The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-14
A COMPLETE SUCCESS.
Y. NJ C. A. Membership Canvass Is
Finished.

Friday, the 18th, the day of the great
membership canvass of the Young
Mems Christian association, WAS a
complished all that 1t set out to &C
complish. The junior department has
not quite completed it's task but it is
cured the renewal of their friends by
this evening when the long journey OF
the Sunset Limited and Blue Diamond
Express ends.
The total results of yesterdays cam
paign was 433 new members and renew
ais; 1876 of these were new members.
The canvassing committees of the
association began to gather at the
rooms yesterday morning at o'clock.
At 1880 a service of conference and
prayer was held. At o'clock about 80
men sat down to breakfast and by S:3O
ten of the members of the committee,
who had breakfasted before coming
down, Joined this group and the active
campaign of the day was set up. A lit
tie over an hour was consumed in adj
justing the preliminaries, distributing
names and instructing committees, so
that the committees commenced their
actual work between $3.50 and 10 o'clock
The first blast of the Continental
creamery whistle was blown little af-
ter 10 o'clock and then from then on
all during the day up till late last night
the signals were sounded.
The committee reassembled at noon
for lunch and about IS men were pres
IL.
committees that had been canvassing
during the morning were received and
interesting incidents in the campaign
were related. Mr.. Scott Hopkins was
the guest of the directors at this time
and made a little address of encourage
ment to the men who were on the
canvassing committees. The total re-
port at noon showed about $50 new
members and renewals. The commit
tees resumed their work with will and
during the afternoon made splendld
records.
A number of the committee met again
for supper in the evening and the re-
port at this time was about $50. Wig
orous work between supper and 1O:Su
brought this total up to ABB. The COM
mittees were unable to see large num-
now either due or will be due for re-
newal by January 1. The young men 3"
prize was awarded to Messrs. G. Il;
Howe and William Paul. who secured
SO new members and renewals. Twenty
| of this number being new members.
Splendid work was also done by
| Messrs. J. ]. Henderson. Earl Voorhfs,
George Godfrey Moore, Ed O'Donovan,
F. B. Parker, H. o. Maddox, Chas. P.
| Adams, c. G. Blakely, H. T. Chase, r.
Fullerton, K. Bair, L. Thorpe, d. w.
W. Crawford, Ellis Hughes and E. ].
Snyder.
One of the best records of the day
was made by Messrs. ]. P. Davis and
Chas Eldridge. These gentlemen, how
ever, were closely rivaled by President
j. B. Larimer and Mr.. David Bowie.
| First place in the days work will
| have to go to the president of the mem
bership club, Mr.. Elon s. Clark, who
reported so new members and renewals.
! The association is deeply Indebted to
| the young men of the Washburn as
ISOLATION who gave so freely of their
| time during both the morning and az
| ternoon. Mr.. John Nipps, who is vice
| president of the membership club for
| the Washburn district, assisted by q
| number of his fellows, made an es-
| pecialy good record
| The whole day was a day of enthus-
| iastic work on the part of the workers,
| undismayed by difficulties and undefat-
| ed by obstacles.
| In Yesterdays campaign the follow
| ing names were added to those who
| hold the business mans membership:
| DR.. H L. Alkire, A. Fassler, H B. KEEL
| lev. CYRUS Leland, A. A. Hayes, DR.. l.
! H. Mum ] w Robson. G o. Smith,
| DR.. ]. H. Solecid, A Friend, DR.. w. 5:
| Lindsay.
! COULDN'T SAVE ,BOSWORTH.
CONGRESSMAN Scott Forced to Name a