Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-03-25
WILL RAISE $4,000 FOR SUPPORT
OF v. N. c. A. AND
Y. w. c. A.
CANVASS TO START IN
CITY NEXT WEDNESDAY
Y. w. c. A. 10 Receive 5000 Of Total
Raised and v. N. c. A. Will Get
$1,000 - Preliminary Arrangements
For Campaign Made al Luncheon
Served at Noon al Y. W. c. A.

AZ a luncheon served ct tho V. w.
C. A. at noon campaign to raise Sl2,-
900 for the annual budgets Of the T.
VI. C. A. and the, Y. W, c. A. was
launched and team captains and mem
bers of the teams were selected. Final
preparations for the campaign will be
made at a meeting OF the captains and
their teams to be held at the Y. M. Z.
A. next Tuesday night.
The campaign will be opened the
following morning, and 1t is expected
to finish II by Friday night. OF the
total of 81, 900 TO be raised by SUBJ
scription. the Y. NJ. c, a. will receive
81 900 and the Y. w. c. A. $4,000. The
campaigns are combined to avoid the
duplication of work of two separate
canvasses.
Part for State Work.
Included in the sums that will go TO
each association is an allowance Tor
both state and national work. Both
associations contribute to these latter
funds. Out of the $1,000 for the Y NJ.
C.. A., the association will turn over
81, 800 for the work of the state COM
mittee and the national committee.
The local Y, NJ. c. A. will receive,
therefore only $500. This money will
be used to pay the deficit in the
operating expense of the association
this year. The Y. w. G. A. likewise
gives to the state and national work,
so that only the larger part of the fund
designa 4 for 1t, actually will go to
the local association.
Associations Not Self Supporting.
II Neither association is self support
ing and neither was ever intended TO
be. To put either on a self supporting
basis would make necessary the In
crease of membership dues to point
where many boys, young men ana
girls, who have small incomes. could
not afford to pay the dues. Therefore 1T
is necessary that the yearly deficit be
raised by popular subscription so that
those who can not afford to belong,
whom both associations seek to serve,
may enjoy the privileges and benefits
of both associations.
In order that it may give this serv-
ice, the Y. NJ. C. A. makes the rates
for young men and boys much less
than the actual cost. The Y. w. c. A.
does the same for the girls. The Y. NJ.
c.. A. gives away many free men,
berships to poor hoys, and Just now it
Is furnishing memberships free to re-
turned soldiers. At the present time
there are 200 or more of these free
memberships.
Cost More to Maintain.
Higher cost of fuel, lights, salaries
and other items of expense, have made
the operating cost Of both associations
larger than In other years. In addition
there have been other influences that
have made 1t more expensive to oper-
ate the associations, and especially the
Y. NJ. C. A.
1t will be remembered that for q
period Of twelve weeks the association
building was either closed on account
Of the influenza epidemic, or was be-
ing used as an emergency Red Cross
hospital. 1t is true that the Red Cross
paid the actual costs Of operating the
building while being used as a hospital
but it did not, and could not pay for
the loss suffered by the association be-
cause its activities were at a stand
still during that time.
Old Notes Have Been Paid.
i In the campaign of last spring. when
the Y. M. C. A. raised $4,000 to pay
old debts and current deficit. it gave
$1,000 to the Y. w. c. A, because that
association had fallen short in it's cam
paign for its budget All the old notes
1 for the Y. NJ. c. A. have been paid.
| The money to be raised next week
will be only for the deficit in operat-
Ing expenses for the year.
1t will be recalled that the budget
was over-subscribed last spring and
that subscribers were refunded 10 per
cent Of their subscriptions when they
made their second payment in the fall
The same plan will be followed in this
campaign. If it is over subscribed, the
surplus will be prorated and the sub
scriptions reduced accordingly. Pay
ments of subscriptions will be due
June and Sept. 1. Subscriptions. may
be deducted from incomes on which
| federal taxes are paid.
Both Doing Large Work.
The city owes to the Y. M. c. A. a
debt of gratitude for the spirit shown
| when 1t offered to turn over it's build
Ing for an emergency hospital last
winter. It is without doubt true that
the use Of the building as hospital
was the largest single influence in aid
Ing in controlling the disease in the \
city.
The building is given freely for the
use Of clubs and other gatherings, con-
ventions, etc. The gymnasium is
turned over one day each week to the |
Y. w. c. A. The work Of the Y. W. c.
A. is a duplicate among women anG.
girls Of that done by the Y. M. C. A.
for men and boys.
perSonneI Of Committees.
The executive committee of the Y. |
M. G. A. in charge of the campaign is |
composed Of w. r. Smith, G. F. Thayer
and F. M. Wilbur. The team captains |
are r. w. VanHorn w. b. Hull. n. q.
Apgar, A. Pfleiger, Walter B. Bohen,
III. A. Kinnan, J. L. Kikendall, Albert |
F. Hull, F. M. Wilbur, r. j. Booth,
Merritt Greene and F. Il Meeker.
The executive committee for the Y. |
W. c. a. in the campaign is Mrs. C. c. |
Thine, Mrs. A. F. Baleh and +. d. b. Ins |
gals. The team captains are Mes
danes C. c. Trine. A. F. Balch, f. D. B.
ingalls,. H. A. Kinnan and M. s. Nc
Farland.
Likes American Girls Best.
Mrs Eunice Wilson. 408 West |
| Church street, Is in receipt Of letter |
from her brother lilo n, Tower Of FL |