The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1917-03-30
LATEST Y. NJ. c. A. NEWS.

Up to Thursday night the campaign
workers for the Colored Branch of
the Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton of Nashville had made a remark
able showing with the odds nightly
against them. For the first day, Mar.
90, the sum of $540.5O was reported
by the force of workers from SO
subscribers. On the second day Go
subscribers pledged only $3.50, but on
the third day it was easy to see that
the workers and the citizens were
getting a better understanding of each
other, for it was on this day that $50
subscribers paid in cash and sub
sCribed to the amount of $1,479 80.
This was more than the first two
days combined. On the fourth day
there was a noticeable increase i'll
the amount of cash and subscriptions
over the previous day. 1899 persons
subscribed and paid in cash together
S1,555.SO. On Wednesday the total
amount for all former days was ex-
ceeded. Division B alone, under the
generalship of General Preston Tay-
Tor, reported in cash and subscrip-
tons $42S0.50, and Division, A I'M
der the generalship Of General Haw-
kins reported S1,121.50 when vas
almost the equal of their first -four
days effort. The total for the entire
force for Wednesday was $5,402.0O
1t was announced at the meeting
Wednesday night that the Ladies'
Auxiliary, under the leadership of
Mrs. Clemmie White, would organize
two teams who would be headed by
Mrs. w. S. Thompson and Mrs. Dan
Battle, and would be attached to Di-
visions A and B, respectively, to So
licit during the entire day Friday, as
to the men, cash, or subscriptions
rom anybody. 1t was further un.
nounced that the public school author.
tiles, through DR.. F. G. Smith, prin.
cpal of Pearl High School, had
granted the Campaign Committee the
privilege Of organizing the bows In
Pearl High into teams for the pur.
pose of assisting the campaign work,
ers on their last day. The boys will
line up Friday morning and Will GO
forthwith, anywhere from five to 100
cards containing cut of the new
home of the Colored Y. M. C. A. and
the words NASHVILLE COIOREE
BRANCH Y. NJ. C. A. $4,000 CAM
PAIGN, MARCH 22-3O. 1917. Price
Zoe under the cut. The price of this
card is 1Oc, and certainly no one {
friend to boys will refuse to make :
purchase Of one or more of these
cards, as they will endeavor to cove
the town Mar. 80, 1917.
To date this has heen a glorious eff
fort made by the citizens of Nash
vile with J. c. Napier as Campaign
Chairman, and Preston Taylor ant
w. d. Hawkins as Generals of thu
two working forces. This has beer
an effort in which white and colore(
worked together for the cause dea
to the hearts of the lovers of goot
citizenship and better manhood. I
has been a mighty interesting histor!
making event, and those who hav'
had a hand in it, whether much o
little, are sure to share proportion
ately in the good results which viii
follow. Nashville will he a bette
city in which to live as result o
the effort which closes tonight Thi.
effort demonstrates beyond the sha
dow of doubt that cooperation il
possible in the city of Nashville, an
the citizens Of Nashville rejoice to
gether in this fact, as we'll as in thu
hope that these efforts will soon re
suit in a permanent home for the
Young Mems Christian Association
and its fourfold work for good cit
izenship and better Christian man
hood,