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SPECIAL Y. M. C A. SECTION : , ; SPECIAL Y. M. C. A. SECTION S E VEftTY-SECOND YEAR SALEM, OREGON, FRIDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 6, 1922 PRICE 5 CENTS . G, A. As Seen By Local and Nationa i. npmrBfl nirrnn h. t- Me Y 1 Citizens''? HHLLIVI t '' ILLUU j I i till 1 1 WARR ENH ARDI NG j pi The Morns ; am very glad, indeed, to public service that the Young long been doing, and is today 3iy wear air. I believe, thjin ever before. It has been my long standing con viction that Just guch organizations serve a most useful purpose in dealing with young men at, that period when they have somewhat outgrown elemental restraints of the home, and have not jyet placed themselves definitely in the outside world of general affairs. I think that there are few establishments that any city could better afford to encourage and support than a properly conducted Young Men's Christian Association. ), , , ' Yours Very Truly, M l l Morris, Pres., Mr., John A. Y. M. C. A., rortsmouth, Va. .'"l-.l- , . JUDGE HARRIS . Associate' 'Justice "of. Supreme , Court, , prominent member Local Y. M, C. A. . THE -VALVE OF TH7 V. M. 6. A. .! to tiiu vnrvn uiv . i v A ROBERT V. PAULUS, ''. Manager Oregon Growers, Salem i' jTo the' young man, either in bus iness or about to enter business, the Y.4M. C. A. offers the oppor tunity ' for healthful recreation, which is so necessary to maintain the proper relation between his mental and physical, self. It fur ther offers the young man an op portunity for) getting i acquainted ith a high type, of men who use the facilities of the V. M. C. A. Rd the associations so formed are likely to prove a strong guiding influence for life. h' ' : It used to he said that "a-man is judged by the -kind ot cigars he smokes; but it has been more recently raid that ?a man is judg ed by the kind -he gives away." It , is more - true that a man is Judged in- life by the kind of friends he associates with, and the kind of thoughts and acts that emanate from him toward others. Needless to saj, the kind of friends . made In, the Y. M. C. A. gener ally reflect a high degree of busi-e-s integrity and, clean sports manship, and the thoughts and acta prompted by the atmosphere j of the Y. MC, A. cannot be other than the best, and to a young man aboat to enter on a career these characterrstlcs are highly essential to his future standing and success. One hour a day in the gym will make a man reel better, eat bet ter, a'eep abetter, and work, bet ter. It will "keep you flt.H To Join - theYY Is -not -an expense, It Is buying nealtli' assurance. ' While House, Washington, D.C. ; March 28, 1921 testify to my. firm belief in the Men's Christian Association has dome in a ereater measure. I , , (signed) Warren G. Harding t V .' The business world today asks of a man not security alone, but also) , regarding bis, character. There la no institution In Salem that is helping boys and men, its future c tizens, to build character than the Salem Young-. Men's Christian Association It, deserves the support of every ' business man, as it is a real asset to Salem. The t physical privileges ' alone, such as .handball, gym exercise and tank should be used by busi ness ma to keep them n shape for their daify work. The pres ent' plant a Inadequate ; and crowded. Let's build a new "Y." VU. S. National Bank, Saleai. I repeat, the need of the hour is-p-not more factories or materials, not more railroads or steamships, not, more armies or navies - but rather, more Christian education. This is not the time to reduce invest ments in schools and colleges ai home, or in. Y M. C. A, and similar work in China, Japan, Russia or South Ameri ca. This is the time of all, time to increase such subscriptions. - ROGER BABSON, America's greatest statician and President of the Babson Institute, Wellesley Hills, Mass. THE PRESIDENT S MESSAGE L We are pleased with the measure of sueess that we have ha"d during the past year. We have undertaken many new things, and made real progress. Elsewhere in this issue may be seen a partial list of the Association's activities for the year. We feel that the.Y. M. C. A. has filled a big place in the life of the youth and young manhood