The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-30
Y. N. c. A. DRIVE
GOES OVER THE TOP
Central Association's Final Day Sends
Memb~r~hip Rally Beyond
Five Hundred Mark.
WHITES LEAD CONTEST.
Many Firms and Corporations Contrt-
huted One-Half of Fees For Their
Employes-One Company Paid Total
For Their Men In the Service.

Saturday was another history max
ing day at the Central Young Mems
ChristianA association. The big 1ali
membership drive for 500 members went
"over the top" with a final total OF
sos. OF these the Reds brought in iea,
the Whites zoo and the Blues lie. One
hundred and three of the 2oo brought
lr by the Whites were secured by team
No 4, ed by Captain W. S. DunninE,
who rot only Tel the field In this cam
paign, but broke all previous team
records, and set new goal Tor other
team workers in the future. Captain
Dunning was himself personally re-
sponsible Cor securing very large
majority of this number. having de-
voted almost all his time for the week
to this work.
Second place was captured by Red
team No. s, led by Captain James +.
Jones, president of the association. and
hts team made up of directors OF tne
association. Captain Jones and r. W.
Laughton were largely responsible for
the results produced by this team, their
work among the employees OF the Amer
lean. Railway Express company BRING
ing in big results, this company hav-
ing agreed to pay one-halt OF tne
membership fee for any employe JOIN
ing the Y. NJ e. A, or the Y. W. Z" A.
Right OF way was given the campaign
ers In all of their offices. This prac-
tice of paying one-hah OF Y. M G. a.
membership fees has been kept up by
the arm OF O. II. Berry & Co. Tor a
great many years
The Atlantic Life Insurance company
put in applications for nine OF their
men who are in the service. men VINO
were members when in Richmond. IN
order that their memberships may not
lapse while they are away helping Inc
allies to win the war. Other teams
worthy of special mention were Blues
No. I, led by s X. Mckee. Jr. report
ing ffty-fve. and No. S. led by Captain
Row Gobrecht. who took the lead OF
this team after the campaign WAS wen
under way as a substitute for Captain
l. J. Frohle, who was called 10 the
rolors and sent to Camp Lee the open
ing day of the campaign.
Saturday was a busy day from early
morning until long after midnight
Four hundred and forty three men
slept at the building, 373 OF fnese ne
ing soldiers. sailors and marines TWO
big red-triangle flags were hung fronl
tho second story of the building, and
attracted much attention. squad
of sailors were marching past the
building just az they were raised, ana
they signified their approval by Iusly
cheers.
All day long the new mem hHrs were
In and out OF the building, LOOKING
things over. getting their lockers as
signed and many OF them already ne"
ginning to take advantage of the
mem her shi p privileges SUNDAY ~
ternoon a good crowd OF men heard
W =. Mills. representative of the
Richmond y. NJ c. A. in Feking'
china. when he spoke at the ktae-
..s-d Theater MIR. Mills made splen
I'D address. giving great deai OF
information concerning conditions IN
China MIR Mills says China has De
veloped wonderfully IN the last de-
raae. and he believes has marvellous
future in store for her people, IN sP'te
Of the present chaotic conditions