Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-01
CAMPAIGN Of Y.W.C.A.
WILL Be BEGUN TONIGHT
Work Of Raising Funds for
Proposed Building Will Be-
gin Tomorrow.

Tonight the whirlwind campaign to
raise funds for the proposed Young
Women's Christian Association building
will open. The campaign Is to last
until May Is. The first gun is the
dinner which Is to be given at the
campaign headquarters. 1928 F street.
at $50 o'clock this evening. In addi-
ton to the $50 campaigners who con-
stitute the working organization, there
will be in attendance at the dinner
Secretary Nagel Of the Department of
Commerce and Labor, Commissioner
Judson of the District, Gen. Nelson A.
Miles and a number of other promi-
nent citizens, who will make addresses.
Mr.. Jordan is to preside, and will be
introduced by Mrs. William Hamilton
Bayly, president Of the Washington Y.
w. c. A. Charles 1. Ward Of New York.
member of the international board of the
Y NJ. c. A., who has raised about $16,-
OOO.0 600 in similar campaigns for the Y.
NJ. c. A. in this country and in England
during the last six years. and whose
services have been loaned by the Y. NJ.
c. A. to the Y. w. c. a. for the cam
paign here. will speak on the campaign
idea and practical working out OF the
idea, and Miss Louise Holmquist, secre-
tary Of the national organization, will
work it Is doing to aid women in all parts
OF the world.
Work Begins Tomorrow.
Tonight a number of gifts to the build
ing fund will be announced, and tomor-
row the campaigners, under the direction
Of Eldridge E. Jordan. chairman of the
business mems committee, and Mrs
George H. McGrew, who is heading the
~i1~f f<,r, - xry{Ir
gin the work of raising funds through
out the city. Every one in Washington
is to be given an opportunity to sub
scribe.
The members of the campaigning teams
are entering upon the work with the
greatest enthusiasm. The workers will
meet at luncheon every day at o'clock
at the campaign headquarters. when the
team captains will make their reports.
The Campaign Teams.
The captains of the business men s
teams. as announced by Eldridge e. 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 Null
liken and William Knowles Cooper.
The captains of the Women's teams are
Of Representative Roberts Of Massachu-
sets; Mrs. w. B. Bryan, Mrs. Griffith
Johnson. Miss Margaret r. Fox, Miss
Elisabeth F. Pierce, Miss Mabel Grandin.
Mrs. w. H. Bayly, Mrs. Woodbury. Pulsf-
fer 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
Elisabeth Pierce, head Of another team.
is the chaplain general of the Daughters
of the American Revolution. Miss Fran
ces E.. Chickering will have under her
five separate 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
Brainerd, graduate of Smith College, who
is employed at the Pan-American Union
Miss Alice Deal. graduate Of Goucher
College and head Of the department of
mathematics at the Mckinley Manual
Training School; Miss Ludema Sayre. ex-
tension secretary of the Y. w. C. A.;
Miss Mary Bickford Of the Treasury De-
partment and Mrs. Lafayette Terry. Sec
rotary Of the First Congregational
Church.