The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-07
Full Sum Of $3.50, 900.
Pledged Locally for
Y. w. G. A.
MISS GOULD ADDS
TEN THOUSAND
Total for Practical Work Among
Women Is S16o, ooo-Scenes
of Widest Enthusiasm At
tend Final Rally-Workers
Raise Nearly $4,000 in
City During Day.

.'ioHietltS Oh tense anxiety were tOl-
lowed by scenes of the Widest jubi- a
lation at the dinn.r to the Young Wo-
mems Christian Association workers x
last night, when in close succession II 4
was announced from the platform E
that the fund OF s150,o00 for tho erec-
ton OF new Young Women's Chris
tan Association building was full and
running over, and that Miss Helen
Miller Gould. of New York, had again h
assumed the role of Lady BountifuI
with message pledging an addittonal
sle,00O TO that a iount. Miss Gould'a
contribution was us unexpected as it
was welcome, and-cam as n scnsa-
uonal climax to n campaign which had
enlisted the synpat TILES and tho best
efforts of Richmond's citizenship.
The final hours of the campaign 3
were replete with thrills and excite
ment. With nearly $4,000 still to be
raised. the workers We're early in the
field yesterday, with n program which
called for emergency contributions at
tho rate of $4,000 for every working
hour. With this incubus hanging over =
them the committees began a system E
atical twelfth-hour compaign, putting i
into their appeals every argument sug-
Sested by dire necessity and impeud-
ing disaster. AS one women put Il,
quite unconscious OF other possible in &
terpretatlons that might ba made,
W. oloppcu appearing anu began
squeezing"
Within $4,000 at Noon.
At the recess and luncheon held at
the noon hour yesterday the tnbula-
ton OF the preceding twenty four
hours work showed that $4,000 had
been chopped of tbs deficit. 1t was
sensational record. and the figures
as they appeared on the largo bulletin
board called forth enthusiastic demon
afr lnnu .
600, which still remained to he reA
moved. the utmost optimism prevailed.
and the hands separated with the de-
termination to bring in that amount
In subscriptions by 6 o'clock In tho y
evening or acknowledge themselves
defeated.
In their extremity. tho workers omi-
ted no possible source of revenue.
Their task In the few hours that re-
manned began to hold dramatic inter-
est for the persons appealed to, and
these In many instances subscribed
from sheer tear that the movement i
would fail of success without their
subscriptions. Telephones at z w. c.
IA headquarters began to ring shortly
after 1t became generally known that
large sum was still to be raised and
people In many parts OF the city
poured in their contributions by wire.
Others called in person and added their Z
donations to tho fund. which grew by
leaps and bounds.
Penitentinry Guards Contribute.
The fund was materially helped
early In tho afternoon by q sum OF
500 contributed by the guards ana
employees OF the State Penitentiary.
Tho teachers OF South Richmond
dubbed together and sent $50 to swell
the amount OF subscriptions. Tho 319
girl employees OF Miller 6 Rhoads.s
n (, M nf kn.a ,,,, H. a
$685.. and sent II along to build home
which will later furnish many OF them
with shelter.
Special courtesies were extended by
ths large manufacturing concerns Sf
the city to the committees which called
to make a personal appeal to the girls
employed in them. In several OF the
tobacco factories special guides were
placed Mt the disposal OF the workers,
who were conducted by them through
the departments where the girls were
employed. These invariably responded
with as much their limited wage
would permit them to contributes and
aided materially in swelling the grand
totals announced at the final meeting
in the evening.
Stirring Scenes mt Dinner.
Applause ana cheering long and con-
tinucd punctuated the exciting half
hour following the dinner at Gao p. NJ.
during which the figures which spelled
victory or defeat were marked on the
large bulletin board The report OF
every captain, whether large or small, Is
was the signal for vigorous cheering
and hand-clapping.
Every team, and every member OF
each team. was present, and followed
with breathless interest the final fig
ures as they appeared on tho board.
AS the last reports were being tab,-
lated and it became apparent that the