The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-09-27
Y. w. C. A.
Interesting Address by Miss Price at Sec
ond Parish Church.

city July Goth comprises the following
officers:
President-M Mrs. L. M. Leighton, First
Free Baptist Church.
Secretary-M Lizzie Blake, First
Free Baptist church.
Treasurer-Miss LIP. Cook, Williston
church.
Board of Managers-Mrs. Matt S.
Hughes, Chestnut street: Mrs. Pratt,
Willlston: Mrs. Horace H. Shaw, Con-
gress street; Mrs. S. Pearson, Gospel
Mission: Mrs SIS. Eaton, State street;
Miss Allen, West End Mrs. G K. Comery,
Chestnut street; Mrs. Grswold, First
Baptist.
1t is contemplated by the association
to lease the rooms over the store of Geo.
C. Shaw & Co. for quarters.
Last evening Miss Etie K. Price Of
Chicago, general secretary of the Interna-
tional Committee, spoke on the aims.
objects and W ork of the association at
Second Parish vestry to a
large number of ladies. Mrs. Leighton,
president of he Portland branch, was
present with Miss Price, and Rev. Geo.
D. Lindsay, of the Congress street
church, introduced the lady. Miss Price
is tall brunette, With large expressive
eyes and mobile features, and speaks
tiuently and we'll. She spoke in sub
stance as follows:
The International Committee of
Yong Women's Christian Associations
was organized only eight years ago, but
its work mas grown so wonderfully dur
ing the few years Of it's existence that it
now has in utilization with itself and the
reform with it's principles, fifty associa-
tions in the cities and towns of the Unit
ed States and Canada, and two hundred
and sixty associations in colleges and
all institutions of higher learning open
to women. Its city associations have a
total mem bership of fourteen thousand
young women, and the college associa-
tions membership of ten thouasnd.
The International Committee is body
| of thirty three women, most of whom
live in Chicago, the nonresident mem-
bers being scattered throughout the
country.
! The work of the committee is two-fold,
| that Of the development and extension of
young women's Christian associations.
This work it does by means of various
publications, among them its magazine,
the "Evangel,n of conventions. of visit
alton by its force of travelling secreta-
ries, and also by its three great summer
conferences for city and college young
women, held respectively at Northfeld,
| Mass, at Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, and
in California.
z Through the agency of the committee,
cured throughout all associations.
Among the basic principles of young
women's Christian associations may be
mentioned the evangelical basis of MEM
bership. placing the planning of the
work in the hands of mem bers of the
church of Christ, the fact that this
work is done by young women for
young women, and the fact that through
the personality of a young woman
known as the general secretary, other
young women are reached and won to
interest in the association. Every city
association aims to do four-foid work.
Its physical department. furnishes all
young women who may desire them, the
advantages of a gymnasium with
trained teacher of physical culture. 1t
also gives them outing clubs, bicycle,
TENNIS and tourist clubs, botany and
out door societies of various kinds. health
talks simple courses in nursing and
sometimes. summer homes IN the coun-
try and at the seashore. The social de-
partment provides for young women
wholesome uplifting, and at the same
time thoroughly happy and attractive
social lfe Concerts lectures npon sub
jects especially interesting to young
women, evening sociables and all sorts
of entertainments especially helpful to
young women are provided under this
department of the association. This de-
partment also includes a pleasant noon
lunch, where young women can secure
a simple luncheon or can bring lunch
con and have CHEEKY room in which
to eat it. Bright, homelike parlors and
reading rooms also help to make the So
cial department Of the association at
tractlve. Under the intellectual de-
partment come classes in reading, writ
ing and arithmetic, classes in French,
German. italian, parliamentary law and
sociology, classes in stenography. millin-
cry, dress-making, cookery and book
keeping, and in many other branches
which open to young women new aven-
ues of self helpfullness and enjoyment.
Under the spiritual department. are in
cluded classes in Bible study, devotional
meetings especially adapted to young
women and personal Christian work
among women. bysryoung women.
The work Of the whole organization
indeed, tends to one great end, the up
lifting and ennobling of the young
womahood with which the association
comes, through it's varions ATTRACTIONS,
into touch.
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