Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-02-01
STEADY FLOW OF
FUNDS FORY v.


the Y. w. cy A. campaign fund this
morning, and although the figures up
10 I O'Clock have not been checked, it
is estimated that the total amount
contributed to date amounts to about
Ss6co, which is Just little more
than one-haIf the amount needed to
carry on the work for next year.
With ore day left to solicit funds, the
workers are planning on making 4
sweeping campaign which will take
In every section Of the city. The bud
Get for the year will am7uns to
$4,000.
f.. lit gives. me the greatest Of rleas-
ure TO hand you a cheek for the y. W.
G.. A" said Honolulu man to one OF
the campaign workers. This IS my
first contribution. as heretofore !
have not taken any interest in what
the association was doing, but from
now on | am going TO keep awake on
Y w. c. A. activities.
Il have visited the Y. w {. A. but
twice in the past year, and on those
occasions | saw enough to convince
be fostered ! had occasion to visit
the building one morning, and while
there saw a little girl Of Is in tears.
She was seated far back in the corner
CT the room and although she made
an effort 10 hide her sObs / could not
help but take cognizance Of them.
came back on an errand an hour later,
and I found the young girl with a
pleasant smile on her face: If there
is something in the Y. W c. A. that
can change tears to smiles and make
life a little happier, then am willing
to be converted to the cause. Here
after will add my mite to the Y. W.
c. fund"
This was an instance of the Y. w
e.. A. campaign that is being waged
to raise funds to help the girls of the
association. Hundreds of contribut-
ers gave checks today and yesterday,
and not one who refused to contribute
would say that the work was not be-
Many statements were given, and all
seemed pleased with the work of the
past year among the girls of Homo
lulu. ~. ..~..
Il want to give you a check for the
association in memory of my mother,
who died recently" said one man to-
day. Il know that she would be
pleased TO have this done. and will
make this a yearly contribution. /
Snow of hundreds who are giving to
he association. and at the same time
ire heartily pleased to do so"
Japanese residents of Honolulu
we're especially interested in the Y.
w C. A. campaign, and Miss Edyth
Sill. who called on lS Japanese to-
lay, received Is contributions. Miss
iill said that every one of the Jap
lnese was pleased to contribute to
he campaign fund. They have nat
rally; appreciated the work being
lone with the picture brides"
The Y. ". c. A. treasurer has a
tack of gold already. Out of the
i7103.50 contributed to the fund yes
erday, 1892 was paid in cash. The
argest individual gift was for $500. |
There were three gifts for 5000, one
or $3.50 and seven for S100.
Campaign workers have been par
icularly interested in receiving
mall contributions. as it makes more
'eople of the city interested in the
movement. As rule the contribu-
ions, both large and small, have been
increased this year. One subscriber |
sked that the entire amount of the |
be given to the clubhouse
t the beach. "
At the luncheon today the various |
aptains of the teams reported the |
received to date Mrs. |
Irthur Alexander acted as hostess at |
odaY's camnaien luncheon