Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-27
Y.W.C.A, BUILDING CAMPAIGN
Matter Fairly Launched at Banquet Last
Night at Commercial Club.
LEADERS OUTLINE WORK AND PLANS
Needs Of Local Association Explained
and Words OF EncournEcment
spoken ny the Prominent
Citizens Present.

az a banquet given in the Commercial
club rooms by the officers and directors
Of the YOUNG Wumens Christian associa-
tion as one of the prellminaries to the
campaign for tho purpose of raisng SiZ5.0o0
TO build the now association building at
Seventeenth and st. Marys avenue
The tables were arranged for groups
and orramcntcd by cut flowers. Mrs. W.
p. Hartford. president OF the association,
presided. calling upon Mrs George Tildcn,
Miss Helen +. Barnes, Mrs. Emma F.
Bycrs. l. w. Carpenter Edward Rose
water. Dr. Guy w. Wadsworth. }. T..
Baum. +. W. Judson, DR. w. q. Henry.
Clement Chase, Thomas l.. Kimball, Rev.
II. C. Herring and Rev. J. W. Conley for
short talks. AS stated by Mrs. Hartford.
the object of the affair was to acquaint
those present with the work and aims of
tho Young Women's Christian association
and to- got their cooperation in gaining
the amount necessary to erect the build
ing for which there is much need,
Need for n Building.
Mrs. 1flden gave a compact history Of
the building movement. which she said
was almost old as the association
itself She explained how the organiza-
tion had grown in membership and extent
of work done since it's founding in 1903
throughout the United States and third
in point of patrons of the MONDAY lunch
con and number enrolled in the bible
classes.
THE citizens of Omaha" said Mrs. Til
den, will be ask to erect building in
behalf of the 10000 wage working women
of the city. There is nothing of the kind
here now exclusively for women We are
very desirous of finding a man or woman
To start the building FUND by contribu-
tion of $4,000 or $1,000, and we hope
a number of our friends will contribute
5000 each. We are not going into this
campaign with any apologies for the need
is not ours. II belongs to the city of
Omaha. III there were any other way to
secure this building, we would not call
upon the people for it. The active canvass
for the building will begin March Is and
continue one month. Everyone is to have
the privilege in having a part in the
work"
Outcome of the Times.
Miss Helen Il. Barnes national industrial
secretary, said. Thirty years ago 1t Is
probable gathering like this would not
nave been possible, simply because there
was no need or demand for it. Women had
not then left the protection of homes and
gone out Independent wage earners. y
variety of causes has produced change
in the conditions affecting women. l am
not here 10 say that IL is an ideal thing
for girls to be turned out into the world,
but 1t is certain that women have become
a great factor in the industrial and fnan-
ciaI life of the nation They manufacture
practically everything a woman wears now
adays and many other things besides.
THE girls can't help this state of affairs.
Many of them would like to remain at
home. but they cannot, and. out by them
selves, it takes courage for girls to say
mo" TO temptation. With the change of
conditions have come changes in needs, and
l believe it is Gods plan that there shall
be organized Young Womens Christian
socations. The spirit of the association is
not what girl can get out of it, but that
of cooperation and the rendering of help
and assistance to her sister
THE association work is not twenty
years old. but 1t has spread to all the large
cities and colleges. II is not rescue work,
but it is preventative work 1t is to keep
women pure and sweet and noble. 1t is not
alone for girls who work but for women
who live in palaces well. l firmly be-
heve that II the association work is rightly
carried on it will eventually build up the
breach between capital and labor. The
spirit of Christ and the progress of time
are manifested I'm the Young Women's
| Christian association. The loneliness and
temptations of great city should stir us
| all in this matter"
No Place to Go.
Mrs Emma +. Byers local general secre-
tary said: There is scarcely a large
building in this city that has not been
| searched for rooms large enough and suit
able for the growing work OF the associa-
ton. but we We're unable to find proper
! quarters There seemed To be a voice
directing us to rise and build. We have
endeavored TO respond to that voice We
! find everywhere we go that friends are
being raised un and | believe that by
| April 10 there will be enough of them found
to make the building a certainty. Seven
dollars a week is the average wage re-
ceived by the 1OO0O working women OF
| Omaha. Many of them are making sacri-
fees TO help us in this undertaking. They
recognize the real need that ,exists for
more room and proper accommodations.
The association girls willing TO do their
part"
I. w. Carpenter, president OF the Young
Mems Christian association, said MY
eyes have been opened 70 the Wilderness of
the scope of the Young Womens Christian
association. We feel that your work lies
along the same lines as ours. The citizens
of Omaha should be and are greatly inter-
ested in both. The material growth Of
this city has been very gratifying, but We
have not grown morally at the same time.
Recent responses for the Young Mems
Christian associs tion. the Methodist hos
pital and now To your building are indica-
tions very encouraging. We are awakening
20 a realization of the needs of Omaha
along moral lines"
Deserves support.
Edward Rosewater said: We who live
busy lives are not able TO keep in touch
with all that is going about US, and l
am glad TO be told OF the work the Young
Womens Christian association is doing.
for ii is certainly deserving OF unstinted
encoura cement and support from every
citizen of Omaha. As for myself. ! shall
certainly do much for it as have done
for the Young Mems Christian association.
I rejoice in the fact that women are achiev-
ing Industrial independence. Women should
be in a position TO be self-sustaining In
my own time / have seen the population
Of this nation Increase t5.00,OC0 and with
IL came a corresponding increase Of women
IN every calling The new generation of
women should he equipped to sustain itself
; II necessary, and at the same time strong