The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-10-05
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THE INTERESTS OF THE INSTITUTION
DISCUSSED AT DINNER.
Officers and Many of the Members
Prcsent-A FIourishing Club for
Factory Girls.

There was a meeting of the officers. execu-
tive board and members Of the Young
Women's Christian Association last even
ing, and those present were served TO a
toothsome repast of three courses. AT the
long U-shaped table the company was
seated, with the president. Mrs. F. +. Nc
Crea, in the head chair. Following the last
course Mrs. McCrea presided as toast
mistress and introduced a series OF subjects
relative to the association work and its
interests, which were responded TO by men,
bers scattered the length of the tables. Miss
Eloise Daugherty spoke of the Importance
of the educational branch of the work and
the intellectual germs which need culti-
waiting. In this seasons curriculum will be
needlework. taught by Miss Robinson.
Shakespeare by Miss Dugdale, advanced Ger
man by Mrs. III. c.. Sickles, history by Miss
Julia Landers and French by Professor
Dubois. One girl, said the speaker. to show
her appreciation of the French class said
she would not miss her French class for
her own wedding" Among the new teach
ers will be Mrs. Segar for beginners in Ger
man and Miss yelling for English. Miss
Caroline Palmer read the toast prepared by
Mrs. C. L. Galloway on the work done in
the gymnasium, in which she referred to
the diney gymnasium room and likened
Miss Anderson, the physical culture teach
er, to a prism hung in the window of a
dingy room. which, when the sun struck 1t,
formed beautiful colorS on the wall. The
coming season promises to be the banner
year. as 1SU girls have been measured for
entrance, and by the time the classes begin
In two weeks 1T is expected to nave w
hundred girls enrolled.
Mrs. G. j. Buchanan spoke of the Bible
classes connected with the association. The
- CfAn olaGo ho1 nf1 fhx ~
evening, the South Side class had forty
three and there are several other classes
in the association building, A Saturday
of a sufficient number. Work in the direc-
ton of Bible instruction is found to be
growing rapidly. Incidentally Mrs. Buch-
anan remarked that the Y. w. G. A. here
has the. best of financial records. but 1T
would like to have at least two hundred in
Mrs. John l.. Grifiths. who has had
charge OF the club of the association and
has had some of the best papers presented
In the leading clubs of the city. has formed
Club will meet Friday evenings, and the
talks will be given of different countries
by ladies of the city who have visited them.
Mrs. Milburn will give the first one Oct. IL
and will tell of the voyage across the sea.
Griffiths in her toast referred to the value
OF the contributions of a number Of the
modern writers and the lectures that have
Mrs. w. d. Pratt gave a bright talk on
the association quarters, those they now oc-
cupy and the sentiment which the walls
inclose, and of the recent or prospective
purchase of the Wood property when the
government takes the condemned location:
commodious building appropriately planned
FOR the work TO move into rather than to
remodel an old building. She believes that
the enforced sale is the best thing that
could nave happened" and said she had
always hoped that the association would
be able to live up TO a handsome sideboard
Nyhin hoe hnnn fn He ,N4acng1fAn fNr cArnA
time and have ii in an appropriate setting
instead of covered with the travelling brio
s,brac Of the lunch room" as it is now.
ings would increase the value Of the work
in other ways.
Mrs. II. G.. Gaylord, chairman of the ex-
which has been opened on West Washington
street for factory girls and related interest
t t~aBli hhS1nsn.S The s girls a' sre sIow 0 to ' Spend End
even a nickel a day for their lunches there,
as the parents whom they assist in sup
be so extravagant. The branch is called
Our Club" and Miss Bessie Bacon. who is
the secretary, is called Our Woman" The
association has only one room, but Ii is
subdivided and used in many ways from a
reception room and office to Kitchen, lunch
room and gymnasium. There are
dations for serving thirty-six at one time.
The last speaker was Mrs. A. Is. Mitchell,
who summed up the entire work of the as
ISOLATION as being necessary to the develop
ment of the perfect woman. There was an
attendance of nearly one hundred at the
meeting, and the guests were served by the
young ladies, who give their services to
promote the best results in the association.
In the series OF toasts it was intended to
\ give a resume of the associations work in
a way that would be agreeable to all, and
II was adroitly accomplished. The success
of the Young Woman's Christian Associa-
ton I'm the few years since it was begun
has far exceeded the most sanguine hopes
of it's originators. 1t is due to the untiring
zeal manifested among women of broad
views, wide intelligence and executive
i ability.