Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-08-30
WILL Be A GOOD YEAR
Plans of Officers of Local Y. M.
c. A. for Season TAX.
ing Shape.
GREATEST INTEREST Is DISPLAYED
Organization for Thorough Men,
bership Canvass Being
Perfected.

Secretary j. S. Freeman of the |
Rock Island Y. NJ. e. A. states tina |
the season of active work will begin
three weeks earlier this year than
ordinarily owing to the evident desire
of mem bers 10 resume work. Never
has there been such interest mani
tested both in the spiritual and physi-
cal departments. An evidence of this
may be seen in the face that the bust
ness mems gymnasium class, for the
first time in ITS history, this summer
kept up its work with a very few
omissions during the hottest weather.
Plans are we'll advanced for the
work of the season and a prospectus
entitled when the Mercury Goes
Down" will be out in few days set
ting forth in general way the sea-
sons program. The prospectus of
the religious department will also be
ready for dIstriba and the work
of the mems bible classes, of which
there will be six instead of three this
year, will be fully outlined.
Important Repairs
When the present repairs in the
bath rooms, gymnasium and bowling
alley are completed the association
will have one of the best equipped
and most practical systems TO be
found anywhere for the development
of a healthy body for young and old.
Some changes in the arrangement of
the rooms are to 60 into effect Sept.
l. Two reading rooms will be fitted
up, one a quiet room in the parlor,
where the reading room is at present
located, and the other in a portion of
the reception room. New games, in
Guiding Psrlor bowling alley, will
be placed IN the game room, and
new rule will 90 into effect on the
first of the month reserving the use
of the game room for mem bers alone.
This rule has been promulgated by
the board of directors, and limits the
privileges of outsiders to the reading
rooms, reception room and gallery in
the gymnasium.
A Membership Contest.
The organization of a mem bership
contest to excel all former ones has
been begun. Fred Grotjan and
Chauncey futile have been chosen
captains of two opposing sides and
have already picked their ieutenants.
A list of the entire adult membership
1 OF the dSSOC4dIlOu has DS6u luIuISHSu
them and they will meet to choose
sides next Tuesday evening. Next
Friday evening a meeting of the two
sides will be held to receive instruc-
tions as to the plan of work the cap
tains may have devised. The contest
is to open at $50 p. m. on the
evening of the last meeting.
and will last 90 days. The
side getting the largest member
ship in that time will be winner.
Each individual who gets a member
will have a seat at the banquet, and
the side that gets the fewest members
will be obliged to wait on table. In
addition to this three cash prizes of
SO, So and s. for individual work in
this line will be given. The progress
of the contest will be kept before the
public on large clock, which will be
placed on the north side of the build
ing, and which Mr.. Pentland is now
working upon. 1t is thought the
present accommodations are sufficient
for mem bership of 500 and the town
has the material to supply that mem
bership. 1t is probable a junior mem
bership contest will also be organized