The herald., 1895-11-28

fruits have been received from trends
n the city and surrounding country, and
have proved substantial help. These
gifts ana flowers for the lunch tables are
always gracefully received by the noon
rest comm ittee. The lunch room has
been self-surportng frum the beginning.
The only paid service in this department
is the young woman who prepares the
lunch and a dishwssher. Those who wait
on the tables are volunteer helpers, and
anyone who can come once week from
III to o'clock and assist In this way %
very welcome. The lunch lie served be-
tween these hours.
Last year, during the week before
Christmas, wnen the stores were open in
the evening as well as during the day,a
lunch was served from to 8 o'clock as
we'll as at noon. For the noon lunch on
one Of these days a Christmas menu was
served, and laree plate OF roast turkey.
with dres inA and gravy, was to be had
TO- cents. Inc lunch from to Is
served every Saturday evening.
Twice month on Friday at the noon
hour, the music committee of the ass i
citation provides noon musical. These
musicals are free to all and have been
much enjoyed.
and plenty of rocking chars for the
weary, the daily papers. magazines and
good literature are to he found in the
reading room, and the piano is for the
use OF all so that at the close of their
noon hour the young womsn may return
to their business refreshed in mind and
body.
OUR BRANCH WORK.
Within the radius of perhaps five blocks,
bcrdered by FIRST Also, Alameda streets
and the river, are probably 100 girls be-
tween 10 and l6 years of al. nationalties.
from all Climes. In March, 1895, in the
beautiful rooms on Lafayette street, used
in the day time as an industrial school,
the Young Womans Christian association
| started class in physical culture, which
was for time preceded by short talk
on any subject which seemed of interest
and advantage to these girls, and little
later an lat hUme' was inaugurated ON
Thursday evening.
For six months the physical culture
work has been kept up faithfully; the
girls are seldom absent, and If they are,
have good excuse for it: the attention
is usually excellent, and the outlook for
that work in the future is very encourag.
ing.
In that little corner CT our city the
| fields are white Tor the harvest, and the
laborers are few. The temptations are
many, and the little ones ''for whom
Christ died" are growing up into woman
hood. We are persuaded that uEon the
Young Women $ Christian association
depends greatly whether these girls with
whom wa come in contact shall become
pure, upright women with high Ideals OF
| life. vr drift into dreary rou d of hare
ship and labor, or into that which is in
| fnisely worse.
There 10 urgent need for helpers in this
work. If there is in this city an ca nest,
! consecrated young woman, filed with the
spirit OF Christ, preferably musician.
who finds time hanging heavily upon
her hands, and VINO would like to use it
to the best advantage, her assistance
will be gratefully received, and the "In
| asmuch as We have done it unto the least
| of these, my brethren, ye have done it
unto me" viii repay her for oil hard
ship. all self-denial.
Officers OF the Pacific Coast Cuminittee
OF Young Womens Christian Associa-
| tons, headquarters, 1856 Market street.
San Ffancisco-Mrs.J.C.C CLARK, ch airman;
Mrs. U. b. Perkins. secretary Mrs. +. Il.
| coast secretary.
The Pacific coast committee, with heal
quarters in San Francisco, has extended
| association work for young women from
Seattle, WASH, on the north to Los An
geles on The south. Twenty three cole se
fusnce upon the young women IN college
| life. Three city associations, located at
| Seattle. Sacramento and Lns Angeles, are
| do ng all all-around work for young wo-
men. Recognizing tho power exerted
| upon our associations in the east by
| means of the summer scho lis held an =
| nually at Northfield, Mass, and Lake
Geneva. Wis, the Pacific coast comm tee
urge upon the international commit es
the Importance of establishing sum m er
schools upon the coast as early as posi- :
BILE. The com mittee also urges the i'm
portanoo Of regular classified Bible study
in every association. anu that the earnest
prayers and sympathy of all association
workers be enlisted IN behalf of the new
World Assoc iation of Young Woman s
Christian Assoc altons. having its head
quarters in London, and also in behalf
OF the new International training school
for secretaries OF the Young Women )
Christian association opened in Chicago