Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-22
BUSINESS MEN
JOINING Y.M.C.A.
HEARTY RESPONSE MADE TO
PRESIDENTS PLEA
PROMINENT CITIZENS SEND IN
THEIR SUBSCRIPTIONS
interesting Contest Is Being Waged
by Teams Striving TO In-
crease Membership
of Organization

The response of the business men OF
Los Angeles to the call of President
Let's to join the Young Mems Chris
tian association, and thereby give a
praiseworthy example to the younger
men of the city, has been almost spon-
taneous. All day yesterday the appli-
cations of the foremost business and
professional men of the city poured in
Some of them came by letter. others by
special messenger, and some of the men
found time to be on hand in person for
a few moments.
Among them were Lyman Stewart,
president of the Union Oil company; A.
Forester of the Forester Realty com
pany; John and Reese Llewellyn, iron
works; Mayor George Alexander: L.
e. Gibbon of The Herald; w. c. Patter-
son, vice president of the First Ma
tional bank; o. e. Parish of Mines *
Parish: A. L. Stetson, president of the
Stetson- Barrett company, grocers; John
w. Wilmington, manager of the Aetna
Life Insurance company: Il. l.. Parme7
lee of the u. l.. Parmelee company;
Walter H. Fisher, manager of the Mu-
tual Life Insurance company; Ben
Pearson, superintendent of the Edlson
Electric DR.. e. A. Healy of the Uni
NeCSllX
Ross of w. NJ. Garland & Co.; Frank
Virgins, secretary of the chamber of
commerce; C. f. w. Palmer, City Clerk
Lelande, City Treasurer Hance, City
Tax Collector Clarence M. Taggart,
City Assessor Walter Mallard, A. l..
Burbank, and E. V. Baker of the firm
of Burbank & Baker, real estate, ana
many others.
One of the features of yesterday S
campaign was the parade of the boys
in their gymnasium suits. About sew
enty-five of them, from three depart
ments of the organization, appeared on
the streets under the leadership of II.
D. Cross, director of boys work, ana
L. L. Perine, physical director. They
were clad only in the gymnasium suits,
a. pair of red trunks, white shirt, with
the monogram of the association at
tached, bare-headed and with bare legs,
and feet in canvas shoes.
Yesterday evening captains of the va
rious teams assembled in the lobby ana
recounted their experiences of the day.
They have all been successful in bring
ing in a large number of members, ana
the mark for which they are striving
is not far off. One of the leading teams
in the race was that headed by George
r.. Reid and piloted by w. w. Wills
The craft in which these men are inter-
ested is the "bankerS' monoplane.' Ihe
"Gibbon-Dyas dirigible" is also flying
high. One member on the crow of this
ship has turned in twenty-one appllca-
tions as the result of two days work.
A recruit in the work arrived yester-
day in the person of Col. +. M. Foster
one of the oldest Y. M. C. A. men in
the country, and one of those originally
interested in the formation of railroad
Y. M. C. A. organizations. AS organ
izer and for nine years president of the
Crestline Railroad Mems association
Mr.. Foster was presented with silver
membership card, showing him to be a
life member.
Col. Foster pointed to the work of the
railroads in boosting the Y. M. c. A. in
the east: 1.-THE New York Central lines
have spent upwards of 100000 in fur
nishing buildings and equipment for
their employees, and consider 1t an eX-
cellent investment for the reason that 1t
has brought forth better men, men OF
higher character and physical fitness
as well. The Pennsylvania lines have
built a number of Y. M. c. A. build
ings for their men, and other roads are
following their example
After serving thirty-siX years with
the Pennsylvania lines, Col. Foster was
retired last year with a pension from
the road. He will remain in Los Ange-
les until May and will continue in the
present campaign to boost as much as
poSSible.