The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-05-26
THE S3,OOOISS SUBSCRIBED
ALL EXPECTATIONS REALIZED IN
THE. Y. VI. c. A. CAMPAIGN
TO RAISE FUNDS.

Movement to Raise Sufficient Amount
to Carry On Work OF Organization
Came to a Successful Conclusion
Monday Evening. Several Speeches
Made i'm the Association ParlOrs
During the Night.
The clock on the Young Mems
Christian Association building gave
forth it's fianl tick" Monday evening
at II o'clock with the full amount of
money, $4,000 intended to be raised in
this campaign fully subscribed. The
exact amount raised could not be
given out, owing to the fact that some
of the merchants had not made their
returns to the executive committee
last night and the automobile tick
cts had not all been placed, but it
was large enough to insure the adj
vancing of the clock to the $4,000
mark.
The boys committee holds the ban
ner for the amount OF work and en-
thusiasm shown during the contest
and to show that they were still in
the running yesterday brought in a
total of $3.50 for the day. This
brings the boys subscription up to
pledged themselves to accomplish at
the start of the campaign.
Monday night was the most exciting
evening of the whole campaign and
the building was crowded almost all
the evening with eager members anX-
ious to know how the campaign
would come out. At Z o'clock a sup
per was served in the parlors of the
association building, given by the Ia
dies auxiliary and q number OF
prominent and interested men spoke
on subjects allied with association
work. President George X. Putnam
presided.
Mr.. Crockett Speaks.
He introduced Walter Hill Crockett
: as the first speaker. Mr.. Crockett
| spoke on the great good which the
= Young Mems Christian Association is
doing in this city and throughout the
) country and of the possibility fol
: greater benefits to be derived in the
: future. He pointed out the grea
need of just such an institution as
the Association in every city.
Secretary Pitcher and Others.
Secretary w. H. Pitcher was ther
called upon to read the totals of the
week and day and announced The
+ amounts taken in by the mems com
mttees for they We're without excep
ton the double of anything taken il
any other day of the campaign
, George Buck, the physical director o
Z the Burlington Association, was theI
called upon and spoke on a topic
8 dealing with the practical side o
physical training. Mr.. Buck said tina
, every Young Mems Christian Asso
citation physical director should strive
, to get the support of the young mel
! in the community and that he should
) particularly specialize in High Schoo
: athletics. The speaker said that h,
thought it was a duty which the as
ISOLATION owed to the public schools
D to do all in their power to develol
| Young America" physically
5 II. E. Pitcher, father Of the loca
D secretary, was next called upon an(
he gave some very interesting rem
4 iniscences of his knowledge of Asso
e citation work and of his early life il
I the Young Mems Christian Associa
e ton.
Rev. Mr.. Bloomfield.
Rev. Stanley f. Bloomfield was tn,
last speaker of the evening and h
spoke of the excellent work which
the local association had done in tn,
! past and of the worthiness of its re
: quest for support at the hands o
= the citizens of Montpelier
With the subscriptions and cash ac
tually turned into the Y. M. G. A
rooms, together with the subscrip
e tons conditionally pledged, and
conservative estimate on the amounts
to be turned in by merchants no
yet heard from, the sum of $4,000 Il
secured, although the directors in
tend to make a few more visits TO-
the purpose of interviewing certain
: persons who have intimated that the.
. would be willing to add to their sub
= scriptions for the much desired goo'
measure, as it has been impossible
= for those on the committees to Sc,
= all those who have signified their in
4 tention and willingness of respond
( ing to second call, under the condi
tons named above.