El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-30
!. v. FUND IS
UP To S75,889
If the Workers Make It
100000, An Additional
$4,000 VIII Be Given.

With a total Of $75,ss9 reported
pledged to the Y. ". c \ s1OO.O
building fund, the campaign workers
were electrified at noon Tuesday by
the announcement that $4,000 had
been pledged upon the condition that
the entire 100000 is raised. not in
gliding this contribution. before the
campaign ends Thursday night
Workers After the Bonus.
With approximately $4,000 vet TO
raise within two days. the 400 cam
paign workers are bending every effort
10 secure pledges that will Increase
the general daily averages so far so
that the additional conditional $4,000
may be procured.
Mayor Makes Thursday Y. W. Day.
Mayor Tom Lea. at the request Of
campaign workers, has issued a proc
lamatiOn naming Thursday, the last
day Of the campaign. as y. ". c. \.
day.
sum of SSH Pledged.
\ total Of SSH was reported pledged
to the Y. W. c. A. fund by the workers
at the luncheon at the association head
quarters at noon Thursday. This is
q slight increase over the total amount
reported Monday To reach the $780,
600 goal before the campaign ends
Thursday the workers must report an
average Of $4,000 or more for the next
-
than has been reported thus far during
the campaign
General staff Secures Big sum.
". L Tooley chairman of the gen
erai staff, announced that that body
had secured pledges during the previous
- hours of S2495. OF this amount one
subscription was for $1,000. The donor
announced that he would increase his
pledge to $500 If ten other subscrip-
tons for $1,000 each had Deen reported
at or before the end of the campaign.
Women Lead the Men.
The women for the first time sue
ceeded in securing larger amount Of
pledges TO the building fund than the
men yesterday. Division c. headed by
Mrs. y p Averill. reported 1854
pledged Divisions 4 and 3. made up
Sl516 respectively Division D secured
Sl456.
Stevens'S Team a Leader
The team headed by Charles Stevens
reported $3.50 from 13 persons; Mrs.
Robert Holidays team reported S6I5
from nine persons; + W. Kayser's
workers S425, and Mrs ". G. Roe's S3TO.
kaysr's Team HAS Record.
Mr.. Kayser's team holds the record
for pledges to date. with $3.50. a. Il.
Anderson and E G. Perry's workers
have exceeded the $4,000 mark The
persons who SO far have contributed TO
the Y. W. g \ building fund are 1888
Conscience Haunts Man; Gives $50.
Mrs. George IA. Clements. captain OF
team sc. reported that one man re-
fused absolutely to give TO the fund
Monday We'll, I hope your conscience
won't trouble you said the woman
who had approached him for a con-
tribution- Tuesday morning 4 letter
was received from the man, evidently
conscience stricken, enclosing q check I
for s50.
Mayor Calls for Cooperation.
The proclamation issued by mayor !
Tom Lea states that the Y W. .. 4. 4
IS one of the most effective institu-
tons, giving the young women Of the ,
city q better chance 10 reauZe phys 4
-cally. socially and morally the ideals
Of life, and that the success OF the
movement for a new building requires
the thorough cooperation Of every per-
son in the city.
"a Mother Sends 500.
One subscription OF SI00 was received az
l. W - A headquarters yesterday signed
imply. from a mother"
Her wages for two weeks was the contri-
uticn made by a waitress Monday. The girl
a member Of the Il Pos0 YOUNG Women's I
'hristian association.
Secretaries Are Busy.
Practically the entire staff OF secretaries I
4 the local association is assisting in some
iay in handling the mass OF detail which is Z
part Of the $780, 600 building fund cam I
laign- Eight secretaries. who ordinarily
BOX after the various departments operated |
y the local association. or the departments !
which IL Is interested along with other
rganizations. are aiding in the work Of