Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-26
Y.M.C.A. WILL WORK
FOR 500 MEMBERS
Campaign to Be Launched
Wednesday-Teams Spurred
by Prizes.

An effort to increase the membership
Of the Washington Young Mems Chris
tian Association by at least 500 men,
bers will be launched next Wednesday
Ia observance of the organizations an
nual membership week, 1t was an
nounced last night by Leonard w. De-
Cast. general secretary.
Ed Morton Willis, veteran Y. M. c. A.
worker. has been appointed director
chairman of q special city-wide organi-
ration of Y. M. c. A. members who have
volunteered to assist. The volunteers
have been divided into three groups OF
six teams each, with designated division
leaders and team captains. There are
more than $50 team members.
The general organization Is in charge
Of Chairman Willis and the following:
Robert L. McKeever, vice chairman;
DR.. Everett M. Ellison, vice chairman;
Mr.. DeGast, general secretary, and G. z.
Fleming, secretary. DR.. Ellison is chair
man of the Permanent Membership
Committee and captain OF the Board OF
Managers team.
First returns in the canvass will be
received at an inaugural dinner OF all
In the assembly hall of the Central
Y. M. G. A., 1885 @ street. Subsequent
reports will be received at similar din
ner meetings next Friday night and on
the following Monday and Wednesday
nights.
There will be numerous prizes
awarded. Special awards also will be
made to individual members securing
the greatest number of new members.
Final plans for the membership drive
were discussed at q dinner-meeting Of
the teams Friday night at the Y. M.
Q. A. Huston Thompson, president of
the association. and Peter NJ. Becker.
r., addressed the members. e. H De-
Oroot, IT,, presided.
First Division.
John w. Hardell Is chairman and
Page NICK. Etchison secretary of the
first division. The team members Of
that division follow:
D. r. Potter, Louis Nichols, K. G.
Butler, Hedley Clews, Peter Del Crosse,
Clifford Dyer. Seymour Goodheart, j.
T. Nicholas, Paul Rapp, Paul Brindle,
G. B Bell, H. r. Fuller. r. r. Gilby,
A. r. Guyler, o. H. O'Flaherty, E. l..
Yates, George w. Quick, r. B. Nor
gan, William T. Geier, T. A. Daley, H.
B. Hunter, jr., M. B. Lundgren, K. E.
Lyon, B. e. Phillips, B. Stillwell, Melvin
Leach, j. D. Linkins, H. F. Pellegrin,
II. r. Pellegrin. jr.. William M. Aitchi-
son, N. x. Gardner, E. F. Haycraft,
DR.. r. I. Morrison, H. c. Ostby, H. v.
Prentice. M. w. Chinn, DR.. e. M. Eli
son, L. w. De Cast, e. N. Brawner, H.
L. Rust, jr., H. Lawrence Choate, A.
w. Defenderfer, w. G. Hanson, c. T.
Kingsbury, H. A. Thrift, William Fry,
j. 9. Ingram, G. Dunmire, Bruce Etchi-
son, Robert Hill, r. Mock, Emory
Prince, w. D. Thompson and D. D.
Withers.
Second Division.
The chairman of division Is Fred
Nettleship and the secretary Is r. 3.
Myers. The members follow:
George B. Kennedy, C. E. Beckett,
Lieut.. w. S. Diehl, S. r. Dunnock, r.
e. Farnan, Paul Thyme, Edward White,
William J. Bunton, DR.. Edward Grass,
Robert M. Carrico, Fred L. Eberz, j. A.
Foute, L. J. Meyerle, H. M. Morris, c.
]. Smit, Thomas Searls, T. J. Frailey,
DR.. j. A. Bell, Robert Bartoo, Miss Mar
garet Belts, Carroll Hickman, D. Hy-
land. A. Loose, A. H. Moran, r. s.
Scott, z. r. Williams, M. @. Randall,
T. T. Flynn, H. Nash, DR.. S. B. Mum
caster, s. w. Fox, C. C. whistler, j. T.
Lewis, jr., Al Bakshs, Robert Foucher,
AL n ~ SOuAtCAkOE, =. O4WSOIl, ~.
Cosel, r. o. Eliason, DR.. H. r. Gross
man, H. Gruchalla, s. D. Lashley, j.
Sander Miss Marie Suter, @. Lucken-
bill, J. r. Bergner, w. TalIey, j. VOL
verton, II. Bowles, r. Doorman, D.
Drysdale. M. Drysdale, g. Heron and
b. Barnes.
Third Division.
The third division chairman is
Charles w. Pimper and the secretary is
Z. A. Drunim. The members follow:
z. G. Graves. lie Roy Harrison, J. D.
Allen, J. L. wilkins, j. A. Grandstaff, E.
q. Groves, e. s. Guptill, B. j. Keren,
A. e. Lauson, w. J. Hammond, s. D.
Hanson, Mrs. Il. Rollins, L. T. Tooley,
v. Farrar, George Y. Jarvis, Guy
Lane, w. P. Tiencken, Stephen Stills, A.
l.. Peck, Julian Hiley, w. K. Handy, e.
@. La Fetra, j. A. Conley, A. Gersack,
w. L. Clarke, K. Purdy, o. L. Turner,
p. j. Mitchell, Dick Wingate, A. L.
Thompson, j. j. King, B. H. Wise, L.
A. Proctor. w. r. Ogg, L. H. Dishman,
A. q. Beck, Sidney James, X. w. Bag
ranoff, Edward Frischnecht, B. @. Nc
Ginnis, r. B. Stevens, H. Brill, ]. s.
Finnell, j. @. Lynn, v. Young, Carl w.
Brindle, D. c. Houston, j. Summer, M.
de Cast. j. Amante, r. Bardsley, d.
Ciomei, r. Ferguson, jr.; w. Hurley, @.
j. Richardson, L. Schultz, Ed Shaw and
Dr.. 7. r. WnkerSon.