Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1907-05-24

THE CAMPAIGN is OK.

The movement for raising $4,000
for the erection of suitable building
for the proposed organization of a Y.
NJ. c. A. in this city is on in dead
earnest. The campaign has bean plan
mel by expert hands, men who have
been engaged in this work for years
aud who are said 10 have never failed.
Forty thousand dollars is large sum
aud on first thought most of our peo-
pie regarded it away beyond our reach,
but since the lapse of six weeks they
have changed their opinion. The or
ganization has been most thorough
the enthusiasm is at white heat
and there are few people in Martins
burg now who will not predict that
the $4,000 will be raised and perhaps
ten or twenty thousand more.
The Executive Commitsee of which
Senator Chas. ]. Faulkner is chair
N n has been active and when the
senator could not be present his vice
Postmaster Clohan has been pushing
tne OoyS on 10 &C ton.
The high tide OF enthusiasm was
reached on Thursd " night last when
q grand banquet was given at HOBBS
hall. Ex-Governor Atkinson of Wash
ington and Charleston was the chic
speaker with assistant interstate See
rotary Beck as a second We have
never seer the Governor in better
condition and never heard him
speak with more earnestness AMI
fervor. He pointed out the need
of such an organization ana
showed that unless there was a need
of such an organization it could not
exist. The fact that the organization
is fifty-fiye years old was proof that
there is need of il and that Ae peo-
pie recognize its senefcent work.
The Y. NJ. G. A. doesn OF injure the
church. 1t does not detraet from il
but it brings the best of the men and
boys into the church. It gives tie
boys place TO go at night whereas
they now have TO loaf on the street or
in the saloons. The governors speech
was strong earnest appeal to the men
of Martinsburg TO do their duty IN the
matter and ali would have to give.It is
best for all to give so everybody will
feel that they have an interest i'll the
institution, and everybody VIII feel at
home there. The rich men ought to
give. They cannot take it with them
and they ought to do some good with
it while they are here and can do it
But they are not all the people who
should give for it is a duty of every
one to give and all will have to give
to make the thing a success.
Mr.. Beck spoke eloquently of the.
progress of the work i'll West Virgin
ia. He told how the movement had
quickened the people of Grafton, Fair
mont, Wheeling, ParKersburg and
Charleston and bow the work had
grown in the past year er two, He
congratulated his hearers and the peo-
pie of Martinsburg on the auspic Gus
opening of this campaign and pre-
dicted success.
Several short speeches were made by
local men.
The banquet was great success.
Probably the greatest success of any
ever held in Martinsburg. We mean
greatest in the accomplish neDt of its
OBJECT. There were at least two or
three hundred present and the enthu-
siasm was stirred to its highest notch.
There were goodly number of the
ladies' of the ladies auxiliary present
who served the banqueters, and lent
mueh to the occasion. Mr.. p. Otto
Schneider was the caterer and an or
chestra furnished lots of splendid
music. The campaign for contribu-
tions is now we'll on and the prospect is
are fiattering. The work began on last
.fonday and will last but fifteen days
and az the expiration of that time the
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