Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-05
IN CAMP AIGN FOR
MORE MEMBERS
Get One" Movement Will Be
Inaugurated First of Next
Week by Y. M. C. A.
TO CONTINUE EIGHT DAYS
Gym Fest Program Will Attract 100
Men from Association in This
Part of Country.

Have you joined the Y. NJ. c. \. yet?
II not, you may as well decide to join,
or else leave town to escape the cam
paigners who are going after you.
A get one" campaign has been set
up for next week by the membership
committee of the Y. NJ. c. A, and every
present member of the association is
being called upon to bring in at least
one new member during the eight days
from next Monday until the following
Monday. If this PROJECT is carried
through successfully. it will put the
membership well above the one thous-
and mark, and make the Rock Island
association correspond with the build
ing in being the best and biggest in
the state.
Men who nave visited the building
do not need TO be told of its attrac-
tons. and those who have not visited
II yet ought to do so at their earliest
opportunity. It is capable of accom-
modating from 1000 to 1,200 members
with the greatest ease, and there is no
reason why it should not be filled TO
capacity all the time.
4 prominent business man. after go
ing through an hour of vigorous eXer-
else in the gymnasium yesterday after
noon. winding up with a lively game CT
volley ball. voiced the sentiment of
hundreds OF other men and boys when
he remarked, as he plunged under
shower. Il think this Y. NJ. c. \. build
ing is the finest thing that Rock Island
ever did" The effort of the big cam
paign for next week is to help other
young men to realize this fact.
The membership of the association
has been divided into two sides for the
campaign. DIR. H G. Trent is leader of
one side and w. J. Sweeney heads the
other. They have under their charge
10 teams each, and when these 20
teams get into action there will be
general breaking loose. So look out
for the get one" campaigners and
prepare yourself to fill out an applica-
ton blank for the first man that hands
you one, and thus enroll yourself in
this most popular organization.
"Gym Fest"
Fancy drills, marching, tumbling,
gymnastics, fencing, hockey and 9th
err striking exhibition features are
promised on the program announced
for the gym fest at the V NJ. c. y.
tomorrow night II is expected that
100 men will be on the floor for the
work, representing six or seven asso-
Citations of Illinois and Iowa. and the
best athletes of their respective organ
izations. Thus it is certain that their
exhibition work will be of high grade.
Vel Of No nrl-
City is to be the speaker before the
gymnasium men at a banquet at $50,
preceding the gymnasium exhibition
which comes at S:15.
This morning the Employed Officers
association of the five cities met at
Moline for their monthly conference.
Addresses were given by l.. s. Paulson
of Iowa and by DR. Fisher of New
York, on themes relating to their de-
partments of the association program. /
The group met at noon for luncheon, !
and adjourned at 100.
Sunday Services.
Attractive announcements are made +
for Sunday afternoon at the Y. NJ. c. \. .
Rev. T. L. Newland speaks to the boys /
at ; O'Clock, and his subject is one 10 /
SaeSh INT eye vi eNSiS IVY iieShAiAS
in the Pinch" is the topic announced, /
and it promises 10 be a baseball talk
that every boy ought TO hear. There
will be music by the Baptist quartet.
All boys may attend.
Rev. d. A. Johnson of the Central
church is to speak at the
mems meeting. and a musical program
Is promised preceding his address.