Show VICTORY FOR fOR j WORKERS Of Y YMCA M. M C. C A. A Bull BulK of Money Honey Actually on Hand Balance Is Guaran Guaranteed ENTHUSIASTIC SCENES MARK THE FINISH Splendid Speeches Speech s by Chairman Chairman Chair Chair- man Moran W. W J. J Halloran Halloran Halloran Hal- Hal I loran and Others I With the eagle of success hovering over their banners the Commercial club committees which had for ten days conducted conducted conducted con con- ducted a a. history making campaign for funds to clear up the debt of on tho the local Young Mens Men's Christian asI association association as as- I held their final meeting at atthe atthe atthe the Commercial club rooms last night This meeting partook of the nature oia ofa of oi a ratification meeting love feast and experience meeting combined and d the greatest enthusiasm of the entire period period pe pe- pe- pe nod of the fight for funds was shown When the business men men's mens a dinner was called to order at 6 JO 0 o'clock dock as al announced announced an an- at the regular luncheon yesterday yes yes- 15 afternoon there was a balance of a little more than to tobe be secured to make the fund complete The Tho dinner was WaR concluded about o'clock and during the pro progress of the meal plans plan were laid to capture the nimble dollars that would brin bring the total up to the desired amount The moment the dinner was concluded the file committeemen scurried out of the Commercial Commercial Com Corn mercial club building and telephones all allover allover over oer the nearby district began to buzz with conversation When time was wan called caBell at 9 o'clock there was nearly the full number of committeemen present as well as the officers of the tho Young Men Mens Men's s 's Chri Christian tian association city officials and officers and many members of the Commercial club Reports be began an to come ome in in at I that time and within a few minutes it was known that while the subscription subscription tion list and cash contribution total was a few thousands of dollars under the amount required guarantees had been received from a large number of business men alan some come of whom had already al aI- si- si ready contributed liberally to the fund to make up whatever am amount might be required to complete the required amount Then a pandemonium of enthusiasm broke forth When President W. W J J. Halloran of the tho Commercial club entered en en- the dinin dining room a a. yell ell of delight de de' delight light ht went up sip from the tho workers Mr Halloran's Speech Why has this work ork been accomplished accomplished pushed i lie lio shouted in response to tovo vo vociferous demands for a speech Itis It Itis Itis is because you are living in the tho greatest greatest great great- est pst city of its size on earth In no other city in the world I will wm venture yen ven ture to say could this giat work have ha been accomplished amon among all classes of the he p people ople A greater reater day ay has dawned in in Salt Lake City Irrespective of political faith or creed reed wo we of this city rity are re now standing to together ether shoulder tier der to shoulder for the tho interests of our municipality We are entering on ona onn n II prosperity that cannot bo he measured We Ve aro are approaching that time of which we have so RO lon long dreamed when the name namo of our city ity shall be spoken in inthe inthe inthe the sarrie same breath with New York Chi CM- cago eago ol Kansas City San Francisco and Seattle Mr lir Halloran n then Hum related an incident indo incA dent which occurred oc to the tho special committee com eom mittle which had not before been made public public-nn public an incident which ho sail said ro re reflected the tho spirit of the public spirited Inn men of the city and ana especially of the spirit of one man who had given most liberally to the tho fund I cannot but thank this man above nil all he lie said I I have haYe never met his equal and I am going to most sincerely md and especially thank Mr Samuel New New- house Mr Halloran then told toM of the thevis visit isit vis it made by the special committee to Mr Newhouse when ho was first risked for a contribution to the fund I I know the work of f tho the Youn Young Mens Men's Christian association Give me back baek my say subscription and anil I will make it We We Ve would not do that tha t said Mr Halloran fervently lie Ho had been heen generous nerous enough h. h But we promised at atis hIs is request to call calI on him bim again if we could rould not secure the entire amount When we wo left ho he said Gentlemen you have ave my subscription with my whole heart icart and andery very ery best wishes I thank you rou for calling I consider it a great to be ablo able to give for that great reat l institution V I Woman Lauds Workers I P. P J. J Moran chairman of the committees com coin i showed the effect effert of tho the strain under which he has labored He lie was worn I out with the lon long fi fight and with the efforts he be had made to devise ways waya and moans of coaxin coaxing the tho money from the tho pockets of those who were inclined I to to be bo unresponsive But he be exulted l I in iii the victory his men had achieved I I much of which was due to splendid organization organization organization or or- and fearless leadership Responding Responding RoI Re Ro- spondin to demands from all alI parts of I the room for a speech Mr Moran said We have scoured this town in ten tea days we have bave not overlooked a sin single lo person hi high h or low Jow rich or poor and Im I'm ferson m glad to announce ri right bt now that we wo have tho the money Tho The goods have been delivered ed Every Ever cent has been subscribed collected or pledged We Wo have that now just as surely as though it was wa all nil hero here and piled up on this table It is guaranteed We Wo know where it is an and it is where wo we can get it Thon Then someone began hegan to sing For Hos Ho's a Jolly Good Fellow and Bud business busi business ness men nice professional men members of the bench and bar ar and those in humbler walks of life lifa crowded about him bim Others Others Oth Oth- ers era lifted him to the table and demanded demand demand- ed further speech but he be had delivered his message The Tho enthusiasm of the I workers could not be restrained Wh When n nI he could be heard Mr 1 Moran shouted I I uI never have worked with a body of I men like liko the tho men I have havo been associated 1 with in this campaign They were i i together heart and soul They have won wona won I a big i light fight ht i 1 Fisher Harris wa was called for Ho Ire d did ll not talk long but his words were filled tilled I II I with feeling This work we have just justI I finished is the most worthy work the tho Commercial club has ever er taken up he hc said aid If we have succeeded in raising the tho needed money to raise raise the tho debt of or the Y M. M M f. f C. C A. A in hi our om city cit we wo of tho the Commercial Com Corn mercial club must not take the tho full rull credit It is not the work of the Commercial Commercial Com Corn mercial club alone but bat ft t is is the the work started by y the Commercial el club b and ac- ac citizens of Salt Lake by the City At The rhe a accomplishment nt of ot this work left cots wonderful credit upon the tho citizenship citizenship citi citi- of this cit city Os Oscar ar L. L Cox Cor secretary of the Young Mens Men's Christian association thanked the Commercial club and all who had aided in the big task in in feeling manner lie Hc said aid that perhaps the workers did dil not know just how mu much h it meant to the association to know that that organization organization organization hasso has ninny many friends in the com corn He lie said that he did not know of an any other commercial organization org in the country that had done so 50 much and in such a heart hearty and enthusiastic manner as the Cl Commercial club for the as association Speeches were also made b. b by John Dern vice president of or the association by 1 J. R. R Thompson an association worker from Now New York and others |