The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-10-05
An Organization Effected tc
Conduct Work on Most
Systematic Basis
Seven thousand dollars.
Seven hundred members!

to double its usefulness and Secretary
Kirk E. Wallace says that the need
will be practically doubled this winter.
The committee in charge of the
campaign contends that the institution
not only needs the $1,000 in money,
but also needs nor members and
more active ones. They have set for
themselves not only the task of raising
the funds, but intend at the same time
to increase the membership to 700.
This will mean the securing of prac-
tically 800 additional men and boys 10
be added to the membership roll. The
committee Is to be known as the
Citizens Committee of Fifty" Chas.
e. Garvin, president of the board of
directors, is chairman and the men,
bership of the committee is chosen
ISOLATION and friends Of the institution.
The special committee of the board Of
directors managing the organization Of
the campaign has for its chairman,
Samuel Torgerson. cashier of the
Scaninavian-American bank. and
unique plans are being worked out,
both to advertise the association and
attain the direct results desired. The
Citizens committee of fifty" is to be
each and the following captains have
been selected for the teams:
The Team Captains.
Team No. I. r. B. Griffith; No. 2,
o. B. Burtness; No. 8, j. S. Hatcher,
No. 4. A. G. Schultheis; No. 5. H. W.
W~estergard; No. 6. W. o. Woods: Nc.
2. Henry O'Keefe; No. 8. John McDon-
aid: No. 9. w. H. Brown and No. 10.
Samuel Torgerson. The captains meet
at the Y. NJ. C. A. building this even
ing at $3.50 for supper to complete ar
rangements and get in touch with the
real activities of the work.
Several outside Y. M. c. A. men will
be present to assist in the work and
speak on the work of the Y. M. C. A.
In the local churches Sunday. Among
those WHO are to come Is T.. D. Patton,
general secretary of the Winnipeg Y.
". c.. A. who superintendent the rais-
mer for a new association home. He
has been in association work for over
twenty years and is one Of the leading
secretaries in Canada.
Geo. D. McDill. field secretary of the
international committee of the Young
Mems Christian association of Chicago,
will arrive Saturday evening and ad-
dress a mass meeting of men Sunday
afternoon.
Ralph R. Wolff. who is general Sec
rotary of the Fargo association. and
who served the Y. NJ. C. A. in Pana-
ma. will also be here. MI. Wolff was
the first association nan to receive a
direct commission from the United
States government. This is not only
significant in the fact that Mr.. Wolff
will assist in the local campaign, but
also that the government considers the
association work so important that the
secretaries are put on the government
pay roll in Panama. State Secretary
A. L. Miller is here at the present
time and will remain throughout the
entire campaign. Mr.. Wolff and Mr..
Miller were both in a recent campaign
for the Fargo association and will be
valuable assistants.
Will be Systematic.
The campaign will be most systema-
tically managed and the two cities will
be included in the work. Practically
every man and boy of association age
will be seen and his support solicited
for the Home of Grand Forks Men
and Boys" An extensive and unique
advertising campaign is being inaugu-
rated and it is safe to say that by
the close Of next week. the Young
Mems Christian association of Grand
Forks will not only have received the
financial support that it so badly
needs. but will occupy a new place
in the minds and hearts Of the men
and boys Of the city.
7. NJ. G. A. Recognized Leader.
The Y. NJ. c. A. is the recognized
leader along many lines and some Of
these of service are this year
Every effort is being made to measure
up to every need and even to antici-
pate them.
Since the coming Of B. w. Wide
man to the physical dictatorship of the
association last fall. the physical de-
partment has gone forward in every
line of gymnastics and aquatics. The
Z" boasts some of the best. Some. of
the younger members hold enviable
records for both short and long dis
lance swimming and fancy diving and
1t is the boast of the physical depart
ment committee that practically every
boy in the membership can swim. In
gymnastics some Of the boys are in
the professional ranks. Hand stands
giant swings. and fly Always are easy
for nan of them.
the local Young Mems Christian asso-.
citation leads the entire northwest and
holds a position in the front ranks of
the international organization. 1t is a
we'll known fact that the Grand Forks
basketball team has gained a national
reputation. The Y. NJ. C. A. basket
ball team has held the championship
W ~ i1oi I'VE loI years dIlu IL mace
q most creditable attempt at the ma
tional championship at Chicago two
years 6 and 1t is the firm belief of
many that II ever the boys get another
try at the championship, they will
easily bring home the banner.
The Wrestling Championship.
The securing of the wrestling cham
pionship Of the state is still fresh in
the minds of the fans. The only or
ganized c%ontenders for the state cham
pionship. the Fargo Y. NJ. c. A.. came
last winter to grapple with the local
mat men. but were returned home
without wen securing a fall, so sue
cessfully did the local men show the
result of their careful training. But
not content with these honors and
again MOI content to leave he athletic |
powers TO the senior or junior classes,
the business mems class soon showed
that they had championship MATERIAL
vet in them and easily defeated any
thing that even assumed to play the
game Of volley hall. Not content with |
championship. in basketball. volley
ball and wrestling. the association
hopes to extend their list this year I o
aIuatics and indoor baseball and an