Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-22
APPEAL FOR THE BOYS
Audience of Women Adj
dressed by Secretary Shaw.
IN INTEREST OF Y.M.C.A.
MASS MEETING HELD IN LAFAY-
ETTE OPERA HOUSE.
District Commissioner Facfarland Pre-
sides-About 1000 Subscribed to
New Building Fund.

A talk on boys was given by LeSlle M.
Shaw, Secretary of the Treasury, yesterday
afternoon In the Lafayette Theater to an
audience OF immense proportions. With the
exception of the gentlemen on the platform,
several newspaper reporters and the ushers,
there were none but women and girls in the
playhouse. Every seat in every gallery was
occupied, and even the stage behind the
flies was utilized for the overflow, While
outside several hundreds waited in vain to
get in. The call had been sent out for a
mass meeting for women by the Young
Mems Christian Association of this city,
without the object of the meeting being
stated.
Secretary Shaw's address was part or a
program of addresses and musical selections
that was calculated to please any audience
Commissioner Macfarland presided and
made brief speech at the beginning of the
meeting and following the Secretary of the
Treasury Fred B. Smith, the evangelist VINO
spoke at the big mems meeting last sunday,
addressed the women on the same general
topic discussed by Mr. Shaw. AT the con.
clusion of the program Secretary Plerce OF
the Y NJ. C. A. stated definitely the OBJECT
of the calling of the assemblage, which hau
only been vaguely touched upon by the
other speakers. He said the time had come
when If the local association intended TO
have a new building it must appeal to the
women of the city to help it raise the FUNDS.
Subscription Blanks Distributed.
Specifically, he said, II feel the time has
come to appeal to the women Tor the salVa-
ton of this movement" He then instructed
the ushers, who were standing in readiness
to pass throughout the vast audience PRINT
ed subscription blanks, which read:
81. the undersigned. pledge myself 10
raise or pay dollars to the puiuins
fund of the Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton payments to be made at the rate VI
per month. quarter or year. coTer ,n6, a :"
period of two years, from January l. l3V4.
Then there was a place for the name ana
address The card contained haIf-tone Oh
the old building and was headed Ihe Gam
paign ofthe Women or washington ior 'he
Building for Boys
The pIea was made for the new building
for the men, in order especially that there
might be separate and adequate DuluiiS
for the boys The plan Is 10 u.'i n1a,,, er
present structure for the younger element
in the membership.
Secretary Pierce stated to reporter Oh
The Star this morning that 1t was not the
intention of the association 10 nave INC y,
women raise the whole of the remaining
80 900 necessary to secure the total *3OoUo'
He said if this was the impression gwen
Yesterday ii was an erroneous one. AT tHe
most II is not expected that the women
will raise over $4,000. He said further that
the association would rely largely upon the
influence the women and the reports OF the
meeting will have on the men OF the COM
munity.
A total of about 81 coo was received yes
terday in actual pledges, while scores OF
women signified their intention today 10
work for the cause. In. all PROBABILITY
they will be able to secure contributions
from many local women's organizations,
and in many instances from their nus
bands, brothers, relatives and friends.
There was a service of song to open the
meeting This began at o'clock, with
Percy S. Foster leading the singing by the
audience Several fine bass solos were sung
by Mr.. Butler. who sang at the mems meet
ing last Sunday. An opening prayer was
made by Rev. William j. McKenney.