Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1922-10-10
Y. NJ. c. A. GOES
OVER THE tor
Wonderful Records and Time
Made by Trans Continental
Trains in Great Race
1924 MEMBERS IN ALL
Both Men and Women Make
Good --Great Year Ahead
for the Association

One week ago last night twenty
nine trains left San Francisco on
the first Transcontinental Member
ship Railroad Race ever conducted
by the local Y. M. c. A. and last
night when the race closed at z
O'Clock, twenty-six trains had reach
ed Perth Amboy and started on the
return trip. -Four of the trains had
succeeded in completing the return
trip to San Francisco and had again
started for Amboy.
This novel form of membership
campaign proved to be more sue
cessful than any other ever conduct
ed in this city. The goal this year
was 900, made. up OF 600 men and
boys and 800 women and girls. A
total membership of 1924 was Sc
cured composed of TAI men and
boys and 553 women and girls. The
mems goal this year was 100 higher
thar that of last year. but the crews
put it across" with 141 as safety
margin. The women and girls had
passed their quota of the second re-
port night of the race and came
within an ace of doubling their
quota of 300 as they secured 253 over
this number.
Miss Frances Hance's train crew
was the undisputed champ" of the
race, securing a total of 95 mem
bers and being the first to make the
return trip to San Francisco. All
of the women's teams reached Perth
Amboy and some of them were we'll
on their way to the Pacific coast
when the race closed.
Three of the mems teams made
No. x.d
back to San Francisco again. A. j.
ence H. Wright were tie for first in
number of members secured, each
turning in 81, but John Biting s
train with two less members to its
credit. turned in the greatest mile
age for the mems race, 6,15S. Per-
chard's train covered 6.124 and
Wright's 6,073.
Mrs. Jean Howell, superintendent
of the Santa Fe system had the
konor of turning in the greatest
number of members and highest
mileage. Charles M. Peterson, sup
er:ntendent of the Northern Pacific.
being second in mileage, while Mrs.
Frances Seaman's Southern Pacific
system was second in members.
The record run of the financial
Special'' which progressed across
the continent under the guiding
hand of Engineer L. P. Olmstead,
at the rate of one mile for every
dollar donated, exclusive of the
money paid for memberships, was a
feature of the race. Despite the
fact that this train was handicapped
in that it could go only one mile to
a dollar whereas the other trains
were progressing ten miles to the
dollar. it not only reached Perth
Amboy, but started back. This train
covered 1926 miles, meaning that
members of its hard working crew
secured $3,235 in donations.
The concluding dinner in the Z.
M. C. A. gymnasium last night was
marked by an enthusiastic celebra-
ton of the wonderful accomplish
ment. Cheers were given for all OF
the divisions and teams, campaign
songs sung and short talks or con-
graduation heard.
F. C. Freeman, business mana
ger of Association Men" the Y. M.
C. A. publication. was one of the
guests and spoke as did Charles A.
Cchurn, state Y. NJ. c. A. secretary.
Adrian Lyon, president of the con-
soIidated railroads taking part in
the race, spoke words of congratu-
lation as did George W. Sharp. Jr..
general manager of the mems di-
vision and Mrs. Ferdinand Andrews,
genral manager of the women's
combine. D. P. Olmstead, chairman
of The finance committee, spoke
briefly on the trip of his financial
special"
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