South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-09-20
OPENING DAY OF
Y. M. c. A. DRIVE
BRINGS IN $4,656
Division Y Obtains Largest
Amount of Subscriptions
Coal Is $4,000.

Campaign workers In The 7. VI. G.
4 drive for $4,000 with the slogan
OF sure We can DO It." succeeded
IN raising S465s yesterday. the first
day OF soliciting. Division Y OF the
campalgners. headed By L. A.
walker. made the largest report.
1929. at the luncheon meeting Of
the workers in the gymnasium OF the
y. ". c. A. yesterday noon. Division
c was second with $3.50; Division NJ.
had s137. and Division A turned in
$3.50. Todays efforts IS expected to
areatly increase the sum already
subscribed b. the business public
OF south Bend.
The campaign viii end Friday,
sept q. a. which time. &C
cording 10 "Y'' officials. the $3.50
must be had II the Y. NJ. c.
A Is TO maintain and extend un-
III May / 1928, its work for boys
and young men. Concerning this
drive. John 1. Shafer, president Of
the local ~" says. The dormitor-
business features are self-supporting
The SIS. 900 needed to run our work
20 April 80 1923. is to cover a de-
felt In the boys division, free serv-
ice 10 orphans. and crippled chill
dren. Industrial athletics, Sunday
school leagues and religious work. ="
Addresses Realtors.
". NJ. Danner, jr.. general secre-
tary Of the Y. NJ c. A. addressed the
mem bers OF the real estate board at
their luncheon meeting in the Y. NJ.
G A. yesterday noon. He gave an
itenlized account Of expenditure in
Cured in the operation OF the organ
ization. The list contained y spe-
cific reasons for requesting the bust
ness public TO cooperate in sub
scribing this $25, 600 at this particu-
lar time The list, he explained,
was prepared by a committee Of for
mer presidents Of the Y. NJ. c. A
and the present executive and f.
nance chairmen as follows o.
Davies, J. 3. Campbell. L. A. Walker,
c. p. DuComb. Christian Pretz. c.
w Hyde and John I. Shafer. w. o.
Davies a member Of the board, ex-
behind the "Y's" call. The board
voted TO double. as a board, the sum
total Of the private subscriptions OF
the individual members Of the
board
Pres't Ward L. Mack OF the
Rotary club has appointed a special
committee to operate with the Y. NJ.
C. A. authorities in this campaign.
The Rotary and also the Lions club
meet today. From both of these or
carnations IL is expected that great
help viii come.
Activities of "Y."
The South Bend Y. NJ c. A annu-
ally spends $32,833 in non-revenue
,producing activities. but this expen-
dlture is reduced TO $4,000 by the
net income from the dormitOry and
the cafeteria, Mr.. banner pointed
out. The Orphans home children
are given free two gymnasium and
swim hours every week. and are
transported to and from the "Y' at
the "Y's" expense. This Is in ad-
dition TO the expense incurred by
their two weeks at Camp Bercado IN
the summer.
In the last IL months special med
zeal and individual corrective gym
nastic work was given free by the
''Y" physical director to SOS crippled
children For "a hours every day In
the year the ~" Is doing such serv-
Ice for strangers and newcomers
as hnding rooms for $500 young men
who could not be housed In its dor
mItory. helping them And jobs. put
ting them in touch with church and
civic organizations, and helping
them ind conEenial friends.