Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-05-01

This is workers night in the Y. NJ.
c. A. campaign for S75, 600, which
means that this evening at SIX O'Clock
al of the workers Ylli 2SSemDle ~
the Chamber of Commerce auditor
ium for final instructions. But IN
structions will not be all that they
will get. There is to be real banquet
served by the Ladies Auxiliary OF the
''Y". which has reputation for dong
that sort of thing just little better
than any other organization ON cart"
The first thing on the program TINS
evening, it was announced al carr
paign headquarters. will be a talk oy
Senator Seldom z. Spencer OF MlNSou.
ri. Senator Spencer Is member OF
the international Committee OF the
Young Mems Christian Associations
and is one Of the most ardent ~ men
in America. Ii will be a genuine
treat to hear him and the hour OF
dinner was moved up half an hour IN
order to get the Senator to come as ne
has another dinner engagement at
eight O'Clock in Washington.
Another speaker Of national repu-
tation that will be heard this evening
will be Dr. James Shera Montgomery,
Chaplain of the House, who has been
heard i'm Alexandria and always with
increasing interest. Then there will
be heard ,ha various iISpirational ana
;nstructional talks that will tutor the
workers for their task of raising So
O0C for an Alexandria Y. NJ. {. A.
building. The workers are to report
as near six o'clock as possible and look
over the large number of cards that
are op the wall of the auditorium and
have in mind the ones that they de-
sire, but none are to be taken from
the wall until the close Of the banquet
when all will have an equal chance at
the list
Yesterday was Y. VI. c. A. day IN
the churches of the city and several
thousands Of churChmen heard the
gospel of community and church CO.
operating in the interest of men and
bows and women and girls work in Il
very definite way. Carroll Pierce
spoke at the NJ. F. Church, South to
a large audience. heing introduced ny
the pastor Dr.. F.. Y. Register, who
strongly indorSed the "Y' and the talk
by Mr.. Pierce.
Gardner Boothe spoke at Christ'S
Church and received great many
compliments of his splendid address
hv members Of the congregation.
Christ'S Church in the home church
of the president Of the y. VI. {. A, {.
c. Iamond was in the audience and
strongly endorsed the talk by Mr.
Boothe. Harry r. Cation spoke at the
Second Baptist church, being intro
duced bv Or. O. P. Llovd, the pastor
Of the church. This is the church that
has won the Sunday school attendance
campaign for the past two years and
the congregation is one Of the most
LOYAL to the "Y" in the city.
Sam Pitts addressed his home
church. the First Baptist. and his
pastor also strongly endorsed the "Y'
sentiment expressed i'm his enthusiaS-
tic talk. !. F. W Timberman spoke
at st. Pau'S 70 a large audience that
filled the church. The rector. DR.. Per-
cv Foster Hail. enjoys the unique dis
tinction Of being q member of the
bRtri'N ''' Ni'NN wi anu tAAF titNtN
duction Of Mr. Tmberman was most
cordial and his endorsement of the
talk unusually sincere.
Rev. Dr. John Lee Allison of the
Second Presbyterian Church prefaced
his farewell sermon bv a cordial en-
dOrSement OF the Y. VI. c. A. cam
paign- in his usual eloquent and i'm
preS$ve manner John Il. Trimver
addressed the Trinity Church. the
pastor. Or. D. r. Martin. introducino
him. Mr.. Trimyer was well received
and received the endorse gent of the
pastor.
Urban Lambert visited Grace
Church where he was cordially receiv-
ed by the pastor DR.. Carpenter and
made 4 splendid talk for the ASsocia-
tion on whose board of directors he
has served since the organization two
years ago. Many complimentary
words were heard of the presentation
bv Mr. Lambert Grace Church has
the most recently organized troop of
Pioneers which is functjonng in a