The record-union., 1897-01-19
RESUME OF A YEARS WORK.
The Young WOmenS Christian ASSo-
citation.
Report of the Secretary. Showing the
Results That Have Been
Accomplished.

At the annual meeting of the Young
Women's Christian Association Oh ouli-
day, Miss Beazeu, the Secretary SUD
mitted her annual report Tor the year
Just closed The report, here given III
full, was as follows:
SECRETARY'S REPORT.
At the beginning of new year II
Is always we'll to look over the past
and consider whether your efforts ana
abors have been worth while
This is especially true In such an or
ganization as that which brings us To-
gether this afternoon. Nowadays there
are so many organizations for the up
lifting and betterment of humanity
that We may well pause TO consboer
where we may be most used ana most
helped before casting our lot with amy
one of them. In Sacramento we nave
various sisterhoods and brotherhooos
organized for the mutual benent OF
their members in a social an1 flnanclaA
way, and it is only the initiated VINO
know how much of the spirit or the
good Samaritan exists in these socle-
ties
The Women's Christian Temperance
Union has its own work to do along
the line Of rescue and reform. No one
will deny the need of this work, both
for men and for women.
BY their gospel meetings, by their
visiting from house to house, their
shelter for the homeless and their tire
less efforts in innumerable ways the
Salvation Army follows our Masters
example and goes about doing good,
thereby bringing salvation and regen-
GRAFTON to thousands of sin-stained
lives. They go down amongst and raise
UP a class of people who might other
wise never be reached.
The confession, Thou art the Christ,
the Son of the living Cod" is the
foundation upon which the church was
built 1900 years ago. and is the foun-
dation upon which it stands to-day.
With the sanction of Christs own
words and of His holy apostles who
spake under the direction of this Holy
Spirit, who can deny that His followers
of to-day ought to identify themselves
with some branch Of His church?
The Young Women's Christian Asso-
citation does not take the place of any
one of these organizations, but, taking
its active members-that is those who
hold Office and have the power of vot-
ing-from members of the different
evangelical churches. it may be said
to be an arm of the church-the wo-
mans arm, which Aorks with and for
her sisters. While the active member
ship is made up of church members
only, no young woman of good moral
character is debarred from associate
membership, which entities her to all
the privileges of the association.
Being a work by and for young wo-
men, you may join the association be-
cause you wish to avail yourself of
the class work and other privileges, or
because you not only wish to gain
something for yourself, but be a help
to other young women, or not being so
situated that you can give any of your
time to the work, you may wish to
aid others in doing it by giving your
name and the yearly membership fee.
Let us look at the report for 1896
and see if the work has been worth
while. This report shows an increase
in membership from $50 to 254-almost
double-which Of itself shows that a
goOdly number have learned to appre-
ciate the work This increase has been
due largely TO the interest taken in the
physical and educational classes, of
which there have been sixteen, with a.
total enrolment of ninety-th and
a total attendance of lab. These
classes have included the past year, as
they will for 81, physical culture, elo-
cution, German, French, vocal music,
piano. guitar and mandolin lessons,
stenography and typewriting, paint
ing. embroidery, dresSrnaking and cook
ing 1t has been our rule to form
classes as there has been a demand for
them, and to make them self-sustain-
ing While putting the tuition low
enough to debar no one from entering
the class. We have also a class in the
common branches, which is for the ben
eft of those who have had to go to
work before completing their English
education.
Through these classes many who
would otherwise not be studying at all
have taken up work along the line of
Improvement or self-help. and we have
found that those who ara able to do
so have always been ready and willing
10 give to the association Of their time
and means, as well as to be benefited
themselves thus realizing the real
meaning Of our name
Every day during the week the rooms
are open from 1870 to 1:30 o'clock to
all women who wish TO rest or lunch.
During the past year there was a total
attendance at the Noon Rest of 3,26l.
one OF the young women who attends
was heard TO say that she never came
to the rooms without feeling the Chris
tan homelil1e atmosphere of the place
and being lifted higher. And that is the
real purpose OF this work-not 70 wait
until a life is darl<aned by sin. then try
to reclaim ii. bul 10 uplift, 10 put such
high ideals and aspirations before young
girls that they viii not need to be picked
up.
A large number of women have been
helped through the free employment
bureau, 81 out OF 3S4 who applied to us
having been placed in situations. This
seemingly large difference in application
and secured is due partly to the fact
that some were supplied elsewhere and
partly 10 another cause-namely, cooks
were wanted-girls did not want TO
cook. Of that field l shall speak to-
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