The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-05-11
SIS, 600 Outstanding Against
Y. M. G. A. Will Be Sc
N cured According to Plans
at Banquet Wednesday.
SOLICITATIONS ARE
STARTED THURSDAY
Work Will Be Divided Up
With Ten Squads, Each
Under Captains-Payable
in Nine Months.

"Clear the Y. M. C. A. of debt" is
the slogan of about 100 representative
and resolute business men of the city
who on Thursday instituted a cam
paign to raise $4,000 within the next
seven days for that purpose. Final
arrangements for the solicitation of
the citizens for donations were made
at banquet served large number Of
men chosen to do the work at the Y.
NJ. C. A. on Wednesday evening by the
Ladies Auxiliary. Much enthusiasm
was manifested by the men and the
opinion was expressed ON every hand
that the money would be raised with
In the prescribed time.
The solicitation will be done by the
men working in squads under captains.
There are ten squads to be in charge
of the following men: Jesse Bailey.
Guy d. Miller, Arthur L. Smith, George
Bartel, A. L. Bramkamp, Richard
Sedgwick. Walter Doan, Henry Deu-
ker, DIR. S. Edgar Bond and Sharon E.
Jones. Considerable rivalry is ex-
pected to be developed among the
squads, and the work Of soliciting will
receive added impetus, it is believed,
because of this fact.
Between three and four hundred
names of Richmond citizens were
read at the meeting on Wednesday
evening, and the men best acquainted
with them agreed to solicit them for
subscriptions. It is the intention of
those in charge of the movement to
til every resident able to contribute
shall have been included and everyone
shall have been asked to aid in clear
ing the association of debt.
To Bulletin Results.
The captains of the various squads
will submit daily reports at the Y. NJ.
&c. A. ONCE regarding the results that
have been attained, and these will be
placed on bulletin board in the lobby
of the building SO that the exact status
of the campaign can be learned each
day.
The amount is to be raised by sub.
scriptions, none of which shall be bind.
ing, however, until at least $4,000 has
been pledged. The subscriptions will
then become payable in three quarter.
ly installments.
Everyone to BE Reached.
It is the intention to reach every.
body in the city who can contribute
something towards placing the associa.
ton in an unembarrassed position
Everyone according to his means
will be the motto. Several of the lead
ing citizens have already given their
promise to contribute literally, and lit
tie doubt is felt but that there will be
a large number of big subscriptions II
was pointed out at the meeting that
all doubt regarding the value and ad
vantage of the institution as a com
munity asset had been dispelled by
the record of achievment since it was
established. For this reason. it was
said. the solicitors should find no OBJ
stacle in their path and should be able
to easily secure subscriptions. Sew
eral of the men present declared they
knew citizens who had refused to con
tribute to the original fund to build
the "Y" and who are now going tc
help clear the association OF debt
The debt of the Y. NJ. c. A. consists
of $4,000 yet unpaid on the building
and deficits in the running expenses
and receipts for the three years of its
existence which makes a total oi
about $4,000. This amount will pro
vide for the deficit In running ex
penses until the close of the year 1912
| The Squads.
Jesse Bailey, captain; B. B. Myrick
c. H. Moore, A. NJ Gardner, Fred
| White and E. r. Thompson. Guy d
Miller. captain; Gath Freeman, G. H
Knollenberg. Oliver Nusbaum, Judge
Boggs, Raymond Nicholson. Arthur L
Smith, captain; DR.. Frank Harold
Walter Dalbey, w. H. Meerhof, DR.
Martin, w. w. Clifford. George Bartel
captain: H. c. Hasemeier, E. G. Craw
ford. C. E. Thompson. w. H. Romey
Will Keller. DIR. A. l. Bramkamp, cap
tain; Roy Compton. E. NJ. Haas. Et
Warfel. Arthur Haisley. w. e. Russell
E. B. Knollenberg; Richard Sedg
wick, captain; A. l. Gregg, e. c. Nc
Mahan. Timothy Nicholson. A. S
Pfeiffer, william Klute. Walter Doan
captain; George C. Ball, H. A. Din. A
H. Bartel. Lee B. Nusbaum. O. Stein
kamD. Henry Deuker. captain: ]. III
johnson. F. w. Fledderjohn. J. s. Har
ris. John Mccarthy. F. F. Haisley, DR.
is. Edgar Bond. captain; c. H. Kram
er, John Hasemeier. Raymond Wehr
ley. W. H. Bartel, Jr. Sharon E. Jone.
captain; r.. HI. Fetta, George Cotton
DR.. A. B. Price, H. R Siekman, O. f
Ward.