South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-11-16
BATTLE FOR THE
HEARTS NOW ON
I. NJ. c. A. Men Begin Four
Days Campaign for New
Members to Raise Receipts
S0,000-LunCheonS Feature

'The Battle for the Hearts, the
fOur-day y. NJ - A. membership
campaign. began Monday noon A
few memberships were reported at the
luncheon held but the real work be-
gan after the luncheon. More than
80 team captains met The Iuncheons
will be held each day until the end Of
the campaign, reports Of the new
members obtained 20 be read
MAJ. Gen. w. -. Davies gave a short
talk in which he urged the men 10 get
into the battle" and make the finan-
cial end OF the campaign secondary TO
the securing OF men. George Tbbitts,
who gave the lecture Sunday after
noon at the high school also gave a
short talk, pointing out the value OF
a good Y. VI. 9. A.
Large boards have been erected in
the Hobbies Of the association building
where daily reports will be made. At
the side of each team captains name
Is a row OF small white hearts repre-
senting prospective members. AS soon
as one OF these men is signed up the
white heart is covered by either a red
or blue. representing which side OBJ
tanned the member. Thursday night
the winner will be decided by the
greatest number OF red or blue hearts
on the board.
Must Raise $4,000.
The Y. NJ. G. A. must raise more
than 1000 through receipts and sub
scriptiOns A total of S13.35i.94 is
needed, OF which S5.412.S5 has been
raised. This does not cover the in
terest on the mortgage which amounts
10 approximately $4,000.
The receipts from the physical de-
DaTtment are $500 and the expenses
Of maintaining the department is So
$50. The educational department re-
ceipts are, S1,015, and the expenses
are s2.723.30. The religious work ex-
penses are $245 with no receipts; and
The lunch room receipts are $23,5
the expenditures being $21, 952.
The administration department eX-
penses are $9.404.50. These expenses
cover salaries, office equipment, print
ing and miscellaneous expenditures
The home or dOrmitOries bring in
S17, 800, and the expenses are $5.741.
The building or house receipts are
S2.950 and the expenses are $13,Sl GA.
The membership or social department
expenses are $500, there being no
receipts.
DIR. Tibbitts speaks.
The opening guns in the member
ship campaign were fired sunday at
ternOOn at the high school auditorium
bv DIR. George T. Tibbitts of Prince
ton. y. J.. who delivered an interesting
address on The Battle Of the Strong
StereoptiCan slides were used TO
SnOW the WOrk InaL the dSSOCldllOn -
doing in various parts Of the country
and in the different lines Of activity
an which the association is interested.
After outlining the purpose of the
Y. NJ. G. A. he gave a graphic de
scription of the founding Of the or
ganization, showing slides Of the
founder and of the building in Lon
don where the movement started IN
1S44.
He also exhibited pictures of the
first association in America, at Mont
real. and the Boston Y. NJ. g. a.
which was the first in the United
States.
Pictures of the associations homes
in New York, Chicago, Niagara Falls.
philadelphia. Baltimore, Washington.
Cincinnati, Detroit and many other
cities were shown. also slides illustrat-
ing the work among the Sioux H.
dians the United States sailors at
Brooklyn, and other branches OF spe-
Cial work
Testimonials from William Jennings
Bryan. John Wanamaker. Elihu Root
and a number of other prominent
men who endorse the work OF the
y. NJ. G.. A. were shown. with their
pictures.
The lecture furnished impetus for
the active work of canvassing for
new members, which began today.
More than 200 teams are in the field.
who will make "a thorough canvass of
the CITY