The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1917-11-21
"Y" REPRESENTATIVES
MEET in CAMBRIDGE
Representatives of The Y. NJ. G. A.
Campaign Gather Here TO Form
Permanent Organization Dinner
Served at Hotel Dixon.

About hundred men, prominent
/ in all of the walks of life, represent
| ing the teams from the different
counties on the Eastern Shore that
have been engaged in the work OF
| raising the respective quotas for the
Young Mems Christian Association
fund for these different counties, net
at the Hotel Dixon Monday night for
the purpose of making their reports
and also discussing the formation OF
a permanent organization to handle
such requirements as may arise from
time to time.
The meeting was called to order
by the District Chairman, Mr.. Fred.
B. Adkins, of Salisbury, who called
upon DR.. Pohlman to invoke the Di-
vine blessing, after which the guests,
some of whom had ridden from
twenty to seventy miles to be pres
ent. attacked the festive board IN a
manner that clearly indicated that
the dinner was a portion of the pro-
gram in which they were much inter
ested
At the conclusion of the dinner, Mr..
Adkins introduced Mr.. Freeman, who
is in charge of the campaign On the
Eastern Shore, and after brief
synopsis of the work. Mr.. Freeman
asked the different County Chairman
to make their reports.
Mr.. Charles Smith, of Kent, was
the first man called upon, and ne
thrilled the audience when he stated
that old Kent would not only give its
allotment, but that it would raise
several hundred dollars more. He
was followed by Judge James Alfred
Pearce, who told of the work and
who urged upon his hearers the need
of putting not only their hearts and
souls into the campaign, but their
pocket books as well.
Queen Anne's was the next county
called, and Mr.. Clayton Wright,
chairman for that county, stated that
with the able assistance of former
State Senator ]. Frank Harper aud
States Attorney Edwin H. Brown,
Jr., as well as others, the county
would raise over $500 in excess of
it's quota.
For Talbot county, Edwin G. Co.
yer, County Chairman, stated that
the county would exceed it's quota by
several hundred dollars. State in
surance Commissioner W. Mas On
Shehan, who has been very active in
the work on the Shore, made an adj
dress, in which he urged the people
to give and give and give, because it
was all that those at home can do,
while those away have made the SUI
preme sacrifice of life; they are CIV
ing life itself, if need be.
T. Alan Goldsborough, of Denton,
chairman for Caroline county, stated
that they had already raised over
and expected to raise several hundred
dollars more. Mr.. Goidsborough
sounded the keynote of the evening
when he stated that the people Of
the United States must make up their
minds to suffer, to do without many
things in order to give money to
those needed causes, if we expect to
win the war. Very few of those at
home have made any personal sacri-
fees as yet, but before the war is
ended we must do without luxuries,
we must do without even some of the
necessities of life if we want and in
tend for our country to win this
war. Col. A. w. Sisk, of Preston,
stated that the people of that vicini-
ty thought they had been assessed
pretty high for the fund, but that
they made up their minds to raise
fifty per cent. more than their as
sessment: they had not only done
this, but had even exceeded. { hair ussss.a
ambitions and were still at it.
County Chairman William E. Shep-
herd, for Wicomico county, reported
that their county had cash in hand
to the amount of $5,2S4.62. and ex-
pected to raise close to $4,000.
John w. Station, county chairman
for Worcester, stated that they had
raised their quota of $1,000, and ex-
pected to raise more.
For Dorchester county, DR.. B. w.
Goldsborough, who represented Col.
A. Phillips, who was detained at
home on account of illness, asked
that the county be passed, as it's
statement was not ready, but ex-
planned that Dorchester county could
be counted upon to do it's part.
However, Dorchester county has
only raised about one-half of it's
quota of $4,000. For some reason
or other, many persons have held
back, among them being some of the
most prominent men in the county,
including leading professional and
business men,who, having no sons nor
near relatives in the service, seem to
be Indifferent to the fate of those
who are called upon to fight the
country's battles.