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Show SPLENDID SUM IS RAISED IN ONE DAY New York, Nov. 11 At a dinner 1 last night attended by members of the Volunteers committee of 100') men and women organized to raise by a subscription a $4,000,000 fund for the Young Men's and Young Women's Wo-men's christian associations of Greater New York. Ir was announced that pledges yesterday amounted to 11,986,344. Among the largest con- j trlbutors were John D. Rockefeller . SS50,000; Mrs. Wlllard D. Stralcht. former Miss Dorothy Whitney. 9800,- . 000; Cleveland H. Dodge itud Miss j Grace Dodge 1260,000 each; Mr. Fin-ley Fin-ley J. Shenhard. formerly Miss Helen Gould. $200,000. Among those who contributed $.VV ono each to the fund are Mrs. VS'.I-liam VS'.I-liam D. Sloane, Mrs. D. Willis James I of New York and Julius Rosebwald of Chicago. Mrs. Andrew Carnegie We $10,000; Mrs. Russell Sage. 12600 Mis Whit. -law Reid $ 1 000 and Mrs. William H. Mocre SPiimi It was announced an-nounced that Mrs i.i. had given the Young Men's and Young Women's Wom-en's Christian association 676,000 on previous occasions. One woman who Ished her name kept secret gave $215,000. - |