Evening star., 1928-11-04
Y SEEKS TO MEET
DEFICIT IN BUDGET
Association Must Close Fis-
cal Year December 81 In
stead of April 30.

Placed under the necessity of closing
its fiscal year December 81, this year,
instead of April 80, due to its applica-
ton for inclusion in the Community
Chest plan for financing local charitable
and social agencies of the District,
which plan becomes operative with the
opening of the new year, the Young
Mems Christian Association will con-
duct its annual financial canvass
November IL to 90 it was announced
last night by William Knowles Cooper,
general secretary.
A personal solicitation for gift funds
to make up the deficit of between
$50, 900 and $4,000 in this years budget.
which amounts to about 10 to II per
cent of the total, will be made by 10
committees now being organized. The
appeal is being made to make up the
difference between the income of the
Y. M. c. A. plant and its expenses, the
exact amount of which is being de-
termined for announcement prior to the
opening of the canvass.
Explains Deficit.
The deficit in the budget. it is pointed
out bv Leonard w. De Cast, associate
general secretary, is due principally to
the expenses incident to the social
service and employment assistance,
religious work. boys department ac-
tivities. interest on mortgage and float
ing debt. the Y. M. c. A. retirement
fund, subsidy to the colored branch of
the organization and operation of Camp
Let's, the boys Summer camp activities
of the association.
Preliminary plans for the canvass
were laid this week at meeting OF
the executive committee for the appeal
Huston Thompson, president of the
association, is chairman of the commit
tee.
A dinner meeting of the captains and
members of the 10 campaign groups will
be held at the Y. M. c. A. tomorrow
evening at 6:15 o'clock when details OF
the solicitation plans will be made pub
lie. Nearly the entire roster of the
campaign organization of 100 is eX-
pected to attend the preliminary meet
ing. Mr.. Thompson will preside and
Mr.. Cooper will tell the workers OF the
necessity for the appeal and the pur-
poses for which the funds will be eX-
pended. Cards containing names OF
prospects to be visited by team mem
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Captains Appointed.
Team captains have been appointed
as follows: L. M. Belts, Charles F..
Crane, T. J. Frailey, John Hardell, z.
D. Blackstone, DR.. E. M. Ellison, A. w.
Defenderfer, Worth Shouts, w. G.
Hanson and Woodson P. Houghton.
BY means of the appeal, Y. M. G. A.
officials hope to balance this years
budget which amounts to about $685.
600, so that the institution may enter
the community chest January l with
a clean slate" financially. Workers will
inform contributors that this appeal
will not interfere with plans to join
the community chest which will not be-
come effective until the new year.
The financial appeal this year is
to be on a new basis, which will give
additional privileges to contributors. BY
direction of the board of managers of
the Y. M. c. A., contributors are to be
given the opportunity to membership
in the association.
Following the organization meeting
tomorrow evening. members of the
campaign teams will attend an amateur
night" entertainment program at the
Y. M c. A.