Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-07-01
KEMP HEADS Y. M. C. A.
CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE
1ulsnn Named to Manage Next Drive
for Hundred Million Dollars 6pr
War Purposes.
CHARGE SOUTHERN DIVISION
Dist Citizenship Ct the Southwest Al.
tended; Texas ind Oklahoma In
Financial Contest.

f., Rogers Kemp OF Tulsa has
been selected to manage the south
ern campaign that Will help raise
SlOt, 600 next fall for Y. NJ G.
A. war purposes. MIR. Kemp will
have entire charge OF tho work In
Oklahoma. Texas. New Mexico,
Louisiana, Arizona and Arkansas,
Special 10 The World.
SAN ANTONIO, Texas. June 30.--
rhe best c!tizenship of the southwest
was presented at an enthusiastic con-
ference here Saturday by $50 proml-
nent men from Texas. Oklahoma. Ar
kansas, Louisiana, New Mexico and
Arizona who were in session all day
Tor the purpose of rganlzation OF
the forthcoming 800, 900 900 army
y. M. G. A. campaign.
Among the distinguished m c u
from New York were John II. Mot
of the national war work council
George w. Perkins. northumberland.
philanthropist; Bruce Barton. well.
known author, and G.. s. Bllheimer
secretary OF the international COM
mittee Of the Y. NJ. C. A., all OF New
York.
Through It's leading business men
who were present at the conference
each state of the southern depart
mcnt pledged more than It's quota OF
the 100000, the quotas being
based on the quotas Of the last Lib
erty loan. Keen rivalry was shown
between the states which tried to ex-
ceed each other in their generous
pledges.
Governor Williams of Oklahoma
and Judge W. $. I'ly and others rep
resenting Texas INDUCED In lieely
competition presenting thelr ier
spective states. Louistana and Ar
kansas became friendly rivals for fu-
turc 'honors In giving, as did Arizona
and New Mexico.
The exact date of the compaign was
not announced but IL Is understood 1t
will be in late October or early Mo-
yember following the next Liberty
loan campaign. f.. Rogers Kemp of
Tulsa was elected chairman OF the
southern department campaign com
mittee. aii A. Peden. state food ad-
II Texas. acted as tenn
porary chairman
Headquarters at Dallas.
G. 8. Bilheimer of the information
al committee will be department
directorc.
Dallas, Texas, was selected as de-
portincnt campaign headquarters, al
though San Antonio made a hard
tight.
Addresses were made by John H.
Mott, George w, Perkins, Bruce Bar
ton, Dr Iuhn W. Truett of Dallas
Governor Williams of Oklahoma t.
Papen of Texas, j. B. McNairy Of El
l'aso. Major General w. A. HolbroOk.
Of the southern depart
ment, and others, Dr. Motifs address,.
which rave some interesting first
hand information on war conditions,
was received with much demonstra-
ton, tho greatest enthusiasm was
shown throughout the mecting ana
reports on the work being done by
the army Y. NJ. G. A. brought the
confcrC nee to lis feet several times.
The session of the conference will
continue through Sunday for the
delegates who were appointed on the
several committees. The Mott-PeI-
kins party lete Saturday night for
Atlanta, Ga, whore a similar confer
ence will be held for the southeastern
department
1t was stated by many that tho
conference was the most distin-
guished and most representative
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