The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-30
Y. W.. C. A. WORK.
The Programme Outlined for the COM
ing Season.

The Young Woman's Christian Associa-
ton will send out this week printed an
nouncement of its fall work. The first
paragraph of the pamphlet is a greeting to
the members and their friends. 1t includes
in detail the terms of the three classes of
membership, the active associate and sus-
tanning. The dues of the first two classes
of members are 81 annually, and of the latter
50. An extra fee of 50 entities ore to the
privileges Of the gymnasium. The sustain
ing members have all the privileges of the
association without extra charge. The privi-
leges are the use of the rooms at all hours
day or evening, the use of the circulating
library and all reading material, the enter
tainments, the health talks and lectures,
the educational classes and Bible classes.
On Sunday gospel services at 4 o'clock are
led by prominent Christian workers. The
first gospel meeting will be held Sunday,
Oct. 3, and Miss Blanche Grant, who was
the delegate to Mr.. Moodys Mortified con-
ference will give the talk. The meeting
will be one of Mortified echoes" The or
ganization of Bible classes for definite and
systematic study viii be held Tuesday even
ing, at 1880 o'clock, and the gospel of John
will be the subject. Friday afternoon at
o'clock there will be the separate and COM
parative study of the four gospels. No text
book but the Bible will be used The Bible
classes will be in charge of the general sec
rotary. Miss Caroline Palmer
In the educational department one hour
each week Will be given in instruction in
the different branches. These classes will
begin the second week in October and close
the second week in May, with one week $
vacation at the holiday season. Monday
evenings, from to 8 clock there will be
class in cooking in charge of Miss Cries
mer and Mrs. L. A. Plum, assisted by diff
&c of hx nft x...lI
be demonstrated. On Mondays, from to 8
Rev. q. f.. Hill will give instruction to be-
ginners in Latin. The same evening, from
to o'clock Miss Adelaide Carman, in
structor of music at the Institute for the
Blind, will direct chorus and hopes to
have from fifty to one hundred voices.
From to O'Clock Miss Belle Robinson,
VINO has been instructed by Miss Mary A.
WILLIAMSON Will give lessons in embroidery,
which VIII INCLUDE hemstitching, lace max
ing ana the Battenberg lace art Tuesday
evening there will be class in charge of
Miss Sara Mayo, who will instruct in Eng
fish, how to read, speak and write it correct
~. From to Prof. X. j. Dubois, of the
School of Modern Languages, will give les
sons n advanced Freucl. wednesday n
ing, from to o'clock, Miss Mary Ritter
OF De Paw University will instruct begin
neIs IN German. From s to 8 a class in
English literature VIII be instructed by
Miss Ethel Curryer of Butler College and
from to 8 o'clock there will be a class in
current events.
Friday evening. from to o'clock, be-
SlHHSFS III fTencn Will De taught by Pro-
lessor Dubois, and the same evening, from
to 8, there will be a class in bookkeeping,
taught by Miss Sarah Marshall The ply
steal departments will be in charge of Miss
Bessie Wells, graduate of the Posse
Gymnasium, of Boston. Basket ball will be
played Wednesday and Saturday afternoons
at O'Clock, and there will be physical Gull
ture and apparatus work. DR.. Rebecca
Rogers will make all physical examinations
of the girls who enter these classes. These
classes will begin Oct 4, any time from 8
TO O'clock to suit the young women.
There will be class for girls under six
teen twice a week. and one for girls under
twelve Saturdays.
OF the health talks Dr. c. M McElroy
will give the first on Oct. Is, on The Care
Proper Food and It's Digestion" Sewers
Of the Body Good Blood and How 10
Me- Make It." The Breath of Life, +" How to
be Young and How to Keep &c." THE
Skin and plain Truths" Friday evening
Is the social or lat home" evening The
first Friday of each month will be an infor
NAL evening, the second Friday a social en-
tertainment and the one Oct. will be an
autumn social Mrs. F. F. McCrea will
Maud Hixon from the diary of stenog-
rapher Miss Sarah Foster from the diary
of school teacher Miss Ayres from the
diary of nurse, Miss Langsdale from the
each month the programme is to be in
charge of Mrs. John l.. Griffiths and is
of inviting one guest each. The evenings
thus far arranged include paper by Mr..
Lewis on Wales, paper by Miss Mary
Dean, talk by Mrs May Wright Sewall,
a paper by Mr.. John l.. Griffiths and one
by Mr.. John A. Finch
Business girls will meet Wednesday even
ings, from To 8 o'clock for instruction in
the gymnasium. the elementary branches
and embroidery. There is a junior branch
Of the Y. w. c. A. for girls under sixteen.
The Juniors meet Saturday afternoons,
from to O'clock and special reception
will be given for them Saturday afternoon
Oct. 2. at o'clock The association rooms
will be in constant use with the classes and
meetings and with the noon luncheon
which is served every day from IL to 2
o'clock. The latter is patronized by hun
dreds Of young women. The association has
prospered from the beginning.