The effort of the Prospect Union to purchase the old City Hall property in Cambridgeport has made such progress that success is now assured. Of the $10,000 which it is necessary to raise by subscriptions, over half has been definitely pledged, and many pledges have already been paid in. While enough money has been obtained to make the purchase, the balance of the sum asked for will be absolutely needed to complete the alterations which must be made in the building in order that the first floor may bring in an income from retals, and the rest of the building be fitted for the purposes of the union. Contributions to date are as follows:

Henry C. Warren, $1000

Francis C. Foster, 500

Henry Lee, 500

Mr. and Mrs. David P. Kimball, 500

Rt. Rev. William Lawrence, 250

Miss Alice Longfellow, 250

Denman W. Ross, 250

S. S. Sleeper, 250

Frank A. Kennedy, 250

Mrs. James Greenleaf, 200

President C. W. Eliot, 100

Professor F. G. Peabody, 100

Professor C. E. Norton, 100

William Brewster, 100

James A. Woolson, 100

A Friend, 100

David A. Ritchie, 100

Wm. Read and Sons, 100

Mrs. B. F. Goodrich, 100

Henry D. Yerxa, 100

Miss E. E. Forbes, 50

William E. Doyle, 50

Mrs. Daniel Merriman, 25

A Friend, 25

Professor J. B. Ames, 25

R. N. Toppan, 20

T. W. Higginson, 10

P. Crowley, 10

T. S. Williams, 10

Wm. S. Ford, 5

F. P. Noble, 5

Total to date, $5185

Other persons have signified their intention of aiding the Union, but have not yet named the amounts they will give. Friends have promised, provided the balance is raised, to give the last $500 of the $10,000. An urgent appeal is made to all who are interested in the work and future prosperity of the Prospect Union to do all in their power now to assist in raising the $4500 still required. Small gifts are very welcome as well as larger ones. Checks may be sent to Mr. George G. Wright, Treasurer, 86 Mt. Auburn St., Cambridge, or to Mr. Robert E. Ely, Prospect tive Cambridgeport. The following collegemen will receive and forward contribution; N. Hayward '95, J. K. Whittemore '95, F. W. Grinnell '95, H. Cabot '94, C. H. Crane '94, H. Kennedy '94, A. C. Nash '94, S. M. Williams '94, W. E. Cobb '94, W. F. Lee '94, W. K. Brice '95, A. W. Cooley '95, J. L. Coolidge '95, W. Emerson '95, F. H. Cummings '95, G. G. Murchie '95, W. R. Peabody '95, E. H. Goodwin '95, F. von Briesen '95, F. E. Lowell '95, A. Whiteside '95, R. Gilman '95, F. S. Hoppin '96, J. G. Palfrey '96, T. S. Williams '96.