Young Women’s Christian Association CAMPAIGN FOR $1,500,000 NEW YORK CITY (Manhattan and Bronx) MARCH 22-30, 1920 Mrs. HENRY P. DAVISON, Chairman PROFESSIONAL AND BUSINESS WOMEN’S COMMITTEE Headquarters No. 2 West 39th Street Telephone Greeley 1384 Y. W. C. A CAMPAIGN FOR $1,500,000 NEW YORK CITY (Manhattan and Bronx) MARCH 22-30, 1920 GENERAL FEATURES The Y. W. C. A. is the great recognized national organization for the wholesome, normal, all round help of the young women of this land. Starting fifty years ago in this city in a very humble way, the movement has become not only nation-wide but world-wide and the Association’s name is the synonym for all that is modern and enlightened in the spiritual, mental and physical welfare of the young woman. In the war the Y. W. C. A., the only strictly women's organization recognized by the government in connection with welfare activities with the army and navy, played a real and effective part. In New York today the Y. W. C. A. maintains twenty-three centers of activity with an active membership of 23,000, and through its educational classes, its system of education, its libraries, employment bureaus and room registers, its cafeterias, summer camps and clubs, ministers in many practical, helpful ways to the comfort and happiness of many thousand more. The following brief summary will better illustrate the Association’s present day work in New York City. FACTS CONCERNING THE YOUNG WOMEN’S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK CITY For fifty years the Y. W. C. A. of this city has tried to serve its young womanhood by making available to them the following aids to their progress and well being: Housing Decent living quarters within their means. Cafeterias Good food at low rates. Gymnasiums and swimming pools Strong, healthy bodies. Vocational guidance, education, employment Congenial, well paid jobs. Recreation Wholesome, good times. Inspiration High ideals. 3 During the war this Association, like all organizations, received a tremendous im- petus. The following figures are significant: 1914 1919 Membership 7 ,SOO 22,915 Centers of Activity 13 23 Individuals housed (business women, nurses, art students, industrial workers) * 11,961 57i359 Estimated number turned away 20,000 Referred to homes through Room Registry .... 6,826 i 4 ) 9 S^ Enrolled in educational classes 3,329 5,522 Placed in positions through Employment De- partment 2,691 10,161 Enrolled in recreational clubs 900 4,099 Enrolled in gymnasiums 3,i39 Individuals using swimming pools 5,430 Visits made to foreign-born women by Interna- tional Institute I 4 ’i 75 Meals served in the five cafeterias maintained by the New York City Association 675,896* Religious Services held in 1919 800 Total attendance at religious services 30,264 Foreign Nationalities represented within mem- bership 55 Various occupations represented within member- ship 78 * In addition to three cafeterias maintained in New York by the National Board. 4 THE CAMPAIGN In addition to the national organization which is the fountain source of ideas, pro- grams and methods and which holds a general promotive and guiding hand over the work in this country and in foreign countries, regional organizations have been established in many localities and city organizations in a large number of cities throughout the country. The national organization and the New York City (Manhattan and Bronx) organ- ization are uniting during the nine days from March 22nd to 30th, inclusive, in a New York City campaign to raise funds required for the maintenance and development of the Association’s activities in the city and at the same time to provide the city’s quota of the national Association’s work at home and in foreign lands. One Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars is the total sum asked for. It is hoped that this will be largely over-subscribed and good use can be made of every dollar received, whatever the amount. The campaign will mean much to the future of the movement in bringing about a broader and better public understanding of the Association’s aims and activities, in arous- ing the business men to the importance of supporting a movement so important to the well being and happiness of women workers. No less important is the way in which the cam- paign seeks to interest and enthuse the young women themselves in what their active par- ticipation in the Association’s activities means to the whole cause of woman’s welfare. Woman has never before played so important a part in industry. Probably no other organ- ization can so well aid such a large number of women in effectively meeting the present day conditions. PROPOSED USE OF FUNDS It should first be kept in mind that the membership, together with those who occa- sionally avail themselves of the Association’s facilities, contribute annually by payment of moderate dues and fees of various sorts about 60 per cent, of the total required to carry on the current activities in New York. It is felt that for some years to come this deficit will have to be met as in the past by voluntary subscriptions. With this explanation the pro- posed sum asked for is to be devoted to the following purposes: To defray deficit in current operations’ $400,000 For housing: Remodelling and repairing 124th Street house. .