Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-02-08
MORE THAN HALF
Of THE !. v. c. A,
S25O,OOO RAISED
$l5,548 Turned in by Solicitors
Today SWells Fund to
SI2S,8O6.
SEVEN CONTRIBUTE A
THOUSAND DOLLARS EACH
Workers Confident Entire Quar-
ter Million Will Be Raised
Within Time Limit.

Three snappy enthusiastic cheers
came from the workers who are trying
to raise a quarter OF million dollars
for new Y. w. C. A. building in
Newark when 1t became known at the
noon luncheon at the Turnbull Audito-
rum today that considerably more
than half the amount needed had been
pledged.
The busy 400 who are collecting
money for the proposed new home
reported that they had obtained $15, ,548
since yesterday noon, and that the
grand total therefore reached $12S,S06
Here are some of the big subscriptions
announced today:
Mrs. John S. Kennedy, New York 81 900
Mrs. Gerhard Mennen. ............. 1000
Samuel S. Dennis. is.................. 1000
L. s. Plaut & Co................. 1000
Unnamed donor. ..............,..... 1000
Unnamed donor. Observation-Disclosures. 1000
Franklin Murphy, jr........,...... 1,000
Gutzon Borglun, who is making the
Lincoln memorial statue that will stand
before the- county Court House, a.
monument that will excel all others of
Abraham Lincoln, according to the
executors of the Van Horn estate,
whose gift 1t will be to the municipality,
was a subscriber to the fund today and
also a visitor to the luncheon. Mr.
Borglum was introduced to the gather
Ing by Carl Bannwart and spoke
briefly.
Il am so often introduced as an ar
tist, and l take such an interest in
civic affairs" he said. that l should
like to be introduced once in a while
as citizen"
Continuing he said that the men and
women who are pushing the project to
build new Y. M. c. A. building In
Newark We're doing a great work. 1t
was the lesson of history, he said, that
all great things We're accomplished
through the initiative and perseyer
ance of a few individual citizens.
II wish you all success he con-
cluded, "and God bless YOU
Other guests at the luncheon were
Miss Harriet Taylor, of the foreign de-
partment of the National Y w. c. A,
and Miss Augusta Brown, of the finance
departmtnt of the National Y w. c.
A, both of New York.
10000 Have Subscribed.
Some idea of the activity of the
workers may be obtained from
the fact that the total number of in
dividual subscriptions in the last
twenty-fou hours was 154 and that
10100 subscriptions have been made
since the campaign began.
One of the subscriptions of $500
pre- viously announced, 1t became known
today. was given by P. l.. Hoadley.
president of the American Fire Insur-
ance- Company.
The $1,000 subscription from Mrs.
Kennedy was obtained by Miss Emma
G. Lathrop's team. The subscription
for the game amount from Samuel S.
Dennis was given through Miss Kath-
crime Rummell's team. Jerome Con-
gleton announced the Plaut donation,
DIR. William Buerman that from
Franklin Murphy. jra and the two
anonymous contributions of 81 900 each
were announced by H. S. Clay and
Mrs. G. B. Crater.
There was real enthusiasm as the
various big amounts were called out,
and the three cheers called for by Fred
T. Ward, chairman of the general COM
mittee, when the totals stood out ON
the blackboard, were given with zest
The amounts collected by the various
teams, as announced by other captains
today, were as follows
Citizens committee (Fred T. Ward,
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