of Salem." The citizens of Salem have proven that they believe in the Y. M. C. A. and we have tried to justify their confidence. We center into the new year with a feelhig of assurance. Our Board of Directors arc unanimous in the Association policy wD ich has been carefully worked out. We have a thoroughly experienced and united staff. The Salem ministers, in a; recent conference, went on -record as heartily . approving our program. Three of our friends, by their generous contributions, made it possible for us to employ a Special boys' wiork secretary to give his whole time to the Service Membership boys. Wednesday evening, the 4th inst., we will begin the campaign for memberships and subscriptions to finance the work for this year. Our Directors have no hesitation to ask the people of , Salem to support this work generously, as they have in the past. The Y. M, C. A. is not an expense, but a great oommunity asset, and as such, everypublie spirited citizen in Salem should contribute to its support, according to their means, v ., The Finance Commit fee will have a number of assistants to call on the friends of the Association to get their subscriptions, but if you want to help, do not wait for some one to come, but just mail it to the secretary! Subscriptions may be made payable any time during the year. ' J can say with confidence that this Association hasyet in the future, its greatest -achievements and most glorious' victories. May we have wisdom to guide, the. course to" that end. " Faithfully yours, ' ' : . j . . . W. I. STALEY, President, Salem Y. M G. A. A Few Facts As to How the Community Was Benefit ed by Salem Young Mens Christian Association 1. Every boy in Salem, no matter how poor, may have a full membership with out paying1 a membership fee.. Nearly five hundred boys were members. j 2. Regular gym classes for men and boys, twenty in number. 3. Regular classes for swimming and life saving instruction. 4. Conducted community swimming week, one hundred and thirteen boys and girls learned to swint 5. -Promoted swimming classes for high school girls. 6. Promoted gym classes for Y. W. C. A. girls. ' 7. Promoted Twilight Baseball league. Junior and senior, 12 teams. 8. Over 600 men and boys received em ployment through the Y. M. C. A. free employment bureau. 9. Many farmers depend on the "Y" for men to work. Famous Vriter Tells of Former Well I have been asked to tell what I think of Albert Grilley. It would take two pages to give a part list of Albert's friends. I never attended a Y. M. C. A. conference that I do not feel Albert Grilley 's influence. He had that rare gift of personal magnetism and charm of man ner so 'that his "coming into a group of -men was like a breath of clean, fresh air and some times in an overcast sky jthere is a parting of the clouds and the whole scene is lit up by a GEORGE FORBES, KNOWN TO MAN'V SALEAI I TES SENDS MESSAGE Mr. C. A. Kells, Y. M. C. A., Salem, Oregon. My dear Mr. Kells: Your let ter came the morning of the 30th, too late for me to gtot a letter or communication to you in time for publication. Some of the "best friends I ever ere. Among others.thaW W.Ihiet. had lived there. Among others, I count Paul Wallace, Joe Albert, TO THE PEOPLE OF SALEM: 1 The Salem Young Men's Christian Association is one of the strongest character building forces for good amzng men and boys in the capital city. . The local association has in the la it year been a prominent factor in help ing the community in numberless ways. There are many men in Salem today who will give credit to the 1. M. C. A. oof this city in training their lives into channels of greater usefulness. We are proud to ash the citizens to rally to the support of the association wheose sole object is fixe upbuilding of boys and young men of the community into a virile Christian citizenship. I ask the citizens of Salem to give some of their time and a little money in helping this splendid agency whose -good wcrhs are lauded on every hand. GEORGE HALVORSEN, Mayor. burst of sunshine. Albert was a Salem hoy, but his influence was wider than Salem, or Or egon. Many men in many lands today are better for hav ing known Albert Grille. He still lives for good through the lives of those he has