The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-06-16
Membership Drive For 'sY''
Is Opened With Banquet
Team Captains and Helpers Hear
Encouraging Talks From
Y. M. c. A. Leaders.
l. A S rs TIL. r E E AVS
Intensive Campaign to Secure
New Members Will Be Con-
Quoted Through Saturday

All is ready for the Y. NJ. c. A.
| membership drive which begins today
The ''Y' banquet held at the San
Carlos last night was well attended
and everything was done to start the
| drive toward success.
After the banquet short talks were
! made by the captains of the various
teams.
John p. Moore, General Chairman
! of the Y. NJ. C. A was the first speak
or and in part said, ut must be re-
membered that this is the first MEM
bership campaign the Y. NJ. c. A. has
had since 1908. During the war we
struggled along as best we could and
now is the best time to make up for
lost time.
I'VE must urge the young men TO
come forward and enlist as members.
Don't give them chance to give up.
Make them realize it is a duty TO be-
long to the "Y'' Although we have
good membership, in order to do our
part we must do everything possible
to enlist the younger people of Pen
sacola, men that are active, men that
y
is an opportunity for men who are
not members to do service not only
to the organization individually but
to themselves as well.
H. A. Hurton, captain of the Brook
lyn Nationals spoke few words tell
ing of the things that must be done
in order to make the drive a success.
j. l.. Hendricks, captain of the
10 nd IL T..
fully confident that he and his work
ers will win the contest. In part he
said. 1T must be realized that there
is a big task before US but we must
remember that there is nothing i'm
possible" He urged his workers TO
go and bring back the bacon and
really surprise the new members with
the things that they have missed by
not joining earlier. 1t is generally
known, but not expressed, that young
men are the greatest assets OF any
community. 1t is really an honor to
be a member of this Christian organi-
zation, even though you might not
have been inside OF a "Y" building.
1t is undoubtedly a fact that the
young men of Pensacola do not real
ize the advantages derived from be-
ing member of the Y. NJ. C. A.
r. K. Wallace of the Cleveland
Americans said, I'VE have not been
in anything. but that we have made
a success of it and let us not fail to
make a success of this drive" Dixon
Carter, also of the Cleveland Ameri-
can spoke briefly.
The Cleveland American team is
captained by H. A. Lurton with Dix
on Carter, r. X. Wallace and J. Lou
Caro- assistant captains. Under each
assistant captain there are five help
ers. Captain Caro- is assisted by w.
III. Creary, Alex Olsen, John Lewis
Reese, Edwin Wiche and Ben. Robin
son. Captain Wallace is assisted by
NJ. III. Worthington, J. w. Lamar, s.
E. Service, Ray McVoy and Harry
Gould. Captain Carter is assisted by
j. L. Hope, Clifford Pinney. Rigi-
nald DeSilva, George Malone and
Harry Baillies.
The Brooklyn Americans are cap
tanned by ]. L. Hendricks with the
following assistant captains: l.. b.
Bene, Forsythe Caro-, A. G.. Z. Jones,
and w. III. Davis. Captain Bene's
helpers are E. l.. Miller, w. c. Mackey
Willard Ramsey, G.. l.. Smith. Cap
tain Caro- is assisted by f. L. Miller,
w. F. Simmons, F. F. Smith. Jr., John
J. Gaenjaline and w. n. Houghton.
Captain A. G. r. Jones is assisted by
Geo. Popppas, Charles Liberis, Ange-
10 Groftin and George Groftin.
Friday night at the close of the
three day drive q meeting will be held
at the "Y' building and the results
of the captains will be made known.
j. p. Moore says that he has three
wagons of melons located and merry
time will be had.