Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-25
YOUNG WOMEN TAKE UP TASK
Soliciting Teams for Y. W. @. A. Building
Fund Vow for Success.
rUNDRtD PLEDGE TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS
banquet Last night Marked by
Enthusiasm and Determination
ON part of Those who
VIII DO the work.

One hundred young women sat down to
n banquent at the Young Women's Chris
tan association Saturday evening and
pledged themselves to the raising Of $4,000
toward the S125.O new building projected
by the association. The company Is di-
vided into sets Of ten each under n cap
tain, each ten responsible for $1,000 and
more II possible.
Miss Helen Barnes, industrial secretary
under the American committee Of Young
womens Christian association. was the
guest of honor and principal speaker She
has had a prominent part in association
building campaigns in many cities and Of
the same enthusiastic optimism that has
made her services 30 valuable to other
cities she gave to the local workers. II
was as friends OF young women that
she greeted them. She assured them that
thte present enthusiasm had not come and
that the new building would not come by
the budding OF some magic lamp, but only
the reward of a. determined, con-
scientious effort on the part of each in
dividual woman and that IL there was Il
determination to raise $1,000 $4,000 would
be forthcoming.
Miss Barnes IdcR.
In entering upon this campaign" she
said. thoroughly believe in the thing for
which you are working. Be thoroughly In
formed about association work and all Il
stands for, locally, in the state and M
tionally. BE sure that you know the great
aim; not merely the educational social
and physical benefits. but that all young
women shall know Christ as a personal
Savior"
And then she pictured the new building
with its auditorium, school of domestic
science, rest rooms, lunch rooms, study
rooms library and even roof garden
She reminded the women that in the Los
Angeles association the largest in this
country more women are enrolled in the
educational classes than in any college
in the United States. In closing she said
You must work not only for your
selves. but for the girls who are uncon-
sciously waiting for this great influence
In asking for subscriptions get not only
the money, but offer a prayer for the
giver."
Rules for the Teams.
Mrs. George Tilden and Mrs. W. p Har-
ford also spoke briefly and Mrs. Emma
Byers. general secretary, announced the
following rules which shall govern the
soliciting by the teams
]. There shall be ton companies consist
Ing. OF one captain and nine lieutenants in
each company.
SoIcltng snail ne, among wage-earners
only,
>, No soliciting shall be done among the
following:
Heads OF firms.
Heads of departments in large firms.
Heads of departments in large corpora
tions.
General representatives and agents of
outside companies.
Professional men and women.
Women whose husbands are connected
with any of the above.
Women Of large independent means
T. III In doubt about any individuals, In
formation. may be had at headquarters
where the finance and building COMMITTEES
will have list of all those not eligible to
the teams
5. The campaign shall open March Is and
close April Is.
G. The companies may report as they
wish UP to the third Friday of the cam
paign: from then TO the close all are to re-
port at Headquarters every day, or as often
rs convenient.
Team Captains Enthusia site.
Brief talks by the team captains followed
indicating that all had caught the en-
tliusiasln. All the teams arc well organized
several having adopted notices or wells"
One captain presented the following motto
under which her team is working
.Enthusasm plus information minus sell
fishness multiplied by activity divided
equally among the members OF the team
equals success"
The teams will hegir Immediately to Sc
cure pledges preliminary to the campaign
which is scheduled from March Is to April
15. The need OF building was emphasis
when at 10 o'clock the meeting adjourned
and the members were compelled to find
their way down two flights OF stairs, with