Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-04-05
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citizens committee. presided and In.
troducod the speakers after making
brief little address himself.
Reasons for Campaign.
President L. G. Phillips clearly
outlined the objects of and reasons
for the campaign. He told Of debt
Of $4,000 hanging over the associa-
ton building; of the fact that tho
ground upon which the building
stands is leased and can be pur-
chased for $4,000. and of the urgent
mead of an additional story In or
dc" TO provide room IN the building
for properly carrying on all of the
various branches of work for the
npbnilding Of young mon spiritually,
mentally and physically.
Hrw II II t. Be Done.
Mr., l.. A. Coulter, general secretary
of tho Young Mems Christian Asso
citation in Virginia who is here to-
assist Secretary u. S. Duncan In
managing tho campaign, outlined the
plan and told of tho success asso.
cintions in othor cities have haC
In raising money by similar meth
DDS. The plan has never failed.
First Mr.. Coulter explained tina,
ten teams of six members had been
selected in order to have ten groups
of three working pairs. Tho idea
is to have the committeeman work
In pairs always. If possible. A sort of
cabinet file system has been arranE-
Cd cards bearing a name and adj
dress In alphabetical order being
placed in the files. There are two
cards, one white and the other col
orcd. for each name. The colored
cards are given out to tho teams.
tho white ones bearing tho Same
names remaining in the file with
the names Of the respective com.
mittco cantains who have thor
mates, written upon them. 1t is the
duty Of the committeeman TO call
upon tho mon whose names appear
on those cards and secure from the n
as largo q contributes" possible.
No man In the city who is able TO
give will be overlooked. as any
names that have been omitted from
the list so fnr will be added rs soon
us II is suggested.
Clock Registers Daily.
On vote by the committeeman.
IL was decided to have daily reports
made TO the headquarters, 29O5
Washington avenue, at 6:15 O'Clock
in the evening. The first reports will
be received at that time this even
ing and it is believed that the clock
VIII register several thousand be.
fore the day is over.
After Mr.. Coulter concluded, Rev
W. Asbury Christian, pastor of
Trinity Methodist church, made an
encouraging talk and he was fol.
| lowed by Mr.. A. l.. Powell. chair
man of the young mems business
committee, and all the team cap.
tains, Messrs. G. Aylctt Ashby, S. Il.
Buxton, w -. Colonna, w. II. r.
Enos, j. II. Greavos, j. H. Graves,
McAlpinc, Caleb D. West and DR..
Clarence Porter Jones. Mr.. T.. 4.
3ivins, member of ono of the
teams, was also heard from.
All OF the captains spoke in en-
! 'iusiastic and optimistic vein, de.
ciaring that their r,pective teams
would do fair share of tho work
ana expressing the belief that the
$4,000 would be raised without difii.
Guilty
Real Work Begins.
Real work began when Mcssrs
il Coulter and Duncan distributed the
lilies among the captains and the
N""" 'io'' Stti 10 DsaIlhE the names
OF peoplc whom they desire to cali
upon hrst. Each team took in the
noighborhood of fifty cards. upon
Wh'ch they oNpcct to report tonight
Hearauarters Open Today.
The Headquarters at 2o05 Wash
,hgton avenue will he omen TO-DAY
and the clock will run rs tho con
tributions come in. The slogan Is
$1,000 day" and the indications
are that the fruits of todays worl
VIII cause the clock TO be about Z:
hours fast.