Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-03
MONEY POURING IN
Second Day of Y. W. c. A.
Campaign Nets Sc, 1874.
TOTAL AMOUNT, $63,452.5O
Women's Teams Are Still Leading
the Canvassers.
ENTHUSIASM IS MARKED
Expected That $25, ZOO a Day Will
Be Added From
Now On
TOTAL AMOUNT, 500, 452. so
ENTHUSIASM IS MARKED

The hand of the big Y W. c. A. clock
In front OF the association building at
18th and + streets, jumped ahead to
sS'. 1910 today. The collections for the
day. announced at the luncheon given this
afternoon at the campaign headquarters.
l32S r street. amounted to S6.l9i The
Womens teams are still in the lead. with
the business men actively engaged in a
canvas which they say will result In
another day in making a big increase in
the amount already obtained in the cam
paign for 100000 for the new Y. w. c. A.
building to be erected at 18th and
streets northwest
Great enthusiasm was shown at the
luncheon az the various team captains
made the announcements OF collections.
organized it is expected that at least
$4,000 day will be raised by tho
ESQ workers. When Miss Frances f.
Chickering. leader of the business
their regular office hours. announced
that they had raised 1871 since yester.
day there was much applause.
Large Clock Is Swung.
Hundreds of pedestrians on r street
today halted to see the huge clock, six
teen feet in diameter swung in front of
the Y. w. c. 4. building at 18th and
streets. 1t is the campaign clock, and
each day 1t will announce to the public
the number of thousands which have
been raised for the Y. w. c. A. building
Each hour mark reached by the hands
of the clock will mean q 500 increase
in the fund, until the $30O,O00 mark-or
IL O'clock-is reached. After the reports
are made by the team captains at noon
the hands of the clock will be moved
forward.
To every member of the Board OF
Trade, almost 900 in all. an appeal To
subscribe to the fund literally was mail
ed today by Chris J. Gockeler. one of ,ne
team captains. and also a member Of the
board of directors of the Board of Trade
and chairman of the membership commit
tee. The appeal was as follows:
The board of directors of the Board
of Trade, and later the full Board OF
Trade, Endorsed the project for a Young
Women's Christian Association building
in Washington. Let us all show our In
terest in a practical way by subscribing
literally. Please return Enclosed cards to
me within five days"
Meet With Encouragement.
The campaigners are meeting with the
greatest encouragement wherever they
apply for funds.
THE women should have "A suitable
building by all means. and you can count
on me to do all in my power to aid in
giving them such a building" is the re-
ply received in practically every case.
The local Y. w. C.. A. has been steadily
growing during the last few years In the
estimation Of the people of Washington.
That is has done splendid work in aiding
girls and women In this city, many of
whom came to the National Capital as
strangers, without friends. Is the testi-
mony accorded by many who have come
into close touch with the work OF the or
ganization. The classes of instruction,
which range from academic subjects to
manual training, have hundreds of men,
bers.
The daily luncheons. bringing the work
ers of the campaign together TO make
their reports. are proving great sue
cess.
The luncheons are handled entirely by
the Y. w. G. A. women. Mrs. Elizabeth
Hubbard and Miss Grace Miller. who have
charge of the regular lunch rooms of the
association, being in charge.
The fact that the new building is to
give the girls and women of Washington
just such a building as the Y. M c. A.
already has. with gymnasium, swimming
pool. dining rooms and bowling alleys.
and rooms which are for the accommoda-
ton OF girls coming here for short stays,
has added to the general interest in the
campaign.
Y. w. c. A. Fund Subscribed.
The following are the contributions to
the Y. w. c. A. fund:
Business mems committee, Eldridge Il.
Jordan, chairman-John Poole. $l.06.:
Holcomb G. johnson. SO; c. ]. Cocker.
s.: c. L. Harding. 500; Paul Sleman.
1921; H. Ralph Burton. $3.50; William
Knowles Cooper, $3.50. Total business
mems committee, $1,7OJ.
women's committee: Mrs. Bayly, SOL:
Mrs. Bryan, $5O6: Miss Chickering, $13l:
Miss Fox. $1,V93: Miss Grandin, S46S;
Mrs. johnson, $6O5: Miss Pierce, 500; Mrs.
Roberts, $50: Mrs. Pulsifer, $611. To-
tai, womens committee. 81, 49,. Previous
ly reported. s57,25s.5O. Grand total.
500, 1880.
The large subscriptions reported were
Mrs John Hay, $1,000; S. w. Woodward,
81 900; Mrs. Kendall $1,000: Mrs. McMil-
Ian, $1,000; John w. Foster. $1,000: Mrs.
Frank G. Carpenter. $500: Mrs. II. B. II.
Mcfarland, $500: Mrs. Perry Heath, $500;
Miss Fox. 500: c. l.. Harding, $500: A
lady, 5000: business men. $500; Edrtdge
E. Jordan, $500; Mrs. Seaton Perry. $500:
Arthur Lee. $500; Mr.. and Mrs. A. F.
Fox, $1,000; Miss Georgia Robertson.
$500; Miss Harriet Lothrop, $500.