The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-27

AIr. Sims when asked Tor any unusual
experience that be- had had IN lle hunt
Tor Subscriptions who has given less i-
amount than hundreds % others but he
mas given according as Dee IS able more
tnan any person IA Richmond. He IS SIX
ty-three years old. and keeps bach hall
in two rooms. ole FOR eating and slaepsna
ana one in wricA Le saws wood 10 be
so!c al penny d block. J came into con
tact wiki him one DAY this week. and
when Doe dlscot cred that was soliciting
funds ror the y NJ. g.. A. Doe said 10 mo.
without solicitation: Z would ike 70 help
YOU IN this movement and want YOU to
give me a pleuge card ITa insisted ~,
signing IL FOR SO.
"A few days later. when I saw him
again. he asked .le what progress we
We're making. ] explained that We were
getting along well. bur that il was going
20 require some hard. hard work TO MAXI
the campaign a success lie seemed 70
be very much Interested. and requested
that he be allowed 20 double his CON
tribuuon. making il so. have seldom
Nad an experience tnat touched me 50
much. just think OF il, TO nav that so
that man must saw two thousand blocks
HIS is real sacrifice. and lee has set an
example that might well be followed
Secretary Mckee told % widowed
husband had been greatly Interested in
tine work at tie y. Al G.. A. especially,
the Bible classes. She sent a 500 plede.
ana each OF her four sons the oldest
being about fifteen years sent a check
Tor g. Several ~ the boys are members
of tile association.
General Secretary Mckee. whose neel
ior q barber 70 exercise the pirsute
side OF his profession is as little as tina.
OF Captain Powell. announced Yesterday
that las tonsorial artist had given 80 %
the campaign fund. The other dav Cap
tam Powell said that his barber was
conscience stricken over charging him the
regular price Tor many years past and
had given s. o. the building fund 70 re-
love his feelings. lie suggested that AIr
Mckee see bis barber IN an effort to get
similar subscription on THE same
ground.
According to thc announcement made
YESTERDAY. oall-h"aded and scmi-bald-
headed mon who are working i'm the in-
terest OF the association are proving "a
profitable source OF revenue for ta.
building fund Already So has boeu
raised from BARRIERS who are troubled
over high charges for little labor. Sec
rotary Mckee suggested that Mr. r ~
sutton who suffers from the same
affection AS Mcssrs Powell and Mckee.
also see his barber and get another sub
ciflN1lHi.
Captain r. 8 Tuck. Of team 30
who is without doubt one OF the hardest
and most profitable workers of the voune
business mems committee. will raise
$1,000 himself before the campaign viii
have been closed. Captain Tuck IS shout
dcring the most or the work for his team,
and fl looks as II he viii be responsible
FOR more money than any other member
of the young mons committee. Captain
Tuck stated ut tho beginning Of the crrs-
paign that an energetic worker ought 10
raise 500 an hour
His own work has justified him in the
statement, and be still believes IT,
suggestion made hv him Yesterday was
regarded as the keynote Of the present
stage OF the campaign. This was that
efforts bee made to Rct additional solicit
tors, as it is loGical conclusion that
more workers would bring in more money
The great need 90 this Is because tine
time IS too short for everybody who
would or could give to bee visited. n
there are any volunteers they Uoulf
receive cordial welcome at headouar-
ters There are some young men who
could not work FOR two or three weeks
but who could work for the remaining
fOur DAYS