Y.M.C.A.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 25, 24 October 1907, Page 5

Y.M.C.A.

■ . ■■ ■-■■■ - -■ »- —— END OF THE CAMPAIGN, GRAND TOTAL, £4102. ; ■■■' A great effort was mado by tlio Wellington , Y.M.CA. yesterday to finish worthily its campaign, and the raising of £689 6s. during. tho strenuous 'day biis- brought the grand total to £4102. Tho Association,is dclightoi with this measure of success, resultant from a second appeal, but is still impressed with tho necessity of opening its new building on March 31 next free of dobt. For 'this purpose members pledgejl themselves, at an informal gathering hold last night, to continue" tho canvass quiotly and' informally until their object is achieved. Close','on' - £3000 is still required to' enable the building; to bo opened free of debt, but it isthought that thdrc will bo no difficulty in raising this sum during the next few months: YOUNG MEN'S CANVASS; ' , The young men themselves have raise din' this' campaign l £1097, and in successive- can-'" vasses £3.8p0.( The following are tho-achieva-* ments-'of tlib'-young men's teams in t\u»: ; latest'effort;— ■■ •' ■ '■ ;, -. v ■ '. -■ •. ■ ' " •. ,-!'.£: 8. il. ■ Mr. H. Si Hart's team ........\... 214 4 ')■•• Mr. H. Osbbrne!s team ........;... 175 4 0Mr. J! M-. A. Ilott's team ......... , 158 4 ; 0- . , Uv.M. Rees Jones's team"...... 122 1? 6 Mr. H." biety's team Ill", 0 6Mr. C. S. Falconer's team .. 109: 0 6 •/ Mr. J.' P. Blair's team 89 10. Mr. T. Gibson's team V-.. .86 9 0 : Mr.H. Horlor's team '.. :30 19,0. LIST OF CONTRIBUTIONS. ~", Tho following is the list of contribution! raised by tho joint , offorts of the Young Men's and Citizens'. Committees.— , -.;:■ ■■/:■■■ ■■•.:'.,:.:./.• ..,. .£ -s. d. : Amount previously acknowledged. 3412 14. 3.' Previous Giver ......:............ 100 0 0 Mrs. Rhodes 50 0 0; . : ' Sympathiser ..;./....."............... 25 0 U; Mr. Justice Cooper 25 0 0; Bing, Harris, and Co; 25 0 '■> H.- : l<V.; •■ •• .- 10 10 0 , E ' Roynolds >;.^,....\...^..v........ ; 10 10 0. Other amounts 443 6 U , ■"-•■•■•■" Grand total ~.......'£.'4102' 0, 0

CONGRATULATIONS AND; RESOLVES. Bopeated cheers wofo given when Mr.>H. N. Holmes, genoral secretary of tue Welling-; ton Association, , announced these Tresulte; ia tho Association's Rooms last night; "I think, on the -Ofholo," ho said, "that we should con-. . cratuiato ourselves, after our heavy task, in' doing so well." Asthe first day. was almost wholly spent in organising, tho £4000 had been gathered in. five dayß.. /.' ■ ~ ; Captainij of teaifle then narrated their, experiences amidst cheers and applause.. Mr. Lyman L. Pierce, • nationar secretary,'' thought that (vh'at tlio Wellington ; : had accomplished, during the past six days' v T/as tho biggest, thing that had been accpm- ( v plished in New Zoaland. during the last two months; though.the results in'all the cities had been magnificent. It was easier to get £100 from , a man in a first canvass than £5 by a subsequent appeal. Ho nnnounced that ', ho had received a cable message stating that tlio Ballarat Association liad been given a site. ■' .'■;;■: ■, .-.,■:'■ •',;•.;; . .... Mr. W. Gillanders, national.. secretary, hoartily congratulated the Wellington Association. ; ; , ' : ■Mr. H.'.N. Holmes,'local, secretary, stated that £3000 was still needed to make tho re- ■' quired ; £7000. The Boara" of Management had decided that, the present strenuous ef>; fort should l>6 .completed that night, but he aslipd whothor they should not pledge them- : selves to raise in. the next six months the ' amount required' , for opening their building freo of debt.' • ■ : ; ; . : : ; ' On Mr. Hart's motion it was resolved with cheers "that the young men of Wellington, hero assembled do now pledge themselves to ■■. coritinuo fhis .canvass until.we bpcn'.the build- . ing frep of dobt." ■■■ : , :'. •• ■ ■WORKERS' CONFERENCE. : Yesterday's conference resolved itself,into f a meeting of South Island secretaries with tho Wellington secretary ' and Mr. Pierce to discuss the educational and physical; . work of tho Asso6iatioh. A conference rf wider soopo . will bo held to-day','as has at; ready been notified. ; ■■ - THE NATIONAL SECRETARIES. : A.farewell dinner will bo given to Messrs, : Pierce and Gillanders in Godber's Roorasj [ Cuba Stroot, tb-night. \ -

Messrs . Pierce and Gillundors leave for '■ Australia by the Miihcno to-morrow.. They will attend conferences in Sydney, Brisbane, arid Adelaide, and open a campaign for £8000 at Broken Hill. On December 5 Mr. Pierce will leave Australia, Mr. Gillanders continuing at Melbourne ns national secretary, tp V which office ho has jtist been/promoted from that of assistant national'secretary/ by,the unanimous yoto of the National Committee of Australia and Noir Zealand. As;soon at opportunity porniits, Mr. Uillahdors' will visit ; America for a year for study of the movo«' moht';' ; "'■.'■' .'"'' " . : ' ' ' Meanwhile, Mr. Pierce will attend, by in* vitation, the Indian National Convention at > Calcutta, from December 28 till Decomber 31, and Secretaries' Conforonco" at Calcutta, from January, 1 to ; January , 5. Ho will stay a week in Egypb and two or thrco weeks in Italy before reaching England, where ho has been invited to; visit twenty-threo Associations. Ho expects to bo back in. the,TJnitbd: States zsxb May.