The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-16
Larkin And Goss To Supervise Committee
 After Subscriptions
Waterbury Only City in State Operating Three Dffer- ent Branches-2,46l Serve as Voluntary Workers
 During Year-Expenses Minimized Greatly

The Y. M. c. A. opens its annual financial canvass next Tuesday, April q, under the general chair manship of its president, Dr.. Charles L. Larkin, and with John B. Goss, chairman of the executive committee, directing the campaign. The campaign will really open with a one-hour radio broadcast Sunday afternoon, April 19, from 400 to 500.
 Participating in this broadcast will be President Larkin, Chairman Goss, and such other prominent di- rectors as Vice-President Leon French; past president, Levi Will cox; Charles J. Allen, Orton P. Camp, Chase Kimball, Thomas Kellogg and Barlow l.. Heminway, chairman of the Y. M. c. A. camp committee. These officers will at tempt to paint a brief picture of the scope and influence of the Y. M. C.. A. in this city.
 Attracts Attention
 President Larkin states that: "The Y. M. c. A. challenges attention because of its size, and because its influence effects our entire city, as a result of the thousands who are in Its programs. Thousands of Wa terbury youth go in and out of the three Y. M. c. A. buildings daily. Waterbury is the only city in the state operating three Y. M. c, A.. buildings.
 The Y. M. c. A. has thirty-eight full-time employees, including six teen secretaries, who are program directors, and twenty-seven part time assistants, making a total of sixty-five regular full and part time employees. In addition, AZ are en- ployed for two months at the Boys camp in the summer, making total of 107 full, and part time employees for the Y. M. c. A. proper. In addi- tion to these, there are four Mutual Aid workers and 26 WPA workers associated with the Y. M. c. A. program. Of these latter, IT are on the staff of Mattatuck college, four each are at the Brooklyn and North End branches, and one is working on public forums. This makes a grand total of 137 persons who are engaged as full or part time employees in promoting the va rious Y. M. c. A. programs. Volunteers
 Two thousand four hundred sixty one persons are serving as 'volun- teers on Y. M. c. A. committees. The Y. M. c. A. has built up 8 large number of directing and self governing units, which are promot- ing programs. Such an organiza- tion with this great number of volunteer workers, and full and part time paid workers, must challenge the attention of every good citizen. The Waterbury Y. M. c. A. has been receiving considerable national at tention, because of its progressive program leadership"
 John B. GoSs says "The Y. M. c. A. also challenges our attention be- cause of the low cost of its operat- ing expense. Our budget for this entire program for the year begin- ing May is $l42,063. Of this, $101, ,505 is budgeted to be received from activities, leaving $40,558 for the community in subscriptions.
 This subscription need for our three branches and the camp, is only 289o of the total expense. The average for the United States last year was 379e. The Central Y. M. c. A. for the past twelve years, has continuously bettered the na- tional average.
 + We are holding our expenses down to the minimum. For six years, the unemployed of greater Waterbury have tramped in and out of our Y. M. c. A. buildings by the thousands. This heavy traffic has taken its toll out of our equipment. Our buildings must be rehabilitated, and kept in shape for the regular program of the Y. M. O.. A. In view therefore, of the great service ren- dered, we confidently appeal to the community for its generous sup port" n;ract ro iluov corprniInica tioYo he-