The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-05-04
ENTHUSIASM MARKS
FIRST DAYS WORK
Canvassing Committees for 7. NJ.
c. A. Meet at Luncheon With
the General Committee.
IN VERY SHORT TIME
$4,000 IS PLEDGED
Y. N. G. A. Building Is Inspected
in Afternoon: Actual Work
Will Begin Today.

1t the enthusiasm dlSplapcu at Wv
first general meeting Of members OF
the general committee of the CONNER
cial club campaign for the y. NJ. g. A,
with the members of the different
teams for the raising Of subscriptions
mt luncheon at the Commercial cluo
Monday noon means ANYTHING, tne
S150,000 necessary to pay on the deot
now standing over the building OF that
institution will be raised without much
difficulty.
One hundred and sixty representa-
five business men of the city were
present and after several ringing
speeches subscriptions wcro started and
in few minutes $4,000 was raised,
the amounts varying from SlO,00O TO
amounts as small as $25. The largest
amount promised was by W: v. Rice,
president of the y. NJ. G. A. NJ. H.
Walker, the banker, and w. w. Arm"
strong of Park City. ono of the direc.
tors of the institution, subscribed
$4,000 each and il is known that there
viii be q number of similar amounts
subscribed by wealthy men of tho city.
Visit Y. M. G. A. Building.
Following the luncheon the entire
number present, comprising the four
teen CAPTAINS of The business plcn $
committees, the fourteen captains OF
the youn9 mcu's committees and the
members Of their committees, headed
lv Held band marched through the
principal streets of The city to the Y
NJ c. A. building, where careful IN
spcction was made of the premises from
TOP to bottom. This inspection occu-
ped a large part of the afternoon and
little more was done III the way of col
lcctinG subscriptions.
IT is proposed to hold a meeting of
all concerned in the soliciting move
ncnr at the Commercial club at lunch
con every day except Sunday, until
the end of the campaign. which closes
May - at o'clock in the evening.
The purpose OF these meetings Is 10
talk over matters connected with the
movement and compare notes on the
progress made A careful list of the
amount OF subscriptions obtained by
;hc members of each team will be kept
and it is expected that the rivalry be-
tween the different teams will be keen:
Following the luncheon two hours Will
bc passed in obtaining subscriptions.
Fifteen Districts.
The city has been divided into tif
teen districts. fourteen of which have
been assigned to the different teams.
There is business men S team and
Young men s ream IN each of the four
teen districts. The people in those sec
among the members of the teams so
that no confusion will result from the
campaign. The business men s team
will collect from the business men and
the young men 5 team from the other
people. All business men conducting
heir own business and all managers
OF large enterprises. whether under sal
ary OF not, will be canvassed by the
business men s teams. Salaried men,
except managers of large enterprises,
will be canvasscd by the young men S
teams. The first team which completes
lis district will canvass the fifteenth.
In this manner. it is thought, it will
he possible 10 cover the city thoroughly
and quickly and 10 obtain excellent
results. Every one at the meeting
Monday showed great enthusiasm for
swimmingly. Real business will be
started Tuesday afternoon and it is ex"
pected that the reports of committees
at the meeting Wednesday will show
hat large part of the amount needed
FOR the payment OF the debt has been
raised.>
Clock Is a Feature.
One of the features Of the affair is
Inc large clock. fourteen feet in diam
cicr. placed on the corner of the Sec
and South ard Main street Just over
IDt -NGLJuDDl W Llt JhtpuDilts uc
dial Is provided with amounts of money
in place of tho hours. and the hands
will be turned TO Indicate the total
amount of subscriptions obtained every
dav. Members of the committees will
wear large badges, about the size of
:: small plate, bearing the inscription,
Everybody gives 10 the Commercial
club campaign for the Y. NJ G. AZ
At the luncheon Monday, the meet
ing was called 10 order by p. J. Moran,
chairman OF tue general committee
w w. Armstrong ofiiciatcd as toast
master. Speeches were made by w. j.
Halloran, president of the Commercial
club; Senator Carl A. Badger, Fisher
Harris, secretary of the club, John
Dern aud others. The remarks made
were especially pertinent to the occa
sion and called attention TO the ability
OF the people of the city TO raise The
money required and closed with the
suggestion that there should be as lit
lie talking done as possible and that it
was an appropriate time TO 60 ont and
yet the money.
.As souvenirs of the occasion, pictures
Of the members of the committees were
taken as they stood in front Of the
Commercial club and in front Of the