The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-07-06
FORTY THOUSAND RAISED.
THE y. NJ. G. A. CAMPAIGN CLOS.
ED FRIDAY NIGHT.
Inc Workers Secured Subscriptions
For Nearly Five Thousand Dollars
More Than the Sum Agreed Upon
At the Start, So tho Captains, Lead.
ers and Committeeman Made Up
the Sum Required to Make The
Grand Total an Even Forty Thou
sand Dollars.
From The Daily Item, July 2.

The Y. M. c. A. Campaign closed
last night and everybody is happy.
Not only Is Y. M. c. A. building
assured for Sumter. but the peor,se
of this town have once again moSe
than made good when called upon 10
get together and work and give for
the public welfare. They were asked
to give $4,000 and to do It in ter,
days-they responded by giving an
even $4,000 and they did it in six
days. This represents a per capita
contribution of between six and sew
en- dollars for each white man. wom
an and child resident in the city of
Sumter. This is said. by Y. M. C. A.
men. to be the worlds record In
Y. M. c. A. campaign for liberality
In giving for this great and worthy
cause. Another remarkable and un-
usual feature Of this campaign that
Is a source of pride to Sumter people
Is that the money asked for was rails
ed in less time and with less trouble
and arduous effort than ever before
in a similar campaign. The money
was given by the people Of Sumter,
not by few rich men and a COMPARE
lively few others who are we'll pro-
vided with this worlds goods. The
large sum pledged represents the gen.
erosity and the public spirit Of the
multitude. Everybody gave as they
were able and the campaign was g.
triumphant success.
When the committee Of workers
met at headquarters at 9 o'clock last
night all were enthusiastic, for even
before the reports were made and tho
returns tabulated II was. known tha.
more than $4,000 had been secured
and that the campaign had been a
success. When the reports were made
II was found that the pledges aggre-
gated $Ss.4s9. 1t was Immediately
decided by a spontaneous impulse tn
make the total an even $4,000 and
the leaders and workers began call
ing out additional subscriptions and
pledges. In few moments the need.
ed balance was pledged and the cam
paign was ended with five thousand
dollars more than hoped for in TIE
beginning.
The bell in the city hall tower was
tolIed forty times to convey the good
news to the people in all parts Of .l.e
town and the success Of the under.
taking was known by every one be-
fore anyone slept.
Mr.. G.. C. Huntington, general Y.
M. c. A. Secretary for the Carolinas
and Mr.. M. c. Williams, who haG
charge of the campaign, both congrat-
ulated the workers and the city OF
Sumter on the magnificent success
that had crowned their efforts Both
said that the achievement here set a
new mark in Y. M. G. A. campaigns:
that in the length of time required to
raise the desired sum and in the
amount contributed per capita In pro-
portion to the population that Sum-
ter had exceeded all previous records.
Mr.. Williams who conducted the
campaign was presented with a hand
some gold-headed cane as a testi-
monial of the appreciation of the
people Of Sumter for the manner in
which he had managed and the sue
cess that he had achieved in this
campaign.
The following resolutions were in
troduced by Mr.. Richard I. Manning
and unanimously adopted by rising
vote:
Whereas, the, News and Courier, of
Charleston, The State and The Daily
Record. OF Columbia, The Daily Item
Watchman and Southr,n and The
Herald. Of Sumter. have through the
courtesy Of their Editors, Sumter
correspondents and Reporters, given
literally Of their space, editorial]y
and otherwise, towards advertising
and boosting this campaign for $685.
5000 for a modern Young Mems
Christian Association home, there
fore, be 1t
Resolved, That the thanks Of the
citizens Of Sumter are hereby tender
ed to Messrs. Robert Latham. Will
liam E. Gonzales, and James A. Uoyt,
Editors Of the above mentioned out
OF town papers, to their Sumter cor
respondents, Messrs. George ID. Levy.
III. a. Moses and f.. !. Reardon, and
to Messrs III. G.. Osteen, N. G.. Osteen,
Sr., and +. ID Knight. Editors Of the
Sumter papers above mentioned, and