Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-04-18
Finish and Furnish" Cam
paign viii End at Midnight,
by Which Time More Than
$4,000 Must Be Raised,
LUNCH AND DINNER TO
BE SERVED WORKERS
Teams viii Devote Every Hour
of the Day in Supreme f.
fort TO Reach the Goal Be-
fore Clock Strikes Twelve,

BY midnight tonight II will be
known definitely whether Albuquer-
que has, for the first time in her ca
reer as city, fallen down in a pinch
in great public undertaking. The
supreme test Of the loyalty and pub
lie spirit of her citizens is at hand.
The little band of loyal workers
who started out last Wednesday to
raise $16500 for the purpose of fin
ishing and furnishing the Y NJ G. A.
building are nearing the end of their
labors. AT midnight tonight the
campaign which they have been wag-
ing will come to an end. Before that
time comes they must turn in sub
scriptions amounting to $500, or
slightly more than half the entire
sum which they set out TO raise
The task seems almost impossible,
but they are still firm In their faith
that it will be accomplished. They
are gambling on the Albuquerque
spirit. They will not believe that the
men and women who. a year and a
half ago declared themselves for n
Y. NJ. c. A. building and raised over
$50, 900 with which to build it are GO
ing to see the fruit of their lapor and
time and money wasted,
Final Drive Today.
Today will see the final drive IN
the campaign. Every worker will be
on the streets this morning by 8
o'clock and will keep on until mid
night. er until the goal of the cam
uaign has been reached, Those VINO
have worked hard during the last five
days will work just little harder to-
dav. Every nerve will be strained.
every muscle extended, and the men
in charge of the campaign are sun
serene in the confidence that this
evening will see them with victory
perched on their banners.
So far there have been no big sub
scriptions to the fund The SS,20S
that comprised the grand total re-
ported at the noon luncheon yester-
day represents. for the most part the
five and ten dollar subscriptions or
the average mantle man on the
street.-the man who gives just Ut
tie bit bigger sum in proportion 70
his means than anybody else wneh
the good of the community Is AZ STAKE
There have been few subscriptions
for as much as 500. but these nave
been the exception rather than the
rule.
Luncheon will be served again at
noon today. as usual, and at o:5V
o clock this evening dinner Will DO
served. IF the entire amount OF the
fund has not been raised at that time
the work will keep right ahead until
the stroke OF midnight. wnen the
campaign will be declared. for better
or for worse. formally and officially
at an end
Meeting Yesterday.
There was no abatement of the en-
thusiasm that has prevailed through
ont the campaign at the MONDAY
lunch in the gymnasium hall yester- /
iay. An address by DR. d. X. BOYD
of the University OF New
and one by Judge X. i.
Barnes. formerly Of Silver City but
now Of Albuquerque, were heard with
applause by the workers and served
to arouse high degree of enthusi- !
lsm.
A total of sl.7G325 in subscriptions
vas reported for Saturday and sun
LAY. Among these subscriptions was
he furnishing of bedroom, donated
,v the Bernalillo County Bar assOcia-
ion, reported by Captain Pearce =.
Rcdey, and the furnishing OF Two beo
-ooms voluntarily donated by lady /
yhose name was withheld from pun
ication at her request
1t was announced that the lndlah
,chool band viii again parade the
streets both at noon and evening To- /
lay and will furnish music Tor the I
luncheon and the dinner After the 4
Inner The building will he brilliantly (
lighted and the general public Is tor-
Tally invited to attend and see the
inal wind-up of one of the most not
lble campaigns ever conducted IN Al
,uquerque.
Additional Subscribers.
Secretary Benning yesterday gave
'ut the following list Of names OF