The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-08

The campaign for funds will be
commenced next Friday morning to
get big subscriptions from men in
this city who can give literally. There
/ are a number of good-sized sums in
| the air, but nothing is said about
them for the present because they
| have not been cIinched. c. S Ward
Will make the circuit of the city on
Friday and Saturday in company with
men locally interested in the Y. NJ. c.
A, and it is likely that when the
meeting is called to order in the Con-
gregational church on Sunday after
| pledges will be ready to be read to
the audience.
Every place in the United States the
value of the Y. NJ. c. A. is being made
apparent. and good. comfortable
home is as necessary to keeping it in
working trim as are the clothes on
a man. Everywhere the railroads are
| recognizing the efficiency of the asso-
citation. President ingalls, of the Big
-Four and Chesapeake & Ohio said
| recently in an address: Before the
Y. NJ. c. A was established on our
/ lines we could not get a contract to
| cause our trains did not get in on
/ time. We invited the secretaries of
| the Y NJ c. A to look over our lines
and make a report with recommends
lions. They stated that we should
/ establish 7. NJ. c. A. organizations at
every division point on the road. We
/ did so. We carried the mails. Before
the Y. M. @. A. came the e-xpensc
daily to our rolling stock amounted to
almost $4,000. and now it is but $40.
1 attribute all these improvements
and changes to the Y. NJ. c. A be-
coming factor among our men,
The directors of the Topeka assoc
I citation believe that now is the time
to get subscriptions for their build
| ing: When Mr.. Ward was here last
| spring, he stated that never before in
any town did he see the conditions so
! ripe for getting money to put I'D a
/ I. M. c. A. home. Acting upon their
/ own convictions and Mr.. Ward S state
ment, and he has done such work for
years, it was deemed advisable to
start the campaign now. Next Sun
| day afternoon the people of Topeka
VIII be put into touch with the whole
situation at the meeting at the First
! Congregational church
secretary Lerr1go is sending out a
1 letter TO every member of the Y NJ g.
A. IN the city and states that if not ali
are reached it is because their addresses
have been lost. The letter follows and
/ should be considered personal to everv-
one who reads it:
You have doubtless known of the
! need and shared in the desire for a new
and suitable building in which our as
ISOLATION might be comfortably housed
and effectively carry on its work I
am glad to be able to tell you that cir
cuTnStanCeS seem to point to this Dres-
ent moment as the time to strike The
members of the board and other friends
of the work share this conviction and
we feel sure that if the membership of
our organization will take thold of the
project with enthusiasm at this time
success is assured.
with the plan of campaign we shall
| follow and the valua BILE assistance
which will be given by the Information.
/ al committee, we ought to complete on,
canvass in three months and secure the
4 full amount needed for a beautffu
| building to cost with site $4,000.
modern association building arraneeC
and filed with just the things YOU wa nj
1 IN building, splendid gymnasium, de.
/ lightful swimming pool, comforta biz
| sleeping rooms, and all other appoint.
ments which will make it attractive
Without doubt you will emulate The
young men of other cities in this
splendid movement and use YOU
| strength to put the enterprise through
we ask for your hearty cooperation
On Sunday afternoon, June II. at
| o'clock, a great meeting will be held a
/ the First Congregational church which
we hope will be attended by the entire
| membership of the association. At thi:
meeting we are planning to have some
| splendid stereopticon views which vii
/ illustrate what equipment the associa.
tions have in other cities and will Civ,
some idea what Topeka ought to have
The plans for obtaining the buldinf
will be presented by Mr.. C. S. Ward O.
New York, one of the international sec
retaries.
GEORGE E. LERRIGO."