Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-22
REPORTS Of MANY ACTIVITIES
INDICATE WIDES PREAD VAL UE
Of Y. N. C. 4. TO COMMUNITY


uary Is. Richard Martin. who came at
/ the same time. was engaged as tempo
rary Boys secretary until the end OF
June. when ne was succeeded by Leland
L. Stacy, our present boys secretary.
"Mr. Harlan s. Kennedy. our phys
| ical director, was practically a new
man. having come to the association
| the September previous. The same can
be said of Miss Ethelle Garside. who
also came in September. In addition
| to her Office work Miss Garside was
given the title of ladies' secretary.
having charge Of the promotion OF
work among the women and girls on
Tuesday afternoon and evening.
| Our policy in the Y. NJ. c. A. this
past year has been to place our work
| thoroughly before the public. We
| found there were people right here in
| Augusta who did not fully realize the
| function and purpose Of the y Our
program for the year has been based
on the fact that the " NJ. C. A. is a
community enterprise and as such
should render service to the commu-
| nifty.
/ 1.-The work in the various depart
menSs has been carried on we'll. The
| physical department has made salts
| factory gain over the previous year.
The boys department is source of in
| SEPARATION to the whole association en-
! terprise; while the newly-organized Ia
dies department Is no longer medi-
| OGRE affair. 1t feels it is already linn
| tied when it has to confine its program
| to Tuesday afternoon and evening.
Among the outstanding features OF
| the year not already mentioned have
! been: The open house rights in the
| building which have proven such a
| popular feature of our work. The
| boys summer camp-Through cooper
| alton with the Rotary Club we did a
| fine constructive work which has meant
a lot in character dividends to the
boys of Augusta.
| 1.-THE membership. campaign. We
| were much gratified at the splendid
response given by the citizens Of Au-
gusta and the surrounding cities. This
| practical endorsement of our work
Was a clear demonstration of the value
| the public places on our efforts of last
year and is most heartening to the di-
| rectors, trustees and the employed
staff.
1.-THE financial showing of 1928.
. With a greatly increased budget the
7 Association despite all it's changes in
| staff and personnel raised the money
for the years work which was an
| expensive one, and had a balance
Of s415.75 to apply on its previous
indebtedness.
"The increased use of the build
| ing. This speaks for itself. A glance
at the bowling and other figures
show plainly the patronage the build
ing is receiving.
LAS President of Augusta Y. M. c.
A., it has been a real pleasure to me
to have part in the program of the
past year. l wish to thank the MEM
bers for the enthusiastic help they
gave us during the year.
I'VE look forward to year of
greater progress in 1924 and ask for
a continuance of the same interest
| to the end that Augusta Y. M. C.
A. may accomplish record piece of
! service and be an institution of
which our Capital City may be just
| ly proud.
Treasurer's Report
The report Of the treasurer, Charles
. s. Brown, showed that the receipts
for the year 1923 were in excess OF
the expenses total of $415.75, which
applied to the deficit remaining,
Dec. 81. 1922 reduces that deficit
from $671294 to s6297.19. The re-
port of the financial condition OF the
institution was received with entnus-
iasm, and it was the general senti-
finance committee of which Percy V.
Hill Is chairman.
! Bowling Alleys Return Profit
The year 1928 was a record one in
the bowling department, with new
monthly records in attendance and
receipts noted. The profit on this
department for the year was s339S4.
Tho total bowling receipts for 1923
were $1737.95, as compared with the
amount of S64S.45 in 1922. The bowl
I ing expense for the year was $13gS.I1.
The indications are that for 1924,
with a vastly larger use of the all
leys in the opening months of the
current year the receipts will easily
reach $4,000.
The increased receipts have been
Alargely due to the efforts of the man
agement to keep the equipment in
first class condition. Clean alleys
and balls have featured the depart
ment, good pins have been used, and
man has been in charge of the al
leys at all times. During the summer
months the alleys were scraped and
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