The sun., 1916-12-13
s50o,O00T0Y.H.C.k
R0CkEFELLBR'S GIFT
Presented as Birthday Surprise
for Dodge Memorial
Fund. ,'
..l..' - ,.
500 HEAR GOOD NEWS
Entire Sum Of Million and .
Half Expected. to Be
Raised Soon.

John d. Rockefeller made a birthday
present yesterday. Just a matter OF
5000 The lucky recipient was the
National Young Women's Christian A..
sociation, which by this gift surely will
be enabled to complete the Grace II.
Dodge memorial fund Of a million ana q
half, which after the death Of Miss
Dodge. It's founder. II set out to. raise.
This month marks the tenth anniver-
sary Of the organisation OF the national
association and the election OF the board.
and the birthday party was held last
night at the Hoth Astor. Five hundred
guests sat down to the birthday feast In
the big assembly o on the eighth
floor. go.
After the dinner reports were made
by leaders OF the various branches OF
the work. and II was In the course OF
the report Of Mrs. Dave Hennen Norris.
chairman Of the finance COMMITTEES. that
she read the letter from John ID. Rookie
fciler. Jr.. announcing his fathers Gift.
Mrs. Morris spoke frst OF h legacy
Of Miss Ddse. the 350o.00o h left the
work she loved. and OF the efforts the
board had made to raise q memorial fund
worthy Of her devotion.
Then the Letter.
And now our success 10 assured" she
said. Tonight at Q o'clock. Just An
following letter came to me for the
association .
MY Dear Mrs. Hennen: o!
II am very deeply interested in the
work the National Houug gWomen's
Christian Association II doing for the
young women OF this country. and ! am
pleased to that my father vii
donate to the association the sum o.
$500, 900" o
Enthusiastic cheering interrupted Mrs
Morris at this point. n when there VA
quiet she went on:
ON condition that the full sun
needed, $780, 900. shall be pledged b,
January 1. 1918. and that II be paid ir
by January. 1919.
VERY sincerely yours,
JOHN d. RocKEFELLxR. Jr.".
ai55.OOO Needed.
You know said Mrs Morris. "tha
al, but 3l57.0 0 Of the Sum has alread!
been pledged. that 10 to say. all Blu
$4,000 Of the amount necessary 10
its completion. with Mr.. Rockefeller
noble gift. This has been accomplished
in the last ten months. and by the Gift
Of 30. 200 persons. o $4,000 Of whom
have given their names. the other hal
being anonymous. had hoped to b
able to give YOU n birthday -urprise Of
this tenth anniversary Of U beinI
Well. this is the birthday surprise"
other speakers were Mrs. Robert z
Speer. president Of the National Board
! Miss Louise HOimQuist, secretary OF tn
National Board Mrs. James s.. Cush
man. president Of the metropolitan
Board. Miss Sara c. Wells. secretary o
the Central Branch. and Or. John II
Mott.
Dr. Mott. who has made several trip
10 the war countries since the outbreaI
Of the great contest. told the women o
the association that instead Of feiicitat
ing themselves Owe the work the or
sanitation had already accomplished. a
they were inclined In their speeches I
do, they OUCH; to be strainina ever
nerve to aid the afnicted IN Europe.
Only by winning the confidence an
gratitude Of the Europeans. he sal,
could the organization hope to take II
rightful place in the establishment {
normal conditions when peace returns,
Among the men and women at.the dit
ner were Mr.. and Mrs. Finley J. SheI
ard. George w. Perkins. Mr.. Perkins
daughter, Mrs. Edward ". Freeman NJ
and Mrs. william II. Childs. the Re
Henry sloane Comm. Mr.. and Mrs. Aifre
Olcott and Mr.. md Mrs. Eugene Deli
field.