Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-01-27
'S15,5lO OBTAINED
BY WOMEN'S Club
City Organizations Meeting
Marked by Enthusiasm for
BuiIdinl Fund.

After approximately 800 members
had braved ice-coverod streets for a
mass meeting at the New Willard
Hotel last night. the Womens city
Club raised $500 in amounts ranging
from $50 to $500 for the building fund
for a new clubhouse on Jackson place
With this addition to contributions re-
ceived through the day the tot3N OF
the first days campaign for funds
reached sl5,50O.
Addrecaes were delivered by Rev
Abram : mon OF the Washington He
brew Congregation, WI lam Knowles
y Cooper, exc utive secretary Of the
Washington y. NJ c, A. aad Miss Julia
: LatA:op. chief of the Childrens Bureau,
/ Department OF Labor.
+, Waldy b. Wood. architect. gave a
short talk on III" advis5b ,ty of eN-
tending the project from it's pi mt loca
adjoining.
Mr. Cooper declared that the women's
organization would probably have the
support OF all of the organizations of
men in the city.
Era of Reconstruction.
We are i'll an era Of recon~truction,"
! he declaI ID, and it has seem ID that we
! have noVer been able to Teconsti uct
! without certain amount Of d stiu
! ton Tho-e is much pess mism regard
ing the days we are facing. Terrible
| things are happening but it is won
| der.ui new aay. even with all The things
J we nave to cope with. We are IN the
/ process of finding ourselves. Your
J building is admirable You have Sc
| cured. believe. the two things needed
ny any successful organization One is
hCme which may he called its own
i.e other is systematic organization
carry out its purposes.
Pr Simon declared that with the
hiding to be erected on one side of
aiaNettp Suuare he Mt ..I
states Chamber of Commerce. the
Nomen's City Club would occupy one
OF the sections of the city toward
which club life had advanced steadily.
lie made the prediction that the
omen's building would eventually
over to a height which would add
the beauty and adornment of the
ction.
4 am sure that your drive will be
success" le declared. My heart $
it'll YOU. 1 wish you every good
Ortune"
Miss Lattrop dwelt upon the need
club for women. She declared
hat the Women's City Club of Wash
ston would be made the model for
he world. She announced that for
Tard-looking persons We're watching
18th keen interest the cut come of its
ctivities, and that forward move
nent would be an aid to womens
Examinations throughout the country.
setback for such organizations
Backed by Whole Membership.
Following the addresses. Miss Mary
)Toole called for subscriptions. APP
DroXimate,y 95 per cent of the sub
;criptions received were in amounts
# 500 each. AS result of this
~end of the subscription stream. it
vas announced 1hat the officers
ooked upon the movement as backed
W the entire membership, and not
inanced by individuals
The meeting favored the Inaugural
on of building operations as soon as
sufficient loans had been subscribed
o warrant such a sep total of
5000 is needed before February 90
1920
The subscriptions, excepting the
amount of $3.50 in gifts. were made
as loans by members, secured by
mortgage These loans are expected
TO he supplemented by loans from
Washington business men. commit
tee will be appointed in the near flu
ture to canvass the business houses
of the city and request cooperation
in lending funds for the building
project
Subscribers Announced.
A list of subscribers 20 the cam
paign announced today is as follows:
Miss Mary OToole $500: Miss Mary
J. Rathbun. $500; Catherine NJ Ladd,
MAI -. Symposium, s'hl an bti
gan, G. D. II. Riley. Miss Emily Rath-
bun and Nellie L. Pennington. 5000.
The following subscribed slOO:
Mary c. Boggs. Eunice w. Wright.
Mrs. A. Leftwich Sinclair. Mrs. Myer
Cooper. Ethel A. Gilliss. Esther d.
Haley. Ellen S. Mussey Mrs. T. w.
Barrett. Mary Morris Lockwood. Mary
Z. Osterman. Jessie Citing, NJ. Brooke
Bright. Carrie NJ. Steward, Belle Wills,
Alice NJ. Heaven. Ethel NJ. Hender-
shott, Mary Eugenia C. Rollins. Ger
trude E. Leonard. Mrs. NJ. r. Street.
Mrs. Edward T. Eden, Miss Ethel
| Bagley. ]. Caroline Thompson. Ro-
F.; berta s. Thomas Bessie May Dodge,
BERTHE l.. Packet. Miss Mary Nicker
SON. Emma T. Hahn. Jessie Truman.
Mrs. Cora B. folly. Miss Minerva
! Bailey. Miss Mabel Wheelock. Mrs.
w. l.. Thurber, Carrie NJ. Forman. Mrs.
| F. S. Bright, Ellen w. Collins. Miss
| Mary d. Spiers. X. r. Wilson, Louise
c. TOmlin, DR.. Laura S. Brennan
| Kibpin. Mrs. w. Linwood Ewell
Louise a. Schwede. Mrs. Ada C. Mills
Payne. Emma Edna Ross. A. NJ. Gould
| ing, Mrs. Florence c. Weigler, Mrs
Eleanor Knott. Mrs. Kathryn IL.
, Shenk, Allie A. Young. Lydia S. ORA
per. Mrs. Harriet e. brennan. Anna j.
Greenlees, Inez l.. Cadet. Mrs. Jacob
| f. Meeker, Jesta NJ. Richards. Mar
garet F. Mccarthy. Mrs. Lyman B.
Swormstedt. Mrs. Sara Jones Nc
Cready, Marie e. Kearney and Mrs j.
NJ. Sullivan.
Other subscriptions received. rang
ing from $50 up, but amounts not
made public were: Mrs. John Rice
Cain. Miriam Birdseye. Miss Ruth NJ.
Oberley, Mrs. G. II. Baldwin. Anna l..
Dowlin, Adela l.. Heaven, Miss Jane
Bartlett. Miss Bertha p. Isaacs. Mrs.
George Kicker DR.. A. Frances Foye.
Miss Margaret Patch, Mrs. Harriet
Steward. Mrs. Stokes Millar, Mrs.
Charles Boynton Wood. Miss Gertrude
Van Heussen. Judge Kathryn Sellers,
Miss Edna j. Sheehe, Mrs. +. ID. Olney,
Mrs c. l.. Goodrich, Miss Jeanette
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