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Show WILL CONTINUE HUNT FOR COLLEGE FUND Westminster Collogo Campaign for Subscriptions Sub-scriptions to Last Two Weeks Longer, Committee Decides. Owin to tho inclemency of the weather tho pust two weeks making it impossible to cover the city in the Westminster college campaign, and because be-cause of the widespread interest on the part of many who have not yet .been solicited so-licited for 'their subscriptions, Francis liean, of Chicago, who has been directing direct-ing the campaign, has been persuaded to remain in bait Lake two weeks longer. 'The $21,700 nlreadv pledged is but n small part of what Salt Lake is able and w-e bolieve Is willing to give for the college,'' said one of the campaigners yesterday. Arrangements have been made to retain re-tain tho office at the Hotel Utah and on Wednesday noon tho workers who .are willing to continue in the campaign will meet for luncheon with reports to dato. "Numerous corporations and mnny persons of large means have not vet made their intended contributions rind without doubt the coining two weeks will add materially to the" sum already subscribed." declared E. B. C'ritchlow, who presided at the luncheou yester-lav yester-lav at which 10 were present. hort speeches were made by H. T. Plumb ot the General Electric company; com-pany; Mrs. A. J. Oorham, Dean Bweazoy of the college; President H. W. Koherd and Francis Dean. 'The general tenor of the meeting was that of distinct encouragement and ft conviction that Salt Lake could not afford to allow the campaign to remain re-main incompleted. The pride of her citizens in their culture and learning would lead them to feel that it would lie to their shamo to allow the world to know that they had failed to adequately adequate-ly suppor such a worthy enterprise as Wostminster college," one of tho col-lego col-lego men said. |