Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-30
PROGRESS REPORTED
ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING
OF Y. w. c. A.

The annual business meeting of the
Young Women's Christian Association
was held Wednesday evening in its
rooms, at 18th and f streets. The pres
ident of the association. Mrs. William
Hamilton Bayly. presided.
After a solo by Miss Flora Rernheimer
the reports of the various officers and
committee. chairmen We're read. The
general secretary, Miss Florence Brown,
in the course of her report mentioned
some of the lines of advancement-D an
effort vas made to get into closer touch
with the church life of the city by CIV
ing a reception to the ministers and at
another time a tea to church visitors;
60 the y. ". c. a. is in touch and SYM
patty with all charitable and philan-
thropic organizations of the city: CD II
serves as an information bureau for those
coming to the city who want deslraDie
boarding homes or are seeking employ
ment or wish information of any kind;
ca there has been a marked increase in
requests for educational work: t3) the
year marked the opening of the cafeteria.
the second lunch; 90 the extension de-
partment work has been inaugurated,
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meetings for women We're arranged in
connection with the y. NJ. G. \. confer
ence last November.
During the year, it Nas reported. Miss
Grace Osborn resigned as assistant sec
rotary to enter the work in Greensboro.
\. &. Her place has been filled by Miss
Mignonette Buckingham. The appoint
ment of Miss Dudrma Sayre as extension
secretary and Miss Anna Hail in charge
sod l1<,
Der of those giving all their time to the
work to five. it was stated, and eleven
other women have given some time TO
teaching.
Among the needs Of the work Miss
Brown emphasized that for more men,
bers and a permanent home Another
need is an association paper, to begin
publication in the fall
Referring to her personal calls on busi-
ness people and others in presenting the
work she said: I'VE are in a work for
which we need TO make no apology. and
the better we are supported the better
and larger will be our work.
Mrs. Woodbury. Pulsifer presented the
report of the house committee: Mrs. Cliff
that of the boarding home. saying that 173
women were accommodated theme during
the past year, that $50 We're sent to other
boarding houses. of which list of de-
sirable ones IS kept, and that letters We're
written to 325 who desired transient ac-
read report for the gymnasium COM
mittce: DIR. Ada. Thomas for the religious
work committee: Mrs. Mills for the mem
bprship committee. reporting total of
1.243 members April 30. The lunch room
committee was represented by Miss Mar
garet Tabor johnson and the extension
committee by Miss Elizabeth Pierce In
der Miss Sayre. extension secretary it
was reported there are ten clubs Two
are at the Elite and Manhattan laundries
where noon meetings are held weekly
Five of the clubs made reports of their
work. as follows: The Indoor-Outdoor
Miss Maize kinsman. president. with thir-
" members; the round table. Miss Lillian
krause, president. thirty members: Alpha
Chapter, Miss Dorothy Ruff president six
members: Young Girls Club of Golden
berss, with fifty members, and the Little
Women of kann's. Miss Ruby Osborn
president.
Mrs. Herbert Day. chairman Of the ed
ucational committee, said that classes
were conducted for instruction in Eng
lish. German French. Spanish. stenog-
raphy. bookkeeping, the speaking voice.
current events and domestic art, and
choral club is maintained
The election of directors for a term of
years resulted in the reelection of Mrs.
Woodbury. Pulsifer, Mrs. Charles H. But
Ter and DR.. Ada Thomas. and the election
of Mrs. Charles l. Corby, Mrs. Paul Fish
'baugh and Misses Elizabeth Pierce and
Margaret Tabor Johnson.