Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-15
BUILDING FUND
GROWS RAPIDLY
Y. w. c. A. BAN0UETS AND
TALKS 1T OVER 4
Mrs. Emma Summers Gives $1,000 and
Arthur Let's $4,000 for the New
Quarters for the Young
Women

A $1,000 check from Mrs. Emma Sum-
mers was one of the results to the 7.
w. G. A. rally supper last night, when
all the campaign workers gathered to
tell their experiences. 1t was the first
$1,000 donation from a business woman
who has carved her own fortune to an
institution for business women. Mrs.
Summers was a guest at the table, an1
when Miss latham, secretary, an
nounced the generous gift there were
cheers for her, and the call of Sum
mers, Summers" was heard all over
the hall. But Mrs. Summers would not
make q Speech she only rose, bowed,
and laughingly acknowledged the ap-
pause.
Two other Incidents marked the series
of graduating speeches; one was when
$4,000 contribution from Arthur Let's,
president of the Young Mems Christian
association, was reported by Mrs. w.
g. Patterson chairman of the general
committee, and the other when Miss
Amelia.C &C. Johnson, captain of the cap
tains," announced that her girls had
brought in $1,000. This news was met
with cheering and the waving of hand
kerchiefs for them. The business girls
accomplished this in a short time while
performing their daily tasks and in
minutes stolen from rest and recrea-
ton. "A moving incident occurred when
Mrs. William j. Chichester arose ana
told of a bequeSt of $1,000 from Mrs.
Mary Spencer Evans, who died recently
and who made the request a week be-
fore her death that the sum should go
to the Y. w. C. A. building fund. Her
daughter. Mrs. A. S. Robbins, was
present, and all arose and paid a silent
tribute to the memory of the friend VINO
had though for them before pass
ing on.
Prettily Decorated
White and gold, the association colors,
were very much in evidence, being dis
played on the cloth in the form of yell
low acacia blossoms and gold ribbon
arranged in bows. The twenty-five cap
tains wore funny caps of the same
colors, and not little of the gayety of
the evening was furnished by these
girls and their lieuterIants in their
rousing yells for the new building.
They rooted like a college crowd at a
football game.
Some of the begging experiences re-
counted by the women were very anus
ing. Mrs w. j. Hole, who went with
Mrs. Pinkham to ask the merchants to
give their advertising space in the
newspapers for one day said they
started out ScdTeu 10 uedLn, DuI lle
merchants proved so obliging that they
ended by agreeing that there was
nothing SO nice in the world as a man.
Mrs. Beeman spoke a good word for
the travelling men, not one of whom
had refused to contribute, she said.
Mrs. w. f. Callander, who had as her
partner Mrs. Leonard Merrill in what
she termed the Merrill & Callander
Begging company" reported having
made 1877 calls in the fourteen days of
the campaign with result of $3.50.
She declared they were known in every
office in town, and every business man
they called upon seemed to be expect
ing them.
Other interesting reports were made
by Mrs. Anna S. Averill, Mrs. Milbanll
Johnson, Mrs. Jennie Biddison, Miss
Linebaugh Miss Freeman. Mrs. S. S.
Salisbury, Mrs. f. r. Smith, Miss Tat
ham and Mrs. a.. d. Mathus.
Mrs, Frank Dewey, president of tho
association, was the chairman.
Let's Gives $4,000
The following letter was received
yesterday by the association from
Arthur Let's
Regarding a subscription toward a
new building for the Young Women's
Christian association 1t is with great
pleasure that subscribe $4,000 toward
this fund.
This oity needs building for Its
young women, and 1t needs 1t badly.
The cause should appeal strongly to all
it's citizens, and you should have no
difficulty in raising $150000 in this city
of free givers, for, of truth, we have
splendid citizens who respond literally
to all good works. / am sure the crying
need of this building for our young
women must appeal to every one. With
your membership of 400O--where do you
put them all? Allow me to congratu-
late you upon such a large member
ship.
ITO all employers of women helpers
the cause will appeal as no other move
ment can. l wish to point out one
thing your association Is nobly doing,
and which Is so good I'm itself that il
you did nothing more this alone should
bring you the funds, and that is the
manner In which YOU take care of the
strangers who come to our city. Cali
fornia has such a fascination for the
easterners they are tired of the long
months of cold. bleak climate, and their
eyes turn longingly toward California.
To most easterners California means
Los Angeles, and they come full of
hope for the future-young women often
alone. When they get off the train
on reaching Los Angeles they are