The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-30

Just as the reports were being closed
FOR the night yesterday. "a subscription
was received from Mr.. Thomas J.. Moore
oi s. 30.
Tn the morning a subscription Of SEQ
was entered from manufacturing con-
Germ which employs a large number OF
men. bat which preferred not 20 have its
name used.
Official Statement.
The board OF directors OF the y. NJ C..
4. held a meeting at the new building
headquarters yesterday evening, and gave
out tile following official statement sign
e., by the members OF the board.
Richmond. Va, January 20. 1907.
10 our Members and Contributors
We have reached "A serious sltua-
ton in the campaign for 5000 600 for
the erection OF new building. AS
YOU know We have started out 10
90 in Richmond what has not been
attempted in any other city Of the
United States. namely. 90 raise $500
600 ia fifteen days. To DO 81 viii
mean g. GLORIOUS victory for Rich
mond. To fail would be A very seri-
Gus matter. In the limited time for
organization 10 has simply been I'm
possible TO reach cnch one personally.
Thirty-nine thousand nine hundred
dollars must be secured IN pledges as
per enclosed blank. and be in our
hands on or before the night - the
3lst II you have not already given
please send in your pledge at once.
by mail or telephone No. G400 II
you have given. and not given all
SOU can. on the two-year plan. send
in an additional pledge. II YOU have
given and given AL vou can. will YOU
not Try to secure pledges from TWO
friends. gentlemen or ladies2
ANY thing thar YOU may do 10 help
win the day will be blessing to the
association ana win mean much 10
the young men and boys OF thN fu-
ture. Should 81 be possible for Won
20 give several hours TO seeing other
men "Wednesday and Thursday please
report nj headquarters. Main and
Tenth Streets. We must not fail.
Thanking YOU IL advance for any
thing YOU may do 10 speed the cause.
we are. Very sincerity yours.
O. 4. Hawkins. W. j. Whitehursf.
q. O.. Taylor IT.. j. p. Minor. O.
j. Sands T. g. Williams. Jr. L.
NJ. Williams. r. NJ. smith L. r.
Christian. w. ID. Duke. y. y. Sille,
r. s. Bosher. Jr.. j. T. Anderson.
II. ID. Mcrrick. F. r. Sutton, James
w. Gordon j. F. Mayer. G.. 7.
Binups. f. A. Haushton. c. w.
Bahkle. S *. Mckee
Mayors Opinion.
Mayor Carleton Mccarthy issued the
following signed statement last night.
II sincerely hope that the fund OF
100000 will be complete when the
sun goes down on the 31st am
one of those who believe that the
7 foundations OF all law and morals
are iu tho church. and that the
church muse first Of all have the loyal
support and the labOrs and the affec-
tons OF the people. but then. and
next To- that perhaps comes the
work for young men. / sincerely be-
leve that S200.0O0 or $4,000 invested
for the preservation and the cleva-
ton OF the characters Of boys and
young men viii pay better than any
other investment outside Of the church
itself
I'VE are desperately IN need Of botf
funds and workers" said Mr.. Slls
chairman OF the young business mems
committee Every body can help b,
mailing or phoning their subscription
TO Headquarters. We arc at a critica
period. hut ! believe that by desperate
hard work on the part OF many. W.
F. will pull through
1t was announced in one OF the az
tcrnoon papers yesterday that S33 00
was to be raised. The attention OF th'