Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-12-07
NEW HOME
OF Akron Y. W.
c. A. Opened
With Public Reception
Friday Night.
Association Aims to Reach Every
Woman In the City.

grasped, is that undertaken by the
Y. w. G. A. of Akron.
Business women will find a home and
n club such as is not afforded by many
a city much larger than Akron, ana
conceded to be progressive. Church
workers will find sympathy, support,
and encouragement. Factory girls Will
be able to get relaxation amid rehned
and elevating surroundings, and all
will have the benefits of II club, gym
nasium. various classes and Christian
intercourse.
The statement of Mrs. ID. Z. Wheeler
to a reporter for the Democrat ut the
reception and opening of the Asso-
cations handsome new home in the
Garfield block on South High ST.,
Friday night, I'VE intend to try to
reach every woman in Akron" explains
the aims of the organization concise
ly.
Seven rooms on the ground floor OF
the new block have been nicely fitted
UP and will be the Eome Of the Y. w.
C. A. The office, or reception room
comes first. A retiring or resting room
with couches and easy chairs, opens
4, N
the members may gather ut noon hours
or other odd moments, and rest amid
quiet and comfortable surroundings.
Another door from tie office leads to
the reading room. a big center table
and plenty of chairs are here, and the
latest magazines will be always ut
hand for the reader.
Beyond the reading room are dining
room and kitchen. Two women will be
employed to take care of things and
prepare food, and such members as
take advantage of the fare will be eX-
rccted to take their plates, at meal
times, go to the kitchen and the steam
chests, and help themselves.
The largest room Is the one which
will be used as u gymnasium. Glasses
viii be organized, and instructions
will be given in Delsarte. There viii
also he classes In embroidery and plain
sewing. Miss Rosella Meredith, gen
eral secretary for the association, vii
have charge of much of the work
Baths, with two large porcelain tub'
and several showers, complete the
inodern equipment of the Y. w. @. Az
new home.
The members are proud Of 1t, ant
were delighted in showing their visi
tors about Friday night. Refresh
lnents were served in one of the rooms
and the evening was spent in congrat
nlation, and enthusiastic discussion
of the possibilities OF the work tina
has been taken up,
The Y. w. 9. A. has already abou
$50 members, and expects to increas
the membership to 1000 In n shol
time, with the Inducements and ad
vantages that can now be offered. Th
movement that has resulted in tn
: acquisition of the associations magn
fcent new lone was begun about
| year ago.
y The local organization is organize
y under the National committee, wit
an evangelical basis, and devotioni
+ exercises will he held at the headqual
Q ters every Sunday, ut 4 p. IN. NeS
p Sunday afternoon, there win be dec
Y lcatory services, conducted by Rev
o Howard ). MacAyeal,
r The officers of the association, VIII
are among those who have been actiy
IN bringing about the establishment
| Nut new HOiut uIt.
Mrs. u. T.. Wheeler, president; Mr.
isabelle Berry, vice president; Mr.
Adelaide Brouse, treasurer; Mrs.
Il. Andrews, secretary; Mrs. j.
, Wright, chairman of the finance cor
g. mittce; Mrs. j. NJ, Hay, chairman
| tho mpmhprshIu committee. Mrs
:, Orth, chairman of the reception col
. mittee; Mrs. Charles Rowland, cha
:. man of the rooms committee; MI
n. Isabelle Berry, chairman of the dey
-, t.onal committee.
!. The institution will be conduct,
q a.ong tho lines which have made sil
Il, liar enterprises successful mt 9th
places. Membership fees, class entri
and subscriptions will furnish the n
tive power while the nature of I
work extended, and the imposslbilI
of failure to accomplish an lmmen
Y, amount of good, will doubtless secu
the support Of all OF Akron citizens.
= The lunch room has already beg
operations and was open today for I
first time.
OratOrio, "Creation," given at [
n. First German Reformed church Il
Aax attaa IlAx. A.