The evening world., 1913-11-17
Record for Y. MY. w. G. A.
Fund Arouses Cheers at
Woman's Day Luncheon.
TELEGRAM FROM WILSON
Mr.. and Mrs. Perkins An
fiounced as Civers of Anony-
nous $4,000.

the LOO 900 building fund campaign OF
the 2. n. c. A.-Y. W. c. A. was an
nounced during to-days luncheon at the
campaign headquarters. No. q Broad
street. When the oficiai statisticisn had
finished adding up the contributions re-
ported BY the various committees and
their "teams'' II was found that N72.2 ri
had been added to Saturdays total OF
ta&.IG. bringing the hands OF the cam
paign clock around to the t2.6jS. 90 mark.
This was "Woman's Day" In the
whiriwind money-raislnE campaign. and
the 1000 eager workers. as well A.
0osen or more distinguished guests.
took an extra half-hour Of their thou
sand time to do honor
10 the memory OF Mrs. Janet McCook
whitman. one OF the founders OF the
Z. w. c. A.. and to Miss Grace II.
Dodge. the noted phiianthropist and d.
rector In the Y. W. G. A. Miss Dodge.
who was present. was accorded many
testimonials OF admiration by donors OF
large contributions. who sent word that
they gave the sums In her name.
ANONYMOUS $4,000 GIVEN ~
UVe PeHNIN0eS.
Henry p. Dawson. OF J. p. Morgan
and Company. treasurer Of the fund.
spoke encouraginEiy OF tho progress Of
the campaign and announced the dona-
tion Of e3.ooo by the New York Teie-
phone Company. Loud cheers greeted
thts announcement a. well as those OF
ethN large subscriptions. which in
ciuded e6ooo each from the Cyrus
AcCormScks, senior and junior. Of Chi
caoo; Mn. Morris X. Jesup. 10000: L.
Gordon Hammersley. 5000: James
Stokes. $1,000: Mrs Benjamin Brewster,
moo: Nrs. W. L Harknesa. 5000; will
iam D. Sloane. eio.ooo and Gorham and
Company. 1850. II was also announced
that the anonymous donors Of the 10000
announced Friday were MIR. and Mrs.
0soeSs ". Perkins. Mr.. Perkins, who
prsstdsd At the luncheon. modestiy per.
United some one else to make this an
nouncsment
4 6uost Of honor to-day was Edwin
Markham. the poet. who read q short
poem he had written In honor OF the
women workers In the Y. w. C. A. cam.
Ooa0A. ThS verses told Of the organisa.
Geo's purpose 10 provide homes and edu-
catiea for working girls. and closed with
the following rtanxa:
"AnA then At the end Of the ways that
ons Joy viii stay throuGh,,a worlds
defeat
- know ~ you 20 that you left behind
4 friendly door In a friendlsss street. -
PAgSioENT WILSON tENDs CON.
CALCULATIONS.
congratulatory telegram from Pres.
,hsnt Wilson was received with much
applause. 1t read:
"Aay ! not express deep interest IN
your campaign and convey my s,nceres,
congratulations on your very promising
succsss 30 far?-WOODROW WILSON
The publicity department OF the cam.
peaSn received the cheers Of the work.
~ when II was announced that the
heads Of the Arm Of Il. II. Macy 4 Co
Esd been induced to lend one OF theii
largest show windows at Broadw way and
TAtrty.fourth street for a display to-
morrow In which wax figures Of GIRL
WIN be costumed to show the varioul
octivitiss Of the Y. w. c. A.
Among the prominent quests nj TO
Gays luncheon were Miss Dodge, Presi
Gent and Mn. Burton OF Smith Col
isge. Ars. Cleveland II. Dodge. Mrs
Charles r. Crane. Miss Lbert, daugh
Ter Of Sir Courtenay Ilbert. Clerk o
the House Of Commons. England. Mrs
Charles Alexander. Mrs. George Loril
lard Rollins Mrs George p. Duncan
Mr.. Dave Hennen Morris. Mrs. VIII,
man Hon and Mrs. James Talcott.
.sxA
befors the end Of the week the peop
q this city would know . great de-
more about the seal Of the trains
nurses in IT. hftssn training schools, 1
- elumnas associations Of those Il
a1itNttoas and In the hospitals. Part
The work done by the nurses was told
oamoalgu headquarters to-day. II d
vsloped that they had been extreme
active and that working quietly. the
haA .ivsn large assistance to the joil
campaign committee.
TRAINED NURSES TAKING A
ACTIVE INTEREST.
Miss e. J. Crawford. General Seer
tasy Of this Central Club. said this NOR
Tag that three Of the busiest train,
nursss In the city had devoted AL tn,
time for tho two weeks Of the Will
wind campaign to efforts In behalf
the fund, having cancelled all their pr
1oosional engagements to that end.
The nurses have made personal CO
tytbutions Of from Is To 500 each" b
Alss Crawford. II know OF several "
have given ei00 apiece. In addition I
treasures Of the New York County Re
tstsrsd Nurses Association and the N