Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-09

should be strongly supported by the poo
pie of the city.
two-battleship recommendations Of Sec
rotary Daniels, saying that the United
States will do almost anything to keep
out of war with foreign nation. put
must be ready to fight to preserve ITS
honor and its integrity.
Secretary Daniels Address.
Secretary Daniels was introduced by
Mrs William Hamilton Bayly, president
OF the Y. W. G. A. He said that the ma
tional government owes much to the peo-
pie Of Washington as the builders OF the
city beautiful and the home OF the United
States government.
Secretary Daniels said the local y. W.
c. a. has a membership Of 1900 and is
raising annually by personal effort 80
per cent of the $4,000 annually needed
for it's work, leaving only 10 per cent to
be raised by contributions and subscrip-
ton. He appealed ,,, for better ,s,. support supp
He said that a committee of. fifty
women would start out this morning to
collect funds for the work of the Y.
W. C. A., and urged that they be well
coined wherever they went.
The meeting was attended by large
crowd of people. Music was furnished
by the y. w. C. A. choral choir. under
the leadership of Mrs A. NJ. Blair
Bishop Alfred Harding pronounced the
spoon the benediction. Rev. J. I. Hud-
die read the Scripture lesson and Rev.
Samuel H. Greene offered prayer.
Prominent People Present.
Among those on the stage in addition
to those already mentioned were Rep
resentatives Robert NJ Page of North
Carolina and Harry H. Seldomridge OF
Colorado, former Gov. J. w. Folk of
Missouri. Judge ]. w. Van Orsdcl, John
W Foster. Rev James II. Taylor. Rev.
DR.. Clark Rev. Henry Anstadt. Perry
S Heath, John Il. Larner r. =. Grand
ing, John s. Scully, Albert F, Fox. Will
liam F, GUIDE and Rev. w. D. White.
In the boxes were Mrs Daniels. Mrs.
Mrs. Redfield. Mrs. Burleson,
Mrs. J. w. Foster, Mrs. Joseph w. Folk
and Mrs. Wallace Radcliffe.
Fifty pupils Of Gallaudet College for
the front of the theater. A member of
the faculty interpreted the speeches in
the sign language.
Following are the members of the Y.
W. c. A. Choral Club. who took part,
besides Mrs. Blair: Mrs. H. L. Bennett
Misses Vera Brungart, N. C. Brown, Eva
l.. Catlin, Sue Dorsey. Gertrude Ellis,
Kate Ellis. Harmonic Earman. Edna Fitz-
hugh, S. Dorothea Hartley, Louise Har-
baugh, Julia Higgins. Grace Forsythe,
Mrs. ]. A. Jones, Miss Lillian A. D.
krause, Miss Ida Lea, Miss Leila Lee.
Miss Edith Hewitt, Mrs. William 8.
Love, Miss B. l. Washington. Mrs. Louise
Ludewig. Miss Anna McCausland. Miss
Jessie Mcleod. Mrs. P. H. Martin. Miss
Katherine Mentel, Miss Annette Miller,
Miss Emma Miller. Miss Anna Pinnock.
Mrs. F. A. Remohl, Miss Mary Robey.
Miss Irene Shirley, Mrs. r. H. Smith.
Miss Mary D. Spiers; Misses r. A. Starr,
Evelyn Serrin, F. Steffen. Mary D. White,
G. Wilson, Isabel c. Addison,
Ruth Briscol. Mrs Jessie Casanova. Miss
Virginia B. Magruder, Mrs. c. G. Royal,
Miss Gladys Emig, Miss Evelyn Emig.
Miss e. NJ. Fitche, Mrs. Marion B. Nc
Cord, Miss Helen F. Hill, Miss Elizabeth
Funk. Miss Julia Stone. Miss F. NJ. David
son, Mrs. Josephine Grimsley, Miss Mary
A. Walsh, Mrs. C. A Wolfe, Miss Grace
Johnson, Mrs. 8. s. Spruce, Miss Kath-
crime Spruce, Mrs. C. H. Swerringan,
Miss Marion Newcombe, Miss Florence
Wyncoop, Miss Gertrude Crane. Miss
Jean SegaL Miss Blanche Yewell, and
Mrs. Rockingham.