Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-13
Individual Efforts.


An evidence Of the manner in which the
members and friends of the Y w c. A.
have labored for the cause Is contained
in a report made today from two young
women employed in the lunchroom of the
association at 18th and f streets. who
made candy and sold 1t and collected sub
ed over 1852 to the fund. One and all
Joined in the campaign with the greatest
enthusiasm.
Charles S. Ward Of New York. inteTns-
tionai secretary of the Y. II. C. A. aid
expert campaigner for that association,
who has had the direction Of the rsnf-
paign here. will leave Washington to-
night to go to Warren and Titusyihe. Pc.
where he Is to have charge of simultane-
GUS campaigns. lasting week.. for tie
Y. NJ. {. A. in each place. After con-
Quoting other similar campaigns in this
Mr.. Ward will sail for Europe,
where he will spend six months. TO labor
in England and Scotland for the Y. NJ.
c. A. He will also go to Germany for
as to the work there. la
Hanover. Germany. the Y. NJ. G. A. is
most anxious to have him conduct cam
paign to raise funds for the association.
Committees to Continue.
Notwithstanding the fact that the carr
paign proper closed at I o'clock today. IL
is expected many subscriptions will be
received later. and plans are already be-
ing made by the business men and the
women interested in the cause 10 have
the committees continue the work.
That the campaign has been an almost
unheard-of success in Washington is the
comment freely made. To raise more
than 100000 i'm ten working days ind-
Gates. il is said, the best kind of practical
and organized work, and great enthusi-
asm. That the fund will be increased by
many thousands before this afternoon is
the belief expressed by many of the cam
paigners.
Mothers day" and the cause of the
Y. w. c. A. went hand In hand yester-
day. In many of the churches of the
city envelopes for contributions and
pledges to the building fund were dis
tributed and generous returns were made
At the Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton a joint Mothers day" and Y. w.
c. A. meeting was held. More than 200
members of the associations were pres
ent. Former Commissioner Henry 3. r.
mcfarland presided and spoke in the
highest terms of the work of the Y. W.
c. A. for the women and girls of the city.
and commended the movement TO raise
funds for a new building. Addresses
were made also by Mrs. W. A. Wilbur,
wife of the dean of George Washington
University, and Representative Morrison
of Indiana.
Theme of the Addresses.
The great good that is done by the Y.
who laid particular stress upon
the aid which the association gave women
who travelled alone from place TO place.
through the travellers aid extension OF
the association. She spoke. too. of the
the association provided for women who
were earning their own living.
Representative Morrison. speaking of
the reason for Mothers day." told OF
the tendency Of men and women to forget
their early home training and the infiu-
ences for the good which are given by the
mother. The tendency. he said, was
much more marked I'm men than in wom-
en-. He, too. complimented the Y. W. {.
A. upon it's excellent work, and declared
that the association did much 10 preserve
the effect of the early home training CIV
en- by mothers.
At the end of the meeting a contribution
was taken up for the Y. W. c. A. building
fund, which was subscribed TO generously
by those present.
Washington has never before been SO
aroused over any campaign for civic
mproy ement as in the present campaign
for q new Y. w. c. A. building" de-
clared a prominent minister last night.
The enthusiasm which has been SHOWN
proves beyond a doubt that the citizens
u washington have a civic pride that
s great Notwithstanding the fact they
are disfranchised and have no voice
N their government.
Source of Encouragement.
That pride Of citizenship. that willing
hess to work together which 10 seen in ell
American cities when the cause is GOOD.
has been manifested here. and the men,
Try Of this campaign and what IL has
should be q source of en-
for the future"
The thousands OF dollars which have
,een contributed to the fund. II Is de-
Jared. have come from the poor and the
ich alike The fund represents the con
ributions of thousands of citizens. all of
whom believe in giving the young women
4 Washington and those who come 10
make their homes here the benefits which
ire derived from property equipped
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