. Just at this
time the association Is in the best
finincial condition it has been in for
years as its defcite in operating ex-
penses has been provided for this year
and there are no old debts.
Started az Student Secretary.
MI. Northcott started in Y. M. c. A.
work eleven years ago as student
secretary at the Indiana State Normal
College and Rose Polytechnic Institute,
'Terre Haute. Ind. He remained there
for year. then went to st. Louis as
director Of activities in the railroad
department Of the st. Louis associa-
ton His next move was to Waterville,
Me-. where he was general secretary
for three and one-half years and while
there new railroad association build-
ing for the Maine Central was built.
He then went to Gary, Ind. where he
had charge Of the extension work OF
the Elgin. Joliet & Eastern and during
the year he supervised the building OF
two railroad association buildings, one
at Rossville, ILL.,. and the other. at
Gary. 1t was while he was AT Gary
that he was employed to come here as
general secretary.
The local association, led by Mr..
Northcott became actively interested
in the successful promotion Of local
war activities and put all Of its faci-
lities at the, services Of various move ];
ments. Mr.. Northcott served for a.
time in secretarial work at Camp
Dodge and was engaged for another
period IN recruiting rian III uentra'
Iowa for Y...M. C. A. work with the
army. rse III