New Britain herald., 1927-05-11
BARNES SUBMITS
 ANNUAL STATEMENT
General Secretary of '. M. (. A.
 Reviews Year of Activities

Secretary Clarence H. Barnes of ly report at the annual meeting of the directors held yesterday noon. Officers will be elected at the next meeting.
 General Secretary Barnes report was as follows:
 Never in it's history has the local association passed through year when it's administration and pro- gram of activities were so critically scrutinized. National and state secretaries have investigated its work to see if the local Y. M. z. A. deserves a larger and better plant. Unanimous opinion is that a good program is being carried on and that the association is up to the best Y. NJ. C. A. standards of admins tration.
 "This reflects credit upon the board of directors, who are respon sble to the community for the work of the Y. NJ. C. X. "rhese investigators have also
 
 found quite q general sentiment in the community favorable to the !, expansion of the associa,ion's pro- gram and facilities. This should strengthen our faith in the ultimate success of the building committees l plans.
 Tn this connection ! want to l nd if tee for their untiring efforts, in spite of many discouragements, on l behalf of the new building enter prise. Many men would have been less persistent in pushing forward the project than has the chairman of this committee. Meetings have been held, association buildings have been visited. many experts have been consulted, large corre- spondence carried on during the year, and much personal expense in- cured by MT. Hart to the end that the Y. M. C. A. should have a build ing in keeping with the needs of the community. And I am confident that all this effort will not be in vain.
 This illustrated report which I have put into your hands. pictures in an incomplete way, the various kinds of activity conducted this past year It is a poor substitute for the actual. which l wish more of you could witness. A night a week at the i building would. give you far better f idea of your Y. M. c. A., than all the reports can write. Tn reviewing the year. I shall first address you in your capacity as business men, and point out a sound financial condition-all bills paid, obligations to the general agencies met (even though subscriptions were less than anticipated) a small balance on hand and the accounts pronounced in perfect order by q most i'm portant function of a Y. M. c. A., but the fact is helpful in fac ing the community for another year.
 Then the question of whether or not policy of economy of operation curtailed activities. Not in social
 
 cials, dances, suppers, etc. than last year, when our record in this re- 1 spect was 90 per cent above the average of associations in cities l more our size.
 Not in Bible study. for more men and boys were enrolled than last year. which was above the average. | Not in educational work or boys work, nor in the physical depart ment, where increases were made over the previous year
 "The membership increased lit- tie and the dormitories were rented to 95 per cent capacity.
 'The industrial work was larger in its program and variety of activi- ties than ever.
 Figures are boresome. and I shall not quote many. Week in and week out over 1000 men and boys go to the physical department, making the attendance there for year 54.- 00o The gym classes numbered l. 900, That's the routine, and in ad-