influenced for good. The sunshine of his presence will linger in the' memory of all who knew liim. He believed in the gospel wf hard work;, of good cheer and of service to his fellow man. May his example be an inspir Walter Staley, Tom Kay, Curtis Cross, Chas. Bishop, Walter Jenks the salt of the earth. , I had some hard days and some easy ones in Salem but they were good days. I hope they are going to invite me to come up when they open the new building. j Yours sincerely, Geo. A. Forbes. General Secretary- It is a great satisfaction to be the secretary of the Salem Y. M. C. A. in over 15 years of service I have never been any place 10. Promoted thrift campaign in cooper ation with nine other civic organizations. 11. Promoted Junior City Tennis Tourn ament. Forty-six . boys took part. 12. Promoted Union Religious Meetings in Willson Park, during the months of July and August. 13. Helped to start and cooperated with the Salem playground. 14. Directed Daily Vacation Bible school. 628 children enrolled, and 83 volunteer teachers. , 15. Cooperated with all city clubs for the betterment of Salem. 16. Promoted Father and .Son Week in cooperation with; the church and civic clubs. : 17. Promoted Sunday school Basket Ball leagues. Twelve teams participated. 18. Directed Y. M.' C. A. course in Wil lamette University, also special training course of 26 Willamette students for prac tical leadership rn boys' work at the Y. M. C. A. Building Known Salem Boy ation to others to live clean, better and more useful lives. Albert Grilley apent his boy hood and young manhood in Salem. Salem could build no finer, monument to his memory than the erection of .a new Y. M. C. A. building, where the men and women of Salem could me?t the boy life of one capital city and inspire men with higher ideals and li-el p Ithem to welcome' worthy citi zens of our famed city, state and'nation. -Fred Lockley. where a better spirit prevails am ong members, directors, and em plpyed btaff than here. There is abundant evidence that the com munity believes in its Young Men's Christian association. I can speak for Hob Boardman, Mead Elliott, and Sim Philips an. myself. That we will -io our very best in the "Y" and in the community to fully justify the confidence of -the people of Sa lem who are loyally supporting our work. C. A. KELLS. Secretary Salem Y. M. C. A. ' -t - ' r ' x W. I. STALEY President Salem Young Men's Christian Association. Harvy Stond, Secretary of Portland Association, Offers Comment For 27 vears I' have known intimately the Salem Y. M. ('. A. When we. came to this i-ection in 11S thereof ere only four city Y. M. ('. A.'s in Or egon. Washington, Idaho and British Columbia. Salem was one of the four. At that time it was carrying on a limited work, without a secretary, in rented rooms on State street. During the last 25 yoars ev - ery city in these three North western states, and in British Columbia, with a jxpulatioii of 1(),MK) or over, has provided itself with a modern Y. M. C. A. building, except Salem. Many cities, of less than 10,000 popu lation have fine modern equip ments. Salem has as strong and well working a lnoard of directors as any association 1 have ever known. It has always done a good quality of work ; has been conservatively and well man aged, but has worked with the handioap of i poor equipment. The Salem. Association has turned nut many strong work ers for the church and the as sociation movement. Today the Salem Association has alt the elements of success; a loyal membership,! a strong byard of directors, an! exceptionally cap able staff 'of employees, and the confidante of the city. The one factor; needed now is ade quate equipjnent. With this, Saleiti could take its rightful place! of leadership among the Northwest I pities in modern Y. M. C. A; work. It W. STONE, Secretary ijfcrtland Y. M. C. A. rj Portland, Oregon; EDUCATIONAL ACTIT1KS AT, I)CAlj Y. M. C. A. Last year 5th e "Y" conducted a class in Salelnianship with thirty- five men enrolled as students, for a period of eighteen lessons. This coming year the plan to have a course in P$jjlic Speaking, For- mariship, Salfe Practice ad "Own Your "; Own iHonie." These are standard high'grade couis!S, con dueled for I Service, The