Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-11-03

Acting in the place of General
George Macomber who was Obliged to
! be away at the opening of the fourth
annual Y. NJ c. A. membership drive,
President Milton o. Dean chairman of
the Flying Squadron, on Tuesday eve
ming fired the gun which officially
opened the campaign and which sent
120 workers on their way, confident
that the end of the drive would see
the goal of 1900 attained and with
some to spare.
The official opening of this campaign
came at the close of a fine banquet
held in the Y. NJ. c. A. assembly hall,
at which the two sides lined up I'M
der their "colonels," Wallace c. Phi
loon and Frederick Owen, Jr., and re-
ceived final instructions before going
forth to sign up the old members for
another year and the new ones for
their first membership.
Much pep and enthusiasm were
generated at this meeting and both
sides expressed themselves in no weak
! manner as being absolutely sure that
they would win the contest, which is
always one of the exciting features
| of the campaign. The workers are
| divided into two sides, under the
| "colonels," and the sides were divided
! into 10 teams of five workers and
captain and working on point sys-
| tenn they carry on lively warfare to
| see which side may score the greatest
number of points during the drive.
| In order that all may have an
| equal chance and to prevent duplica-
| ton of effort, cards bearing the names
| of old members or of prospects are
! given to the workers, who select those
which carry the names of people whom
| they desire to approach. Until the
report OF Friday noon no other work
| er is to endeavor to secure mem
bership from those whose cards are
F., not held by them, and in case they
! do secure such q membership 1t is to
count for the one who holds that card.
After Friday noon the lid will be off,
the race will be open to all regardless
of cards and the cleanup of the
campaign will be staged.
Milton Q. Dean, presiding, In
short talk expressed his belief that
the goal would be attained. He point
ed out that there were 1853 members
/ last year, which means that in addi-
ton to all the old members 81 new
ones must be secured. While he was
confident that this could be done he
was also sure that it would require
plenty of hard work. He was espe-
cially pleased with the makeup of
the teams this year and the enthusi-
asm which was shown at this OPEN
ing banquet.
Rev. Carl n. Garland was then
called upon. Speaking quite briefly,
| Rev. Mr. Garland declared that the
young people were coming into their
| own by participating in this drive,
that the older people had done their
| bit when they built the Y. NJ. c. A.
| and that now they were doing right
in looking to the youngsters to keep
it going. He drew a sharp contrast
| between the days of 20 years ago.
when, if it was said that a young
man was a ''Y. NJ. C. \. member"
| it was said in a very disparaging
manner, whereas today the reverse is
true and the person who is not con-
| nectcd with the ~" is thought to
| have something wrong with him. He
| declared that the Y. NJ. c. A. has taken
! its place in the life of the American
| youth, that it absorbs their increa sing
| interest and makes room for their in
| creasing activities. In conclusion he
! stated that the "Y' had been a sort
| of step-father to his four boys and
! that it had assisted greatly in help
ing to instill in them the great
| standards which the people of America
| have set up.
| The two "colonels" were then call
! ed upon to present their team cap
| tains, after which General Secretary
! Thomas S. Smith explained to them
the way in which the campaign would
( be conducted and announced that the
first report meeting would be held
this evening at 6 o'clock sharp, while
the second will be at 1915 noon on
friday. The workers were then sent
upon their way by the sharp crack
Of a revolver and err the echoes had
ceased to reverberate about the as
semhly hall, they were hard at work
securing the membership which would
! assure the Y. NJ. c. A. of another
| prosperous year.