New-York tribune., 1921-12-06
Vincent Opens
Y.W.C. A. Drive
For $305,OOO
1nstructs Several Hundred
Women Workers at Cam
paign Rally; Gifts To
Be Announced To-day
Twenty Girls Win Prizes
Mrs. Morrow Is Chairman
and Eight ssMajors'' Are
TO Head the Teams

DR.. George e. Vincent, president of
the Rockefeller Foundation, yesterday
opened the drive of the Young Wom-
ems Christian Association for 1906, 900
New York's Christmas gift to its
girls" He addressed luncheon rally
OF several hundred workers at 610
Lexington Avenue. They are to
remind New Workers. of the work done
by the association in providing pleasant
housing, entertainment, education and
physical training for girls.
DR.. Vincent warned the women that
the worst thing in the world was "a
mind like summer house" 1t is the
power of attention, he said, that makes
life worth living and helps drives to
succeed.
"The reason why so many intelligent
people accomplish so little in the
world" he said, ais because they are
like hens in front of an autom obile."
Twenty Girls Win Prize
Twenty business girls living at
Laura Spellman Hall, the Y. w. C. A,
residence on Abingdon Square, won
the prize Of 500 offered by Mrs. Dwight
whitney Morrow for the best cam
paisn song. DR.. Vincent said he an
proved the spirit Of the song, and the
entire company Joined the Laura Spell
man girls in singing to the tune of
Jingle Bells
No amounts of gifts to the campaign
were announced yesterday, but begin
nlng to-day each captain will announce
the result OF her teams efforts at the
noon luncheon. Mrs John D. Rookie
feller jr. and Miss Abby Rockefeller
VIII be among the guests to-day. also
Mrs. Whitelaw Reid, Mrs. C, O. Iselin
and Mrs. 0. w. jennings.
Last night dinner of business
women was held in the interests of the
drive at the Harlem Branch of the as.
sociation.
Mrs. Dwight w Morrow is chairman
and is assisted by maj ajors," to whom
the total Of $305,000 has been appor-
toned ne follows:
Mrs: William Fellowes Morgan, $780,
Adele Forbes, $4,000; Mrs. Jonathan
Day, $4,000; Mrs. Charles D. Hazen
100000; Miss Jean Reid, $4,000; Miss
Alice Morrow, $4,000, and Miss Mary
Wray, $500.
They are assisted by the following
as captains:
Mrs. Francis r. Masters, Mrs. Steph-
en- c. Clark, Mrs. Abbott Hutchinson
Mrs. Charles W. Stevens, Miss Kathar-
inc Pedersen, Mrs. Paul Elsesser, Mrs
Francis B. Fay, Mrs. Henry A. Riley
Miss Marguerite Smith, Mrs. Elmer E
Cooley. Mrs. Charles Whittemore and
Mrs. Warren Wilson.
Executive Committee
The members of the executive com
mittee are Mrs. Dwight w. Morrow
Mrs. George Whitney, Mrs. William
Fetlowes Morgan, Mrs. Robert Bacon
Mrs. Harry Emerson Fosdick, Miss
Katherine Lambert, Mrs. Herbert Lee
Pratt, Mrs. Willis D. Wood, Mrs. Seth
Milliken, Mrs. Edward Perry Town
send and Mrs. William Henry Hays.
Mrs. Morrow said yesterday that the
Young Women's Christian Association
has 34,189 active members, that 6,529
were enrolled in the educational
classes, 35,615 were in attendance in
the religious gatherings, SS,470 at the
social gatherings and 592,021 at other
affairs; that 1,12S,S41 meals had been
served at the "Y" cafeterias and 76,452
plunges had been enjoyed in the swim
ming pool.
The receipts for the year are ex-
pected to reach s1,501, ,690.94 and the
expenses are estimated at s1,776,0 ,03S.96
The campaign fund of $305,O0O is tc
cover this deficit and supply the New
York City organizations quota to the
national association.