only charge -maift! is to cover actual cost of testg books and instruc tors' salaried; j The "Y" main tains a reading room, with thirty five of the bsit currtnt magazines and all the newspapers. I ocal and Portland -tr PAUL B. WALLACE Chairman finance Committee Tht coi9imnity of Salcio has been Ujrectly benefited by the I w-al Yming Menjs Christian Association in the last vear inlmanv wavs. There is? no agency in the city that I si doing so much to help develop -our boys and young men,; morally as wHl as physically, and for future citizenship. This next week we raise our annual budget. Every citizen of Salem has an in terest in this good work and a share of the budget. We must all help to the limit of our ability. , (signed) PAUli B. WALLACE i v C4 .V. PARKER j Secretary International KiwanU. former Y. M.'C. A. Secretary. 26 years in Chicago V, 31. V A. a husincHs manager. SAILORS HAVE : Y BENEFITS IN CHINAWATERS "I have always been, a be liever in the Y. M. C. A., twit never so much as since I left America this time to visit the Orient and have seen with my own eyes the magnificent work that the organisation is doing for the American sailors in for eign waters. 1 saw, this m Honolulu, and in Japan and now in China I see that, you are rendering this which seems to me a paramount patriotic service. I speak for the Ame erican navy when I express my appreciation." Secretary of U. S. Navy, Charles Denby. "The Young Men's Christian Association, has been of- the greatest possible assistance and benefit to the United States Naval Forces Operating in European Wa ters." (Signed) WM. S. SIMS. Admiral U. S. W Commanding U S. Naval Forces Operating in European Waters. February. 17, 1919. ' w--l'ltii--'Jii.ii.wwi.wwi'witMwjiMu,iwwf I JSC li '. 1 ,,m nwwi,u,l,j r .v.v..w..-.w. f . .. . 1 -ull'l i tw'i.aml- ; L. , , , SK'ilSkS-eiSSu I THEODORE ROOSEVELT, JlXIOIt . Assistant Serrctary of the Xavy am Mm. RooWrelt, nnmineHt 1 . 31. V. A. worker in France in her Y uniform. Writing of the Soldier in Co blenz. I)r. Crane says, in the New York Globe: The le:aure of the soldiers and all their recreation is tken care of by the Y. M. C. A., which works m perrect harmony with the of ficers of the army. The Y. M. C. A. runs all the canteens, man ages the games and sports, and otherwise sees to the soldier's re creation. None of them swear at r it. - There is no other welfare organization except the Salvation Army and the Red Cross. The American Army in the oc cupled territory is the finest army KSTES SXEDECOU A great' historian bnoe said that the unwritten history of any nation is ther home life of its people. Every secure, and permanent government is build ed upon the solid foundation of the family and home. The Young Meu's Christian Asso ciation supplements, and often supplies, the hometUfe' of the young men and boys. Jts pur pose is to surround the young men and boys with wholesome Christian . influences and , to occupy their leisure and other wise idle hours with recreation al and education exercises to the end that all of their youth ful energies may us concen trated jnto the building of 'a stronger and noblerinanbood. The destiny- of a groWmg young man is not determined no much by the way he works as by the way he spends his leisure time. The .Youhg; Men's Christian Association is"iryng to fill a bos leisure time with body-building "s julay, wholesom companionship and spiritual realities.' ; 'i . .t j I have alwa)s rgarded th Association as in indispensable and. vital force in our commun ity Hfe, and no community can afford to do without this radi ating center of righteousness, KSTES SNEDECOR, ; Past President of Inter national Association of Rotary Clubs. in the world in po'nt of discipline, morale aSid intelligence. Although there ia no prohibition in tins territory there Is little or no drunkenness. No native is al lowed to eell brondy or other strong liquors to the soldier, and If he does so his place is closed up. Mot of the soldiers frequent the Y. M. 'C. A. cantens. where no alcoholic liquors are dlspens-- ed. '. - I'. Frank Crane is a national ' fig- " re. He occupies his pulpit erery A' flay. His nermonettes are read. r Lty 3.00,000 to 5,000,000 jpeopls aany. .-' i ; Hi X i- ; . X K M 1 I. t