The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-01-26
YIN. c, 4 WORKERS
MUST FIGHT HARD
Only Three More Days Re-
main to Secure the Gov
eted $4,000 Goal.

There IL no danger OF getting too
much money In this campaign" COM
mented K. NJ. Haas. general Of the Citi-
zens' Y. NJ. G. A. Army. today. III the
subscriptions continue At the present
rate. We will have hard time making
up the required amount. as only three
days are left to complete the subscrip-
ton list that 10 to redeem Mr.. Reds
gift. The men should push hard from
now on to guard against possible fall
ure. would like to see the $50 cam
paigners secure pledges much over the
$4,000 mark, as there is much valua-
BILE extension work that the Y. M. c. A.
could undertake II they had more
funds"
Women of the city are being given
much credit for the success of the ven
ture to date. Many workers report that
their wives have urged them to get as
much AZ possible from the citizens
they visit. while other women have
taken an active part by inducing their
husbands and friends to give the linn.
It,"
Friends Of the association who are
not members Of the teams. are show
ing interest In the race between the
rival squads fighting for the pennant
OF supremacy. This competition has
made the soliciting much more spirit
ed.
citixsns' Army Traits
The Citizens Army 10 getting des-
psrate in it, efforts to overcome the
lead secured by General Jordan's cam
paigners. General e. M. Haas is not
discouraged by the losses his men
have sustained In the opening con.
fltcts. He claims that his men are
ready now for hight to the finish"
and will give their opponents mighty
close run. General Jordan Is pleased
Mt the lead his men have taken in the
campaign, and believes they will con-
tinue to bring in the largest sums un-
til the $4,000 10 attained.
The luncheon preceding the reports
this noon was served by Mesdames
q. II. Knollenberg. John Neff. John
Hasemeier. Ed Hasemeier. c. Gaar.
u. X. shera, w. p. O'Neil. John Saylor.
Oliver 0aar. Mary Thorpe. Alice
Wood, Miss Abbie Price.
Many men have no sons. Therefore
they do not care to give to the Y. M.
G. A. The following 10 Herbert Kauff-
mans answer to their arguments:
Men Who Have No Sons.
San average things bit for the boys
who have no fathers-for the sons of
widows and Of invalids-the little men
with big family duties. dragged away
from the school desk and the play
eSound and set down In LIES battle
ground. Theirs 10 cold, gray spring
time with the burdens. of manhood
STOPPING the shoulders Of childhood.
Many Of them are children of gentle
folk. with the blind instinct for better
things and the Unborn impulse to at
tain them. How many will be strong
enough to survive their environment
to keep their heritage Of breed-to
Withstand the pressure of lowering
companionship-how long will 1t be be-
fore the merciless, brutalixing grind
Of creating profits to pay for your lux
uties. shall deprive them of their
hneness and their type-before the
current proves stronger than the swim
Mer.
The Y. M. c. A. wants these boys in
IT. classroom and its gymnasiums-to
uivs them vista, to bring the traveller
and the lecturer and instructor to
them. to set them at the pulleys and
the dumbells. to strengthen their sim
ews. their morals and their minds. It
wants every boy who should come to
IT. doors. but the doors can't open a.
wide % it, ambition. lts mission IL
ereatsr than it, resource. How many
boys without fathers are you willing
to fathsr-how many widows sons
viii you help? How many such educa-
tions will you furnish. Not only = duty
to God and to humanitarianism. but
yDurself-as . chance to set down q
credit entry ON the ledger Of consci-
encs-to countsrbalance at least one
debit charge there.