Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-21
CENTRAL Y. M. C. A. LAUNCHES
MEMBERSHIP CAMPAIGN
Annual Fnll Effort to Enlarge Its
Numbers Opens With Address
by George W. Bahlkc.

-NuHbcfS opens WIKI .tuUrcSS
by George W. Bnhlkc
An enthusiastic meeting was held AZ
the Central Y. NJ G. ~ last night for
the purpose of organizing the fall
membership campaign. which will ne
conducted by the reds. whites and Btucs
September 25-oS, inclusive George W.
Bahlke, Of Baltimore. formerly one or
the best membership workers in the
Richmond y. NJ {. A., came by spccla.
invitation to speak to the workers. anu
made stirring address. calling atten-
ton TO the splendid work being done
throughout the country for young men,
reaching their lives in so many du-
ferent ways. especially the soldiers IN
the training camps and in their home
cities. Mr.. Bahlke read Il clipping
from the Richmond limos Dispatch IN
June. 1907. giving account OF It
membership campaign being organizeu
in which he was the chairman and Is.
G. Hawkins. Jr. was one OF tho cap
tains.
The red white and blue forces will
be led by Generals Il. G.. Hawkins. Jr..
y. Il. Belfield and Stirling T Strange.
The organization will be made up OF
twenty-one teams of ten men eacn.
including the captain. II will be pull
ed off in 'whirl-wind" style running
only four days. and Il lively tight is an
ticipated. In the spring campaign Ia.t
April. General Bclhcld and his Whites
led General Hawkins and the Reds b.
close margin, this being the frs,
time General Hawkins had been beaten
in membership campaign since the
opening of the new building in 1900
He is confident that the Reds will uu
come back stunt this time. ana
show the Whites and Blues what rca.
fight is.
The workers are already busy. antic,.
patinS big report when the teams
meet Tuesday night supper will be
served TO all workers each night or
the campaign, Tuesday to Friday. IN
elusive. special short time mem
bership is being offered during the
campaign. which will appeal especiaiI,
to teachers. students, and men VINO
take outdoor exercise during the sum-
ncr months.
The membership teams follow:
Reds-h- {. HuwkIns. Jr.. General.
Fleet. J.. stuart frankiim. l. Is. Gil. l.. t.
apiss.e. ". 4. sutmerianu X. II Woodward.
T. Hnuiswi "it .ns. H!S'o" S.P.an ,r H.
K; L. poniLrower. AZ W. Joruan, II. r.
LindneT. Jr" CLARENCE y. kcc. Lehe smith
pI Tnira- tU'ii; i Green. captain; l. T.
1iSE A. spI;n n, wu:Sn. Af fr = r's +
ysSssnSake. 4 II L't Gc4iG. 'hp'ei" irS S r.
MorFso S csarSs ss' Seal Mann f Masas,ph
Fiiih-iso.nas se,nmes. Jr.. captain; W.
a. , SankeT ra,ia fH:l r. ntown III. Edgar
h.ns. Nj, ii. iiagooa ''''' . l. wal
crup, Day .F " j G.ns." Giaud
l., Knowles; O. > LYng.s. Jr., u. I. Lucas.
us ssve Isgk 4 C. ncpe Srp'aain E; w. Con
5erx JONI SmAt e sitto rn ,siPs Il scnom
r,r Mhl,e'7 a h = Belhela. General;
Dawson H. 81 bs&soM j.. a. ap, GfillaI Ga0G.
J j hhufsHhs anae, % MaN Sss.sf G FSTrew
sss.us y S,, Soj 5.ns. 6 Sants taii.Is l.
Mlrso o'f Russell io%H tmSsoh hey e n Nc 9
p. Tna,lE IS d u. npSs9er Js.ss Y.
ThcSaa. jr Msivi" 's j. i" WAIKIKI a .a'n'' +
F ss c,%,oH W pi Kss II Il esR Gssi y
s%,s5S. e E Minor o - n Newton r. g. M'T Il.
ca t's'h-y y e & f1 e-g.s2 n
land; MffG. Tufnsr & A1%eil Tyitf. ~.
u.s. s'1 E c e; Lee j., e"G'a e 6 N Angle
TooMSs: w!lia Z Eieha'd.on' Louis Sacks.
=. seyenth-w. 5; Dunn!ng. captain: Ed
E EsIfi.o o. Hbpps ~ g. l. ,BeAIds,ey. J. Il.
Z; v. KidHie. Z. J. ioebuck. 4 Ii waiKer..
BIues-s. I. strange. General.
Bsme. W s,f,h Bell. Joe y S"fn5ni sxs J.; =
Gathright. Harry Il. Palmer j William
Stone. g.: stTachan. " {. Trutlnsm.
Austin. NORRIS Barrett. wi iap'" II n5ov IT.
Harry J. Kinks. r. S. Redwood san, Ko,en.
berg; willard Sinoot. T. ". Strange a X
Thi5d@c: H. schaat, captain: E u. CON
rad; FREQ N. Johnson. Dan ii Jones, Bur Bur
Pretlow., G. G. Fiiehie. l., A. Sentiment II, q
F9ur!h;-,wal.er 2. Bell. captain; II. u
w. x. Morton. II g. Taiiaferro
Ftnh-D. J. Gregory. Jr. captain: T. AZ
Beck. II: Ehmie. l.. 81. Fletcher H. /
Wsidtop. b. X. Ward H. u W "oS. L.
oSt9E J. FEoh!e: csp,ain a. H.. Clay
g. orq. r E. WKrr Nane, Eaws5d 81,
sev.nthePhii Il. Trisx .0n ean,s,n: ten,
from Medical College Of Virginia.