The Washington herald., 1912-05-05
CHURCHES WILL
HOLD !. n. ca. DAY
Pastors All Over City viii
Call Attention TO Big
Campaign.
THECLocK SHOWS s7s, ,2s2

To-day is y. W. c. A" day In all the
local churches. Every clergyman IN
washington Of every denomination has
been requested to make mention Of the
campaign which Is being conducted to
raise fun5 for the proposed new build
ing OF the local Y. ". c. A
Yesterday the 80 campaigners. men
and women, who are leaders In an circles
Of the Capital reported at the daily
luncheon q total collection fer the day OF
S9.T71.55. This, added 20 the amount pre-
Viously announced, jumped the total 70
date Up to SS2925S
The women are still leading in the race
for funds. but the business men are COM
ing ahead fast. and have promised to
cvertake the lead OF the women. Ed
ridge E. Jordan. chairman OF the busi-
ness mems committee, Is putting renewed
energy into the teams for the coming
week.
Report Large Subscriptions.
The women's teams-ten in number.
with ten women on each team-reported
yesterday for the days work, S.SzS.5.
and the mems teams. S4.44S
Among the teams which are making
fine showing are those headed by Mrs.
William Hamilton Bayly, Miss Elizabeth
+. Pierce, and Miss Mabel Grandin-
Those on Mrs. Bayly's team are Mrs.
John Scully, Mrs. Margaret ZImmilee.
Mrs J. B. Kendall, Mrs. c. S. Richard
son. Mrs. Simon Wolf. Mrs Eugene
Byrnes, and Mrs Frederick True.
Miss Pierce's team includes Dr. Ada
r. Thomas. Mrs. A. Van Esse Cattna.
Mrs. Thomas H. Mitchell. Mrs. Ella s.
knight. Mrs. Lincoln Brown. Mrs. o. B.
Nichlin. Miss Belle Van Esse, Mrs.
Henry II. Mann, Mrs. II. l. Buell., anu
Mrs. Faweett
Miss Grandin's team composes Miss
ssIlie Schroeder. Miss Elizabeth Bryan.
Mrs. Raymond Morgan. Miss Edith
Goode. Miss Grace Kendall, Miss Annie
Holden. Miss Ruth Larner. Miss Sheldon
Jackson. Miss Ruth Noyes. and Miss
Mary Collision.
Mrs. Woodbury. Pulsifer's team has as
its members Mrs G. w. w Hanger, Mrs.
Mrs. Willoughby Chesley. Mrs. George
Chandlee, Mrs. Samuel o. Kimberly, and
Miss Eunice Wead
Mrs. Bayly's team is leading the
women's teams in amount of collections,
having reported total OF ssssS50 and
Mrs w. B. Bryan's team is second with
about $500.
William Knowles Cooper, secretary of
the Y. n. c. A, with a total subscrip-
ton Of 5000
Girls Doing Big Work.
The business girls fve teams. under
the lead Of Miss Frances Z. Chickering,
and five team captains. Miss EloIse
Brainerd, Miss Alice Deal, Miss Ludema
SaEre and Miss NJ. F. Bickford, are do
ing a great work after their regular
office hours. Yesterday they turned in
total OF H.2ls.55, and during the three
days Of the campaign they have raised
1885.
The Congressional Club. which is
headed by Mrs. E. W. Roberts, wife of
Representative Roberts, of Massachu-
sets. has become a center of Y. w. c.
A. activity, for Mrs. Roberts is captain
OF team OF women eampaiKners, all
Of whom are members of the club.
The daily luncheons are being served
by volunteer girls from the various
churches Of the city. The pretty girls,
clad in white dresses, many Of them
daughters of wealthy parents, are prov
ing themselves capable mattresses, and
the business men are served much more
speedily than at the restaurants to
which they usually go for luncheon.
ALI Of them are working under the d. |
rection Of Mrs. Elizabeth Hubbard. and |
Miss Grace Miller. who run the regular |
lunchrooms of the Y. W. C. A.
Clock Attracts Attention.
Thousands of persons have stopped in