Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-11-19
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FOR THE BUILDING
FIRST THREE HOURS or y, VI. q
\. CAMPAIGN NITTED OVER
TWENTY THOUSAND.
TULSA IS MAKING Good.
Workers VIII BE on the Job Again
Today-Nild Enthusiasm at
Yesterdays Luncheon.

Twenty thousand three hundred
dollars in three hours, basis oI
S6.TSO in an hour or Sl13 per minute
was the magnificent sum raised In the
Y. NJ. c. A. campaign for SlOO'oOO
In the first three hours of the cam
palgn yesterday morning. The an
nouncement, made at the irst dally
noon-d day workers luncheon at the
Hotel Tulsa was the signal for an
outbreak Of a tremendous amount OF
applause and enthusiasm Is now rum
ming high.
Promptly at o'clock Yesterday
morning. che workers, 2l3 strong
moved out to raise the splendid sum
Of 100000 within the next 10 days
for the purpose Of building e Y NJ e.
A. building in Tulsa and If the en-
thusiasm displayed yesterday lasts
through the week in the same guam
tity as was shown at the luncheon
yesterday, the money will be raised
long before the 10 DAYS are up,
Secretary c. f. Buchner, before the
dinner. made the announcement that
Immediately after the luncheon the
chairmen and captains Of the various
teams should be ready to report the
result Of their mornings work ana
as H. c. Tyrrel chairman OF the
board Of governors, rose to ms leel
after the diners had finished the elab-
oratc luncheon provided without cost
to the workers, silence fell on the
assemblage Mr. Tyrrelps speech was
short, but it was mighty effective lor
a wild yell rose from the loO men
present when the import If his state
ment became known, He said for
the purpos. Of announcement Of the
different teams the board Of COVER
nors. out of the funds they had Sc
cured wished TO make each team
present Of $500 to head their lists
when it dawncd upon the workers
that Mr.. Tyrrell had just presented
them with $4,000 Of the moneys
raised by the board they went wild
with enthusiasm.
When quiet was rcstosed, Secretary
Buchner called the roll Of the var
ions leaders and W. T.. Elliott, chair
man of team No. l Of the business
mems division, responded with the
sum Of $500. Team No. ?, of the bus
mess mems division failed TO report
on account of the absence OF It's
chairman, 0. d. Hunt, but good re-
port is promised from that team to-
day. \. j. Gubser, chairman of Team
No. 3. reported S1,675 which brought
hearty applause from the crowd;
Chairman j. Il. Cole failed to report
for Team No. 4 and j. d. Render,
chairman of Team No. ., reported
S695.
{. ID. Soggeshall chairman of Team
No. 6, said his team had raised Sl,OO5
and Il. NJ. Arnold, chairman Of Team
No. I. had $7S5 to report as the re-
suit Of his teams morning work. W.
T.. Broach, chairman of Team No. ),
reported $500 and w. W. Lantz re-
ported 1896 and raised it a few min
utes later to $1,175 and then, before
the meeting adjourned he reported
5000 additional, making the splendid
sum Of s1.395 for his team.
Mr.. Lantz in his opening remarks
stated that one Of his prospects was
the dead mans subscription, but
that he did not get any money from
"a dead man. A great laugh was
raised when one of the other chair
men asked him II that was the dead
mans subscription but the manner in
which it was given indicated a gift
from real live one. John Mayo,
chairman Of Team No. 10, reported
$3.50 for their mornings effort.
The captains reports which were
called for alternately with the chair
mems reports showed that the young
men had been busy. Ray Fellows,
captain OF Team A, reported nothing
as they did not expect to get out
until after lunch, but Captain Gil
bore brought applause when he re-
ported Team BIS efforts, which
amounted to s615. w. b. Grant
captain OF Team c, had secured s565
and w. f. Sathl, who is captaining
Team d, had gathered in $3.50. Lee
I-everngs team did not report, II
being Team L. but 1t intended to get
out Yesterday afternoon and make up
for lost time. ]. A. Porter's Team +,
reported Sass. Team q. captaincd by
sim Carson, stated it had no report
on account Of the fact that the fell
lows had worked in their offices In
the morning so they could get out in
Abe afternoon Team II, captained
by Gordon Impcy, reported Sl25 and
NJ. @ Shrewsbury's Team I, had col
lected sS05, Team J, Captain j. h.
vinlayson. reported s400.
when tho luncheon ended the men
filed out of the dining room TO the
front Of campaign headquarters
where Benne Wright. the World
photogra pher. was ready and pic
ture Of the enthusiastic workers was
obtained
The speaker selected by the board
of governors 60 make the address at
the noon luncheon was Or. Phil g.
Baird. pastor Of the First Presby
,erian church Of oklahoma city who
recently made a trip to Mexico and
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