The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1936-10-17
CHURCHES TO
CELEB ATE
"YMCA" D A Y
(By C. Cooper

Christian fellowship, the churches
CT Detroit are setting aside Sun
day, October 18th, as YMCA Day.
Feeling the need in the community
for such an organization with
character-building as its primary
motive, the churches are binding
together as one to help make st.
Antoine "Y" another Detroit cham
pion. To date, the campaign has
made rapid strides and is practi-
cally assured Of going over the
goal set by the pre-campaign COM
mittee. The last report meeting,
Friday, Oct. 9th, showed the Joe
Louis Division leading by scant
margin the Jesse Owens Division
headed by DR.. ]. L. Henderson.
Already in the campaign there
have been outstanding workers
with large contributions not only
in cash Reciepts but in total .rnenis
berships. f., A. Allen is leading
with 295 points, DR.. j. J. McClen-
don is following closely with 265,
A. N. Lake, 100, and Mrs. w. A.
Thompson, 65. Outstanding of the
competition for campaigners, the
harding-working general chairman,
Charles A. Roxborough, to date has
reported $13100. With the cam
paign committee 125 strong and
each worker doing his level best in
ferreting out from the many by
ways and highways in Detroit
single memberships here and there,
little doubt rests in the minds of
those interested in furthering the
work carried out in the past by the
st. Antoine Branch YMCA that q
complete program will be possible
this year.
The ease with which member
ships are being obtained tells the
story of the fine impressions left
on the men in Detroit during the
past season. No business man who
has ever attended the Business
Mems Club needs to be reminded
more than once that his member
ship is expiring. Mothers of sons
who have taken part in the activi-
ties of the Boys Department are
anxious that their boys member
ships be renewed in order that they
might receive the educational and
spiritual benefits in this organiza-
ton; but above all this, we have
that class of underprivileged boys,
the class of boys upon which the
future of the race will be built, who
need the help of those more for
tunate in economic status. 1t Is not
only our duty but sacred obliga-
ton that we give to these boys
memberships in order that they
might enjoy the full privileges Of
their more fortunate brothers. We
must do this in order that in years
to come our general economic
status will be brought to a greater
and higher level as the great philo-
IL the masses remain ignorant"
AS in past years the most pro-
minent people of Detroit have
been active in furthering the cause
of the st. Antoine Branch YMCA.
Our own idol, Joe Louis, has come
to the front again not only to in
spire the workers and the youth In
this campaign but also to lend his
physical and financial support in
an effort to provide opportunities
which he himself did not have as
a boy. The YMCA in the City of
Detroit is conscious of the fine
work which Joe Louis is doing
along charitable lines, but 1t is not
necessary for me to reach the
heights which Joe has risen in or
der to do his little part in the rails
ing of the economic status Of his
society.
To date, checks totaling $4,000
have been received from Senator
Couzens and Charles b. VanDusen
in order that the boys work might
be carried on. 1t is our Job to
match this sum from memberships
Of our own race.
Watching the race between Jesse
Owens Division headed by DR.. j. l..
Henderson and Joe Louis Division
headed by John c. Dancy Is be-
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