The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-13
Struggle for 500 New Members
Was a Success.
LAST Squirt MADE TT.
Up to Dark the 800 Mark Was
Not Passed.
Complete List of the 500 New
Membership Applications.

of the institution, on a paying basis
is an assured fact.
When the management of the Y NJ
c. A. started this membership campaign
it was announced that the contest would
close December II with q grand hur-
rah" and an extra effort to raise the
membership from 1000 to 1,0OO- 10
raise 500 new members in one day, in
town which is so well represented IN
the association before the campaign, IS
a colossal undertaking, but the manage
ment and army of workers carried out
the programme to a dot AT 10 o CLOCK
last night the Continental Creamery
whistle, which had been appointed OIL
scial announcer, emitted five long blasts
81 steam and sound, and the days work
was done.
Late in the afternoon the score was
still under the 500 mark, and the pro-
curers began to redouble their EFFORT
Young men on bicycles and afoot pc
sieged the eligible non-memDers al
every street crossing, at thelr OlllSSS
and at their homes. The inducements
of the association were described 10
them in glowing terms. and as a Tule
they succumbed and delivered their ap-
plications. The scene at heaQqt HI tsls
was one of strained intensity, ana no
election. with great issues at stake. anu
several outlying precincts TO near AloiAi
was ever attended more closely
The high water mark was still visible
by several dozen, when the appointed
hour arrived, and then dozen u mo.
men sxarmed into the I M - a
building with the coveted majority IN
their possession. The Y M e A hau
won.
The officers and canvassers who took
MARI in this membership campaign de-
serve great credit for their work, and
owing to the good judgment SHOWN,
very small per cent of the applications
will be rejected. 1t is SAFE 70 say ma
no other city in the United states Win Win
A = ~
of a larger, better equipped pullulns
or a larger membership to It's pralc q. y
the Young Mems Christian assoclauoii-
The following IS a list of the pros
pective new members, whose aptiie"
lions we're turned in yesterday,
n Adams. c. ]. Anderson, Kennetn
Alexander Harry Alexander, G- u
Adams G. P Adams, J. Y. Abrahams'
Tv-le Anderson, Leon Allen, l. - Al
len 7 T Afford G. NJ Arthur, T. Al
ar7s AT Angelo E H Anderson, Dr.
II T. AIkire, Harold Amos, w j. At
wood, T. E. Armstrong, Z y - 1 9sIiii,
Rob Austin. H. A Auerhaefa,e F~4la1 > >
parber Luther Barber, s. E Barber
n Rarnes. J. G. Bauer, J. W. Bak-
er. ] K Bair, E. F. Bagley, =.
baker. Harold Bailey, Walter l.. Ban,
Fred S. Bradbury. H. ], Bradneid. Esu
Trad snav - Bradshaw, Geo. Bak-
- Cbas Plelelv J. F Baxter. D. H
Rranaman. Willie P. Bell T. L. Better,
r r. Bennett. H. H. Belden, u =
Bets. Edwin Bissell. c. H Bissltt, k
A Rirchfield l. NJ. Blitz. Aaron l.
Bishon- smith Bishop. F. NJ. Bone
brake. L. NJ Blume, G. w. Brooks,
Dayid Bowie. l. B. Brown, H j. Bow
en-. P. L Bonebrakes G. C. Bowman, J.
r. Burrow. G. H. Burton kenneth
Glenn Bvbee, J. w Clark. c case, II.
r CARPENTER. Chester Carter, Ray
CaIihan, Paul Calihan. c. w Camp
bell. H T Chase, Dr. H L Clark, II
Clarkson, w. r. Carrie, B. NJ Chap
pei, Frank S. Crane, Jno, F. Carter.
Ms. Chapman. Geo. w. Crane, Frank
CLANCY. Walter CLANCY, Arthur Cap
per, Albin Carlson, Elmer Carlson.
Edw. W. Clark, w G. CarsweIl; 4. T.
Carruth. F. d. Clithero, F. Clinken-
berd Ned Crozier, Alt Cole, E L.
