The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1941-04-19
Branch Hopes
To Increase Its
Membership
Plans Charted
For Campaign For
New Members

With over fifty years OF expert
ence in the directing OF the YMCA
activities in Betroit. DR. A. G. Stud
er, general secretary, presented in a
forceful and thorough way the ION
TO "a" program Of the Detroi; "Y''
10 large group of st. Antoine
Branch wednesday. April 16. The
occasion was the meeting OF APP
proximately seventy men who serve
on the several committees OF the
Branch, and they listened with
great interest and attention to Dr.
Studer's outline OF the progress OF
the Detroit "Y' and his projection
OF IT'S future development to be
consummated in 1914.
The Detroit ''Y' Will increase
its number to twenty-five thousand
It's educational program will en-
roll over three thousand students,
and II anticipates five thousand peo-
pie who Will be called World Serv-
ice members because OF their inter-
est in "Y''s in other parts of the
world. lie carefully outlined the
work Of the present Survey Com
mitiee which should result in the
establishment OF boys clubs In
many sections OF our city.
The first step in this ION 10
"A campaign Is The securing OF
eighteen thousand members by
June 30 aud Il was in this area that
Or. SiHder. together with DR.. James
J. McClenion. chairman OF tho
Membership committee. challenged
So. Antoine committee Dr. McClcn-
don pointed out that 300 adj
dillonal members would be neces-
saiv 10 reach 81. Antoine's quota
which is 1850 men and boys. and
the committeeman left the We'd
nesday meeting determined not to
be- the Branch that would fall short
81 its goal. a membership drive was
quickly organized aud. under the
leadership. OF Prince Clark. the adj
ditional members are TO be secured
bN June 80.
The attention Of Negroes through
our the country was centered on
Detroit IN 1925 when the present
Branch al cost OF 1881 0O0. 90.
was officially dedicated II was the
result OF the interest in the Negro
population by Or Siuder and the
metropolitan Board that gave to
Detroit the largest and best equip
ped NMCA serving colorcd men
and boys In the world
IL has always been manned by
an Intelligent efficient staff and
the building ha been kept IN the
best physical condition to serve its
many men and boy members.
II was also the general score
tary OF the Detroit "l' Or. Siuder
who in the early years Of the de-
yelopment Of the "Y' Student Work
amongst the Negro colleges. ac-
cepted the responsibility for the
entire budget OF those early
secretaries. Max Yergan. known TO
~" people all over the world. was
entirely supported during this
pedold by the Detroit "Y' and
following him David Jones who is
now president OF Bennett college
headed the 'Y' work with students
IN colored colleges.
The latest interest in the "Y"
work amongst Negroes on the part
Of Or Studer has been his personal
contribution OF five hundred dollars
in the Semi-Centennial Expansion
campaign, headed by Dr. Tobias
last year This contribution made
possible the National Office going
forward with program OF "Y" ex-
pansions throughout the south with
Negro boys and men.
The whole thinking population Of
Detroit recognizes Or. Studer as
being one or its foremost leaders
who for over fifty years has d.
rccled the activity OF Detroits
largest character building institu-
ton His words of challenge again
estimate the lay workers OF st. An
tome Branch to build upon its
illustrious past and to keep step
with the other Branches in their
ION 10 -" Development Program