Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-17
NEW HOME
FOR Y. NJ. c. A.
ESTABLISH DOWNTOWN OF"
FlCE FOR CAMPAIGN
Citizens Committee of One Hundred
Is to Be Named-Five Hundred
Invitations to Banquet
Issued

The board of directors of the Young
Mems Christian association held one
of the most important meetings in the
history of that institution yesterday
afternoon In spite of the pouring
rain, twelve members of the board
met for the consideration of vital ques-
tons which came up, with President
Arthur Let's in the chair.
A motion was unanimously carried to
the board that the entire amount of
$35OOOO to complete the campaign for
new building ust be subscribed by
May as the very latest date. To this
end the board has secured downtown
quarters in the o. r. Johnson build
ing, rooms 800 and 3S1. which shall
be known as the headquarters of the
executive committee of the building
campaign of the association.
General Secretary D. +. Luther, with
his assistant. c. +. Quillian, were re-
lieved entirely of the duties connected
with the running of the local work at
GA South Hill street and were instruct
ed to give full time at the downtown
offices in the Johnson building to this
building campaign. The departmental
secretaries are to conduct the local
work of the association on Hill street
All information regarding the build
ing fund campaign, and also the gen.
eral work of the association, may be
secured on and after Monday, March
10, from rooms $50 and 331 Johnson
building. Telephones have been in
stalled and stenographers and office
help engaged.
Committee Meets Daily
The executive committee, which has
in charge the organization of the CAM
paign, will meet daily beginning today.
This committee is composed of the fol-
lowing representative business men:
J. e. Carr, chairman; A. r. Cass. j. G.
Warren, e. T. Earl and o. T. Johnson.
The executive committee was instruct
ed to name a special committee of one
hundred business men to be known as
the citizens committee of one hun
bred. Various other committees will
meet daily. Although only four sub
scriptions of $4,000 each have been
publicly announced, the directors have
been busy increasing this amount. A
splendid lot on Hill street, between
Sixth and Seventh. 125x155 feet, be-
longs to the association for the loca-
ton of the new building.
Five Hundred Invited
rive nunuTeu llVlldJlOllS were SeilI
out Thursday night to prominent bus
mess men inviting them to a banquet
at the Hotel Alexandria on the even
ing of March 26 to meet Henry Vein
stock of Sacramento and in compli-
ment to the winning team of the recent
members building contest, and already
many acceptances are being received
by A. B. Cass of the committee. The
members are busy for cam
paign among themselves; they
are arranging for dinner
next Thursday evening, March %. at
which their campaign will be launched.
The invitations have gone out from
Gregory Perkins, jr., and J. G. Warren
as a special committee. This dinner
is also in compliment to the champions
of the recent indoor athletic and gym
nastic contest.
With an association numbering
March 1922 members, with an enroll
ment of more than double the number
of last year in the educational classes
and with the present building crowded
to it's very limit, the members are spar
ing no effort to do their part toward
relieving the present congested condi-
lions. The directors are confident
that with the cooperation of the citi-
zens this city will have in hand by
May the eeded fund of $350,000.