Copeland, Willie Colvin, Geo. w. Cox,
z. B. Conant, G.. NJ. COttren, w M,
Crosby, D. Q. Coe. Chas- h cope, l. w
Cook, f. H. Crosby, w. t. Crosby, w.
D. Corners. Z. NJ COckrell, A L. Con-
rad Harry Cusac, Bishop Crumrine,
Claude Dargitz. T. w Darlington, J. P
Davis. W. L Davis, II: B. Davis H NJ
Davis @. DERRICK, Floyd Demon, F.
DeArmond, r. Delhi, c. E. Erickson,
Judge Frank Doster, H. S. Douglass.
- Duffy r. w. Eaton, F. J. Evans,
f L Evarts Geo. Eshe, S. S Estey,
r. c. Erskine. Chas. Eldridge, Jesse
Frantz, Joel French. c. A Fellows, L.
s Ferry Walter FenWick. Q. A. Finch,
J. z. Frost. Fred Punches, r. NJ.
Gage. J. D. Graham, Ray Candy, r.
F. Glasgow. Matt Glass Bedyl Gall,
Chas. Gault, T. F. Carver, H. NJ. Car
nett. Willis Garvey, A. z. Gabriel. c.
K Gabriel, n. P Garretson, Ray
Glenn. VIM. Green, r. E Gish. David
Cish Curtis Gnpin, w E. Glib, HON.
er Ciuett Russell Grimes. J. c. Gil
christ w W. Gilmore. Willard Grote
Verrie Goodwin, Jas. Grove, H. K
Goodrich, A. A. GODDARD. J. w. Going
H c. Goodrich, ]. B. Gurtler
Hardy, Robert Hammer, ]. Hammer
E P Harris. r. Q. Hall, T. H Has
sey. Mora Hammer, G. L Hartwell
A. NJ Harvey, #. w. Haymaker,. w. r.
Hazen Prof. Harshbarger, Truman
Harberson, Elbert Hall, T. V. Harvey,
q T. Harris, Leslie Hawley. P. H. Bos-
tick. John Hamilton, Roy Hendrickson.
Donald Heath, Floyd t5einzman, W. p
Hemphill, Ray He'll, Marshall Hite
Paul HOaglin. George HOlley, Hobart
Holt. C. c. Howes. H. B. Howard. Bart
Hoch B. L. HOatson, A. L HOLSTER, J.
G. Holland, F. Osborn Holland, E. w
Hughes. ]. NJ Hull, Byrn Hughes, D.
Hunt Harvey Holt, AriO Hubbard. Paul
Jacobs r. r. Jenkins, Ray Johnson,
Leonard Johnson. E. W. johnson. Chas.
Johnson, H. z. Johnson. c. B. Jordan
w A. johnson. T. E. Joseph. L. NJ
Jones. Glenn Johnson. Blaine Johnson,
A. Z. Karnes, George Klauer. H B.sKei-
lev w. H. Kemp. Dell Keller, r. A.
KinEman, WisloW Kingman, ". H.
AGAAlGg ACAhA AAAAAe5 ~ ~ VI
King. NJ. c. King. Bradford Kutz. Fred
Kuehne, II. G. Larimer. Osborne H
Tarimer. J. E. Larimer, Jesse M. Large.
p O. Lanham. Kenneth Lewis. Ray
lewis Will Lieurance. J. J. Lytton, w
:. Lindsey, Robert Loomis. Alex Loomis
Earle Londberg, Arthur Londberg, Sam
uel LUX, Oscar Lungstrun, P. D. Lynn,
Rev. Frank Lynch, Kenfs tn Lyle, w.
q Lyman James McCabe. Hugh Nc
Farland. James Mcfarland, W. A. Nc
Cleary, Donald Mckee, Ralph Mcintyre,
T~RT A Il
McKinstry, c. E. Mccormick. Kirk Nc
Corkiu Fred J. Mckee, Todd Mat
thews, Dwight Maxwell, J. c. Marshall,