Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-09
Y. Y.M.C.A.DRIVE
MEETING WITH
FULL SUCCESS
First Days Campaign Shows
Expenses Will Be Raised
Money Needed For Current

A drive for $4,000 for current ex-
penses of the Central Y. M. c. A.
was launched last night at a dinner
held in the assembly room of the
association building. The money is
to be applied to a total of $4,000
of which $4,000 has already been
contributed. or this sum, $4,000
was given by members of the
finance committee of the "Y" board
of directors and $4,000 was given
by friends of the institution. The
first half day of the campaign in
Sicates, the committeeman said, the
complete success of the drive.
AT last nights dinner, plans and
w. I. Hildrup. Jr., chairman of the
finance committee made an address
explaining the purpose of the
money. OF the $4,000 already
contributed, $1,000 will be used to
pay off the debt hanging on the as
sociation. The remaining sum, plus
the money to be received in the
campaign, will be devoted to cur
rent expenses and improvements to
the Y. M. c. A. building. THE con-
tributors to the fund are giving for
the upkeep of the association during
the coming year." Mr.. Hildrup. said.
They are not going to pay off the
old debt. The finance committee will
take care of that" The amounts
contributed by members of the
finance committee are: w. Il.
Hildrup Jr., (chairman), $4,000; w.
p. Starkey, $2,500; ]. William Bow
man, e. q. Wallower, and e. S. Her
man, each $1,000.
Names For Teams
A list of 500 selected names was
taken by the teams and each worker
was given names of ten people for
solicitation. The names of the team
workers are:
Team No. Arthur D. Bacon
(chairman), j. C. Herman. S. S.
Rutherford, George H. Jeffers, DIR.
]. George Becht, Frank c.. Foose,
Willard S. Young, Franklin j. Roth,
William S. Snyder, Paul II. Chad
wick.
Team No. AL. K. Thomas
(chairman), George E. Whitney, P.
T. Barnes, P. G. Diener, Charles w.
Boil, c. Floyd Hopkins, Walter e.
Dietrich, John F. Mcneil, w. S.
Crow and j. G. Carl.
Team No. 3-Flavel S. Wright
(chairman). Charles w. Burtnett,
John c. johnson, William H. Fet-
ter, Croll Keller, ]. P. Mccullough,
Eli N. Hershey, Henderson Gilbert
Boyd NJ. Oglesby, N. S. Longaker.
Team No. 4-Joseph H. Wallazz
(chairman), r. Boone Abbott, w
Grant Rauch, Dean Hoffman, Will
liam r. McCord, Arthur L. Hall, DR.
M. V. Hazen, e. 2. Gross, A. w
Holman.
Team No. 5-Harry r. Leonard
(chairman), Arthur Bailey, Gus
Steinmetz. w. H. Musser, E. w. Cot
terel, Robert A. Carl, Ramsey S
Black, Mercer B. Tate, e. e. Ellis
]. V. Larkin.
Report Thursday
The first report of the solicitors
will be made Thursday noon at a
luncheon and the final report, Fri
day noon. 1t is confidently expected
that the drive will go "over the
top" with colors flying. General
Secretary Robert B. Reeves, pre-
diets. IF there is more than $4,000
raised, we can make mighty good
use of it," he said this morning
There is plenty of place for every
cent in making improvements and
making a live wire institution out
of the Y. NJ. c. A."
"A big task which confronts the
local association is to keep the home
fires burning while the boys are
away There are thousands of men
and boys not eligible for military
service in Harrisburg" said Secre-
tary Reeves, "and we want to helI
them. Games, amusements and
equipment for spiritual and physical
instruction are provided for the use
of these men. Housing and enter.
tainment of soldiers who are in the
city, is another big problem. Many
soldiers are daily visitors at the Y
M. c. A. which is their only home
while stopping in the city between
trains. THAT is the reason we need
funds, said Reeves. I'VE must keeI
the Harrisburg association up to the
standard and we're. going to do it,
he asserted