Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-11-18
While in Reality Campaign
Opens Today, News Was
Too Good to Keep.
I\ITI\Ii SUBSCRIPTIONS.

CTARTlNG with an uncqualled en-
- thusiasm on the part of both
donors and workers. the campaign for
a $l50.00O Young Womcn's Christian
association home, which had its in
ception in dinner attended by two
hundred team members and captains
last evening in the grillroom of Hotel
Tulsa, promises to be attended by the
fine success which has marked similar
undertakings for uplift IN Tulsa. by
Way of encouragement 20 the women
and men who will visit every home
and business concern in the city dur
ing the next ten days, \. l.. Farmer,
secretary of the campaign committee,
announced that the handsome sum of
$i2, 500 had already been voluntarily
pledged to the cause.
Many of the workers who will as
sist in securin gpledges for this new
home for young women whose homes
are elewhere, took an active part in
the campaign for Tulsa's Y. NJ. G. A.
and all are of one mind that the en-
thusiasm is of the same brand and
the outlook even more encouraging
that 1t was upon the occasion of the
campaign in behalf of a home for the
city's young men, two years ago
The hotel grill presented an inspir-
ing sight, with its team captains, num-
bering several men who are prominent
in the oil indsutry, the states chief
source of wealth, and workers, two
hundred in ALL gathered at the tables
around which final plans were made
for the work of the next ten days.
The various teams were assigned to
their part in the work, and many re-
manned until the coming Cf the mid
night hour, anxious that nothing
should be overlooked that would fa-
ciitate the work to be accomplished.
Rev. Louis $ Barton invoked
Divine care and watchlulness upon
the gathering and courage and
strength for the undertaking whihc
all have assumed for the preservation
Of the city's young womanhood, after
which r. NJ. McFarlin of the McMann
oil company, chairman Of the oXecu-
tive co mmttee, made IA brief talk ana
later introduced Mrs, A. W. Roth.
president OF the Y w. G. a. board.
Harry H. Rogers. attorney for the
McMann company, talked along the
lines of community betterment by the
building of such institutions AS the
V NJ. G. A. and Y. w G, A. and Miss
Mildred Corbett, secretary of the
southwest field, gave brief history
of the organization of the local "H.
W." in which she has played an i'm
portant part
Il. A. Cassidy Of the national Y. NJ.
G.. A. board, who is directing the cam
paign, made additional suggestions
which will be of assistance, as con-
clusiun Cf the pragram. The songs
and yells which interspersed the
speeches were a feature OF the even
ing nd served as a barometer of the
enthusiasm Of the gathering.
An amusing incident which occurred
yesterday. on the eve OF tho cam
paign, and which goes to show that
Tulsa is as one in its desire for the
proposed association home, was told
at last evenings dinner Of a conver-
sation between the city building in
spector and COL. G. H. Douglas, Sec
retary of the Chamber of Commerce.
In his anxiety TO faithfully discharge
his duties to the city, the inspector
called Colonel Douglas by telephone
to say taht an unsightlv billboard wa-
being erected directly opposite Hotel
Tulsa and to ask why such viola
ton of the city ordinance coVing this
question was to be permitted. When
informed that the record OF the com
ing campaign was to be recorded
thereon each day the inspector, after
communicating with Mayor simmons
reported that the city administration
was on the side OF the good cause and
that all objections were removed.
Team captains who presided at ths
various tables last evening were Mes
DANES w. y. Hill, Ralph s. Harvey
w. w. Brodie and william II. Peck,
la nt Ia