Morning journal and courier., 1888-11-08
THE POUND PARTY.

A Very Pleasant Entertainment Given East Night as the Rooms of the ". ". 0. A.
 The annual pound party given by the Young Womens Christian association was very pleasant success and the managers of that institution congratulated themselves en the interest that the public seems to take in it's welfare.
 Guests began to arrive early. A coterie of young ladies at the door welcomed them all with smile axd took in hand the pound packages that they brought. At the right of the entrance was the cashiers entrance, and here the money flowed in all the evening.
 In one room the tables were laden with pound paokags of one thing and another. Among the cash contributions was $25 by Mrs. E. H. Trowbridgs, $25 by Mrs. Henry W. Farnam and pound weight of silver from Mrs. O. M. Winchester.
 Upstairs many eyes were turned toward the cooking room, where eighteen bright eyed girls with natty white breakfast caps and white slevslets were to be seen. Under the supervision of Miss Poison they were making many things in the cooking line.
 In another room there was the dressmak- ing department. Here several young ladies
 
 telling them how.
 The folding doors were thrown open be- tween the two parlors. to be used en- tertainment room. The Dwight Place or- chestra occupied one corner and near them was table full of blooming chrysanthemums which were for sale at dollar each.
 Young ladies fitted about here and there with bouquets of flowers, selling them at five and ten cents each. To their credit be it said that they did much to enrich the treas ury of the association.
 During the evening the Dwight Place or- chestra played several selections in a most artistic manner. About nine o'clock Caleb B. Bowers mounted the stairs and in few words introduced Prof. W. H. Brewer.
 Prof. Brewer said that in the eight years the assoezAlipn had been organized the work it had accomplished had been gratifying; not only that the building that it now occupies had been bought and paid for, but that it had so we'll done the work for which it was intended. The institution is 8 benevolent and not charitable one. The professor laid special stress on this fact, which he had thought best, because he had heard of girl who said she would not go to the asso- citation rooms for board and room because 1t was charitable association. The institu- tion, according to its charter, is to help young women who are willing to help them- selves. The last dollar of debt on the pres ent building was paid off by the young
 
 has done the speaker said that would never be known. There is no more forlern hope than that of young girl coming into the city to seek for work without a cent or friend. These are just the kind of girls that the association seeks to help. It is not char tiable help, but of that kind that every per- son needs some time in life.
 The speaker told of the many temptations and evils that surrounds girl, who comes to the city to work. She gets low wages, and if left to herself she must seek cheap boarding house, where there were many temptations. The association tries to lend Q helping hand to all these and to give them 8 home where the moral influence is good and where they can be educated so that they can take higher and more remunerative employ ment This association has done it's work we'll in this respect.
 Reference was made to the classes in the institutions and the professor told of how & girl he had in his family went to the cooking school aud improved so much that she got 8 far better place elsewhere. He was glad of it. It showed the good work being done by the assistants.
 The present building is not large enough and the managers are trying to get enough to build new one. It is worthy cause and being such the managers need no fear but that the money will be forthcoming. It is no more of a charitable institution than Yale college, which receives endowments. The good work in this direction should go on. The public has already shown an interest in this institution.