The Washington times., 1915-01-29
WOLFE CAPTURES.
DIVISION BANNER
Y. N. c. A. Campaign Brings in
118 New Members for the
Days Record.

Edmund 8. Wolfe. chairman Of divis-
ion A. in the Y. NJ. c. A. membership
campaign, today enjoys the distinction
Of holding the division banner. and OF
having among the fifty new members
his division reported last evening the
civilian commissioners. oliver P. New
man and Louis Brownlow.
Secretary OF the Navy Daniels and
William F. Guide spoke before the 3S5
workers at the association gymnasium
last evening. The reports showed 1lS
new members as a result OF the days
work. and the team honors went to the
Ford team. Of which H. W. Robertson
Is captain. On Captain Robertsons
team arc William N. King. E. ]. EN-
rich. G. H. Jeffrey. T. r. Harman. IT,;
e. c. Nealy. W. r. Wrightson, William
]. Kelley, H. v. Hunt. 8. b. Levy.
James W. Ryan. and Douglas v. Crom-
we'll. This team brought in twelve new
e. J. Hockenbury, tho campaign
manager last night paid a tribute 20
the Washington newspapers Tor thell
cooperation in the campaign.
Cheers for bug" Baer.
II especially wish." he said, TO call
attention to the cartoons by Arthur
Baer that have been used In The Times.
Mr.. Baer is a member OF one OF our
teams: will he stand up?'
Baer, better known as Bugs. was
showed and pushed up. Led by Mr..
Hockenbury. the workers gave three
rousine cheers for Baer an ana ~ Inc snnsf ueo a.
honor tomorrow. when the dinner VIII
begin promptly at $50 o'clock. This
evening the speechmaking will be CON
fined to the workers; Mr.. Aockenosry
with less than $40 members tonight.
and the teams are pulling vigorously
to reach that goal.
Secretary Daniels address contained
a glowing eulogy ot Washington as the
Of the Y. Nj. C. A. in general.
Give Best To Young Men.
In Washington. the Y. NJ. c. A. is
Of more Importance than In any other
city in the country" said the Secre-
tary. "Washington belongs to every
body, to every citizen OF the republic.
We all are proud OF it whether we live
in North Carolina or in Maine. This
Is the city to which men iooR in mat
ters of state. and It should be city
set upon a hill in respect to morals.
religion. examples. and good works.
you men have peculiar duty.
Every day young man comes to
Washington from Texas, California,
Massachusetts, or some State by way
of the civil service examinations. You
attract here the young men OF best
talent and highest ambition. Washing
ton owes II to young men who come
here to give them the best environment
and opportunities
The Secretary continued to praise
Washington as the ''country's city"
IT is for us who come here for a
time to make it so sweet and whole
some" he went On. that we shall
wish to stay all the time. And | am
not making bid by that remark.
II covet for the Capital of my Nation
the honor of success In campaign like
this. I would rather see Washington
with a vigorous, strong, alive Y. NJ.
G. A. than with ten times its present
public buildings and parks. as beautiful
as those are.
,Washinetcn Is proud of its buildings.
of its Capitol, its Monument, but It is
prouder Of it's young men who raise it's
honor as high as its Monument
Meeting Opportunity.
William +. GUIDE, president of the
Chamber of Commerce. was presented
by Judge Walter w. Warwick. who pre-
sides at the dinners.
Il thought l was coming here among
strangers" said Mr.. GUIDE. But I see
friends all around me. sec the friends
who worked In that ter-day campaign