The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1922-02-08


day luncheon Of the kiwanis Club
today dealt largely with the Y. NJ.
e. A. canvass for funds to finance the
work in volusin county and the vast
amount Of good the organization has
done for the boys Of the county
Other topics discussed included the
baseball situation and the movement
to organize motor club here as a
branch Of the American Automobile
Association. While no formal action
was taken on either Of these PROPOSE
tions, the trend of sentiment seemed
preponderently in favor of both.
The first speaker introduced at the
luncheon was Charles OConnOr. field
Representatives of the American Auto
mobile Association, who was intro
duced by w. Il. Goldenberg. Mr..
OConnor briefly outlined the work
that has been done by the Triple \
in highway construction and told of
the benefits to be derived by the
| Triple Cities and the state generally
from the formation of motor clubs in
every county through which run the
highways approved by the Triple A.
Vice President w NJ Iiankins. who
presided at the meeting in the alb
sence of President T. l.. Fitzgerald.
who is ont of the city on business.
thanked Mr. OConnor for his address
and stressed the Importance OF the
subject he had presented to the club.
Secretary W j Gardiner then
brought up the Y. NJ. c. A. work in
The county ana the proposal to raise
sl0.G92 to finance its work. He told
II the Importance Of the work that
< being done by the county organiza
ton and sad the officials Of the W
We're not asking any citizen to give il
inything. but were asking them to
make an investment He said that
one hoy saved from the chaingang or
from life OF crime and taught to be
. 4 better citizen saved every taxpayer
money.
j. Blair Dunn. discussing the work
Of the ~ in this county. said il has
done such good work and is such a
live organization that raising the
necessary funds should be an easy
matter He said Secretary Reynolds
) lad reported that the organization
already had come in contact with
more than $50 boys in the county Out
: Of a total of about ! 900 and that in
the course Of time it plans to reacl
! them all
A stirring appeal in behalf OF the
I organization vas made by Chandler
E Stith. president of the Hi-Y Club il
! DeIand. who was introduced by Pres
. ldcnt Hankins a. a product Of the No
i lusia county Y. NJ c. A.
In impressive and convincing Ian
cuaEe the young man told of the worl
The organization is doing from boy.
standpoint
: The Y NJ c. A. is rescuing boy,
:. from a life Of crime and is maknl
enen Of them. he said. by afilia
ton with the organization they ar,
: forming the correct associations AM
getting the proper view point OF lie a
" A time when their minds are plasti
and when they are easily influenced
Through the Y they are given tn,
$ proper sort Of recreation. the kin,
that is not found IN the pool rooms
and in the county camps they ar
coming in contact with the great out
a doors where they get close 10 natur
and learn to known their Creator
Mr. Stifh told Of the effective worl
q the ~ is dong drought the fathe
and Son banuuets In bringing TN
II boys and their fathers in closer toucl
with each other and helping them ur
:, iorstand each other better
At the cone huston of the youn
mans address President lIanhin
urged that every member of the ciu
get behind the movement To rails
funds for the nrganizai
" W Il Goldenherg. chairman Of til
baseball committee. which has charg
If the sale ii part of tie 80 seaso
tickets printed hX the paNtona BASE
= hall Association. sand ihe club ha
sold onls thirty tickets and that
the members wished 20 have haaebal
/ here This summer taeN would has
10 get buse aud dispose Of the ticket
II on hand
nr G nuhannen said that d
u mad been gwen th9e" tickets 10 dis
post Of and that he Intended to ge
rti uf them semehow
II | can't get somebody elise I
buy them | wiH buy them M, self
= he said. ~l"eanse reaiife the in
rcrtance Of having baseball IS sun
nier amusement
Colonel r + Woodbury. said tina
q vlle he VIII not lac here this SUM
rer. he is greatly intcte ted ia tn
movement to keep the ipaNtena tear
ii the state league because he know
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