Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-10-13
', NJ. c. A. PLANS
soon WILL Be READY
Will Raise Funds For Non
Equipment Depart
ment
MOVEMENT ENDORSED
Course Planned to Include Physical,
Social. Educational and Religious
Activities.

he ITWpCSluiCit VI d SIDy l. h. "
A., for Alexandria was presented to
number of business men and lay
h1en individually Then it was brou@'ll
to the attention of the directors o.
tie Chamber of Commerce and was
referred to the Civic Bureau of that
chamber for It's consideration. The
whole proposition was presented to
inc ministers of the city before il
came to the attention of the Civic
Bureau. The ministers of the city
unanimously approved The plan and
appointed Rev. DIR. E. V. Regester to
present the ministers opinion to the
Civic Bureau. The State comm!t,.ee
of the Y. NJ. G.. A.. had their Dis
trict secretary, MIR. Leo Rippy and
State county work secretary Mr.. f.
G.. Caster to present the matter to
he Civic Bureau which was dcna
September % After the presentation
and address by the ministers and a
number Of business men who were
very much in favcr of it, the Civic
Bureau unanimously accepted the
rlan and asked the directors to APP
prove the plan and ALLOW chairman Of
Civic Bureau to appoint fifteen of
the Leading business men to work out
the details with the Y M. c. A. rep
rcsentativcs. The directors Of the
Chamber of Commerce unanimously
approved the civic bureaus recon-
mendation on October S.
1t is seldom that any one will find
ulace where the ministers of city
the LaNmcn of the churches and the
Chamber of Commerce agree so un-
aninrously upon any proposition, as
they did in Alexandria on the Y. NJ.
c. A., movement. 1t goes to show the
spirit that exists is one of full con-
ssdcration fer the welfare Of the IN
d;v:duals of the city, as well as the
collective interest Of the business Of
the city
The next. question that will arise is
he question Of building. The pro-
pcScd plan does ret take into con-
sidcration the erection of a building.
The y. NJ. c. A. fer the past 30 years
has been working in cities w!thou. q
building and the experience from
such an undertaking is one that COM
pcls every one to see the ad-
vantage of at least beginning the wcrk
in such way. The Young Mems Christ
ian Association, is not building. 1t
is a program It's place in city IS
rct to build big buildings to house
the interest around such building
! b,,t to cooperate with the agencies IN
that city. the home, the school, the
church, in selecting, developing, and
enlisting the leadership of the yourg
men ard boys Of that city. The As
sociation should be as it Will be IN
Alexandria an organization of the
Protestant churches working with all
men for their betterment.
In selecting developing and enlist
inr leadership, of the people, the AS
sociation does 1t by program and
not bv a building. The program is
complete, the physical, the social, the
Educational and religious. A COM
plete program carried on under such
an organization working with all ths
churches, or all churches working It
working with all citizens of the city
can only mean one thing, and that !;
the advancement of Gods Kingdom
here among mel.
i To carry on such program takes
organization. As given above flfteer
business men will be appointed anc
around these fifteen men city boart
viii be formed. This city board W.!
STOCKHOLDERS MEETING