El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-09-18
OUT To MAKE
Y ROLL 1000
First Day of KAISER Get
ting" Drive Brings In
81 at Daily Supper.

7. II c. A. membership campaign
ers hDe TO be able to report at least
$50 new members in the city ~associa-
tion at the get together spread to-
night at 6 o'clock in the "Yf building,
Oregon and Missouri streets. Ninety
one additions were secured Tuesday,
the opening Of the four days canvass.
and Of the 81 one team. that headed
by Harold Potash. got IS cards signed
up. The campaign is for the purpose
Of building the local association up to
war strength. If the plans work
out the local association viii have an
active and associate membership roll
Of 1000 by Saturday night. which viii
more tina restore the home "Y" to
its original strength before the war
draft hit il.
Expect @Garrison7 Windup.
While the campaign pace, which is
"a member a day for each worker
was not upheld Tuesday, the failure
TO 10 so was explained as the result OF
not having gathered momentum. On
the parts Of the two divisions of boys
and young men who are out securing
for new members the best returns viii
not come in until the last two days
of the drive because something more
than a days consent TO Join is needed
in most cases Of minor prospects.
Cards show n survey
The campaign is being conducted
by assignment Each worker IS as
signed his man Of boy; and under the
rules Of the get the kaiser" member
ship push the worker must confine
his ~endeaTors to assignments. a
membership secured by one worker in
anOther's field IS credited to the one
who had the ard assignment no mat
ter what the circumstances OF enrol
ment may be. The assembled cards,
when the campaign is over, viii
amount to survey Of the men and boys
OF the city.
Tonight Wednesdays progress viii
be reported and tabulated a Ia milf
taire- The suppers r furnished by
D. Y II. c.. A. and served by women
Of h different churches.
Companies Make Reports.
At the close Of the supper reports
were made by companies and divis-
ions. Gen. "Petain" Bowie reported
first for the French. Company A had
Melted an advance Of five miles; COM
pany B had performed the same feat.
while company c claimed the star
with a showing Of six miles. Z
Companies D and J. had advanced /
three miles each. The remarkable 4
team work displayed by this team
brought forth applause. But King I
Albert Schultz eclipsed this total Of
% miles with an advance Of %. CON-
c Of this division alone netted
20 miles Of this showing and planted
its flag firmly on the "Hindenburg"
line. Capt. Potash. Of this company,
bowed 10 the applause OF friendly
but refused 10 tell how the
feat was performed through fear, as
he declared, Of divulging military Sc
certs dangerous TO the enemy. How
he limited that h strategy by
the trick was turned was large
" U to the tactics Of aid Doc"
Holmes at the aviation camp" OF the
P & 6. W. shops.
Gen -Haig" Perry reported several
workers to have been temporarily
through gas attacks but as
7ured the commanding general that
the victims would be in the fight
the remainder Of the cam
3aign- Companies A and B had each
advanced twO miles. while Capt
Graham Of company D. had scored a
victory and driven a dangerous
into the heart Of the kaiser's
territory with a showing OF II miles.
sales talks were given by physical
director A. T. Holm, boys secretary
A. Young, general secretary S. J.I
and others.