Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-20
"0nly Right Women Should
Work to Uplift Man"
THEY OWE HIM MUCH
RECEPTION AT THE HOUSE OF
GEN. JOHN W. FOSTER.
Commissioners /. Mcfarland Makes an
Address-Many Persons in At
tendance.

A meeting Of the National Woman's Aux
Hilary of the Y. M. c. A. was held this morn
ing at IL o'clock at the residence of Gen.
John W. Foster, 1928 18th street northwest.
Addresses were made by Miss Helen Gould,
Mrs. McAlpine. president Of the Woman
Auxiliary; Gen. Foster and Commissioner
Mcfarland.
The meeting was called to order by Gen.
Foster, who spoke of the work he perform
ed as young man in trying to establish
Y NJ. c. associations. The members
were glad to secure rooms over an engine
house or anywhere at that time. Now
there are millions of dollars put into mag
nificent buildings. This is an evidence, said
in the movement.
Mrs McAlpine spoke of the movement
for the organization of the Woman's Aux
Hilary.
Il met number of the secretaries Of the
Y. M. c. A. in 1893 at Mortified, Mass"
she SAID, and was greatly Impressed with
their earnestness and determined and vigor-
GUS Christianity. 1 became interested in
the student volunteer movement. In 1897
In conjunction with Miss Helen Gould and
Mrs Russell Sage, undertook the organi-
zat1on OF the auxiliary in New York
The work among the soldiers in camps
and on the field and among the sailors on
shore since the Spanish-American war has
been enormous the increase being far be-
yond what we had expected. In the Brook
Iyn branch alone in the six months ended
December 5000 sailors have been lodged
The sailors have deposited with the secre-
tary OF this branch over $4,000"
Helen Gould Speaks.
General Foster then introduced Miss
Helen Gould, who declared that every army
post and navy station where floats the
stars and stripes should have an auxiliary
branch, with secretary to carry on the
work. Continuing, Miss Gould said:
ITO some 1t may seem superfuous and in
appropriate that women should be engaged
in work for the benefit of man, and yet,
with the conditions ruling In our country, 1t
seems to me particularly fitting that some
of our efforts should be directed toward his
welfare.
In the United States women are accorded
privileges and opportunities they are given
nowhere else in the world. They have
greater protection before the law, and many
of them have beautiful leisure, which
they highly prize. All these things have
come through the chivalry and the ardent
self-sacrificing labor Of our men, and it
seems peculiarly appropriate to me that we
should show our appreciation of all we have
received by devotfng some Of our time and
thought to movements that benefit the men
Of the country. One of the finest among
these Is the Young Mems Christian Associa-
and intellectual nature. but the spiritual as
well, and holds up as an example the ideal
man-Jesus Christ"
Reception Followed.
Commissioner Macfarland was the next
speaker. He spoke of the great and good
work accomplished by the association.
Mrs. Foster was i'll and unable to receive
the guests. Mrs H, b. E. Macfarland re-
ceived instead at the door. The speech
making was preceded by short musical
program rendered by Miss Biddle, Miss
Henderson and Mrs. Thomas c. Noyes.
Among those present We're Miss Helen
Gould, Mrs. McAlpine, Mrs. H. B. F. Mac
farland, Mrs. Harlan, Mrs. Leonard Wood
Mrs. Pierce, Mrs. Archibald Hopkins, Mrs
McLenahan, Mrs. Bennett. Mrs. william
Haywood, Mrs. William Dudley Foulke,
Mrs. Slater, Miss Cochran, Mrs. Kearns,
Mrs. Elkfns, Miss Mary Waite, Mrs. John
o. Evans, Mrs William Thaw, Mr. and
Mrs. Henry Kirk Porter of Pittsburg, Pa
Mrs. Barrows, Mrs. Springer, Mrs Chester
Mrs. Thomas F. Walsh Col. Siebert, Mrs
Fairfax Harrison, Mrs. Huff, Admiral Wat
son and others.