Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-01-15
FUND OF $lO,O0O GOAL 0F Y. N. [. 4.
 IN PINE BLUFF
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toastmaster at the dinner. and ar- rangements are being made for covers for neary 200 of the most influential men in Pine Bluff. The affair will tc informal, cemplim entary, there will be music by an ochestra, and the Invitations, issued yesterday, an- nounce there will be mo solicitation Of funds" at the dinner.
 Guests of honor at the dinner will b" Rev. C. H. Williamson, pastor of tha First Presbyterian church of Memphis, one of the most gifted ora tors in the South. and who will speak Gil the subject, Pine Bluffs Richest Asset It's Young Men," and Blake w. Godfrey of Meridian. Miss, state secretary for Mississippi of the r. M. C. A. MT. Godfrey, who is admitted one of the most successful workers in Boys departr ent circles in the association, will speak of that work. Some years ago he was connected with the big association at Brooklyn, N. Y., in the boys department.
 Arrangements for the dinner are ill charge of a committee composed of J. H. Means, w. w. Taylor and w. L. Matthews.
 The dinner will be prepared and served by the Woman's auxiliary of the association, which held a meet ing yesterday afternoon to plan for the affair, and to outline the work to Dc done by each of the women.
 Incidentally, at yesterdays meet ing, the members of the auxiliary de- cided to purchase a big, new gas range. which will be installed in the kitchen at the association building today, and which will greatly add to the facilities in that department, where the members of the auxiliary are in complete charge.
 Want to Raise $10,o0G.
 It is being planned to raise $10,o00 through the campaign that will be inaugurated next Friday, the purpose oe the officers of the association being thus stated:
 s'To enter, at once, into determ- i1.ed and aggressive campaign for $10,O00 with which to. wipe out all for r.c!l needed repairs and paint ing of the building, and current ex- p5nses for 1916, and thus place the association on good financial basis ard in position to do it's best work"
 Pamphlets now 'haing distributed by the association, give a brief his. tory of the local association, and slow that prior to 1890 the associa- tion occupied rented quarters. Then the Merrill board offered the use of the building now occupied, which of- fer was accepted. The association de- cidei to raise $25,00O to remfodel the building. and the amount was pledged after a campaign. The work cost more than was anticipated, however, and some of the pledges were not re- deemed, the result being a debt of about $10,000. In the years that fol- lowed, this debt was gradually de- creased, the indebtedness today being about $5,OOO. all being in the form of floating debt except note for $1,- 25o.
 During the past year, all current expenses were me: by the incone, and in additions premanent improve ments aggregating in cost about $1,- 800 were made. this being the best year in the history of the association.
 The building committee, of which Harvey Means is chairman, is de- termined that if the forthcoming campaign is successful, the building will be thoroughly overhauled and painted, the exterior on the same style as the Merchants & Planters bank building. In addition to this, the campaign, if it raises the $10.00o desired, will settle all the old 1nGebt- eIness, and will give the association sufficient funds with which to oper- ate through the year.