The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-11-16
WONDERFUL ADVANCE 0E>Y. NJ. CA.
IS TOLD To DINNER GUESTS
BUSINESS MEN EETER-
TAINHD ny DIRECTIONS OF
LOCAL ASSOCIATION.
RICHARD C. MORSE TELLS OF 03N-
REAL WORK AND EXPANSION 10
MEET TWE WAR DEMANDS.
SEC, GOODWIN OUTLINES "Y' FU-
TuRN IN W. vA.-TH3 S25,ooo
DRIVE AT WELLS3UR4.

! \ number OF business men of ~"
Wheeling district were guests OF INC a.
/ rectorS Of the Young Mems 'nr'Hi"'h
| Association at n dinner given last cNrh-
| inr In the association auditorium. pr:
| John l.. Dicl;"y acted in the role OF
| toastmaster. Prayer WAS offered by Ir'
Jacob Birmingham. pastor OF the 81
Lukes church. After the invocatIon
had been delivered dinner was SerNeu,
Mr. Richard {. Morse, for many years
the general secretary of ~" lhlrrna
tionaI committee of the Young Men >
Christian Association. was the lirst
| speaker Of the evening. MT. morse ma
bcen connected with the association
work for 81 years. Mr.. Morse opened
! his address by saying. Il wish 10 coa
gratulate you men upon the progress
| you have made in association WoIk -,
| this district. You have made w9hueriul
! strides, and I hape that you Will maln
! tain the record that you have eslao''sH-
! cd for years - come.
Last year the money used by !, VI;
| G.. \. circles over the country amon,'oe eH
to $37.000.O00. an increase or sLuVV,Vo"
over the year previous. The aSSoV'atlo.
membsrship or nearly 100000. Out OF
that number 100000 are hoyS IN N.Y.
teens, When we first started BOY"
work we had list Of twenty boys SCI.
i retaries: now we have $40 po!S WIN
Sscrctarics in this country.
Y. NJ c. =. War WorH'
| "Gcntlemen, when the United Sth''s
army was expanded from aO.VOO 10 -
O00, 900 mon, the Young Men TNss"Nl
ton was compelled to expand also Ing
It might render service aecoEo'. , " had
Increased number of men. as theS Hau
done to the number before the "HcninS
. Of tho World war. At that time We nav =
only forty eight hundred sscretaIirs Sau
we vcrc forced IN increase our hun'pe.
to $4,000 in II time limit oil e:ElIteS'
months, Out Of that number @:nOO were
ministers OF the gospel. ana %'o'" WI y
women, who rendered some ihNh
service to the boys of our country t's"'-
inE upon foreign SOIL. ,,,,,,. If
. I'VE arc here tn present Grains VI
,,r;tsJ yyorl; 70 thcr association. ana l
wish 10 say that the state OF west II
ginin will be divided up into S'N
9inns so TINT the secretaries VIII DC aoIe
70 work together and improve inc NaS,
opportunity that Is now 60
, Tho next speaker was George H. Hoou
win interstate secretary OF IL" aSSn'ia a.,
zion of Maryland. Delaware. Distr4cl VI
Columbia and West Virginia. .,,n~
IT an, not going to speak OF my otuG'
,,,s,ricts am going TO confine my al.
drcss to my experiences WITHIN inc 80
zen DAYS while travelling over W.
Virginia In the interests OF the ansT,
ton. Visiting wclsourG mSt 49, Sn'is T..
Installed a new secretary III tho aSSor'" 5
lion nj that place. and it has prospeFSe
' rto,, nr The Wcllsburg \. NJ. Z;
A is now laying plans 10 lauhCh vi ~ i
for sos, 900, with which to enlarge an"
improve its auditorium: whore
tho work Is progressing wonderful!
from there / went TO Huntinston' Mn iid
they were laying plans TO erect q .,' i,n..,
jnp estimated to cost In the ic' 49,
hood OF 100000 but the war naSNe TSs
md mans wrre evidently droppen' ne
naonic Of that community are now
ayofn having plans and tank I'M
w;th;n 1nothcr year Huntington wiz
hn renresented by ono Of the mos "raM'
ttful association headquarters "s'cu :"
the state Of West Virginia. ann.
Mr.. Goodwin went on 10 cNn!an" Nv.
aiiions all over tho state OF west TX
sinia. and said that many OF inc sinai ''',,,,
or coal mining towns through wv 49,,
trnl part Of the state were ere.
community houses sNa r"s am for thci1
omnIoyes. He also stated that th' h'G,
wmre evidenc!ng wonderful ih!rreSC a.. :"
the work, and thought that INC P'"'
would be 4 rouSlng success ,,.,.
The secretary leaves , IH"F hs IS t" ' Ivy
Inns for the installing Of community
house IN that city,. ~ val, ,rsr.
next called In succession. On" nSth we
livered stirring addresses along tne
oral lines OF Va ~ -
pressed gratitude that the work .r M"s
progressing so nicely IN the sTSte' arT;
also explained different eklSt!nE GIN ,,r
lions in the different states regarding
Mr. cater made n stirring appeal 70
boys' work. and pointed out the no
vantage or this special inS Oh $500
Mr. HALL then explained the three-lE.'
YORK Of the organization, along IN
lines Of physical training. lie also IL
iustratrl the work that the nterh'
tional committee is carrying on an
promoting with the Indians ana lie
Srocs.
. All four OF tho above speakers mr.
slated to speak at the meeting OF tn
.,li,h tnll II Nnnrt.