Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-04
BUSINESS MEN ACTIVE
Promises Of Big Returns Made at
Campaign Luncheon.
FUND IS NOW $7s,ss4.25
Nearly Ten thousand Dollars Raised
Today-Many Prominent Per.
sons Working for New Home.


an Christian Association went to work
with rush today and rolled Up subscrip.
tons amounting to $9,S6E25 which is al
increase Of several thousands over the
record of yesterday.
The women are still in the lead in the
amount Of their collection for the fund,
but the business men were a good second
today, the women turning in SIS, 42325,
and the men $4.4A1 This brings the to-
tai amount subscribed up to today to
$73.3S4.26
The keenest kind Of competition has de-
veiopeo among the teams. and as each
captain made his or her report today the
results were loudly applauded. The team
headed by Mrs. w. H. BayIy, president
OF the local association. is in the lead
Win total subscription of more than
$6UO, and Of the mems teams that
neaaed by William Knowles Cooper is
leading with collection Of $40l6.
Teams to Collect Money.
Men and women prominent in every
walk OF life in the National Capital
are giving all their energies to the
great campaign. A team captained by
charles Mullikin, from which much is
expected during the next week, has as
It's other members Jerome Bonaparte,
George x. McLanahan, ]. Will Henry,
DR.. L. s. Green, Horace H. Westcott,
John Newbold. j. o. Seibert. James
Hopkins Leroy futile, Oliver Ricket-
son and w. H. Walker, all Of whom are
prominent in social, professional and
business circles of Washington.
Another team. led by Mrs. E. w. Rob-
erts, wife Of Representative Roberts or
| Massachusetts, who is also president of
the Congressional Club. Is composed en-
tirely Of wives. daughters and other rel
are going after the money for the Y. w.
c. A. building with all the energy and
enthusiasm Of the year-round Washing
ton residents. realizing that the move
ment is national, and that 1t is to better
| the National Capital.
Thousands OF girls who are aided by the
| local association come to Washington
from the states in which the congress
| lonal women have their homes, and this
fact is being taken home to every con-
| the team.
The other members Of Mrs Roberts
team are Mrs. A. w. Gregg. wife Of
Representative Gregg of Texas; Mrs.
Lloyd Of Missouri Miss Maths. a niece
Of Representative Mckinley of Illinois,
leader of the Taft campaign for the
Presidential president IL, nom n, Mrs. H; G..
forth of New York; Mrs. w E.
| Humphrey, wife Of Representative
| Humphrey of Washington; Mrs. Cor
don Lee. wife of Representative Cor
don Lee OF Georgia; Mrs. d. u. F'let-
cher. wife Of Senator Fletcher Of FIori-
da. and Mrs. r. N. Page, wife of Rep
resentative Page of North Carolina.
Teams Make Fine Showing.
Among the teams which are making a
fine showing are those headed by Mrs.
William Hamilton Bayly, Miss Elizabeth
F. Pierce and Miss Mabel Grandin Those
| on Mrs. Baylys team are Mrs. John
scury. Mrs. Margaret Zimmilee. Mrs. H.
| p. Day, Mrs. John D. Hird, Mrs. J. b.
| Kendall. Mrs. c. s. Richardson. Mrs.
Simon Wolf. Mrs. Eugene Byrnes and
| Mrs. Frederick True.
Miss Pierce's team includes Dr. Ada
II. Thomas. Mrs A. Van Esse Cattna,
Mrs Thomas H. Mitchell, Mrs Ella s..
| Knight. Mrs. Lincoln Brown, Mrs. o. ..
Michlin. Miss Belle Van Esse, Mrs Henry
H. Mann, Mrs. H. L. Buell. and Mrs Faw-
cett.
Miss Grandin's team-Miss Sallie
schroeder. Miss Elizabeth Bryan. Mrs.
Miss Grace Kendall, Miss Annie Holden,
Miss Ruth Larner. Miss Sheldon Jockson,
Miss Ruth Noyes and Miss Mary Colli-
son.
| s.
lG w. Hanger. Mrs. Horace Chandlee,
Miss Elizabeth North. Mrs. Willoughby
Chesley. Mrs. George Chandlee. Mrs.
Samuel o. Kimberley. Miss Eunice Wead
One interesting feature Of the cam
paign which is being brought out 10 that
the business girls of Washington are do
ing a hustling business in raising sub
scriptions Five teams Of girls. under
the command Of Miss Frances f. Chick
ering, with five subcaptains working
after their business hours. yesterday re-
ported more than $40 as their collections
to date for the fund.
The business girls OF Washington, many
Of whom derive benefits from the associa-
ton, are among the most generous of the
contributors. One of these girls. who has
a position in the government service gave
yesterday 800 to the fund. and her an
nual salary amounts to only about 81, 500.
She Is firm believer in the association,
however. where she found aid and COM
fort when she found herself alone In
j Washington after the sudden death Of her
mother. several years ago. When she
ingly:
Perhaps shouldn't do this in view
Of the bill pending In Congress that
may end my civil service days in a
year or two"
i Contributions Paid In Quarters.
One fact which the campaisners are
subscribers is that the contributions are
payable in quarterly sums-not a lumu
sum-on the following dates: One
fourth Of the total amount subscribed
July 1. 1912; one-fourth January 1, 1918:
one-fourth July /. 1913. and one-fourth
January 1. 1914. The payments are
made easy in this way, and the sub
scribers will not feel that large contri-
| buttons are q burden.
Mrs. Richard Wainwright, wife OF Rear
Admiral Wainwright, U. 8. N, who has
taken q great deal Of interest in the vorE
Of the 7. w. c. A.. said last night in m
interview:
1.-The Young womens Christian Asso-
citation Is OF great service to young xirls
in this city. who find there what thew
most need-frfends. companionship and
the kind counsel and advice that are 60
often ready help In tine Of need.
feel the greatest admiration and respect
for the work Of the association
Y. W. G. A. Fund Subscriptions.
The following subscriptions have been
made to the Y. w. c. A. fund: Business
mems committee. Eldridge e. Jordan,
chairman-John Poole, $l,77O; C.. ].
Gockeler. $s1: C. L Harding, s1.os5;
Paul Sleman, $40; II. Ralph Burton,
$l16; William Knowles Cooper. $1,000:
total. business mems committee. $4,441.
Mrs. Bayly. $.547.50: Mrs. Bryan, SITS
Miss Chickering. $1.229.o5: Miss Fox,
$9OS50: Miss Brandin. $182; Mrs john
son, SIS: Miss Pierce, $o1E; Mrs. Roberts
SOL. and Mrs. Pulsifer. $40; total wom-