Y.M.C.A.

Press, Volume LVI, Issue 17017, 14 December 1920, Page 9

Y.M.C.A.

ANNUAL MEETING. 'The forty-fifth annual meeting of the ST.M.C.A. was held' ltot eveainp, Mr T. C. Field presiding over a large attendance. A welcome was extended to Mr H. K. Wilkinson, president of the Dunedin Y.H.C.A., and , a member of the National 'Council. /The annual'report, etated that during the year JS© new eenior members joined tie Aβ•ooiation. The total senior membership wa» now 837, which, .ivith 306 junior ; brought the complete total up.to 1163. 2?Mjn th* social point of view tho paet eeasbn. fiSd .beta one of tho most satisfactory in tho Association's history. . Tho Association'* aim hlid been to develop in the lives of member* those social qualities which they would need in business and private lifo. That the objective had been zpached wae .largely due io voluntary? work that had been performed by tho members of the social committee. The. Association's efforts in. tho educational department had mcreeeed many fold, and with tho object of arranging , for .tutorial classes in subject* of vital importarioe to young , ine-h, the Association, had affiliated -with- .the V.E.A., thus impnmae for providing useful and attractive educational features. Tho season on , the gymnasium floor had proved highly euocenful, ■ notwithstanding tho loss of tho. phytic*! director, Mr T. S. Tankard; whose invaluable services had extended over 12 year*. . "With the advent of tho new full-time director, Mr Spencer Green, it -waa predicted '•that the coming year. would provide gymnwjwn records for the Aieocifction. The ideTtlopmont. of tho religions side of tho

Association's activities had boen eatiufoctory, Tho Association recognised that the first ditty of members was to their churches, and the Association sought "to aid the church ■universal. In regard to foreign, work, although the annual levy for the β-npport of th* 3\ew Zealand Y.M.O.A. work in Hydera* bad had been increased to £1-25, tho whole of that amount had been raiefdi by donations, without trenching , on the general funds t>£ the. Association. The Aasociation had been asked to provide a earn of £130 towards a. Special building fund for Hyderabad,, -which matter would bo dealt with" in tbo tew year. An attractive jjeneral programme had been, arranged forth* eumnier months, and the Association hoped to maintain ft good record of activity nil through "the coming , year. Ytirioue changes, had tafreii place in "the personnel of the staff, which washing , excellent work. In regard to tho Junior Department, the report stated that the Boys' Gordon Hall memWehip had, durin* the year, increased from 98 to 306, and there wee ©ve-rv proepeot of a further substantial gTowth. "In all- bra»ch«» of the Junior Department a; very satisfactory year had been Experienced. The report referred to th.9. v»tioli3 improvements to the buildinee effected during , the year, and made eulogistio wferenee to <the etvlendi-1' work generally done by the ladies* auxiliary. The financial statement remarked that a I Tear of largely increased, all-round activity had resulted ia increased «xpe«dituro. Memberehip subscriptions hod increaeed by £180, though eustainui? Buhecription3, had fallen Very low, hut features under that heading liad been largely offset by a- exicctsshil cauvaes ■aiiiongst "friends of the Association, which Jftd produced nenriy £COO. Tie endowment fund had fcenefitetl to tho extent ■of £1000 unde-r the will of -the late Mr John Connal. Tho balance-sheet sliowed a not los 3 on the twelve months' working of £C~i 19s 10d. Cash in the bank and in hand totalled j£347 Gβ 7d. and "sundry debtors" showed £103 10s 7d. Tho report and balance-sheet were adopted. "V«lf>al rotiorte on the phyeioal worlk, religious work, >»nd eocial activities of the past year weTe given by Messrs A. Borrows, ■S. wMinson. and A. J. ilcEldowney ieepecfively» all th» spchkete being h#srtily thankod. Tho retiriner director!*. Jfes*r« A. TV. Beaveu, W. .Wood, and' W. J. Ma3on were T«-el*oted, arxl Jlr W. Tj. Thomas -sps «lso appointed a director. •Messrs VVm. JoTDe»on,' Son. end Haile were auditors. Tbo general secretary, Mr "R. A. Kenner, gave a brief verbal report" on tho educational aspect of the Association's activities and on., the proooaeci ronora! policy for the coming year. Mr Konncr stressed t5& benefits to be derived from tho.tutorial classes. and, having , outlined the policy for tho comras'year, expressed conviction that -within tfo year?, the junior membership would Teach" the ono, thmieand mark. Ho urped ell members to Tally round the Association during tiie coming year, and to "fight on for over f.nd ever." _ YOU 3 of tha&ks were passed to the etait *r.d tho Pre.«. A TviJccene supper w»e then t«nd<pred to Mr Spencer GreOT. Mr J. I. Hoylcb proF«s.»d the health of 'the g*est, Mr Green respontlinsr. acd lfems wers given by J. H. "VCorgan, R. Clarke, and T. X. Adams, Mr M. Lawry acting ss* accompanist.