Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-02-28
Y.M.C.A. TO ADD
TO MEMBERSHIP
CAMPAIGN TO BE MADE IN THE
MONTH OF MARCH
ASSOCIATION DESIRES TO SE-
CURE 5000 MEMBERS
Special Committees Are Selected to
Direct Work of Inducing Young
Men and Boys to
Join

A special effort in the month Of
March toward reaching the 5000 mark
set for 1909 by the officers and mem
bers of the Young Mems Christian as
ISOLATION is on.
1t is believed their efforts for thirty
days will meet with success, judging by
the fact that in one day, known as the
red letter day" of 1906, and which fell
on March rs, nearly 500 members act
ually were received. Then the associa-
ton in rented quarters had nothing to
offer as compared with the wonderful
advantages afforded today in the new
building. With one of the finest Y. M.
9. A. buildings in the world, the Of
Ulcers say they should have the most
remarkable campaign for membership
In the history of the organization, as
they did in the canvass for the building
fund, more especially as the earthquake
disaster Of 1906 had left it's chilling eff
feet on business enterprises.
In the six months since the building
has been occupied systematic work has
been done in order to make ready for
this special effort to enlarge the mem
bership. The secretaries have worked
toward organizing various departments
so that larger number later could be
taken care of properly. The depart
mentS are now in smooth running or
der, prepared to make d membership
most valuable to each man and boy,
thus using the building to the best
advantage.
The campaign in March will be under
the direction of three special commit
tees, the membership committee, the
hive thousand club and a special COM
mlttee. The membership committee is
selected from the board Of directors and
consists of Julius A. Brown, chairman;
Gregory Perkins, Jr., Oscar B. Smith
and E. 2. Clark. From the membership
has been picked twenty of the strongest
men to work with this committee.
Plans Formulated
The membership committee has held
preparatory meetings, from which a
special committee to formulate plans
was appointed, consisting o. w. G. Tan
ner, chairman; J. D. Foss, H. E. Eccle-
stone, Robert c. Root and S. L. Porter.
In session Thursday with the printing
and advertising committees from the
secretaries, this special committee out
lined its work and reported back to
the central committee Friday night
The five thousand club, which was
organized the first of the year, has re-
Gently increased it's membership in an
ticipation Of the campaign in March. It's
officers are: President, E. r. Jones;
vice president, I. G. Lewis, and secre-
y
visory board, which meets with the ex-
ecutive officers. Many new members Of
the five thousand club have not only
brought in their required zone member
month" for January and February,
but some of them have brought in from
five to ten members each.
The special committee has been ap-
pointed to enlist the present member
Sip to ''get UNDER the five thousand
movement. The officers Of this commit
tee are: President, Frank F. Pratt;
first vice president, d. A. Schweitzer,
and second vice president and secre-
tary, S. L. Porter.
The advertising committee has placed
fifty large posters on billboards
throughout the city, inviting men and
boys to visit the building. Blotters and
applications will be distributed by the
thousands in banks and business
houses. The three committees propose
that no man or boy in Los Angeles
more than s years old shall miss the OPP
portunity of having a membership plan
presented to him.
A special reception committee, of
which H. E. Ecclestone is chairman, is
arranging to have three men on duty
in the lobby each night to show pros
pective members the building.
The various committeeman realize
hard work and enthusiasm are neces-
sary to accomplish their aim and al
ready have accordingly begun to get
busy.