The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-03
Y. N. c. A. FUND NOW
STANDS At s13,3O7
, Important Meeting to Boost Campaign
Held Yesterday In Governors
Office.
MUCH YET TO RAISE.
Effort VIII Not Re Ended Until En-
tire Amount Needed Shall Have
Been Assured.

/ Although only s13,307 hase been
raised in this city toward the Y. NJ.
6. y. campaign for $4,000 for army
work. and the campaign comes to
close tomorrow night. the workers are
determined to secure the entire
amount. Yesterdays total amounted
70 s,,e11. Mayor Ainslie will speak
at the get-together meeting of the
workers at o'clock today.
Pointed remarks by General Chair
man John T. Wilson. Tazewell NJ. Car
rlngton and others, all of which was
10 the erect that real sacrifices must
oe made to avert greater sacrifices
later. gave inspiration to the team
workers
Chairman Wilson said; 1--WE are
gong to raise this money and the
people of Richmond have got to con-
tend with us until we get what we
are after ! have faith in the people
OF Richmond. but we have got to
knock them in the head with cold
facts to get results. The sooner our
troops get into the field the great war
viii end. The sooner the troops go
into camp the sooner we must be pre-
pared TO care for them Men of means
! in Richmond who cannot be called on
for military service ought to feel that
10 give their money to such an organ
ization as the Y. NJ C. A. is the least
thing they can do"
More Pointed Remarks.
Mr.. Carrington's remarks were
! equally to the point: "One way to
/ help end this war is to contribute
to the Y NJ c. A soldier fund so
| that the men may go into battle in
| good physical, mental and moral con-
| dition. I've got no patience with the
| man OF means who gives $25 or $50 to
| a worthy cause, such as this. No busi-
ness man ever embarrassed himself
| by giving away money. We've got
| to raise this money and it's not dol
| lar campaign either. All the surplus
wealth now stored in Richmond banks
| has resulted from the war
t ". p. Duke said this war would
prove to America the blessing OF
sacrifice. We think we are making
| sacrifices We are doing nothing.
compared TO Canada. who is giving
away 81 for every fifty cents donated
| for worthy causes by Americans"
! Dr., Russell Cecil, Colonel Dempsey.
/ 7. Herbert " ilson, Y. NJ. c. A. secre-
tary AT Hopeweil. and II. c. Snead,
! Lynchburg Y. NJ. c. A. secretary also
delivered addresses. State Secretary
S A, Aekley Is the guiding spirit OF
| the Richmond campaign and p. G.
/ Dix. state secretary of Kentucky, and
r. G. Alexander, district secretary for
the South. are rendering valuable as
sistance.
| Confer In Governors Office.
| a notable conferepce OF representa-
! tive men OF Richmond was held yes
! terday afternoon in the office of Gov
ernor Stuart, who explained at ths
outset that the meeting was not called
! for the purpose of soliciting subscrip
tions but to discuss ways and means
! to make the campaign here success
| full. He said the V NJ. c. A. work
was second in Importance only to the
actua! military needs. when the youth
| of America was considered. He read
/ a telegram from DR.. John r. Mott, In
! ternational secretary. In which DR..
Mott called attention to the fact that
| the eyes of Virginia and the South
| are upon the, Richmond campaign.
| Governor Stuart said he desired TO
make contribution and practically
everyone present also made contrf-
button. $500 being subscribed. The
men present took the names OF other
prominent representative citizens and ]
will call upon them and present the
war work appeal.
| The resolutions adopted at the gov
| ernor's conference and the names OF
| those present follow:
----Text of -Resolutions-------
( Whereas The young men of our
! state and nation have been called into
/ the service of our country in the army
! and navy. and are leaving their homes
| and customary pursuits at great per-
sonal sacrifice; and
I Whereas. They are being assembled
/ III large numbers under conditions
which must of necessity deprive them
of many OF the privileges they enjoy
! ed at home and at the same time SUBJ
! iect them TO great and unusual temp
tations; and
| Whereas. The officers of the army
and navy and the United States gov
eminent itself have borne testimony
to the tremendous value of the work
| of the Y. NJ. c. A. with soldiers and
sailors; and
! Whereas 1t Is now necessary to
raise 100000 in the United States
| in order to adequately meet the re-
sponsibiIity placed upon the Y. NJ.
&c. A. for work among soldiers and
sailors during the current year, there
! fore, be it
Resolved / That we who are pres
ant in this meeting most heartily APP
prove the effort now being made to
raise $50. 900 in Richmond and total
OF $4,000 in the state of Virginia
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