The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-06
CITY'S PRESTIGE
HANGS IN BALANCE
Final Struggle Comes To-Day
for Assuming Civic
Responsibility.
$4,000 NEEDED
All Pledges for Y. w. c. A. Will
Be Void Unless Full Amount
Is Raised.

a footsorc band Of men and wo-
men Will gather at the old Young
Meme Christian Association build
Ing Tonight at midnight and watch
with mingled hope and fear, as the
casting up of the final days work will
spell a hard won victory or disheart-
cning defeat. A few more hours and
then the end. Richmond will havo
gone on record as n city of brotherly
love or n city OF failure of full re.
cognition of civic responsibilities
Although the workers were up with
the sun yesterday and worked hard
and late, they were able to secure
pledges of only sS,7S6 toward the
$4,000 that was still needed to mako
the Young Women's Association build
ing reality With practically TWEEN
tS-four working hours left when the
result of the days labor WIS tahu-
lated at noon yesterday. }24,74S re-
malned still to be raised
Thousand Dollars nm Hour.
one thousand dollars for each work
ing hour from noon yesterday until
midnight tonight. That Is tho pro-
gram from now on until the end, and
IT is staggering one. That much
must be raised or the $4,000 already
subscribed is useless. and the notes
given by the individuals to secure
That much must be obtained IL the
work of scores of unscltish men and
women through u fourtcen-day period
of alternate hope and disappointment
Is to prove of value or be wasted and
go for naught
In the face of decided odds, the
spirit of the workcrs at the confer
ence luncheon yesterday was os buoy
ant as ever. Everybody admitted that
the crisis has been reached. yet every
one was confident of the outcome. The
speeches were unanimous in strcssing
tho Importance Of the eleventh hour
work that confronted the body, and
the necessity of never letting up until
the time limit expires. Rev George
w. Mcdaniel. pastor of the First Bap-
list Church. spoke warmly his belief
that the city of Richmond will not
permit the movement to die. III Rfcn-
mond allows the sl25.00O already raised
for this worthy institution to go for
felt because of n paltry s25,0OO," he
declared. Il shall always recall with
shame that am one of It's citizens"
No Money Being Reserved.
Rumo.s OF twelfth hour Lady
Bountifui, who VIII come to the
scratch In the nick OF time with a 49,
cral donation. and of large contribu-
tons held In leash to save the day
when the hour Is darkest, were circu-
lated recklessly yesterday, and reached
campaign headquarters Here they
were ilatly and Indignantly denied
Nothing Is being held back. and no
contributions are being reserved. The
figures published from day to day rep
resent the only money promised Tor
The cause of which the campaign man
ayers and workers have any know
ledge.
They are absolutely without foun-
dation." said a prominent official of the
campaign when asked in regard to the
'umor yesterday. LAS far AS we know,
the money already promised and that
10 be raised between now and closing
time tomorrow arc the only funds
which viii save the movement from
defeat All statements to the contrary
arc without a basis of truth"
Standing Of the Committees
Young Women's Committec-AIiss IlntI,-
RI rE,