The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-01-30
CLUB DRIVE WILL
BEGIN SHORTLY AND
HAVE REAL PUNCH
DR.. J. r. Pearce and Committee
Determined to Raise Enough
Money to Put Organization on
Right Financial Basis.

The drive which Il to have for lts
slogan. save the club for Aibuqucr-
que" and as It's objective the sum OF
S5e, coo which IL 10 be used m placing
the Commercial club on a firm nnau-
cial basis. Will start with a snap and
a bang within the next two or three
days.
From gong to gong the drive II TO
be filled with pep and enthusiasm \
surprising mou OF Interest In The
Save the club" idea las been de-
\ elopcd within the last ten days, since
the club members and the public gem
orally began TO realize the crisis
which c%onfronts the organization at
the present time.
A meeting Of h committee which
has in charge doVising Ways and
means To rcnnGncc The ciuh. was held
last night. Presided over by Or. j
l.. Pearcc. the chairman Of the CONF
mittec. many valuable suggestions
were offered, some Of which viii be
acted upon favOrably.
u Is probable that some uf the ideas
for decentralization contained In q let
ter addressed TO the committee by a.
T.. McMdlen. viii be carried INTO ef-
feet after the money has been OBJ
tanned with which 20 put the club
above the reach OF mortgage liens ana
sheri7rs sales.
CIor IYcld for Drive.
It Is understood that the y. W e. \.
has Withdrawn from the field as u
probable purchaser OF the Commercial
club building. thus leaving everything
out ot the way for "A drive py the club
wlthour complications.
The main point 90 bc driven home
b, the men who are 90 SO on the drive
viii be that when a man subscr.pcl
money for She Commercial club build
ing. he will be doing something Tor
himself that viii bring him dividends
in his own lie or business IN the
years To- come. There is no argument
as 70 the usefulness of h club. IL is
declared. the organization having
demonstrated time after time Tor
years hat u can and viii help Al
%buquerque grow and prosper.
stock Certificates.
Although the details OF tho idea
have not been worked out. il is likely
that every person who subscribcs 90
the club fund viii receive IN return
a certificate, showing ownership Of
Commercial club stock iu the amount
subscribed. The stock ls to be- uoI
interest bearing for several years al
least.
Life IioIi Tablet.
Another idea that viii likely be car.
r.ed out is that providing for q life
ron tablet Of bronze. TO he placed W
a conspicuous place IN the club. on
the roll will be paced the names oil
persons giving $1,000 OF over TO th'
fund. a place ON the tablet to carry
with it a membership for lie without
payment Of dues.
To he Succcss
That the drive WIN be successful
s. almost "a certainty. Or. j. 4
Pearce. chairman Of the committee
is heart ana soul in the Work and ha.
received assurances of cooperation
from "a sufficient number OF the mos
prominent and influential men 90 ~
buquorquc o. almost guarantee IN
success Of the undertaking.
Dr.. Poarcc has not only received 49,
surtuCc, ot cooperation lea cnuucctlu'
/. with the labor involved in the drive
but he has received % number - $50
subscriptions made voluntarily b
g men VINO realize the seriousness oi IA
situation and is imE ort1ncc 90 th
{ future OF Albuquerque.
The ave hundred dollar subsyrihcI
b however. viii not DO given amy great
. ,r attention than the man whose 0
y ,ranclal condition viii not permit
0l.ree subscription Tho Grub i- tu 81
cycrybodVs club and the drive SIS .
ice ~cycrynody's drive IN cspccial a|
| tempt viii bc nindc 20 interest tl
I young men of the town IN the prcp'
| silion-mou who arc just start.ng o'
I u business life and who will De cal
| cd upo1 within "a very Few yours
| sake up tho burden of boosting abb
\ lucruo iu q serious way.