Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-17
GIFTS ADD To
EXTENSION FUND
HALF WAY MARK IS NEARLY
REACHED
Women Rally to Support of Y. w. G.
A. Building Work-Girls' Victoria
Club Shows Value Of
Extension
30 atsttiNg

Previously reported .......... .$0s.s00
New subscriptions ............' "''VV
S72,500
A 5000 subscription from Mrs. Mary
3. Hook and two additions to the $1,000
list i'm the persons of Mrs. Homer
Iaughlin and Mrs. w. S. Bartlett are
the big results of yesterdays work in
the quick campaign. other subsci1p-
tions have brought the fund up to the
encouraging total of S72,500.
Mis- Hooks splendid contribution was
given with explicit request that it he
added to the business girls fund as an
appreciation of her great admiration
for their heroic work i'm the interests
of the campaign. Because she knew Or
their unselhsh devotion to the new
building cause and Of the many in
stances where contributions were made
by them at a great sacrifice she wished
her subscription to go into their fund
instead of the general. This fine addi r
ton will bring the business girls total
so far close to $1,000.
A subscription of s760 was received
from Mrs. w. f. Calender, who pre-
viously gave $500 toward buying the lot
upon which the now building is to
stand.
Plan Girls Entertainment
Vesper services today will be heo II,
$3.50 in the afternoon instead of the
usual hour of 4. Miss Chappell, head
OF the extension department, will have
charge of the program and will speak
on Living Victoriously.' Music will
be furnished by the Misses Jennie Jones
and Helen Mead, who will be heard in
a clarinet and flute solo, playing "Titls
Serenade.'
one of the several clubs organized
by Miss Chappell, as a part Of her eX-
tension work in stores, factories and
telephone offices is the Victoria, COM
posed of a group of bright young girls
in the Broadway department store.
"The incest brightest lot of girls you
ever saw together said Mr.. Murphy,
superintendent of the cash and inspec-
tor girls of that store.
The Victoria Club
Once a week. on Thursday nights ut
6:15. they come to the rooms and have
supper, followed by class work of some
kind outlined by their leader, Miss
Ludema SaNre. assistant extension Sec
retary. Each pays cents a week dues,
throe-fourths of which goes toward de-
fraying the expense of their suppe.
and the remainder being used for relief
work, that is they send flowers and
gifts to sick girls and to many good
deeds with their little fund. Only cash
and inspector girls over IA are eligible
for membership in the Victoria CLUB
which has the hcartiest approval of the
Broadway management, Mr.. Murphy,
their superintendent, and Miss Smith,
their teacher, taking a deep personal
interest in the progress of the club.
The name "Nictoria.' chosen in honor
of the memory of England's revelod
queen, is held up to the club girls as a
symbol of all fine and Womanly quail
ities. Frequent short talks are given
on character building, which the girls
receive with a most responsive spirit.
Their meetings are not dry and prosy
affairs, however, although the spiritual
side is never lost sight of.
The girls have a good deal of tuu.
Sometimes the supper takes the form of
a picnic dinner, with all the girls sitting
on newspapers spread in a circle on
the floor of the gymnasium with their
lunch in the middle, and at other times
they have games after their class is
over. This year they are having BASKET.
ball under the instruction of Miss Helen
MattheWson. Last year they had cook
ing, the result OF their lessons forming
the weekly supper and last year they
also made their own Easter hats as
part Of their millinery lesson. A course
in manicuring formed q part of their
first work when the club was organized
over two years ago.
At Christmas time the members ul
the club gave presentation of the
Christmas part Of Little Women"
which was dramatized for them by Miss
Sayle and at which their mothers were
the special guests. 1t was a very crad-
liable performance, all said, the girls
acting their parts with great, zest ana
naturalness.
Twice a month business meetings are
held and matters of importance are
transacted with that quickness and ac-
curaCS that distinguishes their daily
work in the store. Sometimes they
have debates and very knotty problems
come up for solution.
TO Have a Library
When they gave their Christmas play
the girls became very much interested
in Little Women" and its author and
some expressed a wish to read "Ta9
Elsie Books" also, The result was
good friend gave them eleven volumes
of the Little Elsie" books, which It is
hoped viii form the neucleus Of al
library for the club. They have made
out list of fifty books they would best
like to have, among them Miss Alcotts
and Kate Douglas Virgins.
The Victoria club is composed of the
following girls. Myrtle Heinecke, pres-
ident; Hattie Pinkorton, vice president;
Zella HoOscr secretary; Mae Dolseu, |
treasurer; Mary Allen, Ruth Allen, Liz !
zie Burk, Lcora Derrer Anna Davis !
Emma Johnston, Bernice Mitchell, .
Maud Ncolaides, Sara Cohen. Eva
Derrer, Irene O'Brien, Lclah Palmer. |
Pauline Spiclberger, PansY Grimes,
Mary Goodel, Leah Snyder, Grace
Hughlett, Minnie Goldberg, lone Coyt,
Ruth Martin, Letha Hickey Elsie |
0'.--'@" ini" Howis Tottie Martin, !