Evening journal., 1916-03-28
MONEY comes IN FOR
Y.W.C.A. BUILDING
Local Workers Already See
Success for the 100000
Campaign
WILL ENTHUSE
AT DINNER SERIES

Announcement by the board Of
managers OF the Young Women's
Christian Association that the local
association will launch its new build
ing campaign on Monday evening
April "a. for 100000 is creating a
large amount Of interest in the city
Several checks already have been re-
oeived from unsolicited quarters.
which is sufficient proof OF the fact
that interest has been deeply aroused.
The campaign will formally open
with dinner i'm the Hotel DUPONT on
he evening Of April "A. following
which the teams which will conduct
the campaign will begin the work OF
pulling the dollars"
NJ. {. Williams. the official cam
paign conductor for the National AS
sociation, will come 10 this city TO
conduct the campaign here. Mr..
Williams ranks high among the cam
paign conductors OF the national as
sociation and he never undertakes
campaisn except for large amounts.
lie has just finished conducting a
successful campaign for 100000 in
bridgeport Conn. and is now con-
Quoting the Brockton, Mass. and
Hartford, Conn, campaigns for $780,
600 each. Just before the launching
Of the campaign in this city. Mr..
Williams will conduct one in New
brunswick y. j.. for 100000.
Previous TO and during the campaign
In this city meetings accompanied by
dinners and luncheOns will be given
With the exception of the supper TO
be given on the evening Of April at
the association building for Mr.. Will
liams, the executive campaign com
mittee and the advisory board, all the
meetings and luncheons will be held
at the Hotel DUPONT. Previous TO the
initia. dinner to be given on April "a
meetings will be held on April 8. IA,
10 and %
When the board of managers Of the
Young Women's Christian Association
decided that it was imperative that
this city have a new and adequate
building as a home tor the young wo-
manhood of this State who come to
this city to enter business life, they
did what a number of other cities.
many of which are smaller, have al
ready done. Following are the cities
that have provided FOR their business
young women, and the amounts for
which the campaigns were successful
~ conducted: New York. S300O,0 900;
Philadelphia. S647 900; Columbus. o..
S55O,OOO; Newark n. j.. $35O,00O;
Kansas City. 100000; Dayton. O..
$500 900; Buffalo, S2S1O0O; Nashville
S2O0,O
In Cedar Rapids, Ia, town OF only
$500 people a campaign for $4,000
was recently conducted while Lancas'
ter. Pa. is conducting one at the pres
ent time.
wilmington has forced these
crowded conditions upon us said
Mrs. ]. Earnest Smith. chairman OF
the finance committee, this morning.
"The rapidly increasing business ac-
tvities here have brought hundreds
of Young and unprotected girls TO
this city and il has been terrible 10
have TO turn them away, simply be-
cause Of an inadequate building.
The new building, which 1t is pro-
posed TO erect. will be modern ana
thoroughly equipped in every way. IL
will be a combination building, that is'
the boarding home and administrator
building will be under one TOOL
though the two will be conducted sep
arately. Rest rooms, recreation rooms
gymnasium. in fact every point lha'
will serve 10 increase lil' NhlN lN".e
and comfort of the hundreds OF busi-
ness girls who daily seek accommo-
dation at the association will be care
fully carried out in the new BUILDING
plan.
1--WE desire 10 make it restful and
pleasant social and educational center
for girls and young women IN Dusl
ness life here" said Mrs. Wollaston
president of the board OF managers
this morning. In conducting an active
and systematic campaign here Tor
new building we are doing what othel
cities have done. and our object is t'
make the new building social an'
educational center for all who come
under our protection
The board OF managers desire t'
have IL understood that the associa
iion is strictly non-sectarian. IL will
.ingly and gladly takes under its pro
lection all girls and young women EN-
ployed i'm business life who seek ac
commOdation.
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