Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-29
CAMPAIGN FOR
!. N. c. A. FUNDS
COMMITTEE OF ONE HUNDRED
MAKES PROGRESS
Young and Old, Rich and Poor Are
Actively Enlisted in the
Subscription Movement
Now On

The committee of one hundred, COM
posed of members of the Y. NJ. c. a, is
making excellent progress in the work
of soliciting funds for the proposed
new building. Although the members
of this committee have been in the
field only three days, about $4,000 al
ready has been secured, and judging by
the enthusiasm in the work which is
being shown. this amount will be multi
piled several times before the close of
the canvass.
The campaign for funds is being con-
Quoted in a systematic and thorough
manner. The committee is divided into
ten groups of ten members each, and
each group has been placed in charge
of a captain. These captains are as
follows: Oscar b. Smith, DIR. f. b.
Sweet. Frank 3. Gretchen, Robert f.
Bostwick James L. Graham, John F.
Torrey. ,. a. Schweitzer, Arthur w.
Cardwell. H. Lee Fuller and Oscar NJ.
Newly. Each captain has headed his
committee list with a subscription of
not less than $780, and that of Captain
Oscar &. Smith is $1,000.
The minimum amount which this
committee proposes to add to the
building fund is $4,000. So far the
work of soliciting subscriptions has
been confined to the members of the
Young Mems Christian association, and
il is evident from the way the sub
scriptions are coming in from this
source that the members propose to do
their part toward the erection of
new home for the young men of the
city.
Nightly Reports
Gregory Perkins, jr, chairman of the
athletic committee of the board or di-
rectors of the Y. NJ. C. A, has general
supervision Of this part of the work
and is assisted by c. H. Price, physi-
cal director, and Lloyd B. Austin, edu-
cational director. Reports are made
to these men by the various committees
every night and the work for the next
day is mapped out.
Considerable difficulty has been ex-
perienced in tracing some of the MEM
bers of the association who have
changed their addresses and have
failed to turn in the location OF their
new homes TO the office of the secre-
tary. The officers of the association re-
quest that all members send in their
present home and business addresses,
that a correct and complete record may
be made.
The way the members Of the Y. NJ
G. A. are taking hold of this work and
responding to the appeal for funds Is
affording much encouragement to the
executive committee and otners VINO
have the proposed new building in
charge. Even the poorer members are
showing a desire to contribute to the
extent of their ability. In the gym
nasium there is a working boys class,
composed mostly of boys ranging from
Is to 16 years of age, who are engaged
in various occupations paying small
wages. Several of these boys have
come forward with subscriptions of
from $40 to $15 each. The same state
of affairs exists in the night school,
the members of which are showing a
Willingness to do their full share.
The 1--WE Boys class of the First
Methodist church also proposes to take
a hand in the work of securing a new
Y. M. c. A building, and is making
an effort to raise at least $4,000 for this
purpose. A large part of this already
has been subscribed.