The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1916-02-24
Y. N. c. A.
FINANCIAL
CAMP PAIGN
A SUCCESS
THfcomPLETioN OF THE UNDER
TAKING coMMEMoRArED WITH
a WORKERS LUNCHEON FRI
2 DAY EVENING.
FINAL REPORTS WERE MADE

The canvassing committees for the
T. NJ c. A. maintenance fund for the
coming year finished their work at
$50 O'Clock Friday evening and was
celebrated by luncheon at which be-
aween twenty-five and thirty men
were guests. The campaign was a
success and those who took part in Il,
as well as all others who contributed
as subscribers and boosters, are to be
congratulated on the splendid results
obtained. To secure SO large a sum
OF money by public subscription. even
for the support OF so benehcent an
institution as the Y. VI. c. A.. In not
Aby any means an easy matter in a
community OF this size and its success
fui completion is a tribute to the gen.
erosity and high moral purposes of
the people OF Canon City.
The luncheon Friday evening was
Il the nature Of a jubilee and the an
nouneement by w. c. Thomas. chair
man OF the campaign, that the amount
which had been fixed on as necessary
to carry ON the enterprises of the as
sociation during the coming twelve
Anonths had been raised was received
with great enthusiasm. The solicit
ing committees reported that the sum
OF two hundred and eight dollars had
been subscribed Friday afternoon.
which was but little short OF the
amount that had been. agreed upon ms
their goal and ambition
Some of the money raised during
the campaign Was I'm payment for ex-
piring memberships and could not
properly TO be considered as part of
the maintenance fund The fact that
! this money had been counted in with
the $500 which the campaign was In
augurated TO secure led TO some mis-.
apprehension and embarrassed. to
some extent. the work OF the canvass
1ins committees by creating in some
quarters the impression that all the
money needed had been subscribed
Al the concluding luncheon the
members OF the soliciting committees
related many pleasing incidents of the
campaign and told OF the uniform
courtesy with which they bad been
received ~ the public In the course
OF the canvass. People who felt un.
abls TO contribute to the campaign
fund expressed themselves as being
In full sympathy with the object for
which IL was being made and were. as
a rule. unstin,cd IN praise OF the as.
socialion and its work. The cam
palgn was well managed. enerEeticai
~ conducted and was a clean. steady.
manly one from beginning to end.
There was no unpleasantness connect
ed with Il and the outcome was highly
gratifying.
~ The annual financial campaign has
been very successful.
The total subscriptions and mem
berships subscribed during the week
exceed the $4,000 mark set. How
ever. some SIS and smaller priced
memberships have been handed in
which make up the total.
The budget OF the association re-
auires se.5c0 over and above all mem
berships. dormitory and other receipts.
The full 81 500 has not been sub
scribed in sustaining memberships
and pure subscription. but, the total
Is so close TO 1t that with few out-of-
town friends, and Canon City friends
out OF town. the committee is confident
tho sum will be raised