The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1922-01-08
Byil. =. REYNOLDS
County v. N. c. a. Secretary

II IL not the purpose of this article
To give u statistical report of the nc
ny tiles Of the VoIusia County Y. ~
&. A.
II * generally known among the
permanent residents ~ Nolusia county
that the ! n e. \ owns forty acres
on Lake Winona four miles from DE
lecn Springs This plot Of ground
! has been decided by The fond Lum
| Der company to the VOiusia County
! T. NJ g. a. Here the committee has
| erected a permanent equipment. with
| a kitchen and dining room that will
accommodate Is BOYS; permanent.
! sleeping lodges. with army steel cots.
has SINK deep well and set the posts
for fence around the forty acres.
/ Much might be said about the number
who have enjoycd the training and
the character building program con
Quoted by the y NJ. G. A. during the
vacation periods and much more. also.
| might be- said about the various group
activities promoted throughout tho
county, but feel that VIC are entitled
- know that y" are rot ii little iso
lated coup. attempting to lronot., a
PROGRAM here in Nolusa county al.nc
eu, we should know that we are a
nirt al great world brotherhood and
thai the Young Mems Christian Asso.
cation is doing in the rural section Of
indii tyne of work similar to that
which We are dnirg here in Nolrsia
CONT
Few people realize the size and
scope OF tho work of the Young Men :
Christian Associations. In America
alone there are about 5000 aesocia
: tons with we'll equipped buildings
+ more than 1000 paid officers: about
$4,000 directors and volunteer com
e mit.eemen and total membership OF
young men and boys, passing the mil
! lion mark. The property value in the
Uniicl States Is ai,out $50 900 600.
The association is firmly establish
cd. with 39S modern Y NJ { A. builn
1 ngs in 80 chief cities and 26S cni
! ycrsitics and studt Mt ccntr,s IN -
foreign countries There + M dsput
i ing the fact that these are powerful
4. a-cn,ic.; in disseminating intcrna
Z tional good viii
The association is highly depart
mentalized and seeks to meet Thu
and ro,s. with a program Of seryic,
:" which appeals to .verv interest If
> man or hos. We have our In lustria
- Department. working in r,ines an
" fac.orics and lumber camps, tn" Rail
y road Eep3tf mt minist nrng To TIL
nceds Of that great army If .ailroa'
employers and employee. the SUDDEN
=. Department. which functions in on,
great universities and colleges: tn
;, colored Department. which seek; l.
), meet the ncsds ~ the great hosts q
:. our eolo,ed population: the Pllvsica
:, ns.ulrtMent the Eoys' Department
:. tho Educational and Vocational ID
:, psr'insnt. the Religious Work Depart
n,rnt the Ciy Association. With il
g.ca facilities tor tn mig out III
ri highest tyrD NJ manhood. aud Ia Il bu
), not least. the County Department
20 Fo. more fban ." years we hav
h beer developing the type Of associs
=, ton program. hieh reaches down int
the small to~n and rural commuEit,
which i too small To maintain a hniif
n. ing ! nj which has it, needs. oftc
a cv,n more acute than these Of III
-. large. community
I
4 introduce this type Of associatio
Il work. while the North and West hay
o, had d large numhe, of counties in SUI
% cc.,siul operation for tho last 90 year!
Michigan alone has ;. counties organ
ICED on This basis Every county j
III Ct.nneciicl'i i operating on a count
al wide non equipment program fal
% len ma has done so1lc marvellous wor
OF in TIE court, field Tins has bee
,s true. also OF Minnesota and Ohio an
II Nov jersey All toli There are abot
of -, counties IL the GATED States 81
d Grating on this basis In tho SouG
re- We hivr only about H. counties
fact the oldest eounts in the South
: onl, four year, Cd and We hdyc thu
90 county here III Florida
" Nolt,sia county OF ganizel lat"
10 1919. began her active work Jannar'
ig 1920. size Is the fourth county in III
he state to adopt this form Of as.ociatio
be rrogldm The other counties al
5 Orange. Polk and Marion Marion a
., the present .inr hes no SECRETARY |
passing i might be Well to stat,
that perhaps the county tspe II vor
i'll is the most dit'lciiit t. maintain ..
ry cau-e the wefk IS 81 abstract IN
III sea tered that il Is hard Ia maintai
X. the interest Of a constituency. v
y have no privileges 10 ~,ll We has
! no buildings - operate aud theri
fore. orr activities are not 80 casii
kept before the public
The Worh n this county, Is urI.
" the management 81 d board ol twel
t. I'VE ditoctols. kno~n as The count