St. Louis Post-Dispatch
May 8, 1910

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VOL. 62, NO. 261. - 7ST. LOUIS, SUNDAY MORNING, MAY 8, 1910. —

“lever. Devices to Get $400, 00C

.W.C.A. Described From the “Insi rom “When H usband Has Done Some- evening for Which He Is Peni- _ tent the Dutiful Wife Makes “Him Pay the. Penalty by a Lib ‘al Contribution. to.. the AM Na pieces se ORD, | ita PER tes au se-—Wor king Girl ls] r yin s ‘very Way to Evade the Rule aan They Are Not to Ask ARGUERITE MARTYN. 2 + = “SCENE 1. “The privecy of their: ‘chamber. © “ Onaractere: ‘Mr. and Mrs. ‘Patocres. ot something . % mR. P.—Ug! ageing your broker to invest in’ ge | .Mo. P. for you? Pe ae ig ug! ‘iat : ’ ob A. 2 F 4 P—Us. huh! “Alright. Go to sleep. | ao SCENE II. ; Ets * ‘an ‘office ts chown. Scugl Employer and Stenographer. | Gash, I should like to take my een next week, if you don’t mind. MP But why po pati. in the season? ; ! oo aro Spine pene panel Pro le way of spending one’s ~ action je end of Bors tg paca, dep . Bia at “a He ats eh 4 mee Ze ABER a sn ste il “Cn Rt Seationation ha NP REM bs 305 ot ute a APPR; + se poe ean #3 oh ae MRS a yr a a - Sr = Pa 3 b' Rare Bey be heed 4 bg NIRS- D- R- WILLIAMS PRESIDENT Pwo Me

. committee—some women of large experience in practical philanthropy vantage of a Y. W. C. A. building in St. may be properly presented to the public, a system which would do credit to any high-principled husiness organization is in effect. Some of the ways and means may not be entirely clear to the idle observer. But that they are effective in “get- ting the money” is being demonstrated hourly by the steadily growing nhumbers indicated by the hands on the. big clock erected for the purpose on the National Bank of Commerce Building. Rules for Guidance as Set Down By the Committee. OME of the rules laid down for the guidance of the strenuous business woman’s com- ‘ mittee that has taken it upon itself to raise. $75,000 of the $400,000 before the 18th, through combined effort, are as follows: ‘1. There shall be 20 companies, consisting of one captain and nine lieutenants in each company, and as many aides as each lieutenant can use. 3 2. Soliciting shall-be among wage-earners ey. 8. No, soliciting - shall be among the fol- lowing: Heads of firms. Heads of departments in large firms. _ Heads of departments in large corporations. General representatives and 6, igen. of out- side companies. Women whose husbands are connected with ‘any of the. above. Women of large independent moons: 4. Solicitation from ‘business associates may be made without cards. P 5. Cards must. be obtained.at headquarters for solicitation from other than business asso- clates. : 6. If in doubt about any individuals, in- formation may be had at. headquarters. Miss Trusdell will answer your questions. 7. Captains must report progress of their teams each day. « 8. Those women subscribing $5 and over will be given a membership in the association if Seo Mal sree at the time of making 9. Eighteen months’ time ts given: for full payment of all pledges: . 36: The compaign will open May 8 and close May 16, 1910. Work the first day as though Hewes the last, compose this committee. | In order that the subject of the need and ad- :‘ Lontis « A FORECAST SUGGESTED BY PRESENT INDICATIONS ‘OF THE BIG YWCA. CLOCK Be Swe WILL MAKE A HOME RUN! ARE Yoo ONE OF OUR TROOTERS ? ~ oo wz > judgment of the attitude of the employer’s purse- strings with regard to his employe, whether -they have not overrated their own ability to deal more shrewdly with men whom they meet upon more equal terms, socially and financially, these were questions the business. women were heard re- peatedly discussing among themselves. Young Women Like to Get a Contribution From Employer. HERE are young women who “just know” \ they themselves understand their employ- er’s moods better and know how to ap- proach him for a subscription better than anyone else could. There were employers also who could not under- stand what seemed to be an arbitrary ruling de- signed to take the credit of building the Y.- W. C. A. clubhouse away from its owners, making them helpless objects of charity. One employer, determined that his stenographer should have credit in her report for his con- tribution, gave $100 in the name of his infant daughter. Various other evasions df the rule were practiced and all sorts of excuses made and con- cessions asked of the officers in charge by the women who wanted to ask employers for money. But few such exceptions were made. Uf, indeed, it was agreed by the Ways and Means Committee, with their assistant experts on “philanthropic rating,” that the employer in qiestion is really of a type immune to the appeal of a woman of his own. financial Or -social set, then a shrewd business man is sent to him. The shrewd business man presents the sub- ject from several points of view—argues on the side of civic pride, tells of St. Louis’ remissness when compared to Y. W. C. A. buildings to be pointed to with pride in other cities all over. the world; reminds him how the building is to benefit not his one employe but thousands of . other women; urges him to make a subscription in proportion to the demand, and with the result, usually, that a check is written of such amount that the employe has otcasion to be twice as glad ag she had been at the amount she had been promised. The logic of the. whole system dawns - on her. ee ee siinad tals Whi Wk Sligo Goes aes the work: to be accomplished eo -ardu- the demonstration that takes AE RNA, ABE AF SREB! Avy 4

