The evening world., 1913-11-18
PRESIDENT SENDS
GOOD WISHES TO
CLOCK" WORKERS
Mr.. Wilson Telegrapl,s "Sin-
cerest Congratulations" to
Miss Grace Dodge. e
FUND GROWS RAPIDLY.
The Contributions Yesterday
Amounted to Si72,2
Total Now s2,556,42o.
FUND GROWS RAPIDLY.

The hands Of the big 7. wy. NJ. c. A.
"clocks" arc moving on their way
around the dials.
When night came the minute hand on
the great electric Indicator on the Met
ropolitan tower was switched to the
S2t.O,0OO mark. II was a big day. in fact
one o. ,-, biggest since the campaign
started. and the results OF Saturday and
Sundays efforts were sufficient to give
. fresh encouragement to all concerned.
Everybody from George w. Perkins
down to the humblest team.solicitor
realizes that the task Of raising four
millions OF dollars In less than three
weeks, with the handicap OF Saturday
half holidays and little or no opportu-
nifty for active work on sundays. IL no
easy one.
And money Is not the overwhelming
served.
Because OF the great admiration
q all Y. NJ. c. A. and Y. W. c. A. MEM
bers for Miss Grace Dodge yesterday
was set aside as Woman's Day. and
the total Of tho contributions reported
amounted to si7?,csi. This makes the
tota, to date $3.50 a5.
The teams composed Of women gath
cred S7,sH. leading the mems commit
tee by more than $4,000 and the Exc
cutIve Committee by $500.
The blue ribbon team Of the women
up to the present time 10 that captained
by Mrs. Francis Louis Slaie. Her team,
reported yesterday q total OF S27.lso. &c
AZ the result o. the weekend's efforts.
''l.s Elizabeth Dodge's team gathere
si2.so6; Miss Dorothy Perkins. 1870
Mr.. r.. H. l.. Gould. $6.lOs; Mrs. Ma.
ihan.el h. Potter $l.no: Miss Anna
.,MaxN-il, s.jo,. Mrs Elijah W. Bliss
sJS; Mrs. Florence Stoweil. $l.lli: Mrs
Christine Tsrhune Hesrick. $l.3N; Mis-.
Emily b. Wilson. $3.50.
The team capta.ned by Cleveland A
Dunn carried the honors for men!
teams. VITA a total gift OF 3ls,os0: Johr
S!oanes team raised $1,000. F.. l.
SHADES si.Ss5. Frank de X. Huyler'!
ssltsj, Thomas A. Buckner's s.. 0G. % ant
j. W. H,nrys $!.iSo
Among tho g!vers Of large amounts
were:
Sew Yor.> Telephone Company. 81. 900
Sir. and Mrs. {. H. Mccormick jr.
$1,000, in honor OF Miss Dodge: w. II
sloane. $4,000, in honor OF Miss Dodge
Mrs Morris X. Jesup. $1,000; Mrs
cyrus II. Mccormick ST.. $500. Ii
honor Of Miss Dodge: James Stokes
$4,000. in honor OF Mss Dodge: l.. Cor
don Hammcrsley. 5000: Gorham & Co.
$500; Malcolm d. Whitman, $1,000; Loul
G. tiffany. $1,000: Miss Pauline Morgan
$500: James Deering. 5000: Mrs. Cor
nelius y. Bliss. $1,000; Mr.. and Mrs. F
$. Lee, 1000; BENJAMIN Brewster, 1900
Mr.. and Mrs. ". !. Walker. s, 90; Mrs
W. l.. Hardness, 5000; John K. Par
sons. $1,000. The treasurer announces
that tho donors OF $4,000 credited las
Friday to the anonymous list were Mr.
and Mrs. George w. Perkins. A Cath
ole priest in tho Bronx gave IS to tn
committee In that section.
Among the guests at yesterday
luncheon were Miss Dodge. Mrs Charlie
Crane, President and Mrs. Burton o
Smith College. Mrs. Charles AlexaDde
and Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Markham
Mr.. Markham read q poem especial
prepared by him for the occasion. Pres
!dent Wilson sent tho folio wing messas
to Miss Dodge:
May l not express my deep interest
In your campaign and convey my
sincerest congratulations on your
very promising success 20 far.
WOODROW WILSON.
r. H. Macy q Co. have donated
show window on the Broadway side I
the Y. w. c. A. for . symbolic displa
showing the numerous activities OF tn
nine branches of the association In th
city. Miss Martin Leonard. an expel
In pageantry. began the work Of drss'
ing the window late last night
Under the direction Of Mrs jaime
Stewart Cushman. President OF the CIT
Y. W. c. A., rehearsals OF the pageas
were begun Immediately after u
luncheon. It 70 hopsd to have tho vii
dow dressed and it stage setting In o.
Grafton by Wednesday morning.