Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-13

Subscriptions to the building fund of
the Young Mems Christian association
are beginning to push the total close
to the halfway mark, the figure re-
ported to date being $166,O1O. This
leaves $1S3,99O still to be raised and the
committees still have eighteen days in
which to do the work. The way in
which the campaign is now being
pushed leaves little doubt that the re-
quired amount of $350,000 will be in
hand May /, when the time limit fixed
by the directors of the association
expires.
The list of subscribers is growing
much more rapidly than was the case a
few days ago. and from now on the
rate of gain may be expected to show a
steady increase. The members of the
canvassing committees have been i'm
pressed with the necessity of hard
work and they are making one of the
most vigorous campaigns in the history
of the city. Judging by the way many
of them have put their shoulders to the
wheel the finish will be an exciting
one.
The canvass now being made will
thoroughly cover the field mapped out,
and every business man in the city
will be given an opportunity to add his
contribution TO the fund. The young
men Of the city are being looked after
by the membership committee which
recently has been doing some exceed
ingly effective work.
Another $1,000 Subscription
One cash subscription for $1,000 was
reported by the membership committee
yesterday. 1t has been expressly stipu-
lated, however, that under no circum-
stances shall the name of the giver of
this generous sum ever be made public.
The money has been, turned over to the
committee with this condition attached,
and of course the condition will be COM
piled with to the letter.
The members of this committee are
trying to raise between $751; and $780,
900 as token of the appreciation which
the association feels for the efforts
citizens Of Los Angeles are making in
their behalf. They have set their mark
high, but they are working hard and
earnestly with the one purpose In view
of reaching the desired goal by May /,
and judging by the results already
accomplished they will not fall far, if
any. short of it. In little more than
two weeks this committee has raised
more than $4,000
This has meant an immense amount
of hard and earnest work, for in the
field covered by the members $1,000 sub
scriptions are decidedly scarce. Most
of the pledges run from So to $25, and
1T takes good many of these to make
a showing. The showing is being made.
however, and the pace that has been
set is one of the liveliest ever shown by
any similar committee.
Three Men Give $4,000
Among the recent large subscribers
are Gail Johnson, DR.. West Hughes
and Robert Hale, each of whom has
affixed his signature to a pledge for
$1,000. These men deeply appreciate
the work the Young Mems Christian
association is doing, and they believe it
to be the duty of every citizen of Los
Angeles to assist in the effort to raise
funds for a building which will enable
the association to enlarge it's scope and
widen it's influence.
The membership of the association is
growing, Notwithstanding it's present
quarters and facilities are entirely in
adequate, the net gain for March hav-
ing been thirty-six. With a building
suitable to its needs and one which
would enable it to offer It's members
such advantages as are obtainable I'M
other cities, many of them not so large
or prosperous as Los Angeles, 1t Is be-
1ieved the membership soon would be
swelled to at least 5000.