Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-14
MUCH WORK DONE BY
CITY Y. N. {. A.
According to Reports Received
at the Monthly Meeting
Last Night.

The board of directors of the Young
Mems Christian Association held its
monthly meeting at the Y. NJ. G. A.
last evening. The following members
were present: George A. Elliott.
presidents II. II, Ford. vice president
and chairman of the religious work
committee. |. Elmer Perry, recording
secretary: Henry NJ. Candy, chairman
of finance committee: John Macadam
chairman OF the boys work commit
tee; William r. Foster, chairman of
the physical department committee
II. H. Ward. chairman of the educa-
tional committee; Leroy Harvey
chairman Of the membership commit
tee; William q. Taylor, G. II. Can't
well John $. Muiln, Jr.. and general
secretary A. II. Lindley,
In the general secretary's report. Il
summary pf some ot the activities fot
the past twelve months was given as
follows Educational Department
During the past year go students
were enrolled in 20 different courses
with total Of t.041 sessions and q
grand total attendance during the
year at all educational activities ui
2t.S7s.
Mr.. Ward reported that the otuca.
tional department planned to run d
number of courses during the sum.
mer months for boys and young ner
who wanted To make up studies IL
| order 10 give them advanced stand.
| ing In the high school or college work
Any one DESIRING to take such worl
| -. a
the educational department. az th,
association building. Other reports
follow;
Religious Department. Total at.
| tendance Bible classes. 6ta. number
IL personal interview. so; number d
q ciaions for Christian life. 30. Twelv,
weekly MONDAY meetings at indus.
tr!al plants. with total Of 331 meet.
ings: total attendance az all religious
meetings. 27.067.
Physical Department Number en-
rolled in gymnasium classes, 604. TO.
tai attendance at gymnasium classes
| .902; total attendance AT other gym.
naSium activities. 26.Oo0 number
taught swimming, STA; estimated
number using showers and swimming
pools. 56.70O: number given weekl,
instructions in grammar schools
z. 500.
Boys' Department--446 boys aiaed
through trained leadership.
MIR. Macadam. chairman of tho
boys work committee. announced that
Frank T.. Ballantyne Of Baltimore had
been secured as boys work director
FOR The coming year and presented
Nr Balantyne TO the board. who out,
lined some OF the activities for tn,
coming year.
The average weekly attendance oi
outside organizations using the build
Of S.S96 for the year. number q
games Of billiards played. a.e2s; mum
bcr Of games bowled. a.i36: estimated
total attendance AZ the building dur.
ing the year, $500; 26G men and
boys serving on committees,
The house committee recommended
to the board that certain repairs be
made in the boys' department and ir
the lobby Of the building. The hoard
approved of the recommendation al
the house committee and ordered that
n
summer months.
The boys work committee urged
that the boys department be made
more attractive. stating that the boys
department should be the most at
tractive department Of the associa.
ton. The boys work committee re-
/ ported that the association had rea
sons to be congratulated on the hold
ing UP OF the membership at the pres
ent time.
MIR, Foster. chairman Of the phy
sical department. had reported tina
500 boys took swimming lessons dur
ing the grammar school swimming
| campaign and that the " NJ g a
was extremely active in the work 0
| the present Red Cross swimmin.
campaign: further stating that abou
| 2.000 men. women boys and girl
/ We're receiving lessons He state,
| that the grammar school track an,
| field meet at the Harlan field on Jun,
10 was highly successful; that Their
were 500 boys and girls competing
| The membership department state,
| that a special summer rate had beei
put on and that a number Of men wer
taking advantage of this:
! The board directed that the presi
| dent appoint a publicity committee t
act with the general secretary.
| The chairman appointed the follow
| ing budget committee: Henry H. Can
by. William b. Foster. II. II. War
and John Macadam.
The board was optimistic on tn
outlook for the Young Mems Chris
tian Association and expressed a feel
ing of gratefulness for the work aC
complished during the past year. TIL
summer months will be devoted large
ly TO outdoor activities in the re
kligious physical and boys departmer
and TO swimming instruction for me
and boys in the membership.
The board adjourned TO meet III
18th of September and directed tina
all matters of importance in the near
| time be referred 10 the executive com
mittee with power to act.