The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-15
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Walker Percy Makes Ringing Speech, Pointing Out Necessity of Sur rounding Young MCN of Com
 munity With Proper Influences.
A $35,0O0 startl
 A Sa9 6oo stort 1

Christian association building fund. Al is well for the success of this movement All Is well for the success of our com munity," was Toastmaster Walker Percy's benediction on the most enthusiastic oc- casion that Birmingham has known In many years.
 From o'clock until Il o'clock the lead ing business men of the city gathered around a banquet board at the Hilman hotel shook off doubt and realizing that they have a task which means great things for Birmingham, planned and talked and applauded and came away glad that they were living. ready to pull off coats and collars for two weeks of the hardest, most joyful, pleasant work ever done in this city.
 When c. s. Ward announced the big to open the campaign there was loud and prolonged applause.
 R. s. Munger. s15.oo0.
 w. M. Cosby. s12,5o0.
 D. M Drennen, $6,0O0.
 To MT. Munger, president of the as- sociation, man who has always SUD- ported the association, on whose lot the building is to be erected, was given the honor of making the first subscription, while W. M. Cosby, another faithful worker. was his ready second.
 All Were Represented.
 They were all represented there. bankers, real estate men, manufacturers. rroo cfr cta a r Percy, who is the campaign manager, give to the movement his support. his time and his influence, eloquently pleading the cause of the young men. J. A. Pat ten of Chattanooga, a big, broad-minded capitalist, who fed so well on en- thusiasm during the building campaign in his own vity that he hasn't yet been able to plug the overflow, took the meeting by storm with plea for the conservation of American manhood.
 Illustrated by admonition. with inspira- ton and intense feeling, he put the fin- ishing touch on an evening which marks a great advance in the history of tho city of Birmingham.
 All of One Accord.
 With one accord the committeeman de- clared, wen do 1t nowr' A. H. Ford, president of the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company, said: 'I am thoroughly interested in this whole prof ect. I will do all I possibly-can to get all the money can from every person l can, and I promise that our committee will come in with the best report at the end of the campaign"
 Webb Crawford, president of the Ameri- can Trust and Savings bank. said: sTts the man in this world who does things to help the other fellow who gets the most out of 1t. will do my full part and share in the erection of this building"
 w. P. G. Harding, president of the First National bank. said: 'T confess that when I first heard of this project I felt lit tie awed by the magnitude of the sum to be raised in such . short time, but whatever doubts I may have had in the ability of the people of Birmingham to raise this fund they have all been com pletely dispelled. We have a great op- portunity before us which means more for Birmingham than the erection of a ho- tel, a great office building or even an enormous manufacturing plant It is a great vfciv movement which will give Birmingham full value received"
 CulD6ODeT M4uul bdlQ- VIII uO dll can personally toward seeing that clock sorter tick"
 James Bowron said we are here gath cred together for the first time to push forward something larger and better for Greater Birmingham We want to turn out men growing up in sterling manhood who can carry into life better type of every profession, men who think not only for themselves but for their neighbors. We must set standard for the state of Alabama"
 c. s. Ward, the international secretary who Is directing the fight, with a good humored address, furnished much of the inspiration for hard work, explaining just how the campaign is to be handled and telling how other cities have accomplished much greater tasks.
 Percy Introduced.
 After the service of an elaborate din- ner, R. $. Munger, president of the Y. M. c. A.. introduced Postmaster Wal ker Percy, stating that 1t was with great delight that the directors had succeeded In finding such am an to lead the cam paign.
 When MT. Percy arose to speak the banquet hall resounded with prolonged applause. He said:
 "A friend of mine said to me: I have been with Walker Percy in a good many things, but to follow him In this Y. M. C. A. business Is one too many That he made this remark as jest 1 am sure. He is one of the manifest biggest and most kind-hearted men in Birmingham. There has never been a time when he has been appealed to that he has not respond ed He has contributed to all sorts of social causes, he has played Santa Claus on many occasions to make the poor happy and he has joined in many causes of a beneficial nature. So he made this remark in testing way and largely be- cause he has not been attracted to this Y. NJ. c. A. work.
 My boyhood surroundings were differ ent from those of the boy today. In that little southern town If boy didn't smoke a big cigar, dring straight whisky, play poker and carry a six-shooter before ho was able to sprout a mustache he was considered to be pretty much of molly coddle. But many of those boys with Ako1 Axuyv1 trn