Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-21
AVIATION WEEK.
TEAMS TAKE REST
Y. M. C. A. CAPTAINS AND PI-
LOTS RECUPERATING
APPEAL TO BUSINESS MEN is Is-
SUED BY PRES. LET'S
Well Known Merchant Declares That
It Is Asset of Any Firm to Have
Its Employees Members
of the Association

Yesterday was q day of quiet and
aviation week. membership campaign
of the Young Mems Christian associa-
ton. All of the teams and their cap
tains and pilots were expected to re-
.cuperate from the first few days
work sufficiently to finish up the cam
paign in a dashing manner.
While there was no actual campaign
ing going on, every minister in the
city spoke of the endeavor of the as
sociation to increase its membership
and bring it to the mark where an
athletic field is an assured fact. Sew
eral of the pastors made the young
man and his interests the subjects Of
their entire sermons, and in this way
greatly assisted the work.
Arthur Let's, president of the as
sociation, issued an appeal to the busi-
ness men to get in line and work for
the Y. M. C. A. as they have worked
for the chamber of commerce, the
Merchants and Manufacturers asso-
ciation and for the different clubs of
the city.
Strange as it may seem," said Mr..
Let's, "the Los Angeles Y. M. G. A.
has fewer big business men in the or
ganization than many of the smaller
associations scattered throughout the
country. The Los Angeles merchants
and manufacturers have not as yet
realized that their example, in having
lust an ordinary membership in the
association, would be one OF the great
est investments for their employees to
come in For their employees to be in
the association means better men
mentally, physically and all around.
The small fee for a years membership
would be one of the best investments
that the merchant, professional man
or manufacturer could make for this
one reason alone.
Wants Voluntary Contributions
'I ask them that they send in their
So without having to send someone
around after them. If just a few start
and give the thing a proper impetus
by their boosting, the membership OF
business men will increase automati-
cally. If they belong it is their duty
to see that majority of their assist
ants also belong The Y. M. c. A. is
the club where all men are equal, have
equal privileges and where the true
spirit of brotherly love can manifest
itself"
The course suggested by Mr.. Let's
has been vigorously seconde by sew
eral of the prominent business men
of the city, who have not only Joined
themselves, but who have offered their
employees special inducement to get in
line. e. c. Lyons, for several years a
director of the Los Angeles associa-
ton, who left last year for Oakland
to look after large business interests
in that city, arrived here Saturday
and will take an active part in the
remainder of the campaign.
Mr.. Lyons on arriving in Oakland
was made a director in the association
of that city A campaign for member
ship was first planned and Mr.. Lyons
was given entire charge of the cam
paign. =.
the Oakland Y. M. G. A. in the course
of one day. The street car company
and several other large business en-
terprises Offered on that day to pay
one-half of the cost of a years mem
bership in the organization and with
the business men of the city, all lined
up as active boosters, the work OF
harvesting the young men was not
This evening the Zones aeroplane"
crew will be banqueted by their cap
tain in the dining room of the asso-
citation building. Mattison B. Jones
and George Ballman are the captain
and pilot respectively, and have pro-
yided an entertainment for the oc-
casion.
one of the other teams which is
forging ahead is that of the Bankers
aeroplane." George Reid, assistant
cashier for the Home Savings bank, is
at the head of this team and has Tor
his pilot Mr.. w. w. Willis.