Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-10
Building Fund Of Y. W. C. A.
Almost to 500, 900 Mark.
CLOCK HANDS GO FORWARD
Contribution of Mr.. and Mrs. Lisner
Increased to $4,000.
REPORTS OF COMPETING TEAMS
Conditional Gifts Spur to Action.
Churches to Aid Cause on
Mothers Day"

The announcement that A. Lsper had
increased bis subscription to the Y. w.
C. A building fund by 5000. making a
total Of 5000, as the gift of Mr.. and
Mrs. Lisner,. was received with enthusi-
asm at the daily luncheon of the cam
paigners at their headquarters. 1928 F
street. this afternoon. The hand of the
big clock which hangs in front of the
Y. W. c. A. building. at 18th and F
streets. made big jump today imme-
olateiy after the campaigners had an
nounced all their returns. The total col
iections for the day amounted to 1854.
bringing the grand total subscribed te
date up to s39.S79
enthusiasm for the cause is spreading
throughout the city, and 1t is safe to
say as. the end of the campaign draws
near that many large gifts will be made
from now on The appeal is going to the
wealthy and the poor alike. all being
doing so much for the girls and women
| OF Washington. The civic pride of the
CITY has been stirred, 1t is said, as never
DefOre. Not before In the history OF the
Nationai Capital has such a sum been
| raised for civic improvement in little
more than a week, as has been the case
In this campaign.
Some Gifts Conditional.
| The fact that several large gifts have
been made conditional upon the raising
OF 100000 has spurred the workers to
renewed efforts, and the members Of the
business mems teams and the women
teams are securing the city today for as
many large contributions as they can find
The idea of combining the celebration OF
Mothers day with the crusade for
funds for a new building for the Y. w
| Z. A.. has found favor on all sides. The
ministers of the various churches Of the
| city have responded readily. to the request
that envelopes for pledges and contribu-
| lions to the fund be distributed and col
| iected In their. churches Sunday, which is
Mothers day, and II is hoped that a
large sum win be realized In this way
This plan has been adopted at the stig.
gestfon Of Commissioner Rudolph. who
| said that in his opinion no better method
OF honoring a mother could be found thar
| In contributing to a cause which is giving
| practical and generous aid to women and
|. girls. -. .,...s...
Among the visitors at the luncheon this
afternoon were John Barrett, director OF
the ;, Pan American Union: and Rev. DR.
Wallace Radcliffe of the New York Ave
nue. Presbyterian Church. Mr. Barrett
| made an address, speaking in praise OF
| the work which is being done by the Y
w. c. A. in South and Central America
Mr.. Barrett contributed $50 to the fund.
Totals Reported by Teams.
The collections announced by the WON
ems teams today amounted to $4,000, and
the returns by the men amounted ia
$T244
1t was announced today that the teach
ers of the. graded schools Of the city could
make their subscriptions to the fund at
the campa ign headquarters 1898 F street
any time up to the end of the campaign.
and that they were requested to make
their contributions to the business WON :
ems teams. headed by Miss Frances
Chickering.
Tested by Experience.
Charles s. Ward, director of the present
campaign and international secretary of
the Y. NJ. c. A.. in conducting over
seventy campaigns, in which $16,O0O,OO
| have been raised in the last seven years.
has acquired a fund of experience that
gives value to hiz observations. He said
today:
THE best thing about the campaign is
the way employed young women are
doing their part, some of them giving
even more than some men and women OF
large wealth
IF the men ans women of large means
in Washington would contribute as liber-
ally as those Of other cities-such as Bal
timore. Philadelphia and Richmond-the
women would have all they need before
next Monday night. AS it looks now, ii
will be an herculean task to get the
$4,000 additional nov needed for the
site alone"
One of the most energetic of the won-
ems teams, and one which has made fine
returns, is that captained by Miss Mar
garet r. Fox. The other members of her
NJ. Ogden, Mrs. NJ E. B. Wright, Mrs.
F. E. Cunningham. Mrs ]. T. Huddle,
Miss Nina Crapster, Miss Edna Cain,
Mrs. Harry Schneider and Mrs. James =.
Place. The total amount of subscriptions
turned in by this team up to last night
was $3,70S.
Camp Fire Girls Assisting.
A branch of the work of the Y. w. c.
A. in Washington. which was begun only
this winter and which has already borne
good fruit. is the organization OF group.
of Camp Fire Girls among the shop girls.
Eight Of these groups have been formed
in Goldenberg's, Woodward & Lothrop' g.
the Palais Royal and Kann's, with q total
enrolment of eighty-f1ve girls. The
groups have been formed with the pur-
pose Of helping the girls educate them
selves. both academically and as house
wives and workers. They are part OF the
great national Camp Fire Girls movement
which Is designed to be q counterpart OF
the Boy Scouts of America.
These groups. formed under the auspices
of the Y. w. C. A., are given the priv
Iege of using the Y. w. c. A. gymnasium
at certain hours. There are four grades
i'm the groups. and the girls are advanced
from one to the other as they advance II
the various courses which the leaders SCI
down for them. The four classes arr
wood gatherers, fire makers. torch bear
ers and guardians.
The guardians are the highest In
rank and each guardian is entitled to
form her own group and teach the other
girls The guardians for the Y. w. C. A.
groups are all members OF the associA-
ton, we'll known in Washington society
and eager to aid the girls working in the
big shops here. They are Miss Ethel
Leupp, Mss Sarah F. Schroeder, Mrs
w. T.. Brown. Mrs. Fred z. Wright, Miss
Ruth Hendershot, Mrs Edison Basin and
Mrs Fannie McAiHster.