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

| Mr. Sims. when asked for any unusual
| experience that he had had in his hunt
| Tor subscriptions, who has given less in
! amount than hundreds OF others. but he
! mas given according as he is able more.
+, than any person in Richmond. He is six
/ ty-three years old. and keeps bach hall
| in two rooms. Ole for eating and sleeping.
| and one In which he saws wood to be
sold at n penny q block. came into con-
tact with him one day this week. and
when he dlscoy cred that was soliciting
funds for the Y. NJ. C. A. he said to me;
without solicitation: I would like to help
YOU in this movement and want you to
give me pledge card He insisted on
signing 1t for $40.
"A few days later, when 1 saw him
again, he asked .ne what progress we
We're making. explained that we were
getting along well, but that it was going
to require some hard hard work to make
the campaign success. He seemed to
be very much interested. and requested
that lie be allowed to double his con-
tribution, making it $50 I have seldom
had an experience that touched me so
much. Just think of 1t. TO pay that $50
that man must saw two thousand blocks.
His is real sacrifice. and he has set an
example that might we'll be followed"
Secretary Mckee told OF a widowed
lady. with moderate income, whose
husband had been greatly interested in
the work at the Y. NJ. C. A., especially
the. Bible classes. She sent sl0O pledge,
and each OF her four sons, the oldest
being about fifteen years. sent n check
for s.. Several OF the boys are members
OF the association.
General Secretary Mckee, whose need
for barber to exercise the pirsute
side of his profession is as little as that
of Captain Powell, announced yesterday
that his tonsorial artist had given so to
the campaign fund The other day Cap
tain Powell said that his barber was
conscience-strickeno over charging him the
regular price for many years past. and
had given s. to the building fund to re-
lieve his feelings. He suggested that Mr.
Mckee see his barber in an effort to get
a similar subscription on the same |
ground.
According TO the announcement made |
yesterday, bald-headed and semi bald |
headed men who are working in the in |
terest of the association are proving a I
profitable source of revenue for the I
building fund. Already s25 has been /
raised from BARRIERS who are troubled
over high charges for little labor. Sec
rotary Mckee suggested that Mr.. F. T. |
Sutton, who suffers from the same
affection as Messrs. Powell and Mckee. /
also see his barber and get another sub
scription
Captain R. s. Tuck, of. team No Q.
who is without doubt one of tho hardest
and most profitable workers of the Young |
business mems committee, will raise
$1,000 himself before the campaign will
have been closed. Captain Tuck is Shout
dering the most of the work for his team,
and it looks as If he will be responsible !
ohort
of the young mems committee. Captain
Tuck stated mt the beginning OF the cnn-
paign that an energetic worker ought to
raise 500 an hour,
Fills own work has justified him in tho
statement, and he still believes It, A
suggestion made by him yesterday was
regarded rs the keynote of the present
stage of the campaign. This was that
efforts be made to get additional solicit
tors. as 1t is n logical conclusion that
more workers would bring in more money
The great need OF this Is because the
time is too short for everybody who
would or could give to be visited. n
there are any volunteers they would
receive u 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.
!. Merchants Contribute.
The Broad Street and Main Street
and the financial institutions
are raiiS'ng' to the support of the Y, M
G.. a, In Its fight for new building.
The following merchants on Broad Street
havu contributes:
Charles Jurgen's Son ...,....... $3.50
Miller 4 Rhoads .,................ 1000