Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-05-02

At the Progress Luncheon today
the Honor DiviSiCn was Division VI
General Carroll Pierce, with subScrlp'
items tOtaling $3.50. The honor team
was No ;. Captain {. B. swan, VIII
a total of 81 400. The total subSerlp
tons TO date were announced as S3o'
350.00.
The most remarkable meeting ever
held in Alexandria 70 my knowledge
said DR.. +. b. Jackson, pastor OF the
First Baptist Church, as he left the
auditorium of the Chamber OF Com
merce last night where the worker $
dinner had Just clOsed-the first work
ers' dinner in an effort to raise S75,-
600, to build q Y. vi. c A. build
ing in Alexandria. Dr.. Jackson Is
''parSon mascot of General IrVih
Diener's Division a..
this sentiment was expressed on all
sides by the representative gathering
that had assembled to take the most
forward movement that Alexandra
has ever attempted. the generals
were all IN their places, the captains
were there with but an exception or
two and the heutenants had their
ranks practically intact. Rogers or
cGestra furnished the music and Miss
Kathryn Waller accompanied the
spirited singing that was led by Cen
eral Kenneth Ogden.
The crowd assembled early and be-
gan 20 look over the thousands OF
cards from which Will they will select
prospective patrons hoping that they
might be able TO get the choicest ones
for themselves and their teams. Com
mander-in-Ch c. Keith Carlin call
"a the meeting to order and introduc-
ed Senator Seldom p. Spencer of Mis-
Souri who spoke most eloquently Of
the Young Mems Christian ASsocia-
tiOn rs he had known it for many
years. His chief points were the "f
welcome the workers and expressed
the sentiment OF the entire board
when he fold not only eloquently but
feelinglv, how badly Alexandria need
ed the Y. NJ. c. A. and its splendid in
fluence and now willingly the board
would sacrifice both time and energy
10 give the institution practical man
agement.
Mr. Carlin was followed by dim
inutiye orator in the person of Robert
Cochran son of DR.. Thomas b Coch-
ran captain of team number 10 in
General CarrolpS division M. Robert
is student at Episcopal High
School. and although only fourteen
wears old. is a second year student
The large crowd did not seem 10 con-
fuse the boy speaker and ne told what
the community "Y" had meant to the
hoys without a building and what he
thought it would mean to them with
n full equipment, closing with the
words. Eve boys want the "Y" and
we havn't the money: YOU men have
the money give us the "Y" and we will
promise 20 hand it on % our boy"
The Rev. James Shera Montgomery.
Chaulaiu of the House Of ReDreSeO-
tativeS. was then introduced, and IN
a most wonderful address he told of
some Of 'he needs Of the dav and the
imperativo demand &C society that
these needs be met He told a story
Of his personal eXperionce with the
y. NJ {. A.. 2S a hoy and a Young man.
which Illustrated In the most forceful
wanrer thc rood that can and does
come Of tn" Association. He showed
that the Y ". c. A.. having come
from a small beginning. has grown 70
p great world force for GOOD. for helm
fulneSS and GOV Christian charity
lie smoke Of tho rooessi+v for whole
ho2rted "ooneroti60 in The estahlieh-
r'o~' aNd i'm tho m9irteoonco of tho
y VI e. A. and ovnre~sed his fullest
belief that he AlevaOdria project will
2~@ m"St hn . success.
~. Nontr0mprv'S Address hold his
audience Srellhornd. and went far TO-
~-ord STRENGTHENING the ooe>'ble half
hoa~rd1 and ercouragiup the most
optimistic
President c {. Laroond announced
tho S20 OOO "k;ck off" amount that
was SrbScrihod aS NreGmi0a~v
9rourt 20 safeguard the future of tho
"2mr"i00. Co~o~aI Sorrota~v W.
'rce nlc''0el on hoha1f of the V. ". c
A. N~otb""NN"1 n 1Ninite adhora0cc
- th" Orirc'r'eS of tn AsSociat;0r-
religious principles. which he said