New-York tribune., 1913-11-23
Y NJ. c. A. WORKERS
GET AN EXTRA DAY
uMO,OOO Fund Campaign
Ends Tuesday, Instead
of Tomorrow.
4s1,OOO,OOO IN TWO
DAYS." is SLOGAN
s,,urday Total Short of $3,0O0,.
OOO-Big Offer Is Renewed
General Booth Speaks.

.u .beir nurpose TO raise a 100000
"a rnaccompl!shed the Y. NJ. {. A.
g 4. campaigners were cheered
..,srdav by the announcement that the
go weeks campaign. beginning Noven-
,o instead of ending tomorrow would
,orrnally concluded on Tuesday.
W. executive committee explained IN
Ling This announcement that the extra
-. was not 10 be considered as an eN-
-.,on ~ the fortnight In which the great
-, uas 10 be gathered, but, on the con-
,-.rv. a day 10 be included In the fort
.s.,t some ingenious member having
discovered that there had been day on
rrh,ch for some reason or other, no work
,.d been done. This apparent extension
!, time was regarded as timely boon
hy the field workers. because yesterday
o.r,ributjons fell very low. A spirit OF
sIoon almost pervaded the big luncheon
,oor, at No. % Broad street when 1t was
discovered that the days work showed
,o,s, Of only sA, ,s5s. This did not bring
H. total up TO the 100000 mark, which
,o,rt must be reached before the hands
m the big clocks move perceptbly.
When the days total had been an
kounced George W. Perkins took up his
N.saphone and shouted, Has anybody
rot &6sY' There was no response. ex-
hspt q ripple Of laughter from the field
kurkers, who appreciated the significance
b the question.
This is the amount we need" said the
chairman. "to make UP the 100000
which we hoped to reach to-day"
100000 Offer Renewed.
The failure TO reach the SO, ,0o00 0ooo mark
meant the possible loss of contingent
h, the day before. IN which 100000 had
been offered Mr.. Perkins said. however.
that the offer had been renewed, in the
,ysut OF an additional 1900 being re-
borted az to-morTow's luncheon.
Mr. Perkins wanted II clearly under
ttood. he said, that those cynical persons
who thought the campaign WAS running
On some sort OF schedule, and that the
100000 goal was TO be reached by some
sort Of foreordained plan in the minds
o. the leaders were never more mistaken
n their lives. The chairman even went
9 large number Of wealthy people who,
be said, could easily put down their
names for anywhere from 5000 TO $4,000,
but who, for some reason or other. had
failed 10 respond 10 the appeals OF the
eampsigners.
Mr. Perkins assured the volunteers that
there were no promises or pledges being
withheld That does not mean that every
possible pressure on the men Of means
whose fortunes run UP into the millions
Will not be exerted The workers were
urged not 10 make any appeals 10 per-
sons who could give $4,000 or more with
out consulting Mr.. Perkins.
Charles S Ward, the director general
Of the campaign, suggested a new slogan
for the workers. in their efforts to-mor-
row and Tuesday "A million in two
days must be our watchword," said the
director general.
The largest contribution reported yes
trday was from Anna Dodge McCul-
!ough, who gave 5000 in honor OF Earl
W. Dodge. B. Altman g. Co. gave
roo. There were five 5000 pledges. in
eluding those by August Belmont, Clar-
ence H. Mackay, Mrs. James p. Taylor,
and Mrs II. c. Fahnestock. An anony-
nous gift Of 1900 was made. The Bor-
Cen Condensed MIX Company gave $500.
Official Total Up to Date.
The official total announced yesterday
vas made I'D as follows: