The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-28
|. n. c. 4. TEAMS HAVE
THE RICHMOND HABIT
Pushed Total Figure Up to $40 Last
Night and EXPO { to Round
Out Thousand Today.
POLLARD INSPIRES WORKERS
General Secretary Williams. OF New
York, Gays He Never Saw such
eDiI4t as Has Bean Displayed III
Richmond Work.


0pir4t as Has Bea Displayed In
Richmond Work.
Adding 1871 names to the list In the
big membership campaign OF the RAIL
road Young Mems Christian Assoeia-
zion. the twenty five teams competing
in the contest yesterday sent the total
for the first four days TO SAG, or
146 more than the original marx Tor
the entire seven days allotted for
the work This will go to 1000 by
tmorrow night and by Thursday night
when the curtain will ring down on
the campaign, 1t is thought a grand
total Of 1 400 new members will have
been reached, or twice the number
for which the association set out to
OAn.
The meeting last night was the best
ever. Armed with automobile horns,
whistles and other implements for
making noise. the teams filed into the
auditorium, where they had supper.
after which they heard addresses by
Attorney-Generai John Garland Pol
lard. H. o. Williams, general secre-
tary for the Railroad Young Mems
Christian Association. of New YORK.
and Campaign Manager MacArt. The
speakers were greeted with wild out
the big building shake, and the teams
were enthusiastic in their determine
ton to set new mark that will long
hang up AZ record.
- foifarri Speaks.
Attorney-General Pollard In talk
Ing to the men, declared that by
eetting high water mark for their
work. the men were merely follow
Ing the inspiration of God. The
L. z<1r Atxl dnV n .
on a big scale, as one who looked
cut into the night could see, and
that by following this example. the
Young Mems Christian Association
( had inspired itself TO DO an unusual
thing, and had done 1t well. He de-
Glared that by brining members into
such an organization as the Railroad
Young Mems Christian Association,
the men were doing Gods purpose.
and they should not only feel they
were benefiting themselves. but the
men who gave in their subscriptions
~ we'll. He pointed out the great
work the association was accomplish
ing, enlfvening his descriptions and
driving home his points with anus
Ing little anecdotes which sent his
audience into peals of laughter. he
declared the teams We're making a
warm place for themselves in the
hearts of the citizens OF Richmond by
their splendid efforts as we'll as
among the members of the associa-
tion and he predicted that they would
carry the mark to the uttermost OF
their dreams. He was given an oya-
ton at his close.
Mr.. Williams In Happy Vein.
Mr.. Pollard was followed by Mr.
Williams. who spoke in a happy vein.
As he arose to hts feet. the noise
broke out anew 'This comes nearer
being automobile headquarters. bar
ring the gas and steam. than anything
/ have come in contact with for some
time" he declared. Siancing along the
tables on which were paced the pla-
cards announcing the various automo-
biles the teams represented Mr.. WILL
Hams said he had never seen more
wonderful spirit in his life than that
exhibited by the workers in this cam
paign, and pointing to the huge bull
Ietin board on which the results Of
the work had been placed. he said:
That board. however, speaks more
eloQuently tman all the odators you
could get. You are certainly running
soma"
Manager MacArt in a brief talk.
thanked the workers for their spen-
did effort. saying that he had not ex
pected more than hundred members
on Monday night, as II was a bad
night for all campaigns. IF you men
will turn In so names each day now
until the end OF the campaign, we
will send the total to twice the num-
Der we started out to get Can you
do it7'' The teams leaped to their
feet to assure him of their co-ope-
ration. declaring that not only would
they do that. but tonight would make
the total 1000 with ease.
DIR. Freeman Tonight.
~ hot hr la 6
Freeman. one of the best known lee
furers and newspaper writers in the
city, woud address the teams tonight
Following the speeches. f. d. Hotch-
kiss. of the Chesapeake and Ohio
Railroad. sang a solo. My Old Ken
lucky Home" and the teams joined
In the chorus. II was a rousing scene
and Mr.. Hotchkiss was heartily
thanked for the song
With the reports all In, it was seen
that the standings of the teams had
changed materially. The Overland
Team, Captain Moist. had captured
first place for individual teams. with
= total OF twenty-five for the day.
The Locomotive Team was second.
the Stanley Team was a close third
with seventeen. Division E captured
first place for divisions, with total
of forty-one.
The result of the days work fol-
lows: Locomobile, IS; White. g.:
Packard. s; jeffrey, 4: Pierce Arrow.
q; Hupmobile. ?: Premier. s; Metz. o.;
Hudson. 0; Renault, 8: Ford, 2; Amer
lean, o; Chalmers. 6: Stevens Duryea.
o; Dodge. s. Overland. Is; Buick. g.;
etudebaker. s; Haynes. Alec, o.;
King, 0; Chandler. IA; Chevrolet 0.
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