The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-11-15
RENTON BOYS
OVER THE TOP
IN Y. M. DRIVE
Youngsters Have Four Times
Their Quota and are Still
After the Money
MEN NOT HUSTLING MUCH
little Work Has Been Done in Rural
Districts-Campaign Closes
Monday Night

When it comes to unadulterated en-
thusiasm, push and vigor in raising
4war" money the Kennewick High
school boys have all other workers
beaten so badly that comparisons from
the adult viewpoint are disagreeable.
When the Y. M. C. A. Grive was or
eanized here to the "Se-:or Ten" of
the local high school was delegated
the task of raising $500 from the
school boys and birls Of Benton End
Franklin counties. How well they
have performed the task is shown by
the figures compiled last evening when
they had more than four times their
quota and they aren't thru yet.
There is no doubt but that Benton
county will over subscribe its quota OF
S27OO, but it begins to look as tho the
bows would be in the lead with the
men bringing up the rear. The men
were asked to raise $1,000 in the city
and the territory served by the two
rural mail routes. This afternoon they
could account for not more than $500
in cash and pledges, altho several OF
the volunteer workers had not yet re-
ported and some had not started work
in their districts.
The campaign was organized Mon
day afternoon when Geo. r. Tweedt
was chosen chairman and E. M. Sly
secretary. At this time some dozen
men volunteered to devote part Of their
time this week to soliciting subscrip-
tions. Most of those who were to
work in the city have turned in par
tial reports, but the country workers
had not been heard from at noon to-
day.
ID. Lynch, who has general super
vision over the campaign in the two
counties says he has had no difficulty
in finding willing workers in every
community and the work of gathering
in the money is progressing very sat.
isfactorily. When the drive closes or
Monday night he is certain each o1
the counties will be well above its
quota.
The success of the boys campaign
is told by one of the "Senior Ten" a:
follows:
The men aren't the only ones wht
have Y. M. G. A. campaign on. II
fact they are left so far in the back
ground that they never will catch VI
with the high school "kids."
The apportionment for the countie
of Benton and Franklin was set a
$500 for the boys and girls. This mon
ey for the war work of the Y. M. c
A. was to be raised thru the effort
of an organization of boys called tn
"Senior Ten" With them, group o
younger boys called the Junior Ter
was to cooperate.
1t was thru the endeavors of tn
Kennewick Senior Ten, consisting Q
S. Norman Lynch, as leader, Stanle
Randolph, Leroy Kratzer, Earl Ar
derson, Warde Johnson, Allan Arnolt
John Kinkaid, Wilbur Weisel, Tol
Soth, Lynn Taylor, Ralph Lincoln, an
Austin Osgood, with Mr.. F. ]. Arnol
as advisor, that the rest of the towr
in the two counties were lined up
such fine shape. The boys visited tt
towns of the two counties, presentin
the work and organizing the "Tens
The incomplete returns up to Wee
nesday night were as follows: Kenn
wick, $3.50, Prosser, $3.50, Richlan
$500, Finley s1OO, a promise Of $50
from Pasco and $3.50 from Hanfo1
and White Bluffs, and with Bentc
City, Connell, Kiona, Kahlotus, Eli
pia, Hover and other localities not
yet reported. So, with the campaie
but started, the score stands $21t
for Uncle Sam and the fellows
France against 0 for Kaiser Bill al
the Hun. And there is every chan
for the boys and girls to go cover tt
top" with s25OO or $2750 for the
M. C. A. war work.
The plan of their campaign is f
every boy or girl, whether they a
attending high school or not, to "eal
and give" $40. Ten dollars has be'