Perth Amboy evening news., 1914-11-17
1000 Members.
Y. VI. c. 4. Plan;
Open Campaign

Open Campaign
With the slogan "a thousand
members" Chairman John X. Bryan,
of the Y. M. c. A. membership com
mittee, has launched his big cam
paign and has named a large number
Of men interested in the work to aid
in the movement. Mr.. Bryan is
anxious to get the people of sur
rounding places, such as South Am.
boy, Tottenville, Fords, Woodbridge
Metuchen, Sewaren, etc, interested
in the new association that will date
its birth from Thanksgiving Day,
and believes that when they realize
the many advantages offered by the
institution they will be anxious to
join at the earliest possible moment
With big gymnasium fully
equipped and under the supervision
of an expert director; educational
classes; one of the best swimming
pools in the state, holding $4,000
gallons of filtered water; large and
comfortable reading and game
rooms; bowling and billiards, dormi-
tory rooms, and other features toe
innumerable to mention, the big
association offers many advantages
that men In the vicinity OF Perth
Amboy should find big means OF
advancement, both mentally and
physically.
There will be a boys department
for which memberships will be Is
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eighteen years of age. The limited
privileges will be granted to boys at
50 a year. This includes all privi-
leges OF the association with the ex-
ception of swimming, baths and the
physical department. Full member
ship for boys, giving them all privi-
leges, will cost Sc.
Any man of good moral character
may become member of the asseci-
alton by paying the required fee.
Limited privileges in the mems de-
partment will be given at $500. This
includes all social privileges, reading
room and game room. The full priv
ileges, giving all features of the linn
tied membership together with gym
nasium, swimming pool locker
physical instruction, etc, will be
granted upon the payment of s11 9
year. Any man over eighteen years
old may become a member of this de
partment, the fact that they may be
over twenty-five years of age not ne
cessarily meaning that they must Sc
cure a business mems membership.
The business mems membership
fee is s13. This includes $40 as q
fee for the privileges and SO for a
large locker. 2
The sustaining fee is S25. This Ii
for those who are willing to pay the
cost of membership and aid in carry
ing on the work of the association
The privileges granted are the same
as business mems.
Chairman Bryan, of the member
ship committee, decided to make the
committee a large one so that every
| one can be reached in a short time
and he is trying to get members frorS
all parts of the city and surrounding
towns. The list will be added t,
| from time to time
The members are: Ferd Garretson
M. s. Darrow, J. Logan Clevenger
Peter Olson, John Pfeiffer, Johl
lGHb TltL my lcl
| Boynton, Carl Christensen, A. W
| Van Dusen, Victor Main, Emil Koyen
Jean Dubois H. S. Hulse, Glenwoot
Sturgis, George Hamilton, William
I A. Gillon, Charles Wright, Arthul
Durham. Daniel Boehm, John Sofeld
]. T. Simmer, Earl Mullins, ]. Alfred
| Compton, w j. Wilsey, Wilfret
Baldwin, Asher Randolph, L. P
| Booz, John Olson, Edward Kinsey
! Henry Koch, Sr., Rufus Allen, Jr.
| A. j. Perchard, Rufus Hoskings
George Coates, M. A. Bran, Harr.
Germs, A. c. Grow, Harry Comings
James Griswold, C. H. Aldrich, X
| McComas, A. E. Graham.
The new physical director of thu
association will be s. c. Pew, Jr., ;
| young man who comes to this cit!
highly recommended as being exper
| fenced and efficient. He was grad
uated from the Springfield Y. M. c
A. College and for the past TIVE
| years has been acting in the capacit!
of physical director in Waco, Texas
In the latter place during his sta!
the membership in the physical de
partment was raised over hundred
per cent. and officials of that institu
ton speak highly of him. DR.. Nc
/ Curdy, head of the physical depart
ment at the Y. M. c. A. college, de
clares Mr.. Pew to be one of the bes
equipped men in all branches of ath
letics that the school has ever turned
out. He is especially interested il
baseball, football, basketball ant
gymnasium work The new directo
| is a young married man abou
tWenty-siX years of age.