The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-16
VICTORY SURE,
 6. J. CAMPAIGN
 DIRECTOR SAYS

We are going to win." declared Director General Frederick Courte. l nay Barber, to the 200 volunteer workers assembled at Thursdays rally luncheon. "We firmly believe that I speak for all of you when say that there is just one result with which we will be satisf1ed-and that that result is written up there on the bulletin board. We are going to get $135,000 for the Christian Union be- fore this movement ends.
 ''It may seem to some of you to be impossible, but I assure you that it has been done in one campaign after another. With a tremendous short age even up to the final day it is cutie possible to carry the campaign through to a triumphant victory. You cannot imagine how effective is the cumulative force of the splendid ef- forts you have been making, and of the fine publicity which has been given by your newspapers. That force is going to be felt from now until the close of the campaign.
 ~"Some one may say that it would be miraculous-but such miracles have more than once taken place, and it is in cities just like Bridgeport and in campaigns just like this that mir acles occur.
 In Fight to Finish.
 "I am in this thing to the finish. have enlisted for the war, and I re- fuse to accept as the probable amount we shall obtain anything short of the goal set at the beginning of this ef- fort. While there is one card left one prospective giver to be seen, one worker left to reach that giver, the fight goes on. am going to be a team worker myself from now on. Whether we stop at noon on Satur- day or whether we decide to go on a few hours longer, let's resolve that when we do end this movement we shall shake hands with each other and shout a 'Hurrah' for the $135, 1000 we've raised.'
 A new campaign feature of great 1n- terest is that proposed by Director General Barber at the meeting of team captains in the Christian Union drive following the Thursday luncheon, af- ter enthusiastic endorsement by the executive committee. It is the adop- ton of the memorial feature in the gift of sums adequate to provide for a specific portion of the proposed building, and it is expected that this plan will result in a great access of large subscriptions.
 To each donor of $500 will be given the privilege of naming one of the 50 individual bed rooms in the new building. A subscription of not less than s250 will entitle the giver to name a memorial bedl of which 70 will be provided in the dormitortes. Donors of $100 will be recognized with the privilege of naming memorial shower bath.
 These designations will be in the na- ture of perpetual memorials and will serve to keep in the minds of the ben ef1ciaries Christian union the donors of the fund which makes possible the erection and the service of the build ing.
 Yesterdays Report.
 Team 23, captuined by Mrs. Robert Flames. again carried off first honors at yesterdays noon day rally lunch con of the workers at the sstratfield, leading not only the womalis divis- ion but the entire organiza tion with S780. Team Il. explained by A. H. Eyles. IT,. led the Mems Division with s433.
 Other teams reported as follows:
 Mems Division: Team 1, James M. Saxton, $65; team 2, George Cat lin, $145: team 3. Abner Mitchell, $254; team 5, s. M. Keough, $335; team 6, H. A. Goldstein, $S5; team s7, Frederick Harrison, $50; team 8, Charles Greene, $100; team g, Geo. D. Roberts. s127; team 10, John B Elwood, $312; team IS, John w. Moore, $e8; team IA, E. H. Minor $235.
 Total for Mems Division, $2,- 159 M
 .Woman's Division. team 16,. Mrs. George H. Edwards, $285.50; team IT, Miss Chary Smith, $132.50; team IS, Mrs. r. H. Powell. s2s6; team 19, Miss Isetty Payne, $67.50; team 20, Mrs. B. w. Downs. TIT; team 21, Miss Ulah Coates Haines. $102; team 22, Mrs. G. H. Beard, 331; team "A, Mrs. Sherman Cole, $117.
 Total for Woman's Division, 3D. 27S.
 Entire organization total for the day, $4.437.50.
 Previously reported, $49 ,124.76.
 Grand total to date, s53,562. 26. s
 Previously reported, $49,124.76.
 Grand total to date, $53,562.26.
 Substantial subscriptions reported by the twenty-odd teams included one of $20O by Meigs & Co.,; Bridgeport Trust sCo., $500; A. l.. Riker, $100; Howlar,d Dry Goods Co.,, $40O; J. c. Shaw, $10o; Bridgeport Metal Goods Mfg. Co.,, $100; Wheeler & Howes Co, S200; A. J. Hawes, $150; MT. and Mrs B. A. Jennings. s1o0; Connecticut Ma ttonal Bank, $500.
 An announcement that elicited much applause was that the W. c. T. U. had increased its original subscrip- tion of $50 to s10O.
 One of the teams reported that two small boys had subscribed $2 each to the fund, one in cash and the other in pledge form, the latter donor hop ing to be able to pay his subscrip- ton with the receipts from the sale of peanuts.
 An additional subscription of $36 from tue Christian Union Converts. club to two prior i.ifts> of $100 each rai,ed the contribution of the men of the union to a total of $236.
 The rally was featured by the re. port of the number of calls made by members of the sev eral teams. Team 22 reported having made 151 calls,