Norwich bulletin., 1921-04-12
COUNTY "Y'' ANNUAL WITH 90 ATTENDING

Ninety delegates and r. M. c. A. work CTS representing 'Y'' groups in eleven towns of this county gathered Monday evening at the Central Baptist church for the second annual convention of the Young Mems Christian Associations of New London county.
 The half hour from 5.30 until 6 o'clock was devoted to sociability and at O. clock a dinner was served In the church parlors. The business session was called to order at o'clock by Dr. Benjamin T. Marshall of New London, president of the convention. James L. Case, pr. A. L. Stebbins and O. s. Naples were ap- pointed a resolutions committee to draw up suitable resolutions and present them for action later in the meeting.
 Senator Allyn L. Brown of this city presented his report as treasurer, after which Fred D. Fagg, state secretary, of New Haven, gave a very interesting talk on Y. M. c. A. Work in Connecticut. Mir. | Fagg said there are in Connecticut at the present time, r associations, I county associations. student organizations, and over 15,000 members.
 There are in the state 1z buildings valued at S1,34o,0e0 and four five more buildings are going up. Naugatuck | Is putting up a building worth half a million, Meriden Is erecting a building at cost of s350,0 ,000, and Middletown and Norwich are getting ready to erect new buildings. 1 During the past year the association has had the services of 1,75s volunteer l committeeman, 2.590 members have at I tended the educational classes, 5,303 have l attended the gymn classes and 1889 have | been enrolled in the Bible classes. The association is administering in the four ] fold way to young men in 1.752 plants l All this work is in the care of commit. tee of 51 business men taken from all part sof the state. This state commit tee continually emphasizes the real fun. damentals for which the association stands.
 Progress in County Work.
 Progress in County Work was the top .c touched upon by Harry Hedley Smith state county work secretary of New Ha ven. Among the achievements of thu l county Y. M c. A. MT. Smith said i has given us a consciousness that tn,
 'Y" is a movement rather 9han just {
 building where the boys gather for 30 cial activities Other outstanding flea
 lures of the County Y. M. C. A. were giv ] en as follows:
 1 It provides an opportunity for tn, country boy to have his programme alonJ
 Y. M c. A. lines; it brings the Y. M
 c. A. programme to the place where tn
 boy lives; the County "Y' has empha
 sized the fact that the association is
 cooperating and coordinating organiza
 tion; it has given the country boys al
 opportunity to enjoy camp life.
 Greetings from Clarence Blakely chairman of the state executive commit tee, Edward W. Hagen for whom Cam
 Hazen has been named. the Hartford
 Middlesex Litchfield and New Have
 county associations were read by Prcsi
 dent Marshall
 Then followed four brief but very in
 teresting talks by boys from local r M
 C. A. groups. George Gilman. delegat
 from Fitchville John Chadwick, presi
 dent of the Jewett City grou7 Cliffor
 Mills. secretary of the Versailles grouT
 and Clark Standish, president of the Leh : anon group.
 , After the singing of America, risin vote of thanks was given the ladies fo the excellent supper they provided. ShoI talks were given by Harry Clark, chail man of the committee on education. Wi | liam G. Park of the committee on a6 l ministration and County Secretary Ro E. Kellar.
 : Registration Report. : The report of the registration commit f l tee was made as follows:
 f Total number present, 30; towns an . villages represented. II; number ore: n ent by towns: Bozrah &; Fitchville