The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-31
Y. M. C. A. N1tes

The next meeting Of the state council of Christian education of the Y. M. c. A. will be held at the Waterbury Y. M. c. A. Sunday. No- vember 22. Herbert s Smith, gen. eral secretary of the Waterbury Y. M. c. A. is the present chairman of this organization which is di- vided up into the following groups: Personal council, young mems clubs, meetings and forums, church cooperation and town and coun- try. The meeting will open with a general assembly which will later break up into the Aforementioned discussion groups.
 One of the most interesting of these groups will be the young mems, out of which has grown a state wide inter-club council sim liar in organization and activity to the local inter-club council at the Waterbury Y. M. C. A. Nearly all of the associations throughout the state will send representative young men to consider the prob lems confronting their various groups. Social. educational, reli- gious and athletic activities will come before this body and an at tempt will be made to bring all four phases in the Y. M. c. A. club life in the right proportion.
 Charles stoeffler. Jr, of the Zi Theta Pi club. Waterbury Y. M. c. A., is president of the state the meeting. MT Stoeffler was elected to this position at the last meeting which occurred at the Y. M C capnn on Nav
 Frank Sullivan. president of the Bona Don club, has announced the first annual dance of the club on November 14 at the central Y. M. c. A. Edward Conlon, Francis O'Donnell and Thomas Finn are in charge of all arrangements for the dance.
 The meeting night of the Cowan's club has been changed from Thursday to Wednesday at 8 o'clock. Next Wednesday cleo tion of officers takes place. During the past year Willard Shove has served efficiently in the office of president and has been ably as- sisted by Charles Murphy, vice president; Lester Bowen. secretary, and John Weiss. treasurer.
 This evening at S:3O the Y gym will be the scene of the opening married couples dance of the sea- son. This dance is in the hands of Mrs A. F. Mclaughlin. and an able committee composed of Mrs Will liam Trowbrdidge, Mrs Alfred Mey- erhans, Mrs Ross Chamberlain, Mrs Frederick Torkleson and Mrs Herbert s. Smith. This is the first of a series of dances which will take place during the winter which are always popular with the mar ried couples of the Y who dance They are strictly limited to mar ried people.
 Plans are being made within the | Chapps club for a coed roller skating party to be held in the coming week. This club at a recent meeting selected the following of- ficers: President, Thomas Moran; vice president, Joseph Cicchetti, Geddes Ulinskas, secretary; treas urer, Elmer Russell. Domenic Day. ino will represent the club on the Inter-Club council. Henry Crane was appointed athletic director and Joseph Carroll swimming coach.
 Eugene Flinter of the Phalanx club was elected to the office of of the Y social commit. tee. MT Flinter akes up the duties of George B. Stanton of the Beau Brummels who is unable to serve in this capacity this year.
 Three years among Cannibals in Africa" is the startling topic of John Wende's address at the Gen. tral Y. M. c. A. forum next Sum- day afternoon at 3:30. MT Wende has travelled and lived among the natives of Africa in the interest of the Belgium government. In some locations MT Wende was forced to learn the native dialect in order to further his work and in this way learned several of the native jun gle languages. He brought back many specimens and pictures some of which he will display at the Y. Following MT Wende's address the regular Sunday afteroon movies