Evening star., 1903-12-31
BUT S45,OOO LACKING
THAT SUM NEEDED TO COMPLETE
Y. M. c. A. BUILDING FUND.
Contributions Received Today-Com-
missioner Mcfarland in New York
Tomorrow Last Day.


raised before the Washington Young Mems
Christian Association can claim the pledge
of $4,000 from the three contributors
Rockefeller. Peabody and Converse. This
morning about seventy-five pledges were re-
ceived to the great encouragement of the
association workers. In money these pledges
will amount to nearly 5000, reducing the
amount yet to be secured to that stated
above
The pledges are being received for the
most part from persons of moderate means,
and. while they are gratifyingly numerous
and show the good will of the community
as a whole, they do not amount to as much
as would a smaller number of large gifts
from persons Of wealth.
The Y. NJ c. A. earnestly hopes that be-
fore tomorrow at midnight, which is now
believed to be the end of the time set for
securing the necessary amount, number
of well-to-do persons will come to the fore
with liberal donations and end the anxious
efforts of the hundred or more workers
that are at present in the field.
Encouraging Messages.
A letter was received last night by Cen
eral Secretary Pierce from Frank D. Ober.
editor of the International Association
journal, in which It was stated that IF
this fails it will be a serious setback to-
the association cause, not only in Wash
ington. but 1t Will seriously affect the
country. Washington Is becoming more
and more great national center of social
and religious life, and this association
building, such as you have planned. with
all it's departments fully equipped, and
supplemented by the magnihcent reiigaous
work that is being done on Sunday after
Moons, should be a national object lesson.
Indeed, you must not fail now, and ear
nestly hope that men may be FOUND VINO
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Washington, who are the young men OF the
entire nation. Not only that, but the 1nnu-
ence of Washington will be felt through
out the entire world. May you have sue
cess"
note from Associate General Secretary
c. j. Hicks of the international committee
of the Y. M. c. A. is in somewhat simi-
lar strain. He states: =.a
Il am delighted to note the vigorous way
in which the canvass for the completion of
your building fund is being pushed. You
cannot Oyerestimate the Importance OF this
movement in it's relation to the entire coun-
try
The December number OF the Interna-
tional Association Journal gives some Inter
esting history of similar work going on In
other cities. and readable account OF
some of the big donations and donors in Y.
NJ. c. A. work, which Is calculated to be an
encouragement and inspiration to the
Washington campaign. One Of the secrets
Of the S4.000.OO0 invested In associa ton
buildings in Greater New York is that one
man. William E. Dodge, has generously
given to the cause all told the sum of
100000 At Elgin. ILL.,. Mr.. and Mrs. G. F.
Lord gave $4,000. because they believed
they were bestowing 1t on the most potent
power in the world for character building.
Miss Helen NJ Gould based her heavy
contributions on the ground: Il consider
the Young Mems Christian Association one
of the finest with which l have been IN
touch" Charles A. Jewell, who gave the
principal sum for the erection of the $780,
600 structure at Hartford. and Eugene Lev
ering, who contributed the association
building to Johns Hopkins, justify the do
nations on the ground Of the highly graft
flying results
David sinton gave $4,000 to the Cincin-
natl building in memory of the day when
he was poor and homeless lad and needed
lust such home.
One Of Several Contributions.
John D. Rockefellers $4,000 contribution
to Washington Is only one of several he
has recently made to the Y. M. G. A.
cause. In Brooklyn he gave 100000 Of
$40, 600 for a twelfth association structure
for that city. At the public meeting called
to push the cause Mayor Low said he
came to thank the association for what it
had done for the young men of the city OF
New York. and said of the association
cause: 1T appeals to manhood. the very
greatest force to be found on our planet"
At a recent New York association BAN
quet Mr. Henry B. F. Macfarland Of this
city was one of the principal speakers, and
he referred to the fact that an institution
which has the approval and support Of the
financial and Industrial forces of the land,
both the college presidents and the railroad
presidents, has In store a future beyond
any mans imagination.
Commissioner Macfarland, who is one of
the directors Of the Washington associa-
ton and one Of its principal supporters in
bn AMI rom w ant RI NnuyV Nrk oct
evening; and 1t is believed he will have an
important message to deliver in regard to
the Washington situation on his return this
evening.