New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-03-07
VOlLAN'S VORK FOB WOMAN.
CHRISTIAN SYMPATHY AND PROTECTION.
ANNUAL RECEPTION OF THE YOUNG woMENs
CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION.

ANNUAL RECEPTION OF THE YOUNG woMENs
CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION.
The annual reception of the Young Women's
Christian Association of this city was held Iii inc
large hall OF the association at No. East tli-
feminist last evening. Among the large number
of ladies and gentlemen present were Mr.. ana srs'
w. w Hofin, IT,. Mr. and Mrs. James Iaicott'
Mr.. and Mrs J. NJ. Cornell, Mr. and Mrs. James
mcAlp,ne. Mr.. and Mrs r. A. Dorman, Mr.. and
Mrs. F. L. Stetson, Mrs Fletcher Harper Mrs. H. b.
sibley, Mrs. Judge Sanford, Mr.. and Mrs. X.
A. Buck. Mr. and Mrs. Silas Brow
nell. Mr.. and Mrs r. f. Weir, Mr.
and Mrs. d. b. Van Emburgh, Mrs.
Clarence Z. Beebe Miss Mary L. McCready. Miss
Post. Miss Folsom. Jacob I. Wyckoff and X H.
Richards. William Harmon Brown, of the Advisory
Board presided After the reading OF tho Scriptures
PRAYER was offered by the Rev. DIR. X X. Booth.
Mr.. Brown in presenting report of The work ior
the last year. said that the association han feasoh
10 be proud of what it had accomplished during the
twelve wears of Its existence Among the 1acts
brought out in the report were the following;
The treasury s entirely dependent upon the Voluntary
being charged In any Of the departments The receipts
pen'e about SEOS 800 500 from ANNUAL subscriptions
and $3.50 interest on Legacy and class funG 6 le1 Rs
class when Sunday afternoon has been largely
ATTENDED during as last e saf interest mas
I'm the free educational classes of which there
are large h mo ge Specially taught are
rat,hy type-wrtng, retouching or photO-ncgh-
term 4oa women were trained In the several
classes, twenty-seven OF w,om hnd secured
without pton since then secured good situa
,,ons and are doing we'll The course in phonog1aphy
given each week. Thirty students are expected
TO be graduated in this department next June All OF
lie arc young women between tue ages OF
elgh cen and thrty.fye who study for sel-supp9rt
Last spring course OF ak lectures was aeHered 10y al
Association free circulating library has been we
nIS yonnr women consulted the library during tho
yea. inc Free Employment Bureau has proved vau
s,,naftons The most prominent feature OF the
years work has been the large increase IN the demand
from law offices and mercantile and Manufacturing
houses for persons 10 I'LL the higher grades or eil
poymentelerks pnonographers' type Wits, oops
been able furnish nearly al the graduates OF It's ree
casses with situations The records OF lS9T ,no% 1na
cured situations through the Bureau Tue work, OF
The nass se aim Of hs il closely allied
10 that OF the Employment bureau Ine h ian o.
the number OF garments made to order
3Ol9 Tue board directory mas beeh Oh
grsat assistance 10 those seeking good homes Once
acb onth An entertainment given in the large hall
the audien often number 300 no."
After concluding the report Mr.. Brown intro
duced the Rev. DR.. Henry c. Potter, who said IN
part:
nat =
and then the doors leading To serous employ mem
a@einsi them Is woman bcmercly the companion OF
man, mis- pleasures anu cnlobmehlS hnu
rofbn0 moref 1 believe she bias higbcr
nisson 10 perform. Nothing shows more inteuigeuty
the rr,t 81 the GOSPEL toward woman than the WORK
winch T. being done by this association. The require
nents of a great city like Now-IOrk draw %
In a great mass Of young women WHO need
Christian sympathY aud protection. Many or those
Who come here without the pfoPeT means al
snoport IL Is tho aim 81 this association 20 pro
yiia them with such employments az viii open
| IN them an honest livelihood. Nothing u
| more insprfnK In view Of the future of
cations are dying open at her touc There arc certain
| empoyments in winch accuracy OF touch and heir-
| Ing arr specially required. SUCH portions
| wolnen are aDc TO M better tban men.
| The work done by the association u n preventive
work what il more noble than open door OF honest
| solves This precisely waat tbs hs7o-
citation Is dong. and It's Importance , can
MOI De exaggerated. II In lanentable tiat 80 little
mas been done Tor the young women OF New ork sew
81 great enc, rSes I'm their behalf nave failed through
| n lack OF iudciois OretIOught TIE scheme OF great
ing OF homes for young women II IN Important paft o.
your work sorry 10 learn That you were oDgea "a
fuin away moro than 200 ap oants last year because
| vnu had no places send them. | Dc
moi forget that there lDdgnghouses for grlr Du'
fncv are not sufficient meet the demand II would b.
large-hearted man would build home for them whch
| sb0ud meet the demands 1T the times. We neoh u
| look ont for their Interests ana DO an We car
| 10 place them out Of tho reach o! temptation
The benediction was then pronounced by Tho
| Rev Dr. Booth. Afterward luncheon was served
| in the parlOrs OF the association.