The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-20
AUTOMOBILE TEAMS
WILL Sc0UR THE CITY
II. r. y. NJ. c. 4. In
Seven Days.
RACE BEGINS on RsDAY
Unique Scheme to Awaken Men OF the
City to the Beauties of Christianity
and Brothcrly Love~-Mcn Show
Great Interest.

An innovation. which promises to
add greatly to the interest OF the big
embership campaign OF the Rail-
road Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton. which begins next Thursday. was
decided on yesterday. when Manager
il. J. MacArt announced that each of
the twenty-five teams. which will
scour the city. will be named after a
popular make of automobile. This
will turn the campaign into a big
automobile race and the teams will
be known by the name of the car IL
represents
Under this management, the results
of the race will be announced daily
from the bulletin board at associa-
ton headquarters. It will be the great
est campaign that has ever been in
troduced in Richmond, according to
those who have seen campaigns waged
in other cities. and ii is predicted that
the roster of the association will be
increased well over a thousand before
the allotted time has expired.
Seven Hundred In Seven DAYS
The campaign will be known as the
ZOO In I Days Campaign" 1t is the
purpose Of the Railroad Young Men 6
Christian Association to increase the
membership to 700 In the seven days
which 1t will run. Twenty-Five teams
headed by Some of the largest rail-
road men in the city, will take part in
the race 10 bring in new members,
and with thousands of railroad en-
ployes In the city the task is expected
to be an easy one The race. how
ever. will not be confined to 700 mem
bers. the rivalry existing between the
teams already indicating that num-
hers far in excess of this will be
secured.
I'm regard to the Railroad Young
Mems Christian Association" said
Campaign Manager MacArt yesterday,
In discussing the campaign. II would
Just like to say a few words People
in Richmond think that because the
association la known as railroad
mans association 1t confines its ac-
tivities to railroad men exclusively.
This Is dead wrong. ] have been in
the city about weak now, and
can say honestly l have never seen
more work carried on on the outside
than Is done here.
A Wide-Awake City.
Richmond is a wide-awake city;
in fact, one of the most progressive I
have ever seen. and | have visited
few in my day, and its men are TAX
ing vast strides in the work of spread
ing Christianity. acting their creed as
we'll as preaching It. The railroad
mems association Is doing wonderful
work in the city. the kind Of work
that counts. Its officers do not go
about shouting out what they are ac-
eomplishing: they merely accomplish
things.
Outside of the association IT Ia
carrying its good work TO thousands.
who, otherwise. would seldom hear
the gospel OF Christ and I tell you 1t
is an organization of which the city
has right to be proud. I have watch
ed carefully things that happen each
day and 1t has opened my eyes.
| I'm regard to the campaign, ! have
| inauEurated a system whereby the
usual confusion and annoyance, which
marks a campaign of this sort. will be
entirely eliminated We have In
| dexed the entire railroad fraternity Of
| the CITY, and each team will be as
signed to call on certain men. In
this way there will be no duplicating.
fnor will there he the usual rushing
around doing the same work over and
over again.
we are expecting big things and
! / don't believe we are going 10 be
disappointed The men are showing
a vast interest in the campaign al
ready and the outlook IS exceedingly
bright for the best campaign Rich
mond has ever seem