The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-10-12
CAMPAIGN OF THE
'. N. C.. A. IS A
SUCCESS
One Feature Gained, Men
Are Striving For Other
With Added Vim
Cash. ~s7,o42.5o.
Members, 500.


The largest attendance Of the cam
at Don today and the greatest enthu-
siasm yet displayed was apparent on
all sides. As the goal for member
ships and funds nears the end there
Is a constrained and suppressed excite
ment that pervades the entire atmos-
phere.
The oon day luncheon today was
the most unique OF yet held and
the program was PECULIARLY interest
gether with Chief of Police Lowe were
seated at the speakers table and the
talks of all were very greatly enjoy.
ed.
Boys Speak.
Clarence Robbins was the first
speaker and he told about the boys
department and what it means to the
youngsters of the city. He explained
the activities Of the boys while in the
building and how their time was spent
manner. He explained that the gym
nasium cared for the physical boy, the
bible class for the spiritual side Of
him, while the educational department
which will take up the study of cleo
tricity this year looks after the edu-
cational side.
Lawrence Linfoot told Of the boys
camp and how the boys hiked nine
miles to the camp site. He explained
many of the excursions taken during
the boys all enjoyed their ten days at
Gnat lake.
Burr Wiltse Is the youngest resident
member of the Y. M; c. A. and he told
what the association means to a young
fellow living in the building.
Randolph Olmstead's talk was to
the effect hat he would find it prac-
was no Young Mems Christian asso-
citation.
Police Chief Endorses Work.
Chief Lowe followed the youngsters
on the program and although brief
his words had the weight Of authority
and were most interesting. Chief
Lowe said the Y. M. c. A. performed
a double service to the city. One was
that it kept the boys busy and off the
streets put of mischief and in addition
to this 1t gave the boys the proper
moral training that keeps them out
of mischief when they are away from
the building. He made the interesting
statement that he could tell the Y. NJ.
c. A. boys on the street and when any
of them were requested to go home
or In any other way comply with the
wishes Of the department there was
never the slightest difficulty in. getting
the orders robeyed and he for q
moment mistrusted an association boy.
The chief said that the one of the
greatest difficulties that he could see
was hat the parents did not try to
get their boys in the association and
thus keep them out of trouble.
c. w. Andrews Of Walhalla was in
the city and having been n of the
original contributors to the Y. NJ. Y. A.
building he accepted an invitation to
the luncheon and being called on for
a few remarks said that the reason he
had recently subscribed to the build
ing fund and was still willing to sup
port the institution was because he
believed it to be the best institution in
the world.
Secretary Wallace explained at the
noon day luncheon today the confu-
sion in figures which has arisen in the
minds Of the public as both seven
thousand dollars and nine thousand
dollars has been quoted as the fnan-
cial goal Of the campaign.
The confusion Of figures has arisen
because $4,000 of the subscriptions
are conditional upon meeting the sub