The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-10-04
Y. N. GA. CONTEST
GETTING SPIRITED
a Novel Contest in Which the Loser.
Are Benefited a. Well
40 the Win
ARE FIGHTING MODIFY
Our Boy. Still Trying to Arouse
Local Sentiment to
Boost For
keokuk.
ARE FIGHTING MODIFY

The contest for membership COM
lmenced with Keokuk, Burlington,
Waterloo and Ottumwa as the lively
contestants, each making the most
strenuous efforts to win-will end
this week and Keokuk is striving
to win largely increased mem
bership and to wear the honors
of victory. 1t is double contest in
which no matter whether an associa-
! ton wins or loses, the four cornered
fight, each association interested will
have many new members added to
their membership roll making it
stronger. All the clubs will be bene-
flied in strength and influence and
the personal vigor and confidence
gained by each member who has ex-
ercised his energy in good cause.
Each member who has worked hard
for victory will have added capability
for successful work all through the
season Hard, earnest willing work
done today, fits the laborer for en-
ergetic and even more successful work
tomorrow. This contest will be bene-
fetal in many ways, and to the win
ner alone will not come all the benefits
and all the glory.
With this view every Keokukian Is
urged to enter the contest with q de-
termination that Keokuk shall win.
A boost for the local association in
this contest will be boost for the
entire city. and let every resident
here show by his actions that he Is
booster Tor 2keokuk all the time. II
he cannot add a single name 20 the
list he can assist those who are add
Ing names to the membership list, or
making active and Industrious efforts
to do SO, by kind and unselfish en-
couragement Each person, whether
member or not KNOWS where his IN
huence lies and whore this infiuencs
can be used In aid OF the contest
better than any person can tell him
Often a single word spoken in en-.
couragement works wonders for TIL,
Won are timidlv or selAshly withhold.
ing that word sneaL n ont and ner.
haps Won will surprise vourse,f a. tho
result OF that single word snoken in
bringing far more henef,c,al resn,ts
than could possibly have bean exnec..
ed. r. has been said that a man or
woman or even child doos not
know what he NAV accom- n,isb until
he tries. That NAV he the case With
many people OF Keokuk II ia said
Byron awoke one morning and found
himself famous He had triad-not m
become famous in dav or war
hut TO do somethin. that wac in him
to do, without calculating for results.
He was not certain he could accom-.
lish great results-but he tried
The motto of the Y M r. A boys
is. Boost for Keokuk" That means
to try the strength and powers IN do
ina something for Keokuk-not next
year-but now. Now is the accented
time. This is the momentous occasion
and will admit OF no delay. lest the
contest be lost to them and TO YOU.
How 1t Stands.
The returns from the four corners
OF the contest are. coming in, Of the
results Of each days work and these
are looked for with much anxiety by
friends who are eagerly watching the
contest. The Gate City gave the first
days result Friday afternoon. and has
taken special interest to furnish facts
and figures IN this event. just as
early as they could be possibly bb-
tanned. This morning will be found ad-
ditional results for the days up to the
very latest count and also the stand
ing of the clubs In the contest, UP to
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uass VI 'he Sonts1 stahuS 0s o~e'