Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-06-17

Wanted-Sixty thousand dollars or
nothing for new Y. NJ. C. A. build
ing.
ubscrbed-Eighty nine thousand,
two hundred sixty-two dollars and
seventy cents.
The first expresses the hope.
The second records the accomplish
ment.
With a hurrah and zest never before
witnessed in this city the committee
of 100 put across" the Y. NJ. c. A.
building project Monday by piling up
| subscriptions to an amount even
larger than the most enthusiastic
! friend Of the movement had dared
| hope for. The six days Of sharp, ag-
gressive, tenacious campaigning ended
Monday night. AT the old Baptist
church the site of the new building
for which they have labored. the
workers gathered to sum up the fruits
of their labor.
1t was some" harvest they had
garnered. Sixty-four thousand some
odd dollars was the total Saturday
noon. To it they had added close to
$4,000 since that time.
Launch Hospital Project.
But the applause, clapping of hands.
and yelling that greeted the gifts that
piled the total higher and higher had
scarcely subsidized before the commit
tee of 100 had taken up the evangei-
cal deaconess' hospital project. With
out stirring from their seats commit
tee members reported in $3.50 on this
new project. and in addition there is
approximately $4,000 in sight elsewhere
to be had merely for going after it.
Today the committees are out after
/ these subscriptions and others. The
| prospects are that the $4,000 will be
raised today. Tonight the result will
be known after the committees have
satisfied their appetites with a meal
by the German ladies at the Baptist
church.
Eager for the Finish.
The sWeltering temperature of Mon
day was not enough to keep pra ctically
the full mem bership of the committees
from being present at the night round
up of the Y. NJ. G. A forces. Their
presence was the least of the evidences
that the workers 2n:!! :!:c -!-c:S haze
received the most from this campaign
They were eager for the result anC
they hurried thru the meal.
First came the reports of the clever
teams, total that climbed and climbed
until It reached $12.410.80, the effort
Of half of Saturday, Sunday. and Mon
day. Then scattered subscriptions. ant
the report Of the special committee
dubbed the flying squadron" that ha!
been cunning for big subscriptions an
getting them.
Bank Owners Big Gifts.
It was from this special committe
that the largest gift, a group sub
scription, was reported during the eve
ming D. W. Norris. Jr., chairman o
the committee. reported 1t, $4,000 fror
the officers and directors Of the Mar
shalltown State Bank. w. A. Davis,
A. Turner. A. F. Balch, A. A. Moore
P. 9. Balch. c. E. Arney, John T
Classen c. c. Urine, and Roy Brad
bury.
The hand clapping was Just as lou
/ when Colonel Cummings. tossed on
\ to the table the $1,000 subscription {
\ President c. c. st. Clair. Of the F'irl
\ National Bank.
Il For the entire week one subtet
4 OF intense interest had been the ssues
\ |tion as to what George r. Kirby Woul
Il do. and 1t was answered magnificent
/ when Mr. Norris arose and announce
\ that the stalwart pioneer among locs
\ town builders had made the Y.
. c. A. a gift OF $1,000. and that H. :.
Howe. cashier Of the Fidelity Saving
Bank. had signed a card for 5000 NJ
. Norris also reported that Mr.. .Kirh
4 had another $1,000 ready to start tt
2 hospital fund right" and that M
!, Howe would give 5000 to the hospits
A Gift That Means Labor.
A gift Of labor, that's what the sui
scription Of $500 OF the Ladie
Auxiliary Of the 7. NJ. G. A. amotn