> Col. Butler Started the lump contribution of $50,000, which no aeoR the We want four hundred thousand And we're going out to raise it. Whatever team brings in the most, We'll all ‘be there to praise it. And then there is a song the refrain of which, may be heard any time as it has caught on up and down the street: 7 In the whole creation There’s no association Where the girls are having so much fun; And we'll all be in clover When the campaign’s over And our building is begun. Tune—“Put On Your Old Gray Bonnet.” Campaign With $50,000. UT it was the sound business methods us derlying the altruistic endeavors of the Young Women’s Christian Association which first attracted the attention of Col. James G. Butler, who started this campaign with his city-by storm.’ “It looked to me like a safe venture or I should not have put my money into it,” the Colonel re marked to me. | tsi And indeed at headquarters the retinue of) clerks, typewriters, telephones, adding machines { and orderly desks in two rows down the room ¥ impresses you with wonderful organization when } it is remembered the whole scene came into being { less than a week ago. A business man remarked upon the card index- ing system in force, it is extensive enough for, the largest commercial plant in St: Louis. Indeed, it is to the credit of St. Louis that this¢ index is so very imposing, for the lists so neatly } ei tt i ee ee ay and systematically compiled represent as nearly } as can be compiled the “philanthropic rating”, of ¢ St. Louis. It is # “Philanthropic Bradstreets.” Men and women of the widest acquaintance and ? experience in philanthropic work compose the} committees superintending the raising of $400,000 ( in two weeks and they have combed this city with y a fine-toothed comb for persons who have been known to exhibit a philanthropic impulse. Scheme of Organization Was’ f ‘ 7 ; _ Complex in the Extreme, < was. through schemes and nenen aieniccs = _ complex and flexible and subtle as the minds ee en Pe Sek orchanibe: sarees sf aoe atin OE AE atch Cb ah iran S 3 sa WITH ASORE AND STEADY NERVE... ra THEY VE DECIDED IT IS BEST To MAKE JUST A SMALL REQuEsST ! and good will toward’ one 's fellow men that could be found to exist in St. Lonis. Not only was the financial standing of the indi- vidual considered, but an estimate was made of his character and disposition, his creed, his obli- gation to society, then the righteousness of the cause, the urgency of the demand, the yalue in so many respects of the Y. W. C. A. building to the municipality,.all were summéd up and bal- anced and a definite valuation and assessment placed after each name. ‘§ nal pays az m5 4; eg . Isn’t it worth the noney, to b your curiosity as to where you ically in this. nity? ing the reputation gene oxpet Bb et Fi “. ah ey es blue ee ote en ron be oe et Se Se eS Se aE ee es es ese ee BASHFUL ST. (Being: No. 19-in a Series of Photograplis ok _Very,V ERY Hard to Keep Out of the Limel ~ e +A