The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-04-17
NUMBER OF INTERESTING Ao
DRESSES MADE LAST
NIGHT.
Banquet at Scottish Rite Cathedral
Largely Attended-Tesrs Start
Raising Funds Today.

Raising Funds Today.
With an elaborate menu and bril-
liant oratory. the nine days whirlwind
campaign for the proposed new si25..
900 Young women's Christian Asso-
ciationbuilding was inaugurated last
evening at the Scottish Rite Cathe-
dral That this sum will be greatly
exceeded was the opinion Of those
who addressed the large gathering OF
men and women. Today the various
teams that have been appointed will
80 forth TO solicit the funds and
every person should contribute their
mite for this noble institution. While
the Y. NJ. G. A. is a great institution
IL cannot be compared with the work
done by the Y. w. c. A. and for this
reason Wheelingites should encour
age the young women who are be
hind this gigantic project by contribu
ting to the building fund.
Wheeling stood nobly by those bach
OF the project to build the Y. NJ. C. A
the City Hospital and other similar
institutions andthey will not &c
back" on this campaign. Other cities
throughout the country have handsom,
Y. w. c. A. buildings and wheelint
has just been a little behind in this
respect but II Is not too late to make
amends.
The Y. W. c. A. is not a place fol
merely pleasure. II is a place where
congregate a band of women who
probably do more to promote civic
affairs, rescue fallen girls, aid the
I destitute and upbuild moral condi
I lions In city than any other organi
zation. Huntington. Charleston and
Parkersburg are soon to inaugurate
similar campaigns for Y. w. c. A.
homes and they are watching the
campaign here with much interest.
Meeting Opens.
The building will be erected al
Eleventh and Chapline streets, in the
very heart OF the business district
Luncheon will be served there for the
working girls as in other cities.
After the banquet the meeting was
I called TO order by DR.. Dickey. ~whc
acted as toastmaster. In his humor
Gus manner, DIT. Dickey outlined the
campaign and stated that Wheeline
would contribute to this institution
just as she had for the Y. NJ. C. A
and City hospital campaigns. In the
past few years, the physician stated
Wheeling has contributed SS5O.OOO e
charity. a record OF which the city
should feel justly proud Her banI
clearings are among the largest Of
any city its size in the United States
he continued. Wheeling has Is banks
the largest number OF any city it's size
In the country. DR.. Dickey then PAID
a tribute to Mr.. Bowen, who will have
charge OF the campaign, stating thai
he met with wonderful success in the
campaign for the City hospital fund
and also in similar campaigns con
Quoted at Plainfeld, y. J., Melrose
Highland and other cities.
Or. Stryker Speaks.
The next speaker OF the eveninI
was Rev. L. W. s. Stryker. rector o.
st. Matthew'S p z. church. who spok.
on the benefit to humanity that Y. w
c. A. buildings and similar institu
tons are. He stated that Y. W. c. a
buildings aided the moral condition,
or city and were worthy OF assist
ance.
After brief address by Rev. w. A
Cook. Miss Florence Simms. OF New
Work. very talented orator. made AZ
address. Miss Simms lauded the citi
zens OF Wheeling for having showr
such civic pride in erecting the Y. NJ
c. A., City hospital and Nher great In
sttutions. Such generosity as wa.
shown in these campaigns, the sneak
er said, means victory in the cam
paign for the $4,000 for the Y. W
G. A. building
Spirit IS our asset and spirit Is on
victory. Miss Simns said. Continu
ing. she said. In part: In min.
months seventeen Y. w. G. A. in thf
country have raised S2.1s6.OOO. Yor
have got TO believe that II can b,
done. We spend S., OOO. 900 a year II
this country. and 50 per cent. OF gu
Institutions are selfsustaInipp
Brooklyn raised 10000 I'm FIVE dav
for their Y. W. &. A. building New
ark raised $500 900 in twelve DAYS. 81
Louis raised her fund in few DAYS
What others can do. you can do Mis-
Simms then told n story 10 uiustrat,
her point. after which she continued
All lnterested.
We are all Interested In this rnova
ment ] have never seen such a Dot %
men Interested IN a campaign for
Y. W e. A as IN YounEstoun Tn
business men d!d not 20 % fhei
stores while the campaign vac ID
progress Every person worked da.
and nizhf for The magnificent build
ING that has ben erected in that rffy
You combine poverty and ha.
TRAINING. and yuu have bad c0mb.ra
fion. There ls M resistant In q era,
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