Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-08
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At the close of the first week of the
active canvass for funds for the new
Young Mems Christian association
building, the total reported stands at
$154,160.
This means that about 100000 has
been turned in since last Monday.
The figures given are taken from the
reports actually turned in to the ex-
ecutive campaign committee of the Y.
M. G. A. from the chairmen of the
various groups of the citizens COM
mittee. Some of these chairmen, how
ever, have not yet made any reports,
and others have turned in only partial
reports; consequently the amount
given here does not fully represent all
the work done along this line this
week. Furthermore, there was consid-
cradle delay on the part of the citi-
zens' committee in getting to work,
which of course is reflected in a some
what smaller total OF subscriptions
than otherwise would have been the
case.
The membership committee of the
association has done excellent work
this week The captains yesterday re-
ported total of $610 subscriptions Sc
cured since last Monday, making the
aggregate amount turned in by this
committee in the last two weeks $10,-
$50. OF this amount $400 was reported
figure in the present total.
Fifty HustIers
This committee is composed of fifty
OF the most active and energetic men
connected with the association. divided
into ten groups, each under the lead
of captain
The first week of the canvass the
committee confined it's efforts to Sc
curing subscriptions from the members
of the association, and it succeeded in
raising $10,250 from this source. Then,
proceeding on the theory that the work
of the association was in the interest
of all young men, the committee de-
cided to broaden its scope somewhat
and give the young men of the city,
who are not now members of the asso-
citation, an opportunity to assist in the
cause.
With this object in view, that part of
the city bounded BY Ninth and Temple
and Figueroa and Alameda streets, was
divided into districts and group of
the membership committee was as
signed to each and made responsible
for it's thorough canvass. 1t took sew
eral days to arrange all the details
and the various groups were not in po-
sition to do anything like effective
work until the latter part of the week,
but the results show that they have
made good use of what little time was
at their disposal.
Several of the chairmen of the citi
zens' committee report that the outlook
is encouraging. j. H. Spires, of the
real estate committee group, says that
the real estate men are responding
handsomely to the appeal for funds,
and predicts that the final report made
by his group will compare faVorably
with that turned in by any of the
others,
Began Two Years Ago
The first important step toward the
erection of a new association building
was taken about two years ago, when
the directors purchased a lot on Hill
street, near Sixth, as a site for the
proposed structure. For this lot $685.
600 was paid, and a conservative esti-
mate places its present value at
$780, ,O0O
The cramped and inadequate quar-
ters in which the association is housed
at present speak most eloquently of
the need for a new building. The facili-
ties afforded in the educational depart
nlent are such that the work mapped
out cannot be performed in a way to
give the best results. In several in
stances the classes far exceed the ca
pacity of the association to properly
care for them, and the demands from
this source are becoming more and
more urgent with each succeeding year.
The same thing may be said of prac-
tically every department Of the work.
More room and better facilities are