Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-03
HOW FUND FOR
BIG BUILDING
WAS RAISED
Young Women Work
Like Trojans
Raised $4,000 In Shortest Month In
the Year and Result VIII Be
Magnificent Associa-
tlon Building


been accomplished and the Young
Womens Christian association has
really succeeded in raising in the short
month of February the sum of $150,00O
for building of its own people are
asking how 1t was done.
1t is not considered strange the
achievement should arouse amazement
and curiosity. 1t was big and daring
undertaking for a group of women to
attempt to raise such a large sum in
so short a time. 1t required most ex-
act planning, astute generalship,
dauntless spirit and unwearying en-
ergy, harmonious cooperation and
business like methods in those who
conducted the campaign, and none of
these elements was lacking.
Every step in the big movement was
carefully anticipated by Miss Cora l..
latham, general secretary of the as
ISOLATION, and Mrs. w. G. Patterson,
chairman of, the ways and means COM
mittee, under whose leadership the en-
terprise was carried through to sue
cessful finish. Like an expert tactician
Miss latham organized her forces and
directed their operations. Nothing was
left to chance. The result was fore
casted with almost mathematical ex-
actness.
Captains Were Busy
When near the end of the month
skeptics began to look serious and
some said with only a small reserva-
tion of doubt, "It does look a little as
If you might make that $150, ,000," Miss
latham and her committee only smiled
confidently in reply. The serene con-
fidence of these women in the outcome
was the most amazing thing about the
l,AIN i
they would succeed? They did know
from the beginning. Was it indeed,
as one woman expressed it, "accom-
plished by faith and not by sight?"
Yet 1t was not alone by faith that
the deed was done. No body of wo-
men ever worked harder than did the
ipR fund IA twefve-hour day was the
rule for all during the strenuous month.
At O'Clock every morning Miss Ia
than and the other secretaries were
at their desks and frequently it was
10 o'clock at night before their duties
ended.
Each woman on the general COM
mittee was given a list Of names of the
persons she was to interview for SUBJ
scriptions and planning this list was a
small part of the work that devolved
upon the general secretary and Mrs
w. G. Patterson. Each day the work
was reviewed by the greater committee
at luncheon and plans gone over for the
following day.
Confident to the End
No less busy were the members of
the business women's committee under
the leadership of Miss Amelia Johnson,
business secretary of the association.
Under her were twenty-five CAPTAINS
each at the head of ten lieutenants,
whose part 1t was to solicit subscrip-
tions from their business women asso-
ciates. So we'll did they do their part
that over $4,000 was secured by them in
cash and pledges.
One of the cleverest features of the
campaign was Mrs. William j. Chi
chesters "One Hundred Famous Wo-
men" plan. Mrs. Chichester's idea
was to get one hundred women in Los
Angeles to subscribe $1,000 each toward
the building fund, the group to be
known as the "One Hundred Famous
Women" The wanted number was not
reached but the scheme was a success
to the extent Of adding $4,000 to the
total.
Little Girls Contribute
The only money raised by sale was
furnished by the little girls in the
junior department., little maids under
a. who turned in over $40, the pro-
ceeds of a candy sale held one noon
hour in the court of the cafeteria This
was increased to $50 through the gift
of $40 by friend who read of their
work in paper and sent it to be added
to their fund.
Now that the money is in hand the
next thing is to begin work on the
building. The foundation has been
ready for several days and as soon as
the corner stone is laid, which will be
in a few days, work on the super
structure will commence. Mrs. u. d.
Mathuss is chairman of the building
committee.
Although the present quarters are
pleasant, no one who knows anything
about the scope of the association work
among young business women can
question the need of larger quarters
TO carry 1t on. over 1000 women are on
the membership roll and 1000 is a con-
serVatlVe average of the number who
come daily to the rooms.
The important part played in char
acter forming by material beauty is
not overlooked in the association.
Books, statuary, flowers and music all
have their part in creating a pleasant
atmosphere in this rest center for wo-
men.
Flowers in Profuslon
The touch of living beauty a flower
lends is rarely missing from the rooms.
Flowers are found on the desks and ta-
bles winter and summer. MANY visitors
have been heard to remark on the heau-
tiful arrangement of the blossoms, and
one friend. who is not a member, but
who never fails to come to the head
quarters when she visits Los Angeles
said the other day that she never
thought of the association rooms with
out remembering the flowers.
TO Miss Margaret w. Henderson, as
sistant secretary, more than to any
other belongs the praise for the taste
full disposition of the blossoms and
greens that bring their sweetness fo
brighten this daily refuge for tired
business women. A cluster OF fruit
buds, few roses In her hands gain a
new beauty Hers is the deft touch
of an artist
Miss Henderson has been a faithful