The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-01-14
OFFICES ELEcrEp AND AssocfA'
TON HISTORY OF IS YEARS
HEARD AT ANNUAL MEETING.


Mr. John c. Lynch. general secretary
OF the Young Mems Christian ss"ciA-
tlon OF Wheeling. presented his FeSlSt3-
ton from that office 10 the ooaru Oh
directors OF the Association at tne'F
annual business meeting held IhuFso"F
in the Association building. VT. LShNh
insisted that the resignation Do &C
copied, and tho directors agreed 10 re-
spect this wish. The services ana long
experience OF Mr.. Ly"ch vii! not be I"st
70 the association. however Tor the Oh
rectors elected him consulting ssSEs-
tary. which position he Will hold a''GF
his resignation as active general Sec
rotary takes effect.
Mr.. Lynch will retire as active gen
eral secretary OF the Young Mems ChriS-
tian Association ono March !. l9-l' att'r
completing thirty-tve consecutive years
OF faithful service in that capacity. l"
an Intell!geacer reporter yesterday MI.
Lynch said that before his resignation
was made known 10 the directors, he
had planned TO maintain an active IN
tsrcst in tho associations ACTIVITIES
and Wheeling people ~ large Will be
Siad to know that he Will still be proml-
nently identified with this splendid ms
titution.
Mr.. Lynch. in his letter 81 resignation.
gave a brief review OF the growth OF the
Young Mems Christian Association dur
ing the many years that lie has pecn
connected with It IN an official capacity.
When he became assistant general Sec
rotary OF the Young Mems Christian
Association at Harrisburg, Pa at tho
age Of nineteen years. there we're but
I4l employed officers or the 1ouhh
Mems Christian Assoc cation OF NoT>1
America. Now there are 5.lIS. While
there are men who have been IN the as
ISOLATION work for th'rty-hve years or
longer. W. II. Morris. Of baltimore. Nd.
and Mr.. Lynch are the only general Sec
retaries now IN the brotherhood who
have been in the same field Tor that
length Of time. Mr.. Lynch - the only
general secretary % the Young N"a
Christian Association Wheeling ever
had He took up ths position September
|, 1885, when the organization was less
than one year old.
Gives Report OF SO Years.
In presenting his report to the board
Of directors. yesterday. Nr. Lynch gave
an interesting chronology ot the fouES
Mems Christian Association ot Wheel
ing for the thirty-SiX years Of rs exiS-
tence and activity. which proved very
Wheeling's growth and activity for that
time is closely entwined with the history
OF the association, and the report In
full appearing in this issue Of the In
telllgencer. Will be read with interest
by hundreds OF Wheeling people.
Officers elected
The Association directors yesterday
elected the following officers:
presiden,-Dr John l.. DiCkcy.
Vice President-J. J. Holloway.
Vice PreS!dent--F. II. Williams
Treasurer-Howard Hazlett.
Recording Secretary-W. II. Metzner.
Committee On Secretary
4 committee composed OF Howard
Hazlett, A. L. Meyer and W. J. Franks
ton, was appointed 10 look out for a
general secretary OF the association
II was stated following the meeting.
that the association rs yet has no one
m sight FOR the position. The intention
OF Mr.. Lynch 70 resign came as ! sur
prise 70 the board OF directors, as only
one or two OF the directors knew or MT
Lynch's intention TO retire from the
general secretaryshlp.
Directors OF the Young Mems ChriS-
tIan Association. most OF whom were
nresent at yesterdays meeting. are
CLYDE F. Amos. Harry l.. Bond, Or.
John L. Dickey. W. ]. FranNston. NJ r
C,iesey, Howard Hazlett. Andrew ).
Hare. ]. ]. Holloway. II. l.. Henderson,
7. ". Scott. A. l.. Mayer. DR.. = " Nc
MILAN. W. l.. Miller. Wright HuGus. w.
n. Metzner, S. p. Parker, Alfred PAUL
Lawrence L Sands. OTTO SchenS. W. r.
stone. II. Il. Vance. +. II. Williams ana
e w linn.