El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-04
WILL LIFT "Y''
OUT Of THE RUT
Campaign for Members,
Started, Expected to Make
FL Paso a Leader.

To make Fl Paso the city in the
United States having the largest
humber Of Y. NJ c. a. members fl
proportion to its population. instead
OF one Of the cities with the smallest
proportion. as at present. was tbs
keynote Of a banquet given at the
'E'' Monday evening and attended by
a large and enthusiastic crowd. The
campaign started Tuesday morning
with u teams in the field TO secur1
new members.
The ten associations Of the south
west are looking to FL PasO. the pa
rent association" declared ". H. Day
interstate secretary, one Of the prin-
cipaI speakers, land the result Of the
present campaign viii have its IN
fluence on the others
Has Smallest Membership.
Figures were produced by Mr.. Day
TO show that FL Paso has the smallest
membership in proportion to its pop
ulation Of almost any city in the
country
You do not need to apologize" he
asserted, speaking to members Of the
teams, s'to ask men to join the Y NJ.
.. A There has been a great change
IN sentiment due to the army work OF
The Y. n c. A. People nave found
out that there is a great organization
on the job that is aiding in winning
this great world war"
Secretary Day closed by showing
the benefits to the lonely young man
Of the community in joining the 7
II. c. A
Mentions Mexican Y. N. G. 4.
Work in the southern part Of the
city done by the Mexican y. NJ. c. A
was described by Carlos DelgadillO.
He admitted that the results Of the
work were small at present, but he
emphasized the great field and the
s5The Y NJ c. A. has furnished 4
pleasant and clean place for young
men who used to loaf around the bill
lard halls, and saloons or clubs he
said. The night school and educa-
riOnal courses are also helping many
The incident Of a newshoy who had
been influenced by the W was re
lated by Mr. Delgadiilo- This lad de
clared that he was going TO finish the
eighth grade this year, then 20 10
high school, university and then TO
Mexico TO take up work for the y
Il c. A
Physical Development Features.
A general program Of physical and
athletic training was review ed by A
l. Holm. physical director. These
were good selling points for mem
bers OF teams TO use he said. Among
prominent features OF the ''E' gym
work were the swimming pool. hand
ball and vOuey ball equipment,
shower baths, preliminary military
training. and the classes for Dusl-
ness men who had not had any reg
ulsr physical training, he explained
A general talk TO members Of teams
was given by secretary W. Young,
who reviewed all points that members
would have to bear in mind He
stated that the proportion here was
f99 members for 10000 population.
Banker Offers Aid.
The zoo members Of the ~" who
had left to go into service for Uncle
sam was another reason for an ener-
getic campaign. he declared.
H Z. Christie declared that his
bank would pay part Of the member
ship fee OF any emplOye joining.
Afterward Mr.. Christie explained that
the amount to be contributed by the
bank would be one half An effort
10 follow this example.
Each Guest Gets Literature.
Mr.. Young outlined details con-
uected with the business mems. the
sustaining and the regular member
ships. book Of subscription blanks
and folders describing the work OF
The ~ we're placed At each guests
plate
Brief talks were made by P. A.
Ramey, a H Anderson. Rev. J. NJ
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5heehan-
II was announced by secretary
Young that luncheons for daily re-
ports viii be held at the Y. n. c. A
at noon on Wednesday. Thursday and
Friday. A clock VIII be used to
record the progress in the campaign.
Soldiers Give Music.
Piano music was furnished during
the dinner by Louis Graef Baritone
solos sung by Corp. 6. Wall, The
Garden Of Ny Heart CBalD and sThe
Sunshine Of Your Smile" CRsy)
pleased the guests. Private Leroy
HinshaU wss accOmpanist- Topical
songs. You Mean Someone But You
Don't Mean Ne" and others, sung by
drum major Jules Allen. convuised
the audience. He played his own
guitar accompaniment.
Women Serve Dinner.
The turkey dinner was served by
women Of the First Christian church.
Those serving we're. Miss Grata
Pratt, Miss Alta Fruits. Miss Evelyn
Ellison, Mrs. ". E Taylor. Mrs p. R
Outlaw. Mrs. ". s. Berkshire. Mrs.
A. L Keener. Mrs Scott Johnson.
Mrs c. H. Peck. Mrs ". '. Davis,
Mrs c. R. Johnson, Mrs. c. B. Wilson.
Mrs. Mrs. T. II. Patterson. Mrs.
Laurence Moltane. Mrs. A. L. George.
Members OF teams who viii take