Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-10
WORK OF THE 7. M. G. A.
QUESTION OF WOMEN. FURNISH
ING ROOMS.
Many Reports Received, but No
Opened on Account Of Secretary
Pierce's Absence.

The movement 10 1urnlSn TooTlS III eho
new building of the Young Mems Chris
tian Association received consideration In
several churches yesterday, but many OF
the pastors, 1t Is said did not receive the
letter of request in season to do SO. A num-
Der of responses were received from
churches at Y M. c. A. headquarters to-
day, but in the absence of Secretary l.. l..
Pierce, who was called out of the city sun
day, they have not been opened.
Among the churches which took up the
subject was the Mount Pleasant Congre-
gational 1t was decided to accept an offer
to have the stereopticon views of the plans
of the building shown. and day Will De
fixed soon for this purpose. Until that time
the women of the church Will not SIGNIFY
the number of rooms they will furnish
That the movement to furnish rooms IN
the new building of the Y. NJ. c. A. should
have received such encouragement among
the women of the churches In particular, IL
is said. was not surprising, but on the
contrary pleasing. Beyond sharing the
common interest in the association, the
mothers in the churches are and have been
encouraging their boys to go there
The average membership of the wash
ington association Is 2,JOO. one OF the
most interesting facts about the inspection
Of the roster. the officers say. is that the
church members outnumber those VINO are
not members by only six. There are 1.2.t3
=
long to any church. OF the latter number
$50 have a preference. which probably IN
dicates that their parents are churcn mem
bers and 65S have no preference what
ever. These figures are pointed out when
it is said that only members of churches IN
any event are benefited by the Washington
Y. M. c. A.
Episcopalians Head List.
The Episcopalians head the list of mem
bers with 293. while LOT give this church as
their preference. The Methodists are not far
behind with PAT members and with pre-
ferred" members numbering 1852. Hebrews
Friends, Moravians and Christian Science
all have contributed members.
OF the members 343 are married. 26l
failed to designate their relation In this re-
spect and the balance. $50. are single.
or the entire membership during the past
year only 600 gave the District of Co
lumbia as their residence. Virginia and
Maryland are first and second on the list.
Question Of sustenance.
The officers say that in some quarters 1t
has been asked why the Y. M. c. A. could
not be made to be self-sustaining, and not
only that but to bring In a profit by which
some of the present fund might be met
At present, they say, the local association
asks only $3.50 per member for its work OF
all-round development Incidentally, the
cost of a college education to the people OF
the nation is $40 per year. The association
to become self-sustaining must either re-
duce it's expenses which would curtail
privilege and usefulness, or increase MEM
bership fees, which would reduce the num-
Der of men who could afford to join, and
thus diminish the influence and usefulness
of the organization. Not a college in the
country could exist. it is claimed by the
officers, if it's officers decided that no
money should be spent but that paid by
students Yale's expenses are $3.50 more
per student than it's income from students;
Harvard 1905; Williams, $146; Ann Arbor,
$780, and Cornell. $242.
While the expenses may be increased In
the new building. the income will be en-
larged. One of the principal sources of in
come from the new building will be the
eightysix dormitories, which the women
of Washington have. set about to furnish.
Closets, good light, a quiet neighborhood,
seclusion from activities of the building,
proximity to all the advantages of a club
and the liberal supply of private baths and
shower baths will make the dormitories
quite desirable. The two floors devoted al
most entirely to dornitories will make
fafr-Sized hotel. In nearly every associa-
ton in the country where dormitories have
been constructed in connection with the
building a long waiting list is kept. 1t is
felt that there Is not the least doubt but
this will be the case in Washington.