Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-05-06
Indications Are That Sue
cess Will Crown Their Eff
fOrts-Midnight Tonight
Will Tell the Tale
WILL BUILD A "Y"

Division M as usual made the re-
cord today by bringing in SS,451.
The winning team headed by Charles
#. Nicholson brought in S2.2S7. The
total amount collected today was 81 l.
225. The grand total to noon today
is S73.6SOl GREAT STUFF! A sup
per will be held in the Chamber oil
Commerce this evening at six o'clock
to receive the final report
Sixty-two thousand five hundred
dollars and thirty-six hours to go,
was the status of the Y. NJ. c. A. cam
paign for $75 900 at the report lunch
con at the Chamber Of Commerce yes
terday. "How to get Sl2,5OO, was
the all absorbing question that COM
pletely overshadowed every other
thought as the campaigners left their
division conferences with determined
looks on their faces and lots Of taltn
in their hearts.
By the time this story is IN the
hands of the Gazette readers the
amount may have been subscribed and
Alexandria may be in the throes OF
the most hilarious bit Of rejoicing she
has ever knOwn-and on the other
hand she may have sent out for the
final struggle one hundred and fifty
of the most determined campaigners
that every attempted to do bit Of un-
selfish service for any community.
This much is sure, alexandra will
not fail" was written on the face OF
every member of the campaign COM
mittee in such unmistakable certain
ty that the writer feels sure that be
fore midnight tonight Alexandria
will have that "Y".
The luncheon yesterday was the
largest yet held in point of attendance
and although the amount reported
was not the largest, it represented
the greatest amount Of effort by
a great deal as it is evident that as
the campaign progresses many more
people must be seen to get anything
like as large a sum. The workers
on the street yesterday gave evidence
of this in their faces, many OF them
being perceptably tired from the long
grind, but not word of complaint
was heard and at headquarters late
last night the same workers had to be
chased off home in order to be fresh
for the finish to-day.
A significant subscription was re-
ported yesterday which started a
movement that bids fair to grow into
larger proportions to-day. The \. =.
Greenaway Bible class of the Sunday
School of the NJ. F. Church, South,
subscribed 500, perhaps largely
through the influence of the president,
Irs. J. Roland Goode, who is one of
the workers on the team of Captain
Bales. 1t is understood that other
Bible classes and other org/1iZation
in the churches have taken up the
matter Of making an organization
subscription and the report to-day
will probably reveal keen interest in
this way of subscribing.
Two special gifts were reported
yesterday that brought the enthus-
iasm to white heat. One of the Of
fers to furnish the first years coal
supply for the new building by De-
Wilton AichesOp. This, in lieu of a
cash subscription. delighted the Gen
eral Secretary, Kirk Earle Wallace,
who stated that the heating of build
ing was always considerable of a prob
lem and he is delighted to have fuel
man take an interest in it and help
solve the problem in a most efficient
and economical manner. The other
gift was that of an electric range
for the new building given by General
Manager f. A. Feldtkeller, Of the Al
eXandria County Lighting Company
The range will be installed in the
kitchen and domestic science depart
ment and will be a great delight to
the ladies who will be constantly us
ing the culinary department.
The report at the luncheon yester-
day was as follows: Division "Y'
General j. NJ. Duncan. Team No. /,
Captain Feldtkeller, 10 subscriptions
S255: Team No. , Captain Pitts. 8
subscriptions, S35; Team No. 8, Cap
tain Thomas, 9 subscriptions, SS05
Team No. (, CAPTAIN Middleton. 4
subscriptions, S1l5; Team No. ;, Cap
tain Swan. II subscriptions. 1858;
Team No. 6. Captain Bales, Is sub,
scriptionS. $500. Total, 56 SubScript.
ions, S1,524 Total to date, 19S sub.
scriptionS, $S.035.
Division en-. General Pierce. Team
No. 7. Captain Graham, subscript
ions. 500: Team No. s, Captain Cox
z subscriptions, $500; Team No. 9