Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-01
MIDNIGHT SHOWS
$145,6OO ON HAND
SEEMINGLY IMPOSSIBLE SUM
Is RAISED
Y. w. c. A. Young Women Bring
Building Fund to Very Near the
Required Mark and Are
Jubllant

The seemingly impossible was nearly
achieved last night by the campaign
committee of the Young Women's
| Christian association. They started
out yesterday to raise nearly $4,000,
the amount they lacked to complete
the $150,000 building fund which they
| have been just one month in working
| for.
| A great crowd, principally composed
of women, assembled at the Y. w. c..
A. headquarters to hear the final re-
turns and a more delighted, thankful,
enthusiastic gathering of women was
never held in this city. Songs and new
yells for the building interspersed the
half-hourly announcements made by
w. c. Patterson and chalked on the
blackboard by Leonard Merrill Each
bulletin was greeted with the cheers
and hurrahs that eliminated in a great
demonstration of joy when the final
returns were given an hour before
midnight and the sum of $145,609 was
reported by Miss latham as a con-
servative estimate Of the amount on
hand.
Baer to Speak
Miss latham gave a general invita-
ton to the public to be present Sun
day afternoon at 3 O'Clock at a big
mass meeting in Temple auditorium.
John Willis Baer, president of Occi-
dental college, will be the speaker. 1t
is to be a thanksgiving and praise
service for the success of the building
campaign, and it is hoped by the COM
mittee to have the remainder of the
| $150000 rounded up before the meeting.
Mrs. Anna S. Averill who was the
originator of the building project, was
missed from the gathering. Three
years ago at board luncheon Mrs
AVerill surprised the other women
directors by suggesting the time was
ripe for the Y. w. G. A. to begin plan
ming for a home of it's own, and as g
nucleus of the building fund she pre-
sented the association with a ten dol
lar bill which had been given her as s
birthday present,
At that time the enterprise seemed
beyond the realm of possibility to the
group of women, but the idea was
pleasant and from Mrs. Averill's cour,
ageous suggestion the big plan grew
to build.
Big Sums Contributed
Most of the subscriptions announced
last night came in the afternoon The
largest amount was from the Eliza
| A. Otis Memorial association $512S be-
! ing reported as the subscription of that
| organization
Five thousand dollars was received
| from O. T. Johnson, whose contribution
was made known in a congratulatory
address by j. C. Warren of the Y. M,
! c. A.
Charles NJ Stmson gave S2500 and
| two more women, Mrs. 70. b. Bosbyshe
and Mrs. e. T. Earl, were added to the
! group Of women who gave $1,000 each
! An addition to the business women's
| fund was added to the amount of $1120
which sends their total beyond the
! $4,000 they set as their mark.
one little boy sent a dollar TO the
| fund which he had made by gathering
/ bottles and selling them His name
1 is Hillard Mason and a rousing cheer
| followed the announcement of the lit
/ tie fellows donation. Twelve-year old
/ Mary Bradshaw came in and gave $l0(
! in the name OF the girls branch, OF
which she is member, as her con-
| tribution to the building fund.
A complete list of the subscriptions
will be published tomorrow.