Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-09-15
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ment Of the Young Mems Christian
association has entered upon a second
campaign In their efforts to secure
q $4,000 building for the South side.
In their first campaign they secured
from the colored citizens of Chicago
more than $4,000 In pledges. They
are now entering upon second cam.
paign to collect these pledges SO gen.
erously made. Appeal after appeal
has been made. and thousands OF let.
ters sent, but for some reason. best
known to the subscriber. no payments
at all have been made on some Of the
subscriptions, and others have paid
only part OF what should have been
paid up to date. OF the total sub
scription, Of $4,000, less than $4,000
has been paid, With this, all expenses
of the ONCE have been paid, and .
beautiful site, at the northeast corner
Of Thirty-eighth street and Wabash
avenue purchased.
AT recent meeting the house com
mittee increased it, number from 20
to Is. from which the following execu-
tive committee was elected: DR..
George G. Hall, r. G. Kelley, William
D. Nefghbors, A. II. Roberts and j.
w. Fisher. This change will enable
the house committee to transact its
business with greater dispatch than
has been possible heretofore. and =
lively time is promised the subscrib-
er who Is in arrears. Members Of the
committee have been designated to
visit the various churches and secret
organizations, and appeal to the mem
beers who have subscribed to pay up
their subscriptions on or before the
Snrst Of September, when the next or
third instalment comes due.
The South side department has
every good reason to believe, that II
they succeed IN raising $26. 600 more,
the central department will assist in
collecting the larger pledges. which
will make 1t possible to begin build
Ing at once. 20 that all outside work
can be done and the workmen be on
the inside before winter sets In. To
that end every person who has prom
Used 10 urged to make good as soon ~
possible. In order that those who
cannot can during business hours may
be accommodated the ofIice In being
kept open until nine O'Clock IN the
evening Payments may also b made
BY cneck, draft or money order, pay
able to James B. Forgan, treasurer.
and mailed to the ONCE.
Omcers and members Of the com
mittee seem to entertain no doubts as
to the immediate response on the part
Of the public when they realize the i'm
portance OF the movement and the po-
sition the people Of Chicago occupy.
Upon this point DR.. George G.. Hall.
chairman OF the executive committee
said:
This Is a big undertaking, big
business proposition, and the people
must be made to realize its import.
ance, and when they do, they will
pay" MIR. Morris Lewis, executive
secretary, thinks that "the colored
people OF Chicago are facing very
grave situation and one that needs a
great deal Of sacrifice In the payment
Of pledges on the part Of subscribers.
The eyes Of the public Of Chicago are
upon US and we are also being
watched by the people Of the nation.
We must push on toward our goal
Of $4,000 cash as rapidly as possible,
and l feel confident we will get it,
when the subscribers are made to un.
derstand how important It is that they
meet thefl obligations"