The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-10-02
YIN. CA. CONTEST
FOR MEMBERSHIP
Interest Increasing All Along the
Line With the Cry,
"Boost For
keokuk.'
THE FIRST DAYS RESULT
keokuk, Burlington, Waterloo and
ottumwa Doing Their Best
for the Championship
Banner.

The Y. NJ c. A. membership cam
paign now on is assuming very IN
teresting shape The membership
committee held meeting last night
at which additional work was done Ill
completing the plans. There Will De
about thirty men engaged IN the local
work campaigning for renewals OF
membership and new members. This
working force will be divided into
about fifteen teams who will work III
detail and in friendly cooperation
and they are going into the work
with spirit OF earnestness and en-
thusiasm which spells success.
Another meeting of the full COM
mittee on membership will be held
Monday night preparatory to entering
into the work for the remainder OIL
the term. even more vigorously than
has been the opening few days, wnlch
has witnessed some very successful
work.
It should be remembered that this
work combines two purposes, tne
building up Of the local organization
and is also a contest with four
prominent Iowa cities. Burlington, VI
tumwa, Waterloo and iowa City.
The goal set by the active and vail
ant Keokuk boys is six hundred ad-
Jed members, and more If they can
possibly be obtained, but the number
named will be strenuously WORKED Tor
and Keokuk boys are scarcely ever
turned aside on proposition taken up
seriously and with determination. VI
course much depends upon the spirit
and earnest action Of the people gen.
erelly of Keokuk They must stand
firmly and courageously behind the
campaigners and give them every as
sistance and encouragement. with
the earnest work Of the canvassers
and the aid and encouragement Of the
united citizenship of Keokuk, vic
tory" will surely be written upon IN"
banner Of the Keokuk boys.
By Point System.
The contest is determined by the
number of points made by the diner
emf contending cities or associations.
The points are reckoned on an equit-
able basis. Renewals Of membership,
and new members are taken into con-
sideration. Some Of those associa-
lions in the contest have more retir-
ing members to be worked on for re-
newals than others, hence there Is q
difference in the points given Tor re-
newals in the different cities as Will
be seen from the following statement:
Waterloo had at the beginning OF
the contest $40 expiring memberships
to work on for renewals, and one re-
newal there counts for points.
Keokuk had SO expiring member
ships and one renewal counts 1 point.
burlington had 652 expiring mem
berships and a renewal there was
placed at IL points.
ottumwa had 3s3 subject to renew
al and a renewal there was placed at
I points.
Each association is entitled to ten
poiuts for each new member OBJ
tanned
It will be seen that there are some
combinations in the manner or
adjusting the matter. The larger
the CITY and the size of membership
in that city might bring up ques-
ton as the number of points that
would be fair for that city as against
the others by comparison. but the
matter has been adjusted after a care
full canvass of the entire subject. Mr..
Durgee was at Burlington this week
where the different cities In the con-
test met by representatives and the
subject was thoroughly discussed and
resulted in the plan outlined above.
It promises to be hot. but very
friendly contest. bringing the cities
together in closer friendship, rather
than causing the slightest estrange,
ment. This is as it should be, and
will be remarkable-many names ad:-
ded to membership rolls of the several
cities. and as a further result, those
cities bound together in closer ties
of unity. friendship and mutual IN
terest
The Keokuk boys want every citi
zen of the city to feel that this Is
contest in which everybody should
take an earnest interest and in which
the pride and spirit OF Keokuk shou .
be aroused as If some vital subjeci
in which the ad vancement of keokuR
is involved, was at stake and then let
everybody go to the assistance OF the
canvassers. This is real Keokuk
! boom and in which the city has an
excellent chance to win and will win
il the citizens lend their aid and en-
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