The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-04-19
HELEN GOULD IS
Y. " C. A. WORKER
FAMOUS DAUGHTER OF FAMOUS
FAMILY ONE or THE GREATEST
WORKERS FOR ADVANCEMENT
or ~" IN NOTWITHSTANDING
INDIANAPOLIS MEETING.

indianapolis this week has a visi
itor who Is doubtless held in desna,
reverence than any other America
woman. She is Miss Helen Gould wbc
goes to that city to attend the ma.
tlonal convention OF the Young Wo.
mems Christian association, and she
mas made IT known that she will be n
Indianapolis until the meeting close,
on April "a. While Miss Gould il moi
on the list Of convention speakers. she
expects to attend all the business ses
sions at the First Baptist church. and
It Is thought that she will witness the
gymnastic drills OF Y. w. C. A. teams
from number of cities. which will
be held at Tomlinson hall. IT ia nroh-
able, too, that she will be present a,
the mass meeting at the Murat theatre
on Sunday afternoon, April 2s. AL
though she has number Of invita- !.
tons of the kind, it is doubtfuI
whether she will participate in any
soelai affalrs during her stay, but she
viii attend reception that ia to he
given to q limited number of asso-
citation officials and delegates at the
Ciaypool hotel, where she will live
while in Indianapolis.
Member Of National Board.
Miss Gould Is coming to the conven-
ton for the reason that she is deeply
interested in the development OF the
\. W. G. A. She is a member of the
national board, and has been since IL
was organized, and she seldom fails
to attend one of its meetings at head
quarters In New York At these
meetings and in the affairs of the
association generally she is not a ''flg-
ure head" but gives thought, time and
money to the promotion OF the organi-
zation. She is more interested In the
foreign work Of the association than
in any other department. She is espe-
cially watchful of the interests OF
girls from oriental countries who come
TO this country to attend college. and
she frequently entertains these girls
at her home at Tarrytown. NJ Y.
where she lives in magnificent white
stone mansion, and at her home in
New York.
She has with her means helped the
American Y. w. C. A. in the develon-
ment Of It's plans in China and India
and she was liberal giver to the Y.
w, c. A. building in Rome, italy. Rut
she is also active in the development
OF other departments OF the associa-
tion work nearer home, and is on a
national committee that is Just be-
ginning plans for spreading the asso-
citation to the small towns and rural
districts OF the United States.
Sailors Reverence Her.
Although the Y. w. C. A, has been
helped by her with a generous hand
she is stfll larger gfver to the Young
Mems Christian association, particu-
larly the railroad, army and navy
branches or that organization. She
has paid for number OF buildings
for the use Of these young men, the
most notable one being that for the
navy at Brooklyn. N. Y. She long
ago won the love and reverence Of the
men in the American navy, and they
have carried her name as a benevolent
worker to every port in the world.
There is saying In the American navy
that the name OF Helen Gould follows
the flag"
It is doubtful whether Miss could
or any one else can measure her eff
forts in philsnthropic work in dollars
and cents. She iS extremely busy IN
these affairs throughout the year. A
large room in both her town and
country homes is fitted up as an Office
and a number of secretaries are con-
stantiy engaged in helping her in her
benevolent activities. She ia said IN |
be very methodical, never helping a |
cause without having close inyestiga
ton made by one Of her confidential |
secretaries It is said, that the aggre-
gate amount asked for in letters by
mail often reaches toward $1,000, 900
> week.
Not Fond of Society.
Miss Gould cares little for society
She Is said to be fonder OF poor chill |
lren, Of doing something for them.
han anything she undertakes. What
8 regarded as her favorite charity As
Woody Crest" at Irvington on the
Hudson, q charity which she founded
or boys and girls. and which she visits
many times week when at her coun-
ry home.
She is a diligent student of the Bible.
nd has been for many years. she Is
he mainstay OF Bible school In New
Fork, to which she gave a six-story
and In this school many Bible
eachers are trained year after wear.
,oing from there to cities and towns
yer the country to instruct Others in
he gospel, or into heather lands 10
pread religious light.
At Winona Lake.
The last time Miss Could was in
indiana was several years ago, when
he spent day and a night at Vino
Ia lake. Her experiences there were
violence Of the kindly regard I'm which
he Is held throughout the land. A
lumber Of Indianapolis women met her
4 Winona lake. and they saw a woman
Who was democratic in manner. She
ave no evidence of her wealth. While
t Winona, Miss Gould lived at one Of
he hotels. The women OF Warsaw,
wo miles away, were intensely inter-
sted In the visitor and prepared for
Ter coming. They sent their finest
bed linen and toweIing
o the hotel for her use, and i'm the
vening, when a reception was held
or her, hundreds of women nocked to
he hotel to see her With the people
{ Warsaw came hundreds Of others
( high and low degree from the sur
ounding towns and farms. She sttod
a receiving line for more than two
ours. shaking hands with the men
nd women who filed by, and she had
personal word to say TO each one.
The Y w. G. Al. committees at
have not made any pre-
entious plans for the entertainment OF
Tiss Gould, and she will doubtless fol-
wv her own inclination In this direc-
Inn. She Is To visit the afafa rnrisnn |