The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-11-06
Knox County Asked To Con-
tribute To $35,OOO,0
Fund For Institution
WEEKS CAMPAIGN
TO BEGIN ON NOV. II
Committee Plans Methods OF
Operation; 'Y' Is Sol
dier's One Comfort

With the slogan, "lf You Can't Go
Across. Come Across" campaign to
raise $4,000 for the army Y. NJ G.
A. work will he staged in Knox coun.
ty the week beginning nov. II as a
result of a meeting of the Knox coun.
ty committee, held at the home of c.
g. Cooper in East Gambler street
Thursday night.
Briefly, the plan of campaign is
this: The general committee, com.
posed Of about % OF the leading citi.
zens of Mt. Vernon who composed the
committee during the former cam.
paign fer funds for the army Y. NJ. G..
A. work, has elected b. b. Williams
as chairman of the executive commit
tee, j. w. ltudin, vice chairman, Mr..
Spence Of the local y NJ. c. A, secrc.
tary, and w. A. Alderman, treasurer
The executive committee for the coun.
ty will consist of these officers and
J. s. McCrackn and $. G. Dowds Of
this city G. NJ. Rice Of Danville II. II.
GLENN cf I'redericktown and c. H.
Bishop Of Ccnterburg.
The full county committee is:
Mt. Nernon-W. A AGkcrman, T.. q.
Arnold, +. l.. Beam, w. p. Bogardus.
Henry Beam, c. G. Cooper, c. II.
CoIyille, William Coup, Il. l.. Tarr, II.
S. Campbell, A. A. Dowds, s. G.
Dowds. II. c. Dcvin, j, Dubipsky, Dr,
NJ r. Eastman, Walter Earlywine Al
bert Naddis, Il. S. Goodell j. w, Hop.
ltins Frank Harper, B. d. Heron, l..
y. liouck, G. G. lams, ID. b. Kirk, Dr.
j. i. Lee, Dr. +. c. larimorc, T. O.
Leyering. j. s. McCracltm, clyde
Michaela, H. IT, Miller NJ. T. Martin,
Arthur Matthews, j. w. Rudin, NJ. II
Rosenthall Ralph Ringwalt, u. NJ
Spence, II. G. Slinglnff, Wilmot Sper
ry, w. s. Sperry Walter Sperry, H. r.
Taylor w II. Turner, G. G. Weaver
y. -, Williams, p. D. Worley, Judge
p l.. Wilkins and =. G. Hemer.
I'redericltown- II. T.. Clcmm Ros
coo Blair, James Foote, Ralph Y
Strlble, and r. - Hieg.
Centcrburg c. H. Bishop, Homer
Smith and V. r. Brokaw
Danyille--C. NJ. Rico and II. S
Workman,
Bladensburg Lee G. Earlywine.
Brinlhaven-I.in lincoln IIibbets.
Greer Robert Greer.
Gambler s. =. McColum, Carroll
Jackson, j. II. Walker and Dr w. f.
Poirco,
Martlnsburg james ll1ncock.
Howard Frank Wolfe.
IN addition to this committee, ten
captains viii be appointed in MI Yer
non and each captain win have a
team Of ten men TO aid him in active
personal solicitation. There viii also
be n publicity committee
Speakers sent from the ranks IN
training at Camp sherman, Chilli
oothe, will be secured for public meet.
ings during the campaign and din,
ner IS also being planned 10 occur at
the Presbyterian church on Nov. . to
lay the needs Of the army "Y" before
large number of men invited to at,
tend from different sections of the
county
Outsidc of Nj Vernon the campaign
work H. being mapped out to the best
advantage In accordance with the To-
cality.
A great deal of time was given over
at the meeting Thursday evening to a
discussion of the reasons why the
army Y NJ c, A. deserves the support
OF The people at home" The recrca,
tional advantages offered the soldiers
through this medium and the great
work the army "Y" is doing in main
tanning the morale Of the troops in
the training camps and In France, as
well as HE general Endorsement OF
General "Black Jack" pershing and
other military leaders of the army
"Y' were all discussed at length.
d. -, Williams presided over the
meeting lie stated that the original
plan Of the work was to have 20t
army y. NJ. G. A. buildings with / ,OOC
secretares In charge It became nee
essary, however, to enlarge upon thil
plan and there are now 800 buildng
with 1000 secretaries, while 2lS new
buildings have been authorized an,