The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1918-03-08
MEMBERSHIP
CAMP PA|GN
Y. M. C. A. GIVEN GREAT STIMU-
LOUS-PRIzES TO BE AWARD
ED-LOvING CUP TO BE GIVEN
BASKET BALL AT "Y".

The activities of the membership
.campaign forces were reported to
the Committee of Management at
meeting Friday night. The Commit
tee of Management, feeling that the
Offering of few prizes might stimu-
late the workers, proceeded to adopt
measures for same. 1t was gwen
out at the workers meeting Monday
night that about $4,000 in prizes
would be put on exhibit at the AS
sociation this week. 1t was further
announced that there would be i've
different prizes. A loving cup VIII
be awarded the division bringing
the greatest number of members
above 25O, with $375.OO in cash to
their credit. $1,000 in gold to the
team bringing in the greatest num-
ber of members above so, with $2OO
in cash to their credit. Prizes to
individual winners are as follows:
list prize to the one bringing the
! highest number of members above
Is, with $50 to their credit in cash,
a solid gold ring; 2nd prize, above 10
members with $40 to their credit
will be five dollar gold piece; sra
prize for the member bringing IN
the highest number above ), with
S25 to their credit, a unique lunch
! box at a cost of about $3.50 will be
awarded. THE committee was IN
stulmental in having the following
firms donate prizes as follows: The
Retail Merchants Association, $l5
in gold; Calhoun, jeweler, Il solid
gold ring with the Association en-
blem engraved on it; the $4.5O lunch
box bv Mr.. Bob Brannon of the
Hermitage Hardware Co; the loving
cup is to be purchased by the Asso-
citation. All of these prizes are on
exhibit at the Association and may
be seen at any time
In view of the added interest
which these prizes aroused the
workers are raising the question as
to whether or not it wouldn't be ad-
visable to extend the time. The clos
ing date was arranged for Mar. IL.
, A decision as to the extension OF
/ time will be reached at the next
meeting.
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= mittee of Management TOOK note ol
T. the various activities about the AS
sociation which shows its crowns
popularity. The Secretary reported
that more than one hundred men
had quarters in the roOming apart
,, ments; about 5000 meals had been
! served in the month of February;
e anvwhere from 500 to 1000 men pass
5 i'm and ont the Association weekly
in attendance at a Thrift STAMP
u meeting. or at the Medical eXamina
; tion room for military service, work
Il inc mems club; basket ball game
!, Ministerial Alliance and many otheI
Il call meetings of interest to the peo
. nle generally. Members of the Com
Il mittee of Management, who haV
t made great sacrifices to get the AS
= sociation on the way to permanen
establishment. have already begun I
> feel highly repaid for whatever the
!, have endured in the way OF FISK an
:, criticism. They felt when the pres
- ent building was being purchase
" u, that they were doing the very bef
~ thing for Nashville under the cn
,, cumstances After one years e%per
~ ence they feel more confrneu
- - this belief. 1t is reported by son'
20 outside observers that probably IN
- 10 full significance of the transac'lp
III in the purchase of this building WI
~ II, not be realized for some time I
70 come
NJ 1t was agreed in the Committee
m MANAGEMENT meeting that the Chail
of man of the Religious Work Comm
" tee should at once call meeting {
,d his committee and Immediately la
70 plans for series Of meetings
n such of the various churches &
n might be inclined to extend them
n. cordial invitation. This is custoi
10 which has been followed for tn
no mast five or six years and has worke
20 GOOD for the cause of the Youn
,s Mems Christian Association. Th
X Secretary will be glad to receiye a
SC invitation at any time from any {
err the churches. Y
lf- Basket Ball Game Monday Night.
lu Monday night the Invincible Qui
rs tette of the Y. NJ. c. A. gave Il
%%e State Normal team a warm rece
mr. ton. The game was exciting al
~, un' interesting from beginning to en-
I'd ia There was excellent team work
M eh the part of both teams, The "
l'e team was noted for its speed ALI
.e .eu and Goss probably made the be
'sl 5n showing of any two players of t
~ two teams. The State Normal bo
me wore good losers, at all times ma
of 80, 80 80 o,jabty f;ne snirit
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