Omaha daily bee., 1906-04-10
wv. LEA, BUILDING CAMPAIGN
Women Debate she Work and Talk Of Out
look for Funds.
MUCH ENCOURAGEMENT IN SITUATION
Determination to Succeed IL EE-
pressed by All and Mrs. TiIdtn
Announces Another Thousand
Dollar subscription.
MUCH ENCOURAGEMENT IN SITUATION

ne annual ulttllhk % lilt AOuiE
women's Christian association was sched-
uled for Monday night, but It was decided
TO defer the annual meeting to later
date and devote the evening to a discus
sion of the building fund campaign. The
annual election Of officers and directors
will go over until May L
The meeting last night was opened with
prayer by Miss Mary f. Dunn, national
secretary OF the association, following
which Mrs Hartford, president OF the as
ISOLATION, delivered a short address of
encouragement over the building prospect.
and her belief that the entire fund will
yet be secured.
A number OF members related their eX
periences as members of the soliciting
committee, amusing, encouraging and
otherwise, but all of a hopeful and de-
termined tone to continue with the work
until the entire fund is subscribed.
Miss Ward, membership secretary of the
association. made a brief report showing
the encouraging growth in membership
and urged that the campaign for new
members be not relaxed until the roster
reached 1000 Misses Hord and Baker,
captains of the leading competing teams,
spoke of the success of their work in Sc
curing subscriptions.
Another Thousand Added.
Mrs Tilden announced that another $1,000
had been donated to the building fund
since the headquarters had closed Monday
evening, but the donor did not want the
name given.
Beginning with this morning the siren
whistle will send out the intelligence of
each additional H.OOO hereafter secured,
and members of the soliciting committee
are asked to send in their reports as
rapidly as possible. A telephone has been
Installed at the Young Womens Christian
association headquarters. The number is
Douglas 51O0, and friends and all can tele-
phone their subscriptions in and are urged
to do so.
1t has been decided to close the soliciting
campaign at midnight, April 16, and all in
tending subscribers are asked to govern
themselves accordingly.
Miss Dunn told of the building work in
other cities, stating that committees were
now soliciting funds for building purposes
in forty different cities throughout the
United States, from the Atlantic to the
Pacific coast. She paid a high tribute TO
the splendid management of the Omaha
campaign and stated that 1t was the first
time that so important an undertaking had
been inaugurated and carried out by women
alone.
work of the Girls.
Mrs Byers paid glowing tribute to the
working girls who were doing so much for
the building cause and said that Tin another
campaign would not want anything better
than to have this same team of noble, self
sacrificing girls"
Mrs. Hartford presented sample OF
broom made by the Acme company of
~, 81 I,a ~
which will go to the building fund. All
purchasers OF the brooms should get a paid
certificate announcing the purchase of the
broom and turn these certificates into the
association headquarters that the proper
percentage may be obtained from the deal
ers.
The meeting closed with prayer by Mrs.
Hartford, after which an informal talk was
had relative to pushing the subscription
work right along to the end.
Mrs. Carter Gives Thousand.
y gift of 600 from Mrs. Levi Carter was
the largest item on the Young Womens
Christian association building subscription
list Monday. Only few of the solicitors
were out, as the majority of the women
have reserved that day.
Sketch plans were issued Monday morning
of the proposed building to be erected ON
the lot owned by the association at the
southwest corner Of Seventeenth street and
St. Mary's avenue. This shows a building
of FIVE stories and basement fronting on
Seventeenth street. In the basement be-
sides the heating plant and laundry will be
the gymnasium, plunge bath, SHOWER and
tub baths, toilet rooms, lavatory and lock-
ers. The secretary's Offices library, writ
ing. feading, reception and waiting rooms
and running track of the gymnasium are
shown on the ground floor. The auditorium,
assembly room, parloT, board room and
class rooms the second floor and
gallery of the auditorium. and various sized
class rooms on the third floor. The school
of domestic science, reception room. dress
ing. club and class rooms are shown on the
| fourth floor and on the top floor are located
| the cafeteria, a dining room. kitchen and
serving rooms. toilet rooms and Office.
There will be ample elevator service.
The team work continues spirited con-
/ test and several thousand more colored
pledge cards were printed Monday morning
I FOR their use, the original supply having
been exhausted.
STANDING OF TEAMS
Colors and Captains. Amount
/ Dark blue, Halle Hood ...............S 9g2 10
| Red. Edith Baker. ........,...,....... 2.362 90
| Green, Marx Larson. ................. 1924 rs
| Orange, susan PaXson. 1886 as