The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-10-17
Y. M. c. A. GETS $l25,0OO AND
BREAKS WORLDS RECORDS
Slides Mark Forward to $l5O,O0O and Expect
to Reach That Before Noon
Tomorrow.

Fifty-eight thousand, five hundred
and eighty-fve dollars was subscribed
to the Y. NJ. c. A. building fund be-
tween noon of Friday and noon of Sat
ed of $125,69O. This, says Secretary
Paul Super, established a record for the
United States. No other city of the
size of Honolulu ever raised 1926, 200
for public building in any campaign,
and no city of any size, so far as the
records show, ever raised that amount
in four days and half, which is what
it took to raise the amount that has
been subscribed in Honolulu for a new
Y. NJ. c. A. building.
The original plans contemplated the
collection of fund of only 100000,
yet in little more than half a week
more than $25 900 in excess of that
amount has been subscribed.
And almost half of the total amount
was subscribed yesterday. Subscriptions
rolled in in flood, subscriptions for
sums ranging from s. to $4,000. The
crowd that gathered at the midday
lunch at the headquarters yesterday was
electrified as the various committees
turned in the results of their labors
and the total of the subscriptions rap
idly swelled until the hundred thousand
mark was reached and passed, and still
the subscriptions piled up. When all
were in and the total had been added
up and it was discovered that more
than $4,000 in excess of the original
mark had been subscribed; there was
wild enthusiasm among the workers.
Some Big Subscriptions.
A large proportion of the total
amount subscribed the last day came in
big amounts. There were some sub
scriptions for $4,000, a number for
$4,000. more for $4,000, and a large
number for smaller amounts The sub
scription list contains more than 600
names.
Some of the prominent men Of the
Territory who subscribed large amounts
do not wish their names used, but two
of them. Fl. P. Baldwin and H. Hack
field, made no such request. Secretary
Super stated yesterday afternoon that
the returns were not all in, but he
expected that when all the committees,
including the "hustlers" and crust
lers' and the Punahou boys, had re-
ported, there would be more than 1000
names on the subscription list.
Encouraged by their success, the en-
thusiasts are going after a still larger
amount, and have moved their goal
stake up to the $4,000 mark. They
think they can make good use of the
money.
Want an Extra Lot.
The idea now is to try to get posses
sion. of the lot now occupied by the
Honolulu library, as well as of the
two lots adjoining. Whether or not this
will be feasible is still uncertain. but
if the lot is available, there will be
funds enough on hand.
More Money Wanted.
Notwithstanding the fact that the
objective point has already been pass
ed, the committee is not going to stop
taking subscriptions. The active can
vass. however. viii end at noon tomor-
row. But if anyone who has not been
seen-and there are many-wants to
contribute to the fund, the subserip-
tons can De sent in. 1t was impossible,
saws Secretary Super, to see all who
would like to be in on the raising of
money for a new Y NJ C A building.
Many of the subscriptions rece. we'd
are payable on demand, but most of