The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-01-12
ANNUAL MEETING OF
BENNINGTON Y. NJ. A. A.
interesting Gathering Monday Even
Ing and Address by Richard c,
Morse OF New York

interesting Gathering Monday Even.
Ing and Address by Richard C.
Morse OF New York.
The annual business meeting OF tho
Bennington Young Mems Christian as
ISOLATION was held IN the chapel OF the
Second Congregational church Monday
evening The carefully prepared pro-
gram made the meeting social event
which will be remembered by thosewho
we're present.
A most delightfully."- arranged and
tempting supper had been prepared by
the Ladies' Auxiliary of tho Congre-
gational church.
When supper had been finished
and tables cleared. the meeting was
called to order order by General Sec
retary Winslow. The program OF the
evening was opened by Roy. VIM. @.
Towart who read the 18th chapter of
st. John, upon which words the aim
OF the association Is founded, This
was followed with prayer by Mr..
Mills.
Fo lowing this part Of the program
came the business part OF the meet
ing. F. Haviand Sibley read the
Treasurer's report. General Secretary
Winslow then reported on the actlvi.
ties of the various departments Of the
Bennington association. II was noted
from the report that a great increase
in activities had taken place since his
arrival In Bennington last March.
Upon the conclusion Of Mr.. Wlnslow's
report, Mr. Webster reported for the
nominating committee. Four new
members had been appointed to the
Board Of Directors: Hiram Hall. d. W.
McClenand, r. W Atwell and c, r.
Hawkins The meeting approved Of
all ties appointments The report OF
tho nominating committee concluded
tho business of the meeting
The General Secretary was FORUM
ate iu securing Richard G. Morse, Con
sulting General Secretary Of the Y. NJ.
c. A. IN America for the evenings
speaker Mr.. Morse Is a man Of won.
derful personality and be held the In
terest Of his audience to the very end
Of his remarks upon the domestic and
foreign work OF tho Young Mems
Christian association. BYRON n. Clark,
state Secretary. and |. e. Munger, As
soclate State Secretary briefly ad.
dressed the meeting. congratulating
the supporters OF the Bennington O. ,
sociation for their splendid work dur.
iHg the past year Rev, James Ferry
spoke very feelingly on the splendid
work done by the Young Mems Chris
tian association in Bennington. In
cluded In his remarks was the call for
greater support on the part OF oil
Benningtouiaus In the work Of hep
ing tho young manhood OF the com
muuty
MIR. Morse epoko on THE Oppor.
tunlty before tho Y, NJ C, A. In part,
he said, for the first time In the his
tory. the membership in the Y N. c.
a. reached end exceeded the ono mil
lion mark during the year 1920, OF
which about 10000 are In the boys
department. The property valuation
of the buildings and equipment in
round numbers ia S600,000,000 In the
United States aud Canada. while the
operating expenses last year jumped
from $50 100000 to sS70O0,0OO These,
together with tho invasion of new
fields OF activity show a striking vi
tality IN the organization. Mr.. John
r. Mott is now the head Of the insti
tuition in America. s-
The speaker took his hearers iutc
five distinct departments OF activity
First, the army and navy work, which
expanded TO such enormous proper
tione during the war, ls still very ,arge
The total number Of secretaries al
the outbreak of the war was about
5000 and these We're expanded to 25,
600 IN au incredibly short time, 2b0(
of whom wero christian ministers anC
an equal number Of women This
was the first time that women were
placed In contact with men going In
10 battle. and their social and upllft
lug presence was fe.t by all SUNNI
ing M tho activities of the war those
In position to know land there were
three independent military investiga
: tions) pronounce this enormously
p enlarged organization as 40 per cen
J efficient. SO valuable was the worl
secn to be that the French stIll re
lains much y. Nj. G. A. activity +,
, date; ga also does the Czocho Slovaks
, the Jugo.SayB the Italian and th'
2 Greek armies
In the industrial department grea
conferences have been twice arrang
cd between employers and employees
aud are coming to he an annual affair
, They represent millions oil people, hol'
these conferences for four days, maxi