Omaha daily bee., 1906-10-14
FOR Y. W.C(L FUND
Bu'iasn Men Support Wsmsn'' Call for
Liberal Contribution
CAMPAIGN FOR CASH AGAIN UNDER WAY
Cause n worthy One and Deserving
of support at the Hands
of the Citizens of
Omaha.

The Omaha Young women's Christian as
sociation workers are about to resume their
interrupted campaign for a building fund,
and the following appeal is made in their
behalf:
70 the Business Men of Omaha As you
are aware, the Young Womens Christian
association of Omaha is just now seeking
to raise the last third Of the s125,0O needed
to construct and equip building for their
work. The undersigned take the liberty
of calling your attention to some features
OF this effort.
The work of securing the $4,000 paid for
the site and the $4,000 subscribed toward
a building has been a severe ordeal for
the women of the association, most of
them unused to such work. many of them
not vigorous in health, and all OF them
burdcned with other duties. These women.
the wives, mothers. sisters. daughters of
our homes, have bravely and persistently
pushed on, month after month, and year
after year, toward their aim.
Time after time they have felt obliged
to give way to other public enterprises.
the exposition. the Auditorium, the Young
Mems Christian association, etc, and when
finally they had pushed their fund up
within sight Of success last spring, their
further progress was checked by the call
for aid for stricken San Francisco. They
have had to fight for success at every
sttp.
Does 1t not seem to you that in recos-
milton of this heroic and self-sacrifcing eff
fort we ought to take the matter in hand
and see to it that their task from now
on is made easy? 1t would be a very sim
pie matter for the business men Of
Omaha to bring this to pass. II each man
vii COLL biq stcnovra rbnr or tai his ne N
how-not at his convenience but now-and
send letter to the assocst ton pledginE
the most generous amount he can possibly
spare the thing is done. Are we doing
justice to ourselves. to our sense of
chivalry, to the service these women are
rendering, IL we do any less? Granted
! that there are many other calls, as there
| ought to be in an enterprising community,
! they should not crowd out this great and
! imperative claim. All who have not given
can give something. Many of those who
have pledged can pledge more. Let us do
it and do 1t without subjectlng these de-
voted women to the wear of protracted
! canvass.
J The aim in view must appeal to us all.
| The 10000 wage-earning women of Omaha
certainly need an agency to care for their
| physical, mental, moral and spiritual well
fare. Such an agency cannot be effective
without a plant. In the building new
planned when completed the association
can carry on It's splendid work fer per-
haps half a century to come. We appeal
to you to come to the help eff this move
ment after the Omaha fashion-swiftly and
| generously
Very truly yours,
]. II. WILLARD.
| ]. f. BAUM
G. w. WATTLES.
CHARLES r. COURTNEY
]. i. BRANDEIS & SONS.
F. II. DAVIS.
c. NJ WILHELM.
CHARLES HARDING.
N. MERRIAM.
WILLIAM BAIRD.
c.. F.. YOST
HUBERT c. HERRING.
CHARLES C. GEORGE
| F. w. JUDSON,
Pres. Commercial Club.
GEORGE r. GILMORE,
| Pres. Conservative Saving,
and Loan Association.
THOMAS FITZPATRICK.