Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-04-15
Appeal Is Made to Every
Church and FraternaI Order
in Albuquerque 10 Get in Be-
hind General Movement,
CHICKEN DINNER WITH
ICE CREAM THIS NOON
Thirty More Workers Put in
Field for Grand Wind-up Of
Finish and Furnish" Cam
paign Now Going On,

In addition to the general solicita-
ton of funds in the finish and fur
nishr campaign for the Y. NJ. G. \.
which IL now being made. those m
charge of the campaign have made
an appeal to every religious and fra
ternal organization In the city to aid
In the work by contributing the
money To furnish one of the bedrooms
I'm the new building. the room so fur
nished to have plate on the door
bearing the name of the person OF or
ganzation donating the furniture.
Already several such donations
have been made. The Presbyterian
Methodist and BAPTIST church each
has furnished a room, and indiNidual
citizens have furnished others. But
the men in charge Of the campaign
feel that this field has not nearly been
covered, and that when the matter Is
properly presented every church ana
every lodge in the city viii be glad
Of the opportunity to assist the cause
I'm this manner.
Tho cost of furnishing a bedroom
In the Y. Nj. c. A. building is $50.
This Is n considerable amount for an
individual 10 contribute, but is neon
sequential when divided among the
members Of lodge with hundred
or more on its roster or the members
of church with several hundred
membership.
More Workers Added.
Impressed by the need Of more
workers and more work in order 10
make the campaign the success that
ii should he. thirty men have been
added 10 the teams already In the
field, and from now on aall workers
will devote the entire dy each day 70
the canvassing of the city for funds.
The meeting at the luncheon yester-
day was an enthusiastic one, but all
present realized that the situation Is
serious and that the utmost exertlon
must be put forth in order to reach
the goal OF S16.500 before next Tues
day evening. when the campaign
closes.
Today will be made the occasion OF
a big hurrah demonstration for the
finish and furnish" campaign. The
Indian school band viii parade the
streets during the morning, bearing
placards with inscriptions intended 10
enthuse the people in behalf of OF the
movement The parade VIII end at
the building at noon, when the usual
midday luncheon will be had and the
reports OF the team captains will be
received
The luncheon today will be distinct
ly out of the ordinary. 1t will be q
chicken dinner that would tempt the
palate OF any Methodist preacher
from Canada 10 Mexico, with Ice
cream for desert; and the biggest
crowd OF workers that has yet been
present at any gathering is expected.
Nothing Held Rack.
Secretary Benning stated last night
that the statement in yesterdays
journal 10 the effect that the final
trump card will not be played until
the last moment" had been construed
by many "a mean that some big sub
scriptions are being held in reserve
for the last daN. Nothing could be
further from the truth. said MIR. Ben
ming The intention that ii was IN
tended To convey was that schemes
for coaxing reluctant dollars from
their hiding places were being tormu-
lated for the latter part of the cam
paign which have not yet been made
public The only money in sight, he
added. is that which the workers are
getting from day te day.
Al the luncheon yesterday total Of
$1.il3.60 In subscriptions was re-
ported, bringing the grand total TO
date to S4,5S6. This leaves a balance