The Washington herald., 1912-05-01
CAMPAIGN TEAMS
ARE ANNOUNCED
Preparations Complete for
Big Y. w. C. A. Build
ing Fund Rally.
TO GIVE DINNER TO-DAY

With the announcement last night o.
the captains of the business mems teami
and women's teams. which will play q
great part in the campaign for a build
ing fund for the local Y W. c. A., the
organization was practically completed
While the names of several of the cap.
tains had been announced previously, Il
was not until meetings yesterday after.
noon that the final selections were made
Each captain will have under him, OF
her, ten other workers.
The captains OF the business mems
teams, as announced by Eldrige z. Jor-
dan, chairman of the committee. are as
follows: John Poole, Robert Roosevelt
William A. Mearns. Holcomb G. Johnson
Chris ]. Gockeler, c. L. Harding, Paul
Sleman, Herbert Shannon. Charles Multi
ken, and William Knowles Cooper. Mr..
Roosevelt is a cousin OF Col Roosevelt.
Many women's Teams.
The captains Of the women's teams, an
nounced by Mrs. George H. McGrew,
chairman, are as follows: Mrs. Ernest w.
Roberts, wife of Representative Roberts,
Of Massachusetts,; Mrs. W. B. Bryan,
Mrs. Griffith johnson, Miss Margaret R.
Fox, Miss Elizabeth F. Pierce. Miss
Mabel Grandin, Mrs. W. H Bayly, Mrs.
Woodbury. Pulsifer. and Miss Frances E.
Chickering.
Mrs. Roberts. who is president of the
Congressional Club. will have under her
a team composed of the wives, daughters,
and sisters of members Of Congress; Miss
Elizabeth Pierce, head of another team,
is the chaplain general of the d. A. r.
Miss Frances z. Chickertng will have
under ner five teams of business women,
who will give their time to raising funds
after office hours. The leaders of these
five subteams will be Miss Heloise Brain
erd, Miss Alice Deal, Miss Ludema Sayre,
Miss Mary Bickford. and Mrs. Lafayette
Terry.
The campaign will open this evening,
when the workers will gather at $50
O'Clock at dinner at the headquarters
OF the campaign, 1898 Street. The
principal business of the evening will be
an explanation Of the campaign by
Eldridge E. Jordan. and Charles L.
Ward. Of New York, an expert cam
paigner Of the Y. NJ. c. A, who is here
to give his aid In raising the fund
Among the other Speakers will be Mrs.
W. H. BayIy, President of the Wash
ington Y. W. c. A; Gen. Nelson A.
Miles, and Engineer Commissioner Jud-
son. Members OF Congress will also at
tend and may make informal addresses
Miss HoIquist to Speak.
The dinner viii be managed by Mrs.
Elizabeth Hubbard and Miss Grace Mil
Ter. who have charge OF the lunchroom
in the Y. W. c. A.
Miss Louise HoIquist, secretary Of the
national board Of the Y. W. c. A, will
come from New York to make an ad-
dress at the dinner. Miss Holquist will be
the guest Of Mrs. Henry B. F. Macfar-
land while in Washington.
The officers Of the local association,
who are taking an active part in the
work, are Mrs. W. II. Bayly. president:
Miss Margaret r. Fox, treasurer; Miss
Mabel Grandin, recording Secretary:
Miss Alice Boyd. Miss Frances z.
Chickering. Mrs Herbert E. Day, Mrs.
Perry Heath, Miss Margaret T. John
son. Mrs. John B. Kendall, Miss Elisa
beth F. Pierce, Mrs. Woodbury. PuIsifer,
Miss Grace McKendan, Mrs Charles
Richardson, Mrs. John S. ScuIIy. Dr.
Ada R. Thomas, Mrs. Luke I. Wilson.
and Mrs. W. H. Hoeke, directors: Miss
Florence NJ. Brown. general secretary,
and Miss NJ. Buckingham, Miss Ludema
Sayre. Miss Alice NJ. Holmes, Miss Ruth
Sven. Mrs Elizabeth Hubbard, Miss
E. Grace Miller. and Miss Bessie Haskell,
secretaries.