The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-13

Of the great struggle the uncertainty,
the strain the anxiety. He said he
thanked God that he had survived, that
he had been able to stem the tide" Mr..
NewhOuse subscribed $4,000 to the 7.
NJ. G. A. fund. and then. after his talk
- talk that brought tears TO my eyes,
he said: I know the work of the y. NJ
c. \. Give me back that subscription
and III make it $4,000 We refused TO
let him change his figures. He had been
generous enough, but we promised to
call on him again if we could not sue
coed in raising the entire amount other
wise When we left. he said to US: Gen
tlemen, you have my subscription with
my whole heart and very best wishes. .
thank you for calling. I regard It as
a great privilege to be able 10 give you
this for that great institution"
Moran Tired But Happy.
In opening the meeting last night,
I Chairman P. j. Moran Of the fund com
mittee was loudly applauded when he
appeared before the audience. The
husky warrior who had led the big cam
palgn was faugued. He showed his
WEAKNESS. Il had been a hard fight.
But his face was shining with ANNA
ton and was lighted with the cxuItati5n
Of victory. lie outlined the work of the
campaign from the beginning. He told
Of how the skirmish lines had been
( thrown out how the battle had been
planned and carried out and won. and
said, we have secured this town in
| ten days; we have not overlooked A
single person. high or low, rica or DIOR.
and I'm glad 20 announce right now
that we have the money. The goods
have been delivered. Every cent has
| been subscribed. collected or pledged.
| We have that sljO,000 nov just as sure
~ as though it was all here and piled
[ up on this table. II is guaranteed. We
Know where it is, and it is where We
/ can get it,"
/ ThunderOus applause greeted Efr. Mo-
I ran. Some one started singing. Hes
a Jolly Good Fellow" and others al
/ vanced and stood him I'D on the table
! ana demanded more -talk But he had
/ told the story He had no more To
/ say. His message was that the nonev
! mad been raised. He merely added his
thanks TO those who had helped IN the
[ work and said. 4 never have worked
with body of men like the men I
/ have been associated with in this cam
/ paign. They We're together heart and
! soul They have won big fight
Fisher Harris Talks.
When Fisher Harris. secretary Of the
/ Commercial club. advanced to talk.
| after having been called out AR. Mo-
/ ran. half dozen men insisted on put
\ ting him on q table But he steDped
I down and advanced close TO the au-
/ dience when he began speaking. He
l didn't talk Ions. but ne spoke earnest
4 ly and feeliEgly- This work that we
have just finished" he said. "is the
| most worthy work that this orgsniza-
l ton has ever accomplished. IF we have
/ succeeded in raising the money needed
| 70 raise the debt of the 7. NJ. q. A. i'm
| our city. we Of the Commercial club
must not take the fun credit Tt is nor
I the work Of the Commercial club alone,
/ but it is the work started by the Com
} mercidl club and accomplished by the
/ citizens of salt Lake City. The accom-
I plishment Of this work reflects wonder
! full credit upon the citizenship OF this
city. This campaign has demonstrated
I that this city has men. scores Of men.
} whom we need as members Of our
/ Commercial club. I see here tonight q.
/ lot Of bright brainy men. who ought
I to be members Of the Commercial
club"
oscar L. Cox. general secretary OF
the Y. NJ. G.. A.. for that institution
thanked the Commercial club. the
workers and the subscribers for the
great service rendered the institution
He promised great things for the fu-
ture of the Y. N. c. A. in the ETY. He
1 said.
Perhaps you do no. realize just how
much it means 10 the boys Of the Y
VI. G A. to know that they have 20
many warm. true. earnest friends in
this city J have never known a COM
+ merCial body il any city TO do what
the Commercial club Of Salt Lake has
done. I DO not believe there is another
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