Evening star., 1920-01-19
OF T
IN DISTRICT SHOWN
Director of $15O00 CAM
paign for Funds Issues
Statement.

Figures to show the popularity Of
the Y. NJ c. A hero and tho avail
ability of facilities being maAe use
OF by local men were issued this
morning by Clifford L. johnson, di-
rector of the $125,o00 campaign to
raise funds for enlargement of etn-
cational branches.
According to the statement, $4,000
men availed themselves Of tue nata-
torium and gymnasium last year;
200 young men are now obtaining
an education through various classes
held nightly during the week. at
night school; 1900 are attending re-
ligious instruction in the Calvary
Baptist Sunday School. because thea'e
are no sufficiently ample quarters for
them in the central building; 5000, OH
an average, are attending the Y. NJ
G.. A. building daily, and 675 boys are
members of the Juvenile department.
Secretary Makes Statement.
William Knowles Cooper, general
secretary of the association. in speak
ing of the necessity for the campaign.
said: 1.-The Washington Young Mems
Christian Association has not made a
general appeal in this community for
funds for local work Except for local
expenses for current purposes amount
ing to less than $4,000 annually dur
ing the period of the war, giving
place to the philanthropic and war
enterprises that were SO well worthy
of support.
I'VE now find ourselves urgently in
need of expansion to meet the pres
sure in our central building Our
educational department is fourth
among all the associations in the
country, there being nearly 1000 stu
dents now enrolled Our physical de-
partment is terribly cramped for room
and our boys department has the
history. Our school Of religious edu-
cation cannot be accommodated m the
central building, and is now being
held in the Calvary Baptist Cnurch.
The total number OF persons hoioing
privileges in the central ouiiding as
now over six thousand and the daily
average attendance is approximately
three thousand.
&l2SOO0 Ii Asked.
with the S125.000 which the board
Of managers voted to be asked for
during the week beginning January
25, We can take care OF our local cur
rent enterprises. add additional equip
departments so as to accommodate at
least 1000 more members. provide
that which we have needed for fifteen
years, a boys camp. land and build
ings, and also clear the floating in
debtedness which was incurred prior
to 1916. Securing this money will
place the Washington association in
a splendid financial position and bet
ter equipped than ever to meet the
opportunities presented daily.
Organisation Arrangements
The following organization has been
obtained to date:
Division "A"-Holcombe G. Johnson.
chairman; William A. Rawlings. cap
tain team No. 1 !; Hugh A. Thrift, Wal
ter Leaman, Maurice E. Horton, Harry
Blake. O. w. B. Reed. c. A. Jacquette.
c. Metcalf. Hugh Wallis. Orville b
Drown, J. NJ. Cherry, workers; Arthur
Carr. captain team No. 2; Edward L.
Stock, captain team No. 3.
Division "B"-Clarence A. Aspinwall.
chairman; A. c. Wells. captain team
IL: A. D. Call. captain team No. 13;
Paul Sleman, worker; George II.
Markward, captain team No. n: e. ].
Leesnitzer and Charles r. Crane.
workers
Division "C'-Harry M. Hoskinson,
chairman; L. L. Derrick. captain team
No. 21; Louis H. Willard. captain team
No 22.
The following have indicated their
willingness to serve and will be as
signed to various teams: W. T. CALI
her. Edw. S. Brashears. George n.
Myers. George p. Sacks. Sidney West.
James l.. Wilmeth. DIR. George Otis
Smith, Byron s. Adams. Mrs. William
Hamilton Bayly. Henry B. F. Macfar-
land, Fred s. Lincoln, Homer J. Coun-
cilor, Charles p. Light and Rudolph
Jose.