Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-17
NEW CHRISTIAN HOME
YOUNG WoMEN's ASSOCIATION AT
18th AND F STREETS.

The rooms of the Young Womens Chris
tan Association. in the building at the
southeast corner OF 18th and F streets. al
though they have been open only since
Friday last. are already popular. The as
ISOLATION occupies the three upper floors OF
the structure. and they have been thor
ouShly renovated and fitted up. so that
they present a CHEEKY, home-like appear
ance The general secretary. Miss easier,
mas an office in the front room on the first
moor on which are the lunch room, serv-
Ing room and kitchen. The second floor
contains a pretty reception room. a library
already well stocked with books, and a
rest room" The upper floor is devoted to
the gymnasium, well equipped with light
apparatus. The rooms are open to the
public from 8 o'clock a. m. to 10 O'Clock
p. m. each day except Saturday and Sun
day: Saturdays from 10 a. m TO D. M,
and on Sundays from to p. M Luncheon
Is served from II 30 a. m to 2 p. m daily
except Sunday
The work of the home is stated by the
management to be fourfold, it's object be-
ing to develop the spiritual, Intellectual,
social and physical well-being Of young
women. The work of the Y. w. c. A. is
as wide as the country it is stated, and in
the United States there are over 500 stu
dent associations with a membership OF
more than $4,000. and 100 city associations,
such as that just established here. with a
membership of more than 10000 The
Young Women's Christian Associations of
the country are said to be doing a spen-
old work for young working women by
establishing their homes in centrally To-
Gated rooms, where they have all kinds of
missions. Among the latter are travellers
aid, boarding house directory lunch rooms
gymnasiums. domestic science and art de-
partments, educational classes, musical and
other clubs, reading rooms and library, en-
tertainments, Bible and study classes and
religious meetings.
Similar to the Y. M. c. A.
The Young Women's Christian Associa-
ton Is organized along Just such lines for
young women as the Young Mems Chris
tan Association is for young men, All
women of good moral character are well
coined as members, and every privilege of
the association is open to them, but only
members of Protestant evangelical churches
may vote or hold Office The latter are
known as active members and others as as
ISOLATE members. The Y. W. c. A. is man.
aged by board of directors elected by the
active membership, which board appoints
committees and employs a'general secretary
and other workers.
1t is supported by the nominal fees of the
members, which admits to the rooms and
charged for the gymnasium and the educa-
tional classes. The charges, however. are
very moderate The hope is to establish
home where young, unprotected women
coming TO Washington, or any other large
CITY, may go at once and have home influ-
enCes until they are established at work
1t is thought that the field in this city is
most promising for the usefulness of the
Y. w. G. A. There are g.. 40i white women
over ten years of age in Washington. &C
cordng to the last census, and of this num-
Der 1t is stated that 1858 are self-sup-
porting. most of them away from home and
likely to appreciate social center There
are 8,SS2 women employed in the govern
ment departments, and it is said that the
women. many of them quite young, others
of maturer years. are much interested In
the founding of the Y. w. c. A. They be-
lieve 1t will do great work for the young
women who come to the national capital
strangers, and who do not know where to
find home, or how to go about locating
one. 1t is the aim of the association to as