$50,000 Purchase of Trowmart Inn (to be used as a model hotel for girls earning small salaries) 300,000 Purchase of Annex and renovation of Studio Club 1 15,000 465,000 City quota of national budget: For work in foreign lands 210,000 For administration in U. S. A 375,000 Campaign expenses 50,000 Total $1,500,000 5 THE ORGANIZATION OF THE CAMPAIGN There has been formed a General Campaign Committee of women of which Mrs. Wm. Fellowes Morgan is Chairman and an Advisory Committee of men and women. A Publicity Committee will handle the matter of posters, special features and general information. 1 . Organized groups of women will solicit subscriptions from women whose names have been selected from carefully compiled lists. 2. Business Elen’s Committee. The aim of this group will be to secure contributions from heads of concerns, firm members and corporation officials. This committee has agreed where possible to enlist the co-operation of the employers for the Women’s Division. ?. Professional & Business Women s Campaign, iMrs. Henry P. Davison, Chairman. This group is organized to reach Professional and Business Women. Employees in the larger concerns will be appealed to for small contributions. The general plan is to sub-divide the business concerns of the city into thirty lines of business, with a chairman for each group. Each section chairman will select as her assistants a suitable number of section vice-chairman, each responsible for solicitations within the several divisions of the women’s business group. The professions will be organized as professions with a chairman for each, who may appoint as many vice-chairmen as she requires. M rs. Nina B. Price is Executive Secretary of the Business and Professional Women’s Section, with headquarters at 2 W. 39th Street, loth floor. ’Phone Greeley 1384. 6 This memorandum is for preliminary information and guidance of those volunteering to serve in the Business and Professional JVome n’s Section of the campaign, and certain details of the campaign follow. RESPONSIBILITIES OF GROUP CHAIRMEN Each business group will have a Chairman, who will appoint as many Vice-Chair- men as the size of her group may require, and in turn a captain to head up the work in their respective organizations within the group. Vice-Chairmen and captains should be appointed and their names and addresses sent to Mrs. Nina B. Price, Executive for the Business & Professional Women's Section, 2 West 39th Street, Greeley 1384, not later than March 3th. CHAIRMEN The duties of the Chairmen shall be to obtain permission from the heads of firms to appoint captains to take charge of collections within their organizations and to place before these captains the plan of organization. In this work the Chairmen will be assisted by the utmost co-operation from headquarters. VICE-CHAIRMEN The duties of Vice-Chairmen should be to assist the Chairman in securing these cap- tains and in any other way possible. CAPTAINS The duties of Captains shall be to secure contributions from all employees of their respective firms in the way which is most convenient and to report daily to the Chairman of her group. MEETINGS, CONFERENCES, ETC. Realizing that everyone is very busy it will be the aim to organize the effort with the least possible demands on the time of all those who take part. Group Chairmen will prob- ably be asked to attend one dinner meeting at which final details will be discussed. This will probably be held on the evening of March 13th. Due’ notice will be given of this meeting. ROUTINE MATTERS Material, Blank Forms, Method of Report, Etc. The Executive Secretary will send to the Section Chairmen (and where so directed to Section Vice-Chairmen) a suitable supply of subscription blanks and other routine forms, also a supply of leaflets and other informational matter which will be found useful in the campaign. Contributions will be summarized and reported daily by each Vice-Chairman, the reports and contributions to be sent at the close of each day to the Campaign Headquarters, tenth floor Lord & Taylor Building, at Fifth Avenue and 38th Street, New York City. Section Chairmen will make such arrangements as they desire with their Vice- Chairmen to be kept in touch with daily progress. Time of Campaign Scope of Campaign March 20th to 29th, 1920. Borough of Manhattan and Bronx, New York City. 7 t. ■