Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-10-12

last year. Last year 1t rendered SER
vice in many different lines, a few
of which follow"
Work Accomplished During Past
Year
Seven we'll organized educational
classes with a total enrolment Of
So. These classes include the follow
ing subjects: Business English and
I letter writing, salesmanshrip, public
speaking, automobile mechanics
wireless biography, law course for
women.
Fifty-two free educational moving
picture shows given during the wear
with a total attendance Of 4160.
Fifteen Saturday morning meet
lngs held for boys at which pastors
and other prominent men have
spoken.
Business mon, High school boys,
! Grammar school boys, junior bows.
employed boys, Hallowen bows.
Gardiner boys. school girls workin.
girls and young women are organ
izeN IN nine gymnasium classes un-
der the direction of Ralph NJ. San
born and Miss Florence G. Nichols.
Six basketball teams representing
| six different churches in Augusta
are organized and playing a series
OF games at the "Y'' gymnasium each
| week.
Open House program carried out
On January / with a total attendance
OF more than 600 people enjoying
various activities at the building.
huge Halloween social was con-
Quoted on October 81 by commit
tee of 80 people to which about 500
people came and took part in the
program.
Two hundred and sixty-two peopIe
are using the gymnasium each week.
A large number have learned to
swim during the year.
The Assembly hall is being used
now by nine different. organizations
Tor their weekly meetings. Hany
tunes it is used by three or four diff
1erent groups in a single day.
Three hundred or more different
meetings held in the Assembly han
during the year.
TWO conferences held at the build
ing during the year.
gymnasium loaned for State
Chamber of Commerce dinner and
also to many other Organizations.
Boys Conference at Portland ~
tended by % Augusta bows score
tares sent to Silver BAY and Har
ward Summer school. for conference
and study
Thirty-two Girl Scouts enioyed a
week at camp under the personal di-
lHction OF Mrs. Lester b. Howard at
Birch Point Camps
Thirty Boy Scouts given free usa
o. building for their weekly meet
ngs
! The Girl Scouts held Al. meetings
IN the Assembly hall last year.
SlHtN-hve boys from the ''Y" we're
entertained by the Rotary Club at
me Augusta House on Bows Night
7 wireless station installed by the
ooNS in the BOYS department
automobile workshop fitted IN for
the mechanics class.
! shooting gallery used by a limited
number of young men.
Thirty-five men now living In the
dormitQry rooms.
care Of in the dormtories.
Thirty -four thousand (estip,.taa,
.'liilaru games played at the build
Bowling was enjoyed by $50 mon
ana women with a total of 1924
strings rolled during the year,
gymnasium classes were conducted
Tor "a girls from C. A. Eaton co.
Inc social and game rooms have
heen open free on FRIDAY nichts a..
young men from Edwards Marie q,
NickerY & Hill Publishing Co ami
cue w. H. Gannett Publishing GO have
maze privileges possible to cnnIovae
'Nroush plural-membership plan.
employees from Lewis f,rosso44
shoe factory used the gvmoasi,,,, .ns
| shower bates during the basnbau al
SON a4i SEX
10y luhches are served each night
vi 'he lower floor of the building.
/ Nooperated with the Red Cross il,
annual membership campaipn
cohhdentlal exchange is ma:,t.ira5
between the two organizations in mir
lSteflng to unfortunatcs who .,n,,,
for aid "Pp+s
Nooperated with the committee ~
inc chamber of commerce and IL al,
er definite ways since il was orr.,
lied ofsan-
tooperated with other Organizations
IN promoting annual Community
christmas Tree program on Oecem-
DER 24th to which manv brrara,
chlidren came and enjoyed tbe ~
gram pio-
Helped in distributing $1,000 "a a..
service men in the form of ecbo,ar
Shlps- This money was given nv the
War Work Council
(. conducted annual membership car,-
paign S'p eani-
Other Speakers
foAoWlng his remarks. DR.. Thomas
ufer OF the Augusta Y. NJ. q VIC
introduced Ernest l.. Mclean. treas
outlined the financial standi,a 90 H.
VI SANITATION as given above. DIR
Ihohlas then brought a MESSAGE from,
Governor Percival p. Baxter re,rat-
ing MS inability to be present due IN
sHsht lndisposition which he is suf-
terlng as result of a ride in III.
ran saturday evening from Rockland
to Augusta.
JEFFERSON c. Smith, State Y NJ q
A secretary, was then introduced and
Kept the close attention of his audi
ence with an interesting talk on the
benefits derived from the Y. NJ. G. A.
in