Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-11-01
ASSOCIATION WINS
HOME BY EFFORTS
Young Women's Christian Or.
ganization Raises $4,000
Necessary to Donation by
Judge Ira A. Abbott.

The determination to Nin any con
test h. said 90 bc half tae battle. and
IN the case of tho campaign TOR FUNDS
instituted b., he wide awake board 81
directors OF the YOUNG Woman's
Christian association last July is a
case illustrative OF what indomiiablc
determination and eneras VIII do.
Many doubted the possibility of the
directors being a0le 10 ma iise thous-
ana dollars ~ tile city pr even IA the
state Yet, being started on the sure
foundation OF prayer, the campaign
was outlined and successfully Develop
ed hy those earnest women AN the re-.
suit Is "A permanent homo at 3is South
Third street and funds Tor It's remod-
eiing and equipment This means "a
civic Institution that Is for all tim .
to be a refuge and culture station tor
the young womanhood OF AiDuquer-
que. An everlasting dahi of gratitude
is due 30 judge Abbott for his iiber-
atty In providing the home. and TO
! the loyal cltlzrns who have responded
TO the call Tor cooperative help.
The figures OF tlc donations that &C.
cordirg Go the conditions ~ the en-
dowmont must BE- 5000. aggregate
I S5.220--th, last pledges having come
y IA past ten days, resulting from
Z a., earlier soliciting To Mrs q. l..
I Brooks who became the chairman Of
the nhance campaign IN August u due
great credit FOR uaiifing labors for the
cause. m nrst committee, Nesdamee
[ Chndcrs Bittnsr. cornish. gave the
worS splrndrd start Ia Jus and was
icniciently finished hy Mrs. Brooks. Tn"
Business Girls club. The committee OF
/ The association and thr directors have
worked early Hld late Tor tho SUCCESS
and all fee, hlghlY grntnod that the
Victory Or won, The f1,23o does moi in-
cludc a pledge uf sosan hundred and
nifty dolmrs y,t duo on tho $1,000
pledge given by Mt Josaua R,ynolds
y, car, a Is y"Ur agu D " iss SAKE while
in sl pasn. The cumpict list of don
ors uld amounts given will b. pub
lished ~ an early date.
This afternoon the committee or
the rcmodcling aud equipment of ths
home into which thc association hoprs
Ito move within q month. met ana dis
cussed plans Tor the changes ana fur
nlshlng to be- done.
Acting on The sugg, stlon OF the DO
nor. Judge ABBOTT, the directors have
ld,c.dcd 10 expend q par of the mone,
obtained IN the recent campaign ~
demonstrating the building in a wal
10 better suit the requirements OF th'
young women TO occupy H. tn
s,ructurc Is 70 be- raised and q siabl'
foundation containing cement base
ment, cellars, furnace room, etc
lplaced beneath. A heating plant vii
be Installed. further sanitary Improve
mcnts made. spacious pCrchcs bun
laround two sides. and the whole build
lag pe0ble- dashed Ia give II a statcl'
appearance. The committee this St
tsrnoOn decided on the colors OF new
wall paper and new furniture TO b.
used with that already ~ the hous
whlch Mas bought at "a bargain. Moth
lng now stands IN the way Of pro
gress and broader work OF this splen
did Institution that embraces not onl.
Albuquerque but all New Mexico u
lis field Of work and in its list 90 don
ors Even from Michigan. Vermont
Massachusetts and Paris. France hay
come contributions To aid the Gauss
Mrs. Kappel, chairman of the per
mRnent finance committee is still a
work collecting the regular contrlbu
lions and doing signal service for IN
current expense fund. Il has bee
sp.cndldly demonstrated that there
, ,no, more generous city IN the unte'
States than the city ~ New Mexico
metropolis. Tor AL have shown al
eanerncss 10 help unbulld the Y N
q. A. in some way. The newspaper
: have helped. the churches have help
ed, the labor organizations. the rail
; road men. the frsternal orders th
, students. the society folk, the mer
chants, the professional men--cNerS
body has aided and has a part In IN
credit for the success