The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-21
MONEY TO
SUPPORT Y. W. C. A,
MANY MEMBERS SECURED
AND COMMITTEES NAMED TO AR
RANGE DETAILS OF THE WORK.


Address by Mas Emma Hays Mt Mass
Meeting of Savannah Lndies-AssO-
Citations in All Civilized Countries
of the World Except Russia-An
Secretaries Must BE College Grad
yates and Take Additional Train
ing in Special SchOOI-Miss Mabel
stafford Gave Opinions Expressed
by Prominent SaVannnhians on
DesirRbiIity of Work Here.
The Young Womans Christian Asso-
citation will in all probability be es-
tablished in Savannah within a very
short time. At the meeting yesterday
in the Sunday-school room of the In
dependent Presbyterian Church it was
so voted. A number of the ladies pres
ent made application for membership
and pledged greater or less amounts to
the support of the work.
Committees have been appointed to
arranged the details and these will be
acted on at a meeting tomorrow at II
o'clock. The following committee has
been appointed to nominate a board of
directors: Miss Ellen McAlpin. Mrs.
w. H. Elliott and Mrs. Henry Cum
ntngham. The committee to draft a
constitution for the Savannah associ-
alton is: Miss Julia MIDDLETON, Mrs.
John A. Calhoun and Mrs. Annie War
ing. Both committees will hold meet
ings at once and be ready to make
their report at to-morrow's meeting.
Miss Mabel X. Stafford, who has been
here in the interests of the association
for some time, is very much pleased
with the Roadway that has been
made. In speaking of the matter she
said: I'VE already have a number of
the ladies pledged to membership, and
these will constitute the charter mem
bers of the association. 1t is probable
that before the meeting on Friday
that many more will have handed in
their applications and we shall be
ready to start with a goodly number
Il have not yet had time to tabulate
the number who have given me their
names for membership nor the amounts
pledged for the support of the work.
The number of slips handed in to-day,
given me from time to time, make ii
almost certain that we will be able to
begin the work in short time with a
strong charter membership"
The cost of maintaining an associa-
ton has been estimated by Miss Stat
ford at $1,000 per year. This will in
clude rooms centrally located and at
tractively furnished, together with the
salary of a secretary and the cost OF
incidentals. The benefits of the asso-
citation will far exceed this cost and
the eagerness with which the work
has been taken UP by all classes seems
sufficient guarantee of it's success.
History of the Association.
The meeting held at noon yesterday
was opened with prayer by DR.. jaime,
Y. Fair. pastor of the Independent
Presbyterian Church. Mrs. w. H. Ell
lott, who presided over the meetin,
then introduced Miss Emma Hays o
Chicago, one of the national city sec
retaries. to the assembly. Miss Hays
in brief address summarized the his
tory of the Young Women's Christian
Association and the work which
proposes to accomplish.
From the small beginning made somt
time ago by a small company of girl:
in a little room at college, the worl
has grown steadily and rapidly unit
to-day it is found in every civilized
country in the world with the one ex-
ception of Russia. Even in many Of
the so-called uncivilized countries as
sociations have been established, and +;
magnificent work is being carried on
The movement is worldwide and is
conducted in colleges and cities.
Miss Hays called especial attention tC
the fact that the work done by thu
association was with young women
not for them. 1t was an organization
of women working together and mu
tually helping one another. and not one
class organized to help another.
The work is not a rescue work. but
q work of prevention. Every aid is
given to young girls entering the city
to help them to the higher and bet.
ter things of life. 1t seeks, through
it's efforts to so prevent downfall ant
sin that rescue may not be necessary.
It is not reformative in its charac.
ter, but rather seeks to develope the
character OF those who come under
it's influence. 1t touches life on al
sides, the physical, mental, moral, anc
spiritual; though it is pre-emiuently
spiritual. Through the many secular
agencies at its command it seeks L
draw young women to a higher spirit
ual plane.
5,0OO,OOO SeIf-supporting Women
Many interesting facts were brought
out by Miss Hays in her address. At
tention was called to the fact that
there were 10000 900 self-supportinp
young women in this country. OF thi:
number 1,032,000 are employed in the
factories, 1t is for this reason, this
great grouping of young women In
one place, that such feature is made
OF the factory work.
All of the secretaries of the associa-
ton have had a college training and
without this training none are accept
ed. In addition to this fact, all secre-
taries must spend a certain length OF
time in study at the institute in Chi
cage, studying psychology, sociology
and kindred subjects. Through these
trained leaders the association hopes
to fill long felt want among young
women, arising from a condition that
had its birth with the entrance OF
women into the Industrial sphere oil
life. A place is filled which no other
organization does fill nor even at
tempts to.
Miss Staford's Address.
Miss Mabel X. Stafford then gave a