The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-14
WHIRL WIND CAMPAIGN is ON
Work for T. NJ c. New Building Fund Begins Earnest To-
Day-Banquet Tonight at Murphys-
Other Matters.

Interest in the Young Mems Christian
Association campaign for new building.
costing 100000. is growing. The great
illuminated clock which Is to Indicate the
results OF the canvass will be placed in
position In front of the Shafer Building.
at Tenth and Main Streets this morning.
| and 1t is thought that the big hand Will
he started at not less than one-quarter OF
the way around. The citizens committee
will meet at headquarters at AGO o'clock
this afternoon. and after this meeting
exact figures of the results of the canvass
TO date will be announced.
! Oacar Gullett, a small newsboy, who
sells afternoon papers at Tenth and Main
| Streets, viii sell from 3 to P. NJ. to-day
| the proceeds going to the 100000 fund.
| This youngster proposes to give not only
his profits, but the whole receipts of his
days business.
Letter Received.
Secretary Mckee received the following
| letter from an old member of the Rich
| mond Association yesterday:
| The Newton, Washington, D. C,
My Dear Mac, 1T fills my heart
| with joy as I read the daily report
of the Y. N. c. A. building campaign
in The Times-Dispatch. and as n
| token, though very small. of my high
appreciation Of what the association
dld LOT me as u young man Just from
the country and comings to your city
80 full OF temptations to the innocent
| country boy. / found there influences
| that helped me to keep in the path
that my mother and father started
| me in. while in my child and boy
hood home: in fact. It took the place
of home in large degree I think
| beyond doubt that the Y. NJ. C. a.
! has done more to build up the best
assets of Richmond. her boys and
young men. than anv one thing.
| Please allow me the privilege and
| pleasure of giving $40. Wish / could
| make it ten thousand. Nav God rich
| ~ bless you and all who are helping
in this noble work, is the prayer of
| yours. in His name.
| w. LEAKE wINGFIELD.
January 10. 1907.
How long to be there to take an
active part with you and the other
boys.
| The dinner to the members of the
young business mems committee will be
! held this evening at Murphy's Hotel
| Annex. Dinner will be served promptly
| at Z, and business dress will be the ac-
ceptable program, as 1t Is to be bust
ness OCCASION looking to a busy CAM
paign. Mr.. Neil D. Stills, chairman, viii
| preside, and the dinner will afford a So
| cial occasion for the workers to meet
each other as we'll as to come into touch
| with Mr.. Ward, of the International Y.
NJ. C. a. Speeches will be made by
several members of the citizens COM
| mittee and directors of the association,
| as we'll as by some OF the subchairmen
| of the young business mems committee.
| From the meeting of the citizens COM
| mittee to-day and the supper OF the
young business men tonight the CAM
pagn may be said to be fairly on. No
| one need walt, however, for q collector
i to call on him, as the headquarters are
/ centrally located, and Assistant Secre-
tary Buchanan will always be willing to
\ accommodate any one by receiving a
! subscriptions
independent Work.
/ A new line of campaign is being plan
1 ned by the members of the association
| themselves. Assistant Secretaries French
/ and Buchanan are planning to get the
membership of the association in line
| for some independent ,canvassing, that
| may make the young business mems
committee work hard to maintain Its
lead.
Mr., ]. Harry Tregal, who acted as
/ chairman Of the young business mems
4 committee in the recent Baltimore cam
4 paign has been asked to come down fol
the banquet tonight. When approached
4 over the long distance phone In regart
to the matter. Mr.. Tregal could not say
positively that he could come, but 1t Is
hoped, however, that he will be present
His enthusiastic leadership was one o.
the features of the Baltimore campaign
and 1t was felt that few words from
1 him would start the Richmond young
business >men off in fine feather.
Mr.. c. s., Ward, who is directing the
campaign, occupies unique position in
the Y M. G. A. lie Is one of tho inter-
national secretaries who supervise assoc
citation work in North American his rela-
ton to tho association being exactly the
same ns that of Mr. Fred b. Smith, who
has spoken in Richmond tho difference
being that Mr., Ward pushes the associa-
! tlon work along different lines, his special
adnpNatiop being la financial work. But