The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-01-10

The annual meeting Of the Young
Mems Christian Association Of NhcHl-
ing was held yesterday afternoon IN me
YM {. \. building. Twcntieth ana
Market street. IN. election of officers
resulted IN the selection Of the ioIlo"-
Ing: r.,
rresidcnt-,pr. John l.: hi'k .Xy.,r
Vice presld"nt-Guy Il G; Men
Vice pr"Sld"nt---J. J. Holloway.
Trcasurcr-Howard HnZlctt.
; Recording srcrctHry--S. i. ParkCr.
General secretary John {: L!nch.
/ The report of the thsrty-hfth year OF
The history Of the Young Men mrs
tan Association Of Wheeling. was pre-
srntcd by General Secretary John =.
Lynch. Tho activities Of the association
for the year were ably summed up by
MIR Lynch IN the following report:
The Young Mems christian Assoc
alton of Wheeling has completed thirty.
five years Of history. II was "rGahi@'G
late, in December. 1854. TIL" record OF
these years is a precious legacy. IN
der the guidance and blessing of COD
great good has been accomplished.
We briefly review the work OF the
, year just closed. which has meant much
in the lives OF large numbers OF men
and boys.
. While all Of our work is IN sense re-
liCIous. We recognize the importance ana
necessity of making definite anu con-
tiuuouS effort AT character building ana
giving to all Of our activities strong
Christian emphasis. The Association
has done n quiet hut valuable religious
work during the year through Blhlc
classes for younger and older boys ana
young men. prayer services. cumtcr"nCcS
on religious work and mems Gospel
MEETINGS. Advice and counsel given 10
mCn and boys about their moral anu
spiritual needs is probably as effective
though not 50 spectacular as the public
! services.
| Lessons OF tho war.
The war taught us that physical Mt
n"sS ~ essential To tho lighting men and
civilians alike and that physical cNer-
Csc is necessary 10 maintain health ana
yIEor. Tho large number Of physical
: " unfit mon from twrnty-unc To thlr-
! ty-Onc years of age, thlrtE-SIN per cent
IN the country at large. revealed ny the
draft examinations, has focused the
: attention Of the world upon the great
: Importance Of promoting physical rcCrc-
alton and exercise. our Association oc-
: Cupics large place in physical training
! and development in the community
! Gymnasium classes are conducted Tor
! Junior and intermediate members,
! Young men and business mon. Oily
! classes were instructed during the year.
! with an attcnd.nC" Of l%,N9N. Fully rs
! many more used The gymnasium. Fart
/ Of every class program consists OF las.
4 C.natinE gaines. mtCr-ClnSS basket bail
, leagues are organized IN connection with
: the Intermediate and young mems
: classes and Nullry ltIl leagues arc or
gained IN the business mems classes:
: Their" are also church and industrial
| leagues The industrial league includes
| teams nom the Mold 4 Foundry Com
! panv. WhItakrr- GlcSSn"r Company. la
zrl-AtlaS Glass Company and Wheeling
steel & Iron company Eighteen games
of basket ball were played with outside
! teams and Itty-iuur games were played
between well matched league teams.
! The physical activities cover a. wide
! range. Including competitive games
athletic events. exhibitions, boxing
, wrestling. base hall and other forms OF
recreation and amusement.
The Intclligcnccr tournament or eight
| haskct ball teams Of Wheeling ana VIC
|, unity was held on three Saturday even
lnEs early in the year IN our gymnasium.
and each night the gallery was crowded
/ with enthusiastic lovers of the popular
| game.
! The annual swimming campaign was
! held in June and July. Boys were in
: struCtcd in the morning and men in the
! evening This has been a popular fea-
turc of our summer work for nine years.
: Every year hundreds Of boys are taught
. To swim. Our pool gives the uppCrtun-
lily to enjoy a swim summer and winter.
More than 1000 baths are taken each
month in connection with tn" physical
work.