MR. J. J. VIRGO IN DUNEDIN.
■■■: , NEARLY .£3OOO,RAISED AT HIS FIRST >/-/■'■./ IHy Telegraph—Spcclal ■Oorrespondent) t ;..' ;J ,' . ' ' : 1 Dunedin, September IG. iSV/; !*/- ;■'- 'Mr. "John J. ■ Virgo;-national secretary, of ■; Y;M.C.A.Vof Australia and New Zealand, who k . :; /• is»>at, ' present on a visit', to Dunedin,, was /.accorded .a'!civic -reception' this morning; and 9 was subsequently' entertained; at. luncheon ;by /< tho Y.M.C.A. • * ■ . * • ■ ■ ' v. In the course of a speech, Mr. Virgo referred ;/:';//>:■:■ to_tHe present position.in' regard to the now ; building for ' tho - local- association. 1 Not long ago, the Y.M.C.A. raised JJU,OOO • lor -'a now -/;.'/building, /of-which JJ3OOO. has been spent in the %:?•£ ; ;//'Y/priTchaso : "of ..a' site, leaving .411,000 available ;^;:\"; ;, .-ii>f'-bnildih(!/arid.equipment.■'■■ In.order to.carry . -~ out its original intontion; the association re./■'.quires J27000 more.Mr.,Virgo then mentioned - tbat, a cablegram had recently been received t'V v.V! from Mr. P. R. Sarguod, offoriuß to guarantee v-"'i< JEIOOO, and giving five-years in which to .collect' its provided that over JCIQOD were raised t in: : . - -.)■!' - addition.. . Another gentleman, who pave .£IOOO ;/-' during/ the; first/campaign, siiicl -that he. would' y/ : ;, give /another A third,-who had given : . • JESOO to -the. first :'campaign, said:—"Put mo £\V; : > i , down . for/another.,.£soo.Then a lady offered 'p : '-/ I / .£2oo,'.and ; thus, nearly i£300() ■ wiis already .in sight.!Mr, by making an appeal for - the raising of. the balance required,
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Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 614, 17 September 1909, Page 6
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209MR. J. J. VIRGO IN DUNEDIN. Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 614, 17 September 1909, Page 6
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