Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-02-03
Active Work to Raise
S25O,OOO for Organi-
zatiOn Commenced.
MONSTER CLOCK DIAL is TO
RECORD PROGRESS OF LABOR
Progress OF Work to Be Re-
corded Daily-COntribu=
tiOnS Are Generous.
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Almost one-t third of the amount that
the committees In charge of collecting
tho fund of a quarter of million dollars
for the erection of the new Y. w. C. A.
building In Newark have undertaken
to gather has been pledged already:
When the captains OF the various teams
of solicitors had finished making their
reports at the Turnbull Auditorium
this afternoon the amount now prom
ised for the philanthropy totaled $82,-
0a9.
And while the work goes on every
body is watching the clock. One hun
dred and twenty-five incandescent
lights are hanging there to light up
one each for each $1,000 subscribed,
and the long hand points to the
amount received, while the short hand
tolls off the days. One of the members
of the association said today that she
was sure that the $250,00O would be In
the treasury at least two days before
the limit set comes around.
Mrs, Samuel Clark. captain of one
Of the teams in charge of the women's
committee, reported the largest total
slips for $5,075. In this there was one
subscription of $1,000 from Mrs. Rich
ard Allen, which was obtained by Miss
Annie Gwinnell.
In a total of s11, 600 reported since
yesterday by the team captained by
Mrs. James P. Dusenberry, there was
one donation of $1,000 by George r.
Howe.
G. wisner Thorne was down for a
subscription of $1,000 among the pledges
reported by the team headed by Miss
Helen NJ. Harrison.
Edward L. Dobbins gave $1,000, the
subscription being obtained by one of
the members of the team captained
by Harrison Higbie.
It was announced that a subscription
by William A. Baker of $500, made pub
lie yesterday. should have read 81, 900.
The total amount of new subscrip-
tions announced since yesterday was
$17.475
Although a total of $sS. 900 had been
reported up to noon yesterday some of
it was not actually recorded, as the
slips had not been handed in by the col
lectors.
Total subscriptions for the day re-
ported by the captains of teams of ten
each are as follows to date;
Citizens committee, Frederick r.
Ward, chairman; George Brown, jr.,
six subscriptions, $500; c. Edwin
Young. eleven subscriptions, $4,000;
Frederick w. Kroeger, nine subscrip-
tions, $3.50; George H. Simonds. eleven
subscriptions, $525; Charles G. Tits
worth. three subscriptions. $1O25; Theo-
dore S. Fettinger, ten subscriptions,
$3.50; Chester r. Hoag ten subscrip-
tions, $500; the Rev. r. s. Inglis, five
subscriptions, $475; Frank Book, five
subscriptions, $3.50; Waldo C. Genung,
eight subscriptions, 1915. Total, s10,925.
Young mems business committee,
Curtiss r.. Burnett, general chairman.
H. c. Hines, five subscriptions, $3.50;
Harrison -Higbie, fourteen subscrip-
tions, S1,27o: Arthur e. Jones, eight
subscriptions, s175; II. D. Page, five
subscriptions, $3.50; DR.. William Buer-
man, three subscriptions, $100; w. M,
Van Duesen, eight subscriptions, 1886;
H. s. Gay, seven subscriptions, $3.50;
Gordon b. Phillips, eight subscriptions,
s., 500; Jerome Congleton, four subscrip-
tions, 5000; Carl Bannwart. eleven sub
scriptions. $685.. Total to date, $3.50.
Women's committee. Mrs. A. B.
Poland, general chairman
Mrs. Wilbur Doremus, thirteen sub
soriptions, $2,600. which includes one
subscription of $1,000 from Mr.. Dore-
mus; Mrs. Chester r. Hoag, eleven
subscriptions, s575; Mrs. william H
Warner, thirteen subscriptions. S405;
Mrs. James F. Dusenberry, twelve sub
scriptions, $1,000; Mrs. William H.
Brown. fifteen subscriptions 1925; Mrs
Emma G. Lathrop, twelve subscrip-
tions,, $3,725; Mrs. Samuel G.. Clark,
twelve subscriptions, $5,775; Mrs. G. B.
Crater, nine subscriptions, $215; Miss
Helen M. Harrison, seven subscrip-
tions, $1,100 Mrs. Frank S. Hampton,
ten subscriptions. $685. Total, $16.995.
Young women's committee, Miss Jes-
sic w. Fairlie, general chairman,
Miss Grace Courier, eight subscrip-
tions. s151; Mrs. w. r. Anthony. six
subscriptions, s105; Miss Helen Wool
son, eleven subscriptions, $685. Miss
Emma Kremnetz, ten subscriptions
s17S; Mrs. William l.. Parker. seven
subscriptions. 500; Miss Fannie Evans,
eleven subscriptions, s145; Mrs. Walter
Cotton, five subscriptions, 5000; Miss
Katherine Rummell. seven subscrip-
tions, s415; Mrs. Clifford Woolson. nine
subscriptions, $3.50; Mrs. E. c. stana-
back. two subscriptions, s165. Total to
date, 1874.
At the campaign headquarters in the
Turnbull auditorium the manager of
the work, Nj. C. Williams, has pre-
yided a banner to be given each day TO
the team that has reported the largest
amount in subscriptions within the
twanty-four previous. Today the BAN
ners went to the teams captained by
Mrs. Z. p. Dusenberry, Miss Katherine
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