Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-04-15
TATE !. N. c. A. PLANS
YORK FOR COMING YEAR
Committee to Raise Budget of
at Least $4,000 to Provide
for Increased Activities
Vermont Branch of Red Tri-
angle League Organized


ne outlining of plans for the coming
The annual meeting of the association.
held in the Y. NJ. G. building in this
city. Dear Charles q. Wright CT Mid
dlebury College presided at the mect-
irg. following which those present
were addressed briefly by A. A. Ever
sole. international secretary from tho
New York office. and A. G. Book
walter, reg onal secretary, eastern dis
t"ict.
At four o'clock in tho Y. M. c. A.
parlor, the Vermont men who served
as army Y. M. c. A. secretaries dur
ing the war met and organized the
Vermont branch OF the Red Triangle
League, an organization composed OF
neh who served In the 7. NJ. C. A.
either IL this country or overseas. A
permanent executive committee for
this Organization was elected as fol-
lows: Byron N CLARK OF Burlington,
chairman, Archibald C. Hurd of White
River Junction. J. Hal! Long of Fer
risbuIg. D. r. Mahaffy OF Proctor an
G.. =. Robbins OF Burlington.
At ESQ o'clock, the Ladies' Auxiliary
of tho Y. NJ. c. A. served supper In the
dining room. which was followed by
the annual meeting of tho local Y. NJ
c. A., and more addresses.
The State meeting opened at two
o'clock in the afternoon with devo-
tions conducted by the Rev. H. Is. Ran
kin Of Newport The annual report of
the treasurer showed all bills paid and
q balance on hand The receipts for the
year have been s19.622.60, which is
s5.32923 more than the previous year.
There were 1861 contributors. The
state committee was instructed to
raise a budget of $4,000, or more. for
the work of the coming year.
Officers of the state committee were
elected for the coming year as follows:
Chairman, Arthur J. Holden of Ben
nington; vice-chairman, Dean G. H.
Perkins of Burlington: secretary and
treasurer Floyd l.. North of BurlinS-
ton. The following gentlemen were
elected members of the State commit
tee for a term of three years: ]. L..
Hall of Burlington, James Hardness of
Springfield, NJ. p. Perley of Enosburg
Falls, John p. Ramsey of Charlotte. H.
3. Rankin of Newport and Mason S.
Stone of Montpelier.
The following were elected members Of
the advisory committee for term Of
one year: Charles w. Gates of Frank
lin, G. Leland Green of Randolph Center.
G. G. Groat Of Burlington, George T.
Jarvis Of Rutland. II. T. Johnson Of Mont
pelier, w. c. Smith OF Bellows Falls,
r. S. Logan Of Montreal. o. G. Stickney
of Barre. W. w. Stckney of Lud'-w and
II. c. Wilson of Lyndonville. Benjamin
Z. Bristol Of Burlington was elected
auditor.
The annual report Of the State COM
mittee for the year ending March 81
was submitted. received and adopted. 1t
was quite detailed, including the large
number of branches Of the State work
which have grown up from small be-
ginning.
Among matters taken up in the report
were the death of W. ]. Van Patten and
a short history of his work for the asso-
citation. the work Of the State committee
and the State secretary, the war work OF
the ~" conferences, Camp Abnaki, edu-
cational work, Vermont Association
notes. Boy Scout work. and the various
associations throughout the State.
Some important recommendations were
made in the report for the coming year.
Included in these were: First. that re-
ligous work. Bible study prayer, personal
work. evangelism be emphasized and given
first place in every association program
second, cooperation of association en-
ployes and committeeman with the Inter-
Church World Movement and other con-
structive organizations; third, to interest
capable young men in the ministry; fourth,
that each association include in its an
nual budget contributions to the State.
international and foreign work; fifth,
that the plan of the retirement fund for
the association officers be approved
sixth, that plans for the week of prayer,
right-of-way week, national thrift week
and father and son week, as prepared by
the international committee, be approved,
and each association asked to conserve
them; seventh. that a Vermont branch
of the Red Triangle League be organized
eighth. that the State committee be in
structed to continue and enlarge its work
for eX-service men, at Camp Abnaki, with
the State conference OF older boys. for
men in industrial work In lumber camps.
in the State militia and men Of foreign
BIRTH ninth. that the committee be in
structed to 81 reorganize its work as ia
more adequately meet the needs OF young
men und boys Of the State; hat ono or
and that plans be made for the orgaai-
cation OF associations or various types
| in counties. towns. schools. Or wherever
| there Is need and where thev con be prop
erly financed
| Throughout the meeting Friday. thArs
! was many times expressed the sense of
loss felt from the death Of W. ]. Van
Patten, and a resolution paying tribute
to his services was adopted.