THE Y.M.C.A.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 678, 1 December 1909, Page 5

THE Y.M.C.A.

, j . A YEAE OF STEADY EEFOBT. j Tho Kcicnth annual meeting of the Younff \ Men's Chriitiiui Ahwjcialion ol Wellington was ; held Inst pvonins, Mr. H. W. Koireley prosiding in the unavoidable absence of tho nrosideut (Mr. J. G. W. Ailken). . • ' '| ''The Annual leport, which wae adopted, mea- ; tiftned that the work of the-past -/ear had been' one of 'ttc.idy effort, and that the influence of thf association in the city and thronghont tiro Dominion was a strong and growing ono. As lo the inemberslrif. there was, ttatod the reporl, "vast room for inrprovomenl." Ono : hundred and fifty members— gOTOining and four ordiwiry' membors—•'nd boen ad- , ; mitted during thp year, and there wen? uow on tho roll 301 sonio , membere and 230 in the boys' department—a grand total if 501, The total receipts for membership amounted to JJS3O, a bum which, in view of tho largo expenditure of the association, would require to no increased during the coming year. The orerogG attendance at lie Sunday after- ] noon moetings o> , the association ivos 85. j£k , the "strangers' teas" the total attendance had reached 2923. \ritli 61G strangers. Missionary work was not UPl'leoted; forty tnembers vcva ■ ■ donating 3d. per wrck, and .£25 was being sent to the national Committee as a contribution '" ■ to tlie support of an Australasian -cretaty to • work among the students of Hyderabad, India. Arrangements had been made to hold a great mission in Wellirgton in May, WID, on 'ho oc-. , ' casion of the visit of Dr. Henry and Profes--sor Bilhorn, boIJi of America. , . ; In educational -work satisfactory proraosshad ' Kfn accompli'ied. Tho average attendance at the Knglish literaturo classes conducted by Mr. Caughley, M.A., fo->twelvc weeks -was siveii. A j practical class in English was .ibo rouriucted ! fc Mr. W. Foster. fitudeaifcj ausndod tno Maori Club under the tutorship of Mr* K. 11.. Stowcll. Two Esperanto, clasira were oho ' formed, but owiiu to tho fact tliat 'ho teach- ~ ers luid Mt Wdiincton' these liad had to be discontinued. Complimentary references were alto made to th> influence exerted by the ' Literary and Debating Society, ine'ftbTarj, >' and the New Zealand Club.' " '~ ' ' ' Tho internal economy of tho 'n-fataition was sound. An of nearly te)o .'lieah par month had been served in the dining-room; tho receipts for which totalled .£1897 Eh.' , ?L, and tlic cxpenditnrc .£lB.lO 13s. ' For Ihe oodrooms, the expenditure totalled JE27I .Bs. 2d,, and tho receipts ,£S93 lte. Bd. _, " , 1 With the Louies' Auxiliary, affairs were in a very satisfactory condition, duo .in a greatmcasure to the effort? of Mrs. Iloti, the president There was a cash balance of ,£282 [is. Cd. to the credit of this branch of the association's, activity. • , , Reference was also made to the general efficiency and vigorous vitality of '.lie toys' department, and alsi oi the physical depart- ' ment. Tho membership of tho gymnasium to-' • >' I tailed 175,: and the attendances; for; tho half- , 1 year ended Soptcmber last 4dC7. ' ~: 1 Financially, tho affairs of the association ( 1 were sound. The assets were set down at' i ,£'21),2J5 18s. 7d., and the .liabilities it Ji'M 18s.' i id., au excess of tho former over tho latter of XU.742 Os. Cd ' The following weie nominated intl dnlj elected to (ho Beard of Directors:—Messrs. if. .Cable (to retire ii 1911), J. 1 , . FossHte, W. 411 an, J. B. Finlay, W. T. 'vtilliams, H. T. H. 'Grave, IT. S. Hart, J. C. Port, ind R. S. r 1 Barron (to relir' in 1312). .' I Some discussion arose over the (iiiostion of ] increasing Ihe meirherthip, and it was decided ' , i that a '.yslematic plan of campaign l-t evolved ; and followed'ont- ■ ' ■ • ' , i Votes of tlinnhs to the rotiring direotors (most of whom wero re-elected), to the. skull, i and to tlie press , concluded the businpss. ~ ; - j