New-York tribune., 1913-11-18
Tick Off S172,29l for Yes
terday-TOtal to Date
Is $2,556,426.
PRESIDENT WILSON
WIRES GOOD WISHES
N. Y. Telephone Company and
Mccormick Families, of Chi
cago, Give $4,000 Each.

The sum OF sl72.o9l was licked Off yester-
day on the big clocks about the city on
which the contributions 10 the joint
Young Mems and Young Women's Chris
tian associations 100000 fund are re-
corded. At a luncheon in honor Of Miss
Grace H. Dodge. held at the campaign
headquarters. at No. q Broad street, the
total contributions for the day were an
nounced The entire amount subscribed 10
date is S2.5je f26
Evidence that the New York campaign
had evoked national and worldwide IN
terest was attested by two telcSrams read
at the luncheon. The first, addressed TO
Miss Dodge. was from President Wilson
and was as follows:
MAY I not express myldeep interest I'm
your campaign and convey my sincerest
congratulations on your very promising
success so far?'
The other message indicating that word
of the whrwind campanGn had crossed
The ocean. was from London merchant
announcing his intention OF contributing
900.
Three contributions Of so5.c0O and one OF
sl5oo0 were announced yesterday. At the
luncheon Henry =. Dawson was one Of
the speakers.
Big Contributions Announced.
81 have nothing TO say" said Mr.. Davi-
son. other than to congratulate YOU on
| the success Of this movement | have
nothing more than that, except 10 an
nounce that the New York Telephone
| Company has contributed 5000"
Mr.. Davison's remarks were received
with enthusiasm by the three hundred
committee workers and others at the
! luncheon.
From Chicago came s5O00o half of that
amount being contributed hy Mr.. and Mrs.
/ Cyrus Mccormick and the other $500 hF
Mr.. and Mrs cyrus Mccormick. jr Both
sits were made in honor OF Miss Dodge.
other large contributors whose names
were announced yesterday were: Mr.. and
Mrs. James Stokes. Sl5.oc', Mrs. Morris Is.
| Jesun. 5000: William y. Sloane. $1,000;
l., Gordon Hamersley. 5000; Mrs. Benla-
min Brewster. $500: the Gorham Com
/ panv. s2Joo. and Mrs. W. l.. Hardness
1 5000 Gifts Of Si,c00 were received from
/ the following. Alfred W. Post. George ".
! Collaid. John r.. Parsons Mrs. llorato
RigeIow. Mrs Edward Sparrow, Miss
Mary Scoyile. James Dcering, George \.
Helme. Mrs. Isaac Dctman, Mr.. and MIS-.
! Frederick Lee, william Feliowcs Morgan,
Mrs. Malcolm Whitman, James Douglas
and Louis Tiffany.
/ The KIT OF $1,000 announced Friday a.
| having been given anonymously II was
! learned Yesterday. was the contribution
Of Mr.. and Mrs. George W. Perkins. MI
Perkins was POSTMASTER at the luncheon
yesterday.
An advertising idea calculated to a.d
materially in the work OF raising the
million aud a half dollars needed to COM
rlctc the fund has been planned for to-
dav The r. H. Macy Company has do
mated the use Of one OF its Broadway dis
play windows. and Miss Martha Leonard
an exucrt I'm pageantry, has arranged
series OF nine tableauX. representing the
different phases OF the work conducted by
the Young Womens Christian Associa-
tiou. The exhibit will bc ready this morn
Ing
Among the guests at the luncheon yes
terday were Mrs. Dave Hennen Morris
Mrs. cleveland NJ. Dodge, Mrs. George
Iorillard Rollins. Mrs. Charles u. Alex
ander. President Burton Of Smith Coll'g"
and Mrs. Burton and Mr.. and Mrs. Ed"ih
Markham
Mr.. Markham. who is author OF me
Man with the Hoe" read the following
roem which he wrote I'm honor Of the
women who are helping TO raise 'ho
81 600 900 fund: