Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-02-24

G.. Keith Carlin has been selected
general chairman of the campaign
committee to raise $4,000 to put the
Young Mems Christian Association
on a permanent basis in Alexandria.
Secretary Wallace as the local asso-
ciation made this announcement upon
his return from the State Sunday
School convention at Charlottesville
this morning.
morning.
This unusual honor comes to Mr..
Carlin after several months of delib-
Grafton on the part of special COM
mittees of the board OF directors of
the Y. NJ. c. A. The special commit
tee which unanimously asked the
board Of directors to persuade Mr..
Carlin to accept the craftsmanship an
nounccs that he is the youngest gem
eral chairman to head a campaign IN
Virginia.
Several months ago the board OF d.
rectors decided after consultation
with many of Alexandria, s leading cit
liens that the city was entitled to
thoroughly equipped Y. NJ. G. A., be-
ing one OF the few cities Of its size,
not only in Virginia but the entire
country, not having such an institu-
tion for It's young men and boys.
1t was thought at first that tenn
porary arrangement could De made Dy
possibly adapting an old building to
he use of the association, but the
younger members of the board
strongly advised against this, and
after several meetings the objective OF
The FINANCIAL campaign was finally
placed at $4,000, which the board
hought was the least with which the
association could actually be estab-
Iished.
The plans of the board are not COM
pictc. sthc executive and advisory
committees Of the campaign under
Mr.. Carln will be asked to ASSIST IN
every way to reach The best conc!u-
Sions for the establishment Of Y. NJ.
G.. A. that the city will be proud or
and which will reflect credit upon AL
cxandria for all time.
The general chairman. himself
young man. having been horn in AL
cxandria less than thirty years ago.
He was raised in Alexandria without
u Y. N. c. A.. and says ne desires ms
two sons to have the advantage OF an
organization whose chief aim IS to de-
vclor III" four-fold lie Of men and
boys. He was educated IN the' public
schools Of the city and then went to
Randolph lph-Macon, where he took ms
A. r. degree in 1912.
Mr.. Carlil later attended the Ma
tional University in Washington,
whore he received his l.. l.. 3. in 1914,
and Il wear later finished the institu-
ton with Il Master of Laws degree. He
then began practicinp law in Alexan-
'dria with his father. former Congress-
man G.. r. CarIin. with whom he re-
maincd until the outbreak Of the war,
when he joined the army.
AT The close Of that world conflict
the general chairman took up the
practice of his chosen profession
again. being associated with his father
in Washington and Alexandria. He
has always been connected with the
hest interests of the city and was en-
thusia stically associated with num-
Der Of the men Of the city few years
ago in an effort to establish a golf
and country club near by
Upon the recommendation of the
special committee ~? the board Of di-
rcctorS. Of which Carroll Pierce was
chairman, that Mr.. Carlin be general
chairman the board unanimously
adopted the selection. Mr.. Carlin asked
some time 70 look into the plans of the
campaign and the possibilities of n
permanent association for the city.
His Investigations extended through
out the State and the whole country.
He was surprised TO find that the
second Y. VI. G. A. in America and
one Of the first to be established in
the world was organized in Alexandria
in 1888. But like many other good
things. Alexandria allowed the asso-
citation to slip from it's grasp. Many
other atemDts were made from time
to time to bring the association here,
hut always with the same results
failure.
These attempts were considered by
the general chairman, As he did not
desire TO add another casualty to the
list. However. he discovered that
every city in Virginia of any size had
q T. NJ c. A.. many of them being
much smaller than Alexandria. He
also realized that the city had no bath
ing beach and no place to construct
one, and that it was doubtful whether
the river water would be sufficiently
pure for public bathing should suit
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