The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-19
CORONER PROBES THREE FATAL ACCIDENTS
ANNUAL MEETING
 OF THE YMCA
Officers Elected and Re- ports Read and Accepted
 at Session Last Night
WORK OF THE PAST YEAR

Levi Wilcox was reelected president Julius B. Smith was reelected vice. president at the annual meeting of Y. M. c. A. members held at the Central Y last night. c. Dana Tyack lis the new treasurer, succeeding Sen- ator Lewis s. Reed, resigned. Assist ant treasurers are c. Raymond Ganung and Emily E.. Merriman, re- elected. Attorney Theobald E. Con- way was reelected recording secre- tary. The office of chairman of the board recently vacated by John A.. ICoe. remains open. MT Coe is still Ia member. of the board of directors.
 New directors elected were Clark s. Judd, vice-president of the Amer ican Brass company; Thomas F. Kellogg, Apothecaries Hall company; and Treasurer c. Dana. Tyack, Citizens & Manufacturers National Bank. These three direc- tors replace ex-Governor Charles A. Templeton. Lewis s. Reed and Ernest A. Anderson. Other directors reelected were Terrence F. Carmody, Levi Wilcox, Frank H. Bailey. Ed ward E. Tracy. Richard W. Goss. Chase Kimball.
 The treasurer's report showed total expenditures $168,785, and receipts of $163,065, which after taking into account "receivables" leaves a net deficit for the current year of $3,147. This is the first current deficit of the Y. M. c. A. since the new build- ing era, and the first deficit which General Secretary Herbert IS. Smith has reported in 25 years as general secretary.
 The executive committee pointed out that sWaterbury's record during the depression greatly exceeds the record of other Y. M. c. As when times are good. The three Water- bury Y. M. c. A buildings and the camp and other extension work has cost the citizens of Waterbury only IS per cent in subscriptions during the past year, when the average city has to pay 2S per cent in subscrip- tions to run one Y. M. C. A. building.
 George Kingston, membership reported 6,252 regular and affiliated members. There are 2,O23 senior members at centrla. The boys have a total of 1,054 members. Af- fliated groups such as foremen's club, and school clubs and the com munity members at Brooklyn and North End bring the total to 6,252 participating members.
 This number is from two to three times the number of men and boys enrolled as membert in the average city Y. M. c. A. This is given as the reason for WaterbHry's excel lent financial record. It costs the community less because the Y. M. c. A. in Waterbury deals in larger num- bers. In other words, Waterbury Y. M. c. A. gives the city greatly increased service at comparatively greatly reduced cost.
 The reports of the different chair men showed a maze of activities and programs along physical. social, Christian education, boys, boys camp. educational, industrial. dormi- tory. cafeteria. billiards, bowling, recreational games, health service, a wide social program for young ladies, limited physical privileges for wo- men, and gymnasium classes for boys conducted in seven different centers in the city.
 The Brooklyn and North End Community branches included every thing in their report from baby welfare station, naturalization classes for women, dozens of showers" for bridal parties, to gymnasium classes and bowling and athletic leagues and social occasions in these community centers for men.
 The standing of the Waterbury Y. M. c. A. in its definite Christian character building work. is evident by the fact that the National Y. M. c. A. council, with the assistance of Yale university. selected Waterbury central. as representative of the large Y. M. c. As for the study of "The Christian Educational Contest" in a Y. M. c. A. program.
 The report showed that Water- bury Y.' M. c. A. is noted nationally for the large number of clubs in its Christian educational program There are now 61 boys clubs. and 20 self-governing young mems clubs in the Waterbury Y. M. c. A., and the number is steadily increasing.