The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-12-07

|. A subscription OF $160,00O Win
which to erect a suitable Young We
mems Christian Association butld1u h
is the Christmas present which t.
citizens of Richmond, with the -
of Miss Helen NJ. Gould, give to til
young womanhood Of the city. xs
In a whirlwind finish. marked b5Es
scenes and occurrences that will -
ways be thrilling memories in tn
minds Of those who participated tms
or observed 1t. the long and ardu0u4s
campaign of two weeks came 70 Il
victorious termination last night -
the auditorium Of the old Y. NJ. C. -
building. Sixth INC Main streets
At the noon hour the addition O.
s13,673 to. the fund had been an&
nounced, running the total up ~.
Sl39,05s. That left a balance Of We
$1,000 to be raised In a few hOux4
Before the reports were announCo4ss
the word went round from lip To-
lip that the task had beer performodes
the amount raised n h ann4S
spread" was attacked by tho hun
dreds IF workers with the xest that
goes along with the knowledge a.
duty well done. and victory achieved
AS one of the speakers said aft4rAs
ward. there was doubtless mot -
much happiness in the same apae6
anywhere else in the world az exista4
in the old y. NJ. c. A. auditor1nmk
last night. As the various repor1os
were announced. in every case whore
good work had been done, the Diners
burst into applause that was LORI
and loud.
The afternoon had been one -
feverish activity. Apparently every
worker had been on duty and hal
haan iiAeho rOip1 u.tth for0y~r 49, A~~heAa
assigned. Automobiles were freolrs
used to get at prospective c~ontribu~s
tors. the telephone and the telegTApha
were used with telling effect. AT e:1G.s
tired, but with spirits buoyed up h.
excitement and confidence. the WOrn-s
ers assembled for the last c~onferenoo-
and report.
Miss Gould subscribss.
When the usual collation. had boooH
enjoyed, General Chairman Woo1a
stated that Miss Katherine HaWe
president of the association. wtsha6S
TO make Il statement. Miss Ha1qnK
read the telegram from Miss Helen ~
Gould, in which she agreed to tive
ten thousand dollars II the full H.
of S1o0,o00 was raised. This announces
ment was h occasion for 4 gale SES
hand eiapping. punctuaIed now 49,
then by the shouts of The more xealOuGHg
one 3
Final Rsporta
Then the posting of the final sro1S
ports commenced They showed Int
1850 had been raised during the -
ternoon, increasing the grand total ~
$l4e,4lS. That wasn't the eut1I1a
amount, but additional subscriptioA5
began to pour in. The various t6a4S16
In "A few minutes had ADDED 3148 to O.
amount previously announced. TT
hrnluhf thu yatAl mn 20 ktAA Axa&E$
nearly a thousand dollars short XSS
Conditional subscriptions were caltGxS
for n capt w. Frank Powers.
Division ~. Citizens COMMITTEES. -
subscriptions OF this natuf1X Y
amounting to tz.l00. Other teanS
came forward with further conditt0en1z
amount. totallins the sum Of &1fTSR
Another unconditional subscription
ten dollars was #SSsXl
General Chairman H. w. Wood didnSS
walt for any more reports. Theirs
no question:" said he, but that tS32z
100000 has been raised IL was tnf
understanding that the conditional gnak{{
scrfptions would be pro rated ali a1skSSE3
-aaless the contributors directed Off,
wise, only enough of them being taff&2
to make the grand total, 100000. @M
Sing the Ooxoiooy. sg@a@S
When Mr.. Wood t3aaf
amount had undoubtedly been
Campaign Director NJ. G. Wtlitn
called for the "Doxology' which U
sung with a vim. #s
Flowers For Miss Halves.
About this time John Stewart DfS6S
was seen making his way to the NUiS1
trum bearing u huge bouquet OF NJ
chrysanthemums. They were for 1f
Katherine Halves. president OF the
ISOLATION. who was summoned q
rostrum to receive them.
In presenting the bouquet to
Halves. MIR. Bryan designated hne
the typical woman who led At
cal fight" As the president Of thu
ISOLATION M chairman of the n
Women's Committee, Miss HAwGa
had a conspicuous part In thu
paign and that she raj held tn
warmest esteem by her fellow
was shown by the prolonged apo
which greeted her appearances
stage.
.Wc Have WOn.s EftYN@H
Well, we have wOn. haven't
said the Y. w. c. AS ensreetaa
lent in her terse way. 1T &c.,
you all got together and rot h
shall all 20 out Of thin
to spend every cen O9 tn
that you have given " osnGQ6aJE
where It will do the most -
are going to gst The very $3.50
vice"
.God Bless Yoa Evssy
In q voice breaking WITH
Miss Hawes continued hoe
urging that sverything