The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-11-26
7. M. c. A. Promoters Feel
Sure of Securing Larger
Fund than Last Week.
BUT 800 ALREADY SEEN
THE AMOUNT ALREADY RAISED
FOR SPLENDID CAUSE REPRE-
SENTS AN AVERAGE coNTRlBu-
TON OF ABOUT $50.

One week OF soliciting for the new
100000 Y N c. A. building is end
cd, and ss,52s is subscribed TO the nn-
dertaking. The second weeks can
vass Will begin early this morning,
and those back OF the movement arc
i'll high hopes that the amount will be
doubled before the week ends next
Saturday noon.
The showing made last week was
exceptionally good considering the
TACT that only small contributors were
appealed 10. \ prominent member
OF the committee of twelve. which is
composed of the business men back
OF the scheme, stated Saturday night
that only five hundred cards had been
distributed last week. and IN many
cases the persons for whom they were
intended had not been broaehed on
the matter of giving To the cause ow-
ing to the large amount of work the
eanyassers had on hand He stated
that it was his opinion that not more
than three hundred people out of the
five hundred had been called upon,
and that the s9.52S was raised
among these three hundred people.
He said that many people who had
been approached To give to the cause.
had taken their cards and told the
committeeman that they wished time
to think over the matter before they
these people are expected to give
more than the amount which their
card calls for
Solicitors Seldom Failed.
The men in charge of the soliciting
last week, we're seldom turned down,
and those people who gave contribut-
ed all that the Y NJ c. A. executive
committee had expected of them.
Many women are showing their in
terest in the campaign by giving
larger amounts than their appropria-
tion card calls for.
When asked If the returns were all
he expected. Secretary Brown, "
charge of the work. stated: No, not
exactly, although the people of the
city are responding very well. You
know that we men in the Y. NJ. G. 4.
work expect greater things than III
many instances can be accomplish
ed. 1t is natural for us TO do so
when we make If our life work to pro-
mote the Y. NJ. e. A. In other words
we are probably over enthusiastic.
You can say that we are going 10 have
a Y NJ G. A. in this city. and we are
going to have a 100000 building. |
am not over confident in this. but the
spirit of the people back Of the affair
shows that the matter will not be
dropped until the association building
IS reality.
Sharon Jones on Subject.
Sharon E. Jones, one of the mem
oers of the executive committee, stat
ed last night that it was the intention
% make the association thoroughly
of the people, and it
was the intention of the committee
20 let the peoples money build the
nome for the association in this city.
He said that the wealthier men of the
,itv would not be called upon 10 con-
ribute until it was known that all
he money that could possibly be
.aised from the middle class of the
people of the city had been turned in.
Fhe business men Of the city will be
appealed to in the course of the next
ew weeks and it is expected that at
hat time the amount given will grow
With leaps and bounds
Tonight the young mems commit
ee. which is doing such good work
n the canvass. will hold its weekly
meeting in the rooms of the CONNER
.iaI club in the Masonic Temple and
is expected that several hundred
Iollars will be turned in at the meet
ng-
The business men S committee
meeting will be held Wednesday night
Fhile the industrial committee will
old its meeting Friday night
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