The evening world., 1912-04-09
BRlGADES TO CANVASS.
Quarters for Working Girls to
Be Built With the Money
Contributed.

lgainst the Girls chief foes. Loneliness
md Want. In business office. factory
md boudoir the nfteen-day ri will be
wassd and the spoils Of battle have
Already been liked at $3.50, 900. And every
Dollar Will be turned over TO the Girl
IN the Firing Line. for there are no
baad msrcenaries among the forces
boniing to her assistance.
In plain English. q number Of men
tAd women have pledged themselves to
pbta;n . quarter OF a million dollars for
I new building for the Young Women's
HebrSw Association in the space OF
swo weeks and ono day. And more
Man 10000 Of this sum Is already In
he hands Of the campaign committee.
nthouGh Il will be twcnty-four hours
before the movement formally begins.
PERSONAL SOLICITATION FOR
FUNDS TO BE MADE.
Louis Allen Abramson, the active
organizer of the movement, told all
Nbout II to-day. Our plan Is rather
liffsrent from anything that has been
Attempted hitherto" he said. because
h depends entirely on the personal
mercy and enthusiasm Of many work
srs In all walks Of life. We are not
Relying o two or three big checks from
two or three noted philanthro pists. We
are not attempting benefit entertain
be devoted entirely TO the cause for
which they are ostensibly designed.
We are going after the girl who
osn give . dime. the man who can
givs . dollar. the millionaire who
cen give . thousand dollars, ana
melody viii be neglected.
"One Of the big mistakes Of many
no~ney-raising campaigns 10 the waste
Il energy. The same person Il ap-
%oached by several workers. n their
time and his dissipated. while not more
than one contribution Is gained.
WORKERS DIVIDED INTO BRIG
AIDES WITH OFFICERS.
The system we have adopted will
make such awkwardnesses impossible.
Our workers are divided into three bril-
vadss-men captains. women captains
md Junior captains. Each man repre-
ssnts some business or profession. One
ID Q cloakmaker. and he will visit all
The possible contributors In his trade.
Another man Is a banker. ant he has
been assigned to cover the bankers.
Another IL a lawyer another a doctor.
and SO On.
Each Of the women captains will
~ the women in her own particular
nrcle. those whom she knows best.
The Junior captains are many OF them
IA.A
.oc.sty. and each one will canvass
her special set The list OF persons
which each captain Will solicit is
Known to the General Committee and
The lists have all been compared. SO
hat there can be no duplication.
"All Of our workers have volunteered
10 contribute their time and energy
Auring the fifteen days. and the incl
dental expenses of printing and so on
are coming from "a special fund Sc
that every penny given Will so directly
into the fund for the beneat OF thou
nnds OF hardv ork!ng young women.
PRESENT QUARTERS TOO SMALL
FOR REQUIREMENTS.
"For nine years the Young Women's
asbrew Association has struggled
along. doing splendid work under grea
aiaBeulties. at its present quarters.
Lexington avenue and One liundredtf
street. The building consists of two
tenements which have been thrown to-
kether and has dormitory space for onl,
.ighteen girls. There are at least tive
hundred and fifty applications yearly
Ths gymnasium M dancing hall IL
Ear TOO small to accommodate the girl
who wish to make use OF It. and tn
floor Is full OF splinters. A cooking
olass extension for q number Of young
vomen who were snortly TO be mar
ned had to be given up for lack o
epaee. which was certainly hard on tn
huabands-to-be," concluded Mr.. Abram
sou with a smile.
"xhsss are thousands OF young
women VINO are In dire need Of
svoh . social centre ~ . proper
ss~sooisten building might be.
Xhsy come here from abroad OF
(yon Other oat1es, often quite alone
90 With no a~oQuAAutsuoes here
kAsy ere willing 10 wosk hara'
- thsy DO work hard. often Tor
bAse living wage. Dut they are
ysu1r ana they ask something Of
ufs besides work-and the chill
sSaituls Of The hall bedroom.
'Vsw Of them deliberately seek pleas
Brss that are not legitimate. But wha
recreation 10 open to many except stroll
ng along the sidewalk. where chanc
feequaintances are too easily made. an
dropping into the cheap dance hall
These are the girls for whom we war
ths new building, ~hard-working, under
n osid girls with the plain. ord!nar
human desire for fun.
I'VE expect to build somewhere nea
Geaox avenue and One Hundred an
M fifteenth street. We'd like 10 hav
IONS for one thousand girls. but q
Nurse that's impossible, However. W
61li certainly be able TO accommodate
tom M hundred 70 one hundred an
fty. and then we hope to build branc
buses IN special localities all over IN