WORK OF Y.M.C.A.

New Zealand Herald, Volume 78, Issue 24132, 26 November 1941, Page 9

WORK OF Y.M.C.A.

decline in membership PAST YEAR'S ACTIVITIES "We have been faced this year with a declining membership, due to army manoeuvres, territorial camps and older men being called into the army for overseas service," says the report to be presented at the 86th annual meeting of the Auckland Y.M.C.A. to-mor-row night. The total membership is shown at 1357, with an additional 274 men on active service retained on the books as financial. . Accommodation has been provided for 7163 uniformed men during the year, the report says. By curtailing certain activities of the gymnasium, dismantling wrestling and boxing facilities and sacrificing two locker rooms, it 1 became possible to make available space 1 for a maximum of 100 beds, provided through the National Patriotic Fund Board! The clubroom is also reported to be in constant use. Regular visits have been paid to the general hospital and the auxiliary hospital at Ellerslie, special attention paid to men going overseas and to visiting men of the forces, and visits paid to ships. There is also a record of work done at the various camps. The year ended with a surplus of £22 shown in the working account. The mortgage was reduced by £550. leaving mortgage indebtedness at £2OOO. The retiring president, Mr. W. Calder Mackay, has been nominated for re-election.