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Paul William Alexander and Tolymca
One of the men was a young lawyer by the name of Paul William
Alexander. Assistant Prosecuting Attorney for the county, “Alex” as
he was called socially, was a committed and long-serving YMCA
member, having joined the Toledo branch as a teenager in 1905.

This group became an official club in October 1920 adopting the
name Tolymca. Within the first year, the 17 founding members
were
joined by
53 recruits
– and the
club of 70
continued
to grow. Alex at Denison University
One day
Will M. Cressy, a YMCA employee
who had worked the YMCA Huts
(USO) in France and written about
the experience in the YMCA
publication, “Association Men”,
was invited to speak at a club
meeting.

YMCA hut in France