New-York tribune., 1920-03-21

women OF society are rallying to the
standard of the Young Nomen's Chris
tian Association and will enter its
,, drive tomorrow for 81 100000 which is
being asked to provide more housing
for girls and women in this city and
extend the activities of the association
IN the broad field of women's welfare.
Mrs. William Fellowes Morgan is
chairman Of the executive committee Of
the campaign, which has Mrs. Stephen
Baker for its treasurer. AS prelimi-
nary to the drive there was a luncheon
| yesterday at the Hotel Commodore,
which opened the campaign officially,
Team workers from all parts of the
city were guests Of the association.
AT the Lexington Theater this after
noon public mass meeting will be
held at $3.50 o'clock, at which the Rev.
Dr.. Wilton Merle-Smith, John D..
Rockefeller jr. and Mrs. Robert e.
Speer will speak. Mrs. Louise Homer
will sing Admission will be by tick
cts, which may be obtained at any
Y. W. c. A. branch or at the campaign
headquarters.
Women's, teams have been formed
throughout the city under the leader
ship of Mrs. Dave Hennen Morris,
chairman, who will be assisted by
Mrs. Jonathan Bplkley, Mrs. William
Adams Brown and Miss Katherine
Lambert. Mrs. Henry P. Dawson is
chairman of the committee of business
men which is actively participating in
the campaign because of the practical
service that the association offers to
the business and industrial girls.
William Barclay Parsons jr., Mrs.
Sparrow, Miss Dorothy Andrews. Mrs.
J. M. Hudson, Miss Ruth Manierre and
Miss Hope Lincoln. Prominent work
ers include Mrs. Edgar S. Auchincloss,
Mrs. James Auchincloss, Mrs. Allen
McLane jr., Mrs. A. Stewart Walker,
Mrs: Erastus M. Cravath, Miss Alice
Dawson, Miss Carol Read, Miss Louise
Schieffelin, Miss Barbara Kissel, Mrs.
Alexander McCreery, Mrs. Theodore L.
Van Norden and Mrs. Arthur Ryle
Private subscriptions will be solicited
by all the teams. Mrs. John Herndon
French is chairman of general arrange
ments and others on the executive com
mittee with her and Mrs. Morgan are
Mrs. Herbert Lee Pratt, chairman Of
membership division; Mrs. Lewis H.
Lapham, chairman of publicity; Mrs.
Emma S. Ransom, chairman of the col
ored women's division; Mrs. T. Cole
man du Pont, Miss Emily Wilson, Mrs.
William Henry Hays, Mrs. Edwin p.
Townsend, Mrs. G. A. Johnston Ross and
Mrs. Elihu Root jr.
The army will make it's contribution
to the gayeties of New York's spring
season at the Hippodrome next Sunday
vvV1,A
Army Symphony Band will be heard
for the benefit Of the social service
work of Bellevue and Allied Hospitals
and the hospitals of the Department of
Public Charities. The band will be heard
through the courtesy of Lieutenant
General Robert Lee Bullard and
Colonel NJ. N. Bankhead. Nurses from
the different training schools will
serve as ushers and will be in uniform
Tickets for boxes may be had. begin
ming tomorrow, at the Hippodrome e
Some OF those who already have Sc
cured boxes include Archbishop Hayes.
Mrs. William Church Gskorn, Mrs.
John F. Thatcher, Adolph Lewisohn,
William =. Wilcox, John G. O'Keefe,
Frederick H. Wallis, Samuel Sachs
DR.. Philip Grossman, William H. Enr.'
| llsh, Mrs. Benjamin Lissberper and
Samuel Sachs.
On Mrs. Lissberger's committee are
many widely known women, all of whom
have taken part in hospital service
work in various ways. They include
Mrs: Nicholas F. Brady, Mrs. Meredith
+. Blagden. Mrs. G.. W. Akin, Mrs,
Nicholas Biddle, Mrs. George Bfumen-
thai, Mrs. Arthur Butler, Miss Mabel
Choate. Mrs. Alexander Butler Duncan,
Mrs. 6. Howard Davison, Mrs. Stuy.
vesant Fish jr., Mrs. William Arm
! strong Greer, Mrs. James w. Gerard,
Mrs. Amory G. Hodges, Mrs. Eugene
] Hale. Mrs. a. Kierstsde Hudson, Mrs