The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-21
HESTER ARRIVES TO' LOOK AFTER DETAILS.
 '. M. |. 4. CAMPAIGN.
Will Begin Friday Night With Banquet at Tutwiler, at Which Judge Spencer
 Will Speak

E. S Kester of Harrisburg. Pa arrived in the city yesterday to aid in setting up the membership campaign of the Yoang Mems Christian association for 1VQO new members in seven days. Mr. nester is assistant to k. | HoclSenbury Interna- tional Young Mems Christian association membership secretary. He came here di- rect from Norfolk. Va, end says the cam paign there was one of the best con ducted in this country Norfolk went after 10o0 new members and secured lesS He says that he has heard a great deal of Birminsham. and believes the Magic City will set new record in this campaign, which will be held March 27 to April 3.
 The campaign will open Friday even- ing. March 26, at 6:2o a, dinner at the Tutwiler hotel. Judge Selden P Spencer of St Louis, who is recognized as one of the great platform men of the nation, will be the guest of honor at the ban quet. At this time E. J. Hockenbury. campaign manager, will explain the cam paisn in detail, and give the final word before active work is begun. There will be 366 men in this campaign. and every man will work with the idea of making Birmingham the leading city in the south. rot only in point of membership in the Young Mems Christian association, but in civic spirit and enterprise.
 The 30 captains. in this campaign have signed up their teams composed of 12 men each and are in readiness There is keen rivalry already existing among the teams and it is certain the lace will be an exciting one. Mr. HociS- enbury during the past year hes SC cured in campaigns of this character 25,000 Y M. C. A. members. In Hart ford, Conn. he secured 1880; in Scran~ ton, Pa, 1776; in Norfolk Va, 153S Birmingham is a bigger and better city than any of the places mentioned and Birmingham will be heard from in Il way that will keep her before the eyes of the association world for months to come he states is his belief
 The general chairman of this .am- paign will be William M. Cosby, whc is active in any movement for the betterment of the boys and young men of Birmingham. This campaign IS or ganized with five divisions and each division under the direction of T chair man, q secretary and six captains The chairman of Division AZ is John E. Shelby, and his secretary is H. | Howell. The 30 teams are named after automobiles and their captains are
 
 Shook represents the Packard, F. II. Andrews, the Paige Hudman Hop- son, the Overland; Gregory Johnson the Chalmers; A. M. Taylor the Buick, and Charles A. Rice the Studebaker
 Division B has R. A. Porter as chair man and Floyd Murray as secretary The automobiles and captains are. Frank Ridout, the Jeffrey; w. F. Wrye, the Rec; R. R. Darden the Premier; P r. Waldrop, the King Frank Dominick, the Dodge, and William Spencer, the Olds- mobile.
 Division c has G. w. Connors as chair man and R. E. Mitchell as secretary. The captains and automobile of this di- vision are: J. B. Adams, the White; Wal ter Fowlkes, the Hudson; R. C. Alexan- der, the Pierce-Arrow; Lonnie Munger, the Locomobile; J. R. Hornady, the Maxwell and Hugh Locke, the Haynes
 Division D has as it's chairman F. F. Morgan, and A. B. Raley, secretary. with captains and automobiles as follows: Karl Platowsky, the Moon; J. A. Yam, the Franklin Frank Hammond, the Ma tional; E. B. Heser, the Chandler; Prof. c. A. Brown, Stevens Duryea and J. W. Whatey, the Ookland.
 Division has J. c. Hodges as chair man, and E. F. Robbins secretary. The captains and automobiles are: E. J. Rowe. Baker; D. A. Drennen, the Cadil- lac; R. D. Crow, the Peerless: Dr. E. E. Ballard. the Hupmoble; LeRoy P. Percy, the Winton-Six and F. I. Cour- leux. getting there with the Ford"