The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1913-11-21
FOR Y.
NJ. G. A. BUILDING
ANNOUNCEMENT COMES FROM THE
COMMITTEE OF MANAGEMENT.
Plans Are Being Laid for a Vigor-
Gus Campaign-Executive Sec
retary Sanders Working Day
and Night-Members of
the Committee Equally
Jealous.

Plans were outlined and prepara-
tions will now be made by the enthu-
siastic workers of the Y. M. G. A. OF
this city to raise $100,00000 for a new
Y. M. C. A. building. This announce
ment is the direct result Of a meeting
of the Committee of Management of
the colored branch of the Y M. G. A.,
which was held last Thursday eve
ming at the residence of Rev. Henry
A. Boyd, 1903 Harding street.
While the announcement Is just
being made, it is understood that
quiet but persistent effort has been
put forth by all of the committee to
ascertain whether or not the time
was ripe for such venture. Judging
from the reports made last Thursday
night and from the action taken, 1t
appears that the Y. M. c. A. people
decided that now is the accepted
time"
The executive secretary, Mr.. w. N.
Sanders, has worked diligently on the
whole matter. He has been in close
touch with Mr.. McGill, the general
secretary, and in constant correspon-
dence with Mr.. Moreland, of Wash
]
Sanders clear, clean-cut report, with
his outline of the plans and his state
ment, that Mr.. Moreland's services
as an expert money-raiser and cam
paign manager among Y. M. c. AS
could be secured, that the committee
took this action, which is not a hasty
one, as the session of the committee
lasted until eleven O'clock.
The decision was unanimous and
the needs for the Y. M. c. A. build
ing were never better set out than
they were in addresses delivered be-
fore the committee by Drs. c. Y.
, Roman and ]. II. Hale, Hon. ]. G.
Napier, Profs Green and T. B. Hardi-
man. Mr. VIM. Crawford, Chairman
, S. S. Caruthers, Prof. H. L. Keith
; and others, who spoke at length.
While Mr. A. N. Johnson, one of
the members, was absent on account
of being out of the city, it is under
, stood that before he left for Mobile
, he acquiesced in the plan.
No date was set for the opening of
$ the campaign, but it is stated that it
will be either in December or early
p in January. The committee decided
e to await definite date as to when
4 Mr. Moreland could reach Nashville.
, Among other things considered at
| the meeting of the Committee Of
< Management was the report on plans
a for raising incidental expenses,
which was outlined about a month
4 ago and which brought excellent f.
/. nancial results, as five Of the commit
S tee reported the cash as the result
T. of their visiting some churches which
+. contributed literally to the Y. M. c..
/. A. work. The committee further
I agreed to ask the various churches
of every denomination to give them
e the fifth Sunday in this month,
4 which is November 30th As "Y. M. G.
A. Day" 1t was requested that the
). executive secretary ask every pastor
in the city to deliver a sermon on
the Y. NJ c. A. work, and that at
the close of the sermon an Offering
be made for the cause. Secretary
Sanders is to report special meet
ing of the committee upon the results
of this request
A supper is to be given on Thanks
giving night in the basement of the
st. Andrews Presbyterian Church
that more interest may be created
among the citizens of Nashville in
the Y. NJ. C. A. Chairman Caruthers
declared at the close of the meeting
that it was the best meeting the
Board has held, At any rate, it was
the first one in which the three new
members of the Board had partici-
pated and it was apparent that this
increase in membership is to have its
good results.
Committeeman Crawford reported
that he had a Y. NJ. c. A. club com
posed of fifty boys, and that his band
of boys will st as a whole at the
feast to be given Thanksgiving night
A vote of thanks was rendered TO
the churches that had so literally Civ
en- collections and for collections