The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-05-26

Despite the illness which has con-
fiatd him to mis- bed since early Mon
day. o. K. Houck, director. general Of
operations in the drive for members
for the Chamber OF Commerce, by tho
all OF an extension telephone - his
bedside, is keeping In constant $50
mlnicatlon with Gems Lewis NJ Illyne
ana Gus Schlect, commanders Of the
Blue and Red divisions. He vRa also
one OF the first TO offer conpHtula.
Ntions TO tho opposing leaders fer their
success In the first day OF the can
palgn. Regardless OF zone limits, sI3
city is to be thoroughly combed II
membership seekers In an effort to go
over the 5000 mark, according 10 or
day.
Although only 173 new members were
officially added to the rolls Tuesday,
II was the general opinion that at
least 200 had been obtained, az eight
team captains withheld reports In at
tempt to estimate the exact amount of
opposition to be encountered. The Reds
lead the Blues in points, the score
standing at g,62S to 4,23s, although the
Reds lead their opponents In new mem
beers by % TO rs. Al the time the total
was made. four Red captains and four
Blue captains had not made their re-
port,
Nhbs ndul II. IHllllpSt GAptsln oil the
women's team Of the Red division, beat
her opponent, Miss Charl u. Williams.
In the race for feminine honors The
official count awarded TO Mrs. Phillips
was is members and l,Ss2 points. She
was presented with a silk parasol. 4
prize each day will be given the leader
OF the woman contestants scoring the
highest number OF members and points.
Prizes, awarded each day TO the four
leading captains, Irrespective OF color.
were won Tuesday by F. Q. Wagner,
Red; II. +. Benner, Red Thomas H.
Ingram, Blue, and Milton Knowlton,
Red. The first prize, pair OF shoes,
was given by w II. Hayley. secretary
Of the Chamber OF Commerce: the sec
ond,, a silk tie, was given by Oak Hall
Of cigars, was given by l. samelson
Il Co; the fourth, two pairs Of hose,
was given by the Eagle Clothing COM
pany.
Bolton Smith, known capitalist,
was to address the members OF the
con wednesday at noon on the sixth
floor of the Chamber OF Commerce Jo-
seph Newburger, who has been presiG-
ing at all meetings in the absence OF
Mr.. HouCk, was to preside.
Owing to the failure OF many team
leaders to file their reports on time
Tuesday. figures in the race were late
In being marked up on the score board
on the sixth floor, and urgent requests
th2t figures be submitted as soon as
possible were made OF all captains on
Tuesday at the luncheon. II is ex-
pected that reports during the rest of
the campaign win be received in time
to be marked up In the course Of the
luncheon. Similar plans have been
made In regard TO the thermometer at
Main and Madison.
Sharp rivalry on both sides is mani
fest, each expressing confidence that
when the grand total Is marked up the
goal OF more than 5000" will have
been attained. Miss Charl Williams.
leader of the Blue womeu's team. al
though not as experienced in the work
as her opponent, Mrs. Phillips, asserted
that future reports would relate q diff
ferent story than on Tuesday when
she was beaten by Mrs Phillips
The holder Of the highest individual
score. including members and points, at
the end OF the drive, will be given a
Victrola by CHief Houck and q pair OF
silver candlcsticks by julius Goodman.
These will be given In addition 10 the
five daily prizes, and the general and
captain prizes, to be awarded those
whose division and team are pronounced
winners.