50 Years of Service At The Sign Of The Red Triangle
Middletown YMCA marks half a century of service with B P Allen praising volunteer leadership. The organization grew from 630 members in 1917 to over 4000 today, emphasizing youth programs, aquatic safety, and community expansion.
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Middletown
Brotherhood
Ymca-Journal
YMCA
Civic Association
Red Triangle
Christian Service
Middletown “Y
B. P. Allen
Don S. C. Davis
Dick Jones
Fred Cooper
al Shaffer
Tony Tiano
Pool In Expansion Program
A $725,000 expansion and remodeling plan for the Y includes a new six lane 25 yard pool with two one meter diving boards, bleachers for 250, and a balcony observation area open to the public. Future work lists handball courts, locker rooms, a youth multipurpose room, and a passenger elevator.
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Wall Street
Brotherhood Paralleled YMCA Y First In City 100 Years Ago
Middletown remembers YMCA beginnings with two early groups. The first formed March 21 1867 under Cincinnati influence with founders Wrenn Appling Barnitz and Marshall but records are lost. A second unit started January 13 1891 with Allen Gunckel Schenck and trustees including Allen Johnson Palmer and Wilson.
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Middletown
Young Men’s Christian Association
Cincinnati Ymca
Charles D. Wrenn
Alfred Appling
C. S. Barnitz
William Marshall
YMCA
Joseph R. Allen
Charles F. Gunckel
Murray Schenck
Charles B. Johnson
Charles B. Palmer Sr
John B. Tytus Sr
Robert Wilson
Cunningham
Main Street
Manchester Avenue
Anniversary Party Kick Off for YMCA 50th Year
Division leaders and workers gather Thursday evening for the YMCA annual kick off marking its 50th anniversary. Paul Anderson of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes will speak. An hour reception runs 7 to 8 p.m. with displays, tours, and greetings as the organization notes its long history dating back to 1867.
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YMCA
Felowship of Christian
Paul Anderson
B. P. Allen
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Paul Steigerwald
Sutphin
Broad and
Manchester
Brotherhood Association
Tin
the Middletown Journal
Wilfred Worhis
The
Joseph Sutphin
Broad Street
Associaton
Association
Shartle
Clark Street
Charles W. Shartle
Middletown Civic Association
Bers of
Middletown ‘Y
Harold Sebald
Leo
Vorhis
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