Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-10-06
First of Six to be Given
November 7 at Richmond
Theatre
"Y" BOARD MEETING
Three Scholarships Awarded Program
Fer Training Boys Mapped Out
Secretary Submits Report

Alexandria is to have six monster
Sunday afternoon mems meetings al
! the Richmond theatre beginning Nov
smber 7. This was decided at the reg
i. ular monthly meeting of the Boarc
Of Directors of the Young Men's
Christian Association at the Cham
Der of Commerce last night.
n. S. Greenaway, chairman of the
religious work committee of the Y
NJ. C. A, in making his monthly re-
port to the board said that there was
evident need of mems meeting in
the city and that the pastors asso-
citation and Bible classes of the city
were enthusiastic over the prospect Of
providing the non church man with
an opportunity for an interdenomina-
tional religious service Sunday after
noon.
Mr.. Greenaway said that the meet
ings would be addressed by the best
speakers available and the Citizens
Band and the best musicians of the
city would furnish the music. Will
liam E. Dunn, Alexandria'S trained
community song leader, VII have
charge of the singing and it is plan
ned to have the men sing familiar
songs and in every way make the
meetings attractive profitable. Inc
meetings will continue for six weeks
the last one being held December -.
The "Y" board meeting was wei!
attended last night and the reports OF
the various committees was a distinct
feature of the meeting Camp
bell, chairman of the educational
committee, reported that at the last
meeting of his committee three et!u-
ca;ional scholarships were awarded to
ex-servce men, one in the University
of Virginia, one in commercial IL
iustrat;ng. and one in a short course
in architectural drawing.
Mr.. Campbell stated that the COM
mittee has vet several hundred dol
lars to spend on ex-service men
scholarships and he requests the pro-
lie to assist in finding the men who
would appreciate assistance in an
educational way. The committee will
assist the men either IN regular
school or by correspondence course.
and as there are now over two hun
drel different courses to choose
from, the committee believes it can
be of service to any ambitious man
who desires to take additional t:ain
ing along any line.
Geo. K. Bender. chairman CT the
boys work committee. reported that
most of the Sunday school superin-
tendents of the city had been added
to his committee and that the COM
m:t.ee had decided to adept the Chris
tan Citizenship Training Program for
bows of the Sunday school o. the city
The program is most attractive
one and is divided into two main
grerps consisting cf systematic and
progressive training for boys frsm
twelve to eighteen years.
Mr.. Bender said that some real sur
pr;ses were in store for the ycung-
sters cf the city as the committee is
preparing to cffer program with
unusua ly attractive features for The
troops organized in the various Sun
day schools cf the city. He also in
.:matsd that scme Of the Sunday
schools have already secured leaders
for their troops ard would doubtless
Se definitely organized in short
time
The general secretary's report was
feature of the meeting and show
ed his usual busy program of visits,
committee meetings, soc!als. talks.
etc, which take him into practically
every phase of the c;ty's life.