Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-05
GOOD START MADE
BY Y. ". {. A. DRIVE
Cen. r. Coleman du Pont is First
Contributor In Campaign
for $4,000.


prst Nytlmingfonian To contribute to the
Young woman's Christian Association
nnancial campaign. which opened last
,.tebt with "A massmeeting held in the
gymnasium Of the y. NJ. G. A., Tenth
ana orange streets. General du Points
,slft 10 the association at the headquar-
tors SO4 Market street, was received
,.,rlN Yesterday and later in the day
donations were received from Mrs.
Alexis 1. du Pont Mrs. Charles Cope
and Mrs. Iammot du Pont and Mrs.
Huxley Harvey. The goal which the
,ssnclation is aiming to reach at this
tunc is $4,000 which sum of money IS
ta he used in local work. The cam
paign which was formally opened at the
I,,ustcr meeting last evening, VIII con-
tlnuc until April l6.
Many representatives. persons OF TINS
CITY attended last nights meeting
sho,tlv after o'clock the members
prcsent were greeted with pleasing
and ttIsn.is of the association who were
1000 la. the members of the Girl Re
serves. These young people. numbering
moro than 100. marched into the gym
nasium dressed In their uniforms carry
ing tne large Girl Reserve banner.
FnlloVing the invocation. which was
.b.n nv the Rev. Charles l. Candee-
nastor ~ the Westminster Presbyterian
,.hur,b. Mrs. Charles +. Wollaston, pres
,d.nt of the Young Woman's Christian
Association welcomed the guests. A
y,ord OF greeting was next given by
colonel George A. Elliott. In behalf OF
rs, s. NJ e. a.
Nj Woilaston told Of the great work
Ihe n ". 4. A. is doing in this city.
Ill r.rt Mrs. woiaston said: The
Na@,.4tt.ou is not coming with any
T. the city when they are ask
lns lor the amount Of $4,000. We ask
Il freely and cheerfully TO help with
the rNccllen: work that the young
women 81 this city enjoy with Us. Every
.ne "a this city knows the headquarters
IS in one of the most central sections
,f inns ,Ity the cafeteria. club rooms
ana I'm .e~ ll being housed under one
tsor For this property $4,000 for rent
hi- Is re utid yearly.
.Wal4-lon Il1ll. located AZ Twenty
rfb a.i Market streets. which has been
.a5tlsh,d far more than three years
4.s rraN,r 1n lhat the board members
hal, hopel Il would. II accommodates
n ..... V,m.u
Hanat, House. on Shellpot Road
.N,. chose girls IN the city an oppor-
.lrts IS ect suburban air and living
a..U.a thr summer months hundreds
l.it this center"
Al Wolaston called attention To the
thar the money which had been
f.s.iined in 1916 for the building fund
acvcr been drawn upon. and Is held
uutn such time as building ma
a.s etc.. can be obtained more cheap
rl4t tx the present. She pointed
fhat thg following committee had
..0t tle money. II. F. Brown, II
u and W W. Laird.
N W1Iaetou emphasized the fact
t, ass.tl latIen IS 81 per cent self
nr ms a,d S nov only asking for
4u-aI assistance from
.rler4 rl friends to carry on
which i s. beneficial e a large
Fl vue.E women of WILMINGTON.
ii Faist east central
.afiNe and member Of the
str. III the y ". 6. a.. said
VIC As ali over the United
V.r, IL this time holding simi-
Ua.s.ens as the one which was
hca last evening in this city
s.U. success III this campaign VIII
#efou r.emhcrs viii have a big infiu-
,tt. other cities in.your field whlcr
t.I,~ thc states Of Delaware. Mary
ea and Pennsylvania stated Mrs
asst
Int,rspersirg the addresses were
..- l., the Girls Reserves under the
at,,tou ~ Miss Marion Howe. The
w a. 4 mandolin club played
several pleasing selections The clut
composed Of the following young
women The Misses Myra Sheared, Mary
t.utn Margaret Morgan. Mary Goodwin
Aime, Roth and Mrs. Maud Jemison.
Alrs T. Coleman du. Pont. membel
4 III, local board and the natiOna
aoard ~ the =. " c. a. took as hel
subject The National Work Of the AS
aociatiou For more than years
Mrs du Port has taken an active par
la tins great work. and is a very en-
thuHE-tI, worker II will be recalle
thar during the world war she wen
g. Eaiort ~ behalf of the y. W. c. a
AIt- du Pont stated that so year
axe th, nrst Y. ". c. A. was established
in TINS country and now there are II .O0t
associations in the United States witt
500 student associations. Up until $50
there vas no national association, bu
Ia the year 1906 the National Board wa
formed with headquarters in New York
with Miss Grace Lodge. as the fair!
E0dmother 10 the associations. Miss
Lodge continued al the head until he
death IN 1914.
a. Il,