Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-11-29
EVERY CHILD
HAS INTEREST
IN BIG TREE
THE HERALD'S CELEBRATION
Is FOR LITTLE FOLK
LET EVERY ONE SHARE IN JOY
OF GIVING
Committees Report Much Enthusiasm
Among Parents and Patrons Plan.
ming Christmas Day Treat at
Y. M. C. A. Building
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concerted work of a board of public
spirited men assisted by a corps Of
willing workers.
The faithful work of those who served
as officers and directors prior to 1905
deserves mention. Their efforts laid
the foundation for. and looked forward
to the building which is now completed.
j. Ross Clark was president from
1900 to 1905, e. A. Forester from 1899
to 1900, DIR. F. A. Seymour, 1883; II. w.
Mills, 1888; Lyman Stewart, 1886 and
1887, and S. I. Merrill the first presi-
dent, from February 81, 1882, until 1886.
In January, 1905, the board of direc-
tors was reorganized with Frederick
H. Rindge as president His untimely
death occurred in September of that
year, and Arthur Let's, vice president,
entered upon the presidency as his
successor
In April of 1905 D. E. Luther, for
years director and later general Sec
rotary of the association at Atlanta,
Ga, accepted the general secretary
ship here, and entered on the duties Of
his office upon arrival in August of that
year.
Building Campaign Opens
In November the actual solicitation
of large subscriptions was begun. The
aim was to secure four $4,000 sub
scriptions which should serve as the
foundation for the final campaign. At
the end of FIVE months four such SUBJ
seriptions had been secured.
Thus with 100000 to back them, the
directors went before the public, ask
ing S350,000 be pledged before April 30.
Organization was effected for a "whirl-
wind" campaign, to last thirty days.
Downtown headquarters were estab-
grI, n IL, T...s i
and General Secretary D. 70. Luther
and his assistant C. F. Quillian, from
Atlanta, Ca, were relieved of all as
ISOLATION duties save the direction Of
the building campaign.
San Francisco Disaster Delays
On the morning of April IS the sum
of $2S3000 had been reported. A sub
scription of $4,000 was pledged only
two days before, making five such
amounts in all, and stimulating the
canvassers with renewed enthusiasm.
With twelve days to work in there
was confident hope that the $3.50, 900
mark would be exceeded by a large
margin. But on that morning the
earthquake disaster visited our sister
city, San Francisco, and delayed for
a time the completion of the building
campaign.
i
Arthur Let's left for the north with a
purse of 1880 which had been given
at the noon daily meeting of the cam
paign committees. Without knowing
the effect the disaster might have upon
the success of the home campaign, this
amount was freely given to. meet the
immediate needs of our stricken sister
cities. One thousand dollars went to
the San Francisco association, and $500
to the association at San Jose. In
both these cities the association build
ings had been destroyed, and it was
characteristic of the generous spirit
of the Los Angeles campaign that help
should be given to others when the
need at home was most keenly real
ICED.
In writing his appreciation, General
Secretary H. j. Mccoy of the San
Francisco association said; MAY the
very God of heaven abundantly re-
ward and bless you for the cheer and
help which you have brought in the
very darkest hour of our lives"
Although the canvass for the build
ing fund ceased from April Is to May
Is, yet the organization Of committees
remained intact
Their efforts were turned to the rails
ing of relief funds for San Francisco.
After a delay Of thirty days the can
vass for the association building was
resumed on May IS.
Close Of Campaign
May 30 was the new date set for the
close of the campaign, and the public
spirit of Los Angeles so asserted Itself
that $32S,0O0 was reported In face of
the disaster. The campaign was con-
Guided with really thirty days actual
work.
To the board of directors, to Arthur
Let's, president, and to the building
campaign committee, with ]. =. Carr
as chairman, is due great credit for
the successful conduct of the campaign.
Their efforts were nobly supplemented
by work done through the citizens
committee of 100. the members COM
mittee, the churches and various re-
ligious and public organizations.
The press literally Endorsed and sup
ported the enterprise and citizens of
all classes responded nobly.