Y.M.C.A.

Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 20342, 15 September 1931, Page 13

Y.M.C.A.

COUNCIL'S VISIT. OF OPTIMISTS' CLUB. rftrta view i-> .Jcm-mstratiug the ac- * 0 * t j. o Y.M.i \A. us an institui* <•!<- 'y elated to the wolf fhtf rouinmuiiy. the Optimists' 2 «alcnab»"l Dm- -Mayor and Mr 311J 11 L> ' Snllivan, *jCoßßcUJ» r!i " !,,i tiloir wives at tea 'llifciJ • '-'i® **■ *'\ t'.Mi t.1,. After t tie i*'«. v lhfi variuus * «... of t:=. VMa'.A.Vs work operjiftifr lit-iru..',. ■ c *%. the t.-a 11" '• i>itors were the ■ li< *| ■the Oi ' 1 Jul'. Air M. A. %Lai § , the p.-V■Md.-nt of that club, pre„vcr a» ;<-n<iaiK-c of well over Sigale, iri'-.iiitni},' of the City vmnoiUorii. Hjyhani-. m wcicemiug the visitJlartr, ciph'tJi'-l that the Optimists' ZjTgit not pim-lv :i social organisa2"that its fundamental work was JWisg assistance to worthy obZtZand il i "'°" considered jatthe V.M.I'. A. was iuii- of the most >h« club U-cainu an adjunct of Jfcstitution wirti a view to assisting cvtTv wity possible. The Christ* vLiforimd in tho Dominion, but since '2j a t-kib had been established in Soft'"' j riK'-ipai centres. For the Stall jiri-sciit should be elected Tjjptimisti, (hi speaker added, and his in lhat direction was carried V. jj[ter I'a Mr K. O. Archer led chorus which Has much enjoyed. In "'it 1 the rules of tho club, ig.% I'arlanv. acting as host, was lined I-(Uegedly not hiugiug, and in quick jjuni- "iho Mayor, Mr Sullivan, H.J, K. Archer, Cr." M. K. Lyons, and 4, chairman. Mr Richards, were fined j-gjjeged ofTeuces, which caused a glgf deal of merriment. The Mayor Sliwd following all allegation by tho Uptr-Mayor. Cr. Archer, that "he did gtliag, and i.:' !;«• did, he did not know jjrtiirr he was hinging 'The Red Flag,' itJEatiuiiaS Anthem, or the Doxology." jjeghtvr.' President's Welcome. Uf D. K. I'artoa, jiresidcnt oi! the < .\tciidi-'d a welcome to t(ie .jjjors 011 behalf of the Board of Direeof the institution, lie said that 10 visit "as 0110 that had been long jil*ri- 31 was the first occasion on ifcji Mich a combined gathering had KB held, and he was anxious that such t eppi'itunitv given to see tho work itke V.M.C.A. under normal conditions mid have the effect of giving to those £» wiincbP-ed it the same glow of enjwaasjii as it had given to others. lie IfMfed the point that with the Board tho City Councillors might gg b_- termed optimists—optimists |pys, in fact, although harassed by j(Bci-il hazards. It was a pleasure for In Y.M.C.A. to be able to show the party some of tho work being pied on. Jlr 3'artoii, eoutinuiiig, said that |ioug!' he did not want to fa- a Ivcg history ot' the Association's ftJt <•.*- si'l: or the policy of the direewould like Jo j<oiat out that the lEejajji'1 hi; 110 denomination and |Efߣ ol'jec; ivas to ]>rovide good eitithe youth of the City which pnit i:-- haii>!<. (Ap/>la«so.) Need for Optimists. ion behalf of the visit!C Mayor said that »t gratified to see e number of Councilhe gathering at tea had by a splendid spirit. It ith those who had eni ery liappy recollections, inspiration to havo such anisation of service in as tho Optimists' Club, induced the right atticn by all during such a s present one—full of ficulties. It was one of ial things to tho easing that people should keep p. If that were allowed jien all would be undone. , Work Admired. rest admirer of the Sullivan continued. "I ressed not only with its ies but with that which . in the hydro-electric ad the liko where it prooeial centre available to iding-room, all types of neral atmosphere of com--3 cannot be anything but of admiration for an in--1 does such an unobmendous work of social he Y.M.C.A.' has been peace just as effectively as it did in the period it War, and its work for he community, in the backblocks is limitless ,c*ly necessary that there janisatiou inspired with sm, and in my opinion mental necessity for soWithout such a sense would simply revert to an ages, and this Associt like it, some connected do magnificent work_ in »ral eliaos which I think able without them. With itructure almost broken there is more and more an organisation as the his City needs its work. teased for Support, will get added support md that you will go on htisiasm," concluded the a magnificent work and I know of very many are thankful to the Jeping their boys on tho for bringing others back >port the institution u3ost enthusiastic that the ird." (Applause.) thanked Mr Sullivan for Iding the hope that the d be held annually in lioruses, Mr James Shaw is of *'Thc Vagabond - of Building. e visitors were escorted ilding, being led by Mr ley, secretary^for boys in organised g a,^ lt -j B V. (J. Peters, provided a lour of ell tortainmen t in eet"il, tiiii boys' games an intermediate class or wet-n the ages of IS and 1 gvmnasium work, lep'artinent the party was tr I). W Ross, tho b'^ rganisation for the boys, iicluilrd gymnasium, cliiß to Boys. addressed the boys that physical culture for happiness m culture. Ho urged the MaßMßfep their bodies fit—and BHWiaai alert—so that in the ■HHlpey vould be able better

to carry out the tremendous tasks of service for the community that they would be culled upon to render when thov became adults. Fitness of body ..ml mind meant fitness to help tin-h respective families, themselves, and th Hc Pressed the fact that although thev had no but-dens yet they would have to fit themselves for the I "Lvh would inevitably be thefr?" Their object should be to betheirs , worthy citizens. C °TUe boyß accorded the visitor their ttoougl. their director, «»d gavo a rollicking haka.