The Washington herald., 1912-05-14

The ten-day campaign for a building
fund for the Young women's Christian
Association closed yesterday afternoon
with a total collection OF S12Oss7.sO. This
assures the purchase OF the property at
Thirteenth and I Streets Northwest. Sc
tlected as the site for the building, and
the board of trustees of the association
at a meeting yesterday evening voted
to authorize the purchase, the cost OF
the property being $4,000. The option
on the property held by the association
expires to-day, which necessitated quick
action in order to assure the Y. w. c. A.
this site.
Although the campaign proper has
closed, the association is going to work
Immediately, aided by the business men
of the city and the women who have
done such fine work in the last ten days,
to raise money for a building. The busi-
ness men, under the leadership Of
Eldridge z. Jordan. are to meet to-day
at / o'clock at I32S F Street Northwest,
the campaign headquarters The head
quarters will be open until after noon
to-day to receive any belated contribu-
tions to the fInd. 1t is expected that
many large contributions TO the building
fund will be made in the course Of the
next few weeks. now that the associa-
ton has purchased q site
CampaIEners Report Ss,s23.71.
The total returns at the campaigners'
luncheon at headquarters yesterday
were $SsZ2n. OF this s5.27s.5s was re-
ported by the women campaigners and
Ss,544I2 by the men. Mr.. Jordan an
nounced that Mrs. Henry Cleveland Per-
kins had contributed 800 to the fund
and that she would contribute $2,5Oo
-
raised.
The business women's teams, under
the leadership of Miss Frances E. Chick
ering. made a splendid report, turning
in total of s1.sI5. The board OF direc-
tors gave the business women a special
vote of thanks for their fine work dur
ing the campaign.
The leading women's teams for the
whole campaign was that headed by
Mrs. William Hamilton Bayly, president
of the association, and OF the mems
teams, that working under John Poole
carried or the honors.
Praises Business Women.
Charles s. Dard, who directed the cam
paign. said yesterday:
This has been a campaign Of the peo-
pie. Three thousand of them have sub
scribed $4,000. an average of $40 each.
The business women have been the most
conspicuous feature of the campaign.
Their collections, amounting to 5000.
show the strong spirit Of self help that
actuates those who make up a large
part OF the associations membership.
The Y. W. c. A. has proved its worth,
and am sure that the men and women
Of large means In Washington and else
where win see to II that the association
in the National Capital shall have a
commodious building for its growing and
important work"
Rising votes of thanks to Mr.. Ward
and Mrs. Bayly, president, were given.
and other votes Of thanks were passed
for Mrs. Roberts. Mrs. McGrew. and Mrs.
Radcliffe. A vote was adopted in recog-
milton of the successful luncheons served
by the luncheon manager, Mrs. Elizabeth
Hubbard, and John c. Boyd, who do
mated the large storeroom at 1SeS F
Street Northwest, for the use OF the cam
paign.
A vote of confidence was given Eldridge
z. Jordan, head Of the business mems
teams, and he was requested to continue
in that position. The thanks of the as
sociation was extended to the press for
its support OF the campaign.