Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-18
". A. CLARK TELLS
PLAN OF $4,000
GIFT TO Y. W. c. A.
Former Senator Announces In
tentlon to Transfer Valuable
Property on Iona Drive
WOMEN SUBSCRIBE TO FUND
institution to Be Maintained for
Benefit of Girls Who Work
for Their Living

Former Senator w. A. Clark yester-
day notified the Los Angeles branch OF
the Y. w. C. A. that he had purchased
a site on Iona drive on which he will
erect an institution to be known as
the Mary Andrews Clark home, ana
which he will present to the T. W.
G. A. on conditions easy of fulhllmeht'
The home is to be memorial to MI
Clarks mother. 1t is to cost, COM
pleted and ready for occupancy; $780,
0oo II is to be a home for women who
work for a living. His intention 10
erect such g. memorial was announced
exclusively in The Herald several
weeks ago.
Announcement of Senator Clark's
gift was In the form of letter to the
hoard of directors, and 1t was read at
a meeting called by the head of the
ways and means committee, Mrs. w.
]. Chichester, to discuss plans for pay
ing off the debt against the assocla-
tion's building at 255 South Hill street.
It was a meeting of the executive
hoard. and while 1t was in session at
the home of Mrs. ]. Ross Clark lo
West Adams street, messenger ar
rived with the letter from former SEN
ator Clark.
So much enthusiasm was aroused by
the receipt of the letter and the eitt
which it announced that elgnt OF ens
women present at once supscrlpeu
$1,000 each toward paying off the debt
ON the associations building and three
others. who had already subscribed
$1,000 each, doubled their subscriptions.
1t Is hoped to find 100 women who VIII
subscrils $1,000 cash. The sum thus
raised, with 0,O0O now in the treas
ury, would pay off the debt against the
Hill street building.
CONTRIBUTORS TO BE HONoRED
Mrs. Chichester reminded the women
present that two business men VINO are
natrons of the organization had prom
ised to entertain at an elaborate lunch
con each of the 100 women SUBSCRIBING
$1,000 The names of contributors also
will be inscribed on a bronze plate TO
be placed in a prominent position on
the building.
Those who subscribed $1,000 each yes
terday were Mrs. Walter Fisher, Mrs.
M. l.. Bates, Mrs. A. M. Brown, Mrs.
F. b. Reed, Mrs. II. G. Wells, Mrs
Melville Johnston, Mrs. Charles Lip
pincott and Mrs. w. A. Clark, jr. Those
who doubled Their, subscriptions were
Mrs. M, j. Monette, Mrs. j. Ross Clark
and Mrs e. A. Summers.
Senator Clark's letter In which he
announces his plans regarding the
memorial structure and the terms on
which the presentation is made fol-
lows:
Mrs. D. K Edwards. president.
and the Board of Directors, Young
Women's Christian Association,
: Los Angeles, California:
l have purchased tract of land
on the Iona drive of this city and
intend to erect thereon a suitable
building to constitute home for
young women working for living.
where they may be provided with
the comforts of home life at nomi-
nal expense to themselves, suffi-
cient however, to cover actual
cost of living and maintenance of
the institution, which shall include
necessary repairs, insurance and
taxes, and other incidental and nee
essary expenses
The institution is to be a per-
petual memorial in honor of my
mother and is to be known as the
Mary Andrews Clark home Cor
institute).
COST WILL BE $15O.OO0
I have not yet secured plans for
the Out GSllllldIG lIldI
the cost of grounds and building
will not be less than 100000 l
propose to build, equip and COM
pletely furnish the building, and to
lay out improve and fence the
grounds and make the establish
ment ready for occupancy and will
then convey it to your association
upon acceptance upon your part
of certain conditions. | cannot
enumerate these in full at this
time, as it will require careful
study. The following, however,
will constitute perhaps the most
important:
1t shall be non-sectarian as to
qualification of applicants for adj
mission.
The property, real and personal,
shall not be sold, mortgaged, or
in any way encountered, and shall
be kept free from debt.
It shall be maintained in perpet-
uity for the purpose above indicat-
ed, and without any cost to myself
or my heirs, executors or assigns.
Insurance to the extent of the full
value, as nearly as possible, snail
be maintained by your association,
and in case OF loss by fire or other
wise the amount of insurance re-
covered shall be used in repairs or
reconstruction of the parts de-
stroyed or damaged.
The name Mary Andrews Clark
shall be permanently used as the
name of the institution.
In case of the failure of your
association to faithfully respect
and carry out any of the above pro-
visions, the property shall revert
to me or my heirs, who shall pro-
vide that it will be devoted to and
used for some charitable or benev-
olent purpose in perpetuation of
the memory of Mary Andrews
Clark.
In the formation of plans I shall
be pleased to receive any sugges-
tions from the officers of your as
sociati-n in case this proposal
should be acceptable to you.
Yours very respectfully,
(Signed) w. A. CLARK.