The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-05
COMES ID RAISE
 S2O0,OOO FUND FOR
 '. M. [. \. BUILDING C. s. Ward Discusses Preject Which Will Start in Sir
 mingham January IA SHORT TIME LIMIT WILL BE
 SET TO RAISE THE SUM Says Birmingham Is Practically the
 Only Larger City Which Has Not Built an Adequate Y. M. c. A. Building.

c. s. Ward of New York, secretary of the international committee of the Young Mems Christian association, in charge of the building movement, is in Birmingham for the purpose of in- augurating and conducting the cam paign by which it will be sought to raise $200,oO0 with which to erect modern Y. M c. A. building on the site of the present frame structure.
 Last March, when Mr. Ward was here. it was virtually agreed that the campaign should be inaugurated about the middle of this month and 1t has been practically settled that the move ment will be started on January 14, nine days hence.
 The campaign will be a brief one and promises to be spectacular MT. Ward declares that he has made 1t a rule not to allow more than 15 days for any one campaign, hence it will be seen that to raise $200,0O0 in so short a time the campaign must be an extra ordinary one.
 Nearly everywhere I have been,'' said MT. Ward last night, these cam paigns have in the outset been termed the impossible. However, results have surprised nearly everybody. I fnd that the situation existing here is as good as anywhere I have been. Able and prominent men are behind the movement with me and I anticipate considerable success
 owing to the short time which I fp but little about the local campaign, because I have not had time to take in the situation and work out details. However, the general plan will be to make this campaign civic movement, enlisting everybody who is willing to help. These helpers must work fast and exert every possible energy in securing subscriptions to the building fund. The details of the campaign will be worked out during the next day or two"
 MT. Ward talks interestingly of recent campaigns which he has conducted His latest campaign was in and around Bos- ton where s1.50O,00O was raised for Y. M. c. A. buildings. The southern campaigns have been in Baltimore, where s5O0,O00 was raised; Richmond, where $227 ,OOO was raised; Norfolk, where s167ooO was raised and Nashville, wherde $20S0O0 was raised All of these campaigns were of 15 days duration. In six days $111,000 was raised for the Young Women's Christian asso- citation in Nashville
 MT. Ward states that when he has fin- ished with the Birmingham campaign he will go to Cleveland. where $5Oo,oOo campaign Is pending, and thence to To- ronto, where he expects to raise S5Oo,- 000
 MT. Ward emphasizes the necessity of a spirit of cooperation to make the cam paign a success. He states that Birming- ham is the only city of it's size in the south that is without an association building. Declaring that Birmingham is one of the most hustling cities he has visited he states that local people should not be satisfied with being out of the class of cities which have handsome as- sociation buildings.
 He declared that there is apparently no reason why the movement should not be a success fin every way if the right kind of spirit is cultivated. He states in a majority of the campaigns which he has conducted 10 per cent more than the amount asked for was raised, and he expects as much of Birmingham.
 Between now and January IA. which is virtually settled upon as the date for the inauguration of the campaign. Mr. Ward will confer with local men who are pushing the movement. Among these are R. s. Munger D. M. Drennen and w. M. Cosby. Every detail will be worked out to perfection before the cam paign Is started and on the appointed date 1t will be set off with g. rush and pushed actively.