New-York tribune., 1905-06-12
Y. W. c. Il. SUMMER WORK.
II Lot Of Recreation Mired Up scith
Tt-Not Too Strenuous.

Whatever makes for health. happiness and
the best of good times" said Miss Ella poheny.
chaplain OF the Young Women's Christian Asso-
citation, 'is included in my conception of the
gospel of Jesus Christ"
Miss Doheny made this statementyesterday in
a conversation about the Summer School Of
Recreation and Instruction which Monday
night, June 10. viii enter upon its twelfth year.
The entertainment arranged for that night in
cludes dramatic recitals with music. and short
address of welcome by the chaplain.
You will notice." said Miss Doheny that the
word recreation comes before that of instruc-
ton in our summer school,. It is done on pur-
pose. The watchword of our winter college is
thoroughness. but that of our summer school is
recreation This summer work is my pet the 10y
OF my life. founded it under the name OF vaca-
ton Circles a couple of years before came
into this building, at No. East 15th-st seven
teen years ago, and it developed SO rapidly that
II outgrew its name. and twelve years ago took
on the one by which it is now known
one OF the assistants in this work has spent
great deal Of time recently going through the
department stores in Broadway 14th-st and
ZSd-st, circulating small pink folders inviting
the girls to spend some Of their evenings at
the association"
Special attractions every evening" reads the
card Come and have good time. Entertain
ments and classes free
The entertainments will be given every Mon
day evening until August 2S and include NOV
ing pictures. story tellers' nights. planta-
ton songs, Scotch and Irish songs in
costume. recitations and impersonat tions and
monologue, THE Little Minister" Pro-
fessional entertainers are engaged for these
occasions. On August II there will be mid
summer garden party, given by the young
women themselves This affair is an annual
feature Of the summer school
My aim in the instruction that we give III
summer" said Miss Doheny, as to educate
without having the idea of school enter In. So
we see that the young women have a happy
social hour at the same time that they are work
ing: we nave a special for Thursday
nights 'social-industrial nights we call them
When classes are instructed in millinery, fancy
work, embroidery and shtrtwatst making
"Wednesday nights designate as young
girls night We have kindergarten games then
TOT the Httle mothers which teach them how
to aTnuse their small brothers and sisters: also
basket weaving, physical culture and musical
drill I had hoped to have larger quarters this
summer for our physical culture class but they
nave not materialfzed, so the girls will have to
go through with their exercises in the hall on
the ground floor Of our building, they have
done before.
A song service and Bible lesson will be held
every Tuesday night during the term Of the
summer school, and there will be singing classes
and gymnastics on Friday evenings.
w R H Martin, who furnished money 10
carry on the recreation part OF the summer
school work last year, has again made q con-
trfbution for this branch, but the chaplain is
making appeals at present for money to carry
on the remainder OF the summer work