Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-17
CARING FOR THE GIRLS
Plans for Y. w. c. A. Building
Are Given Impetus.
DISCUSSED AT BANQUET
Prominent Christian Workers Join
in Worthy Movement.
JUSTICE BREWER PRESIDES
Purposes and Scope Of the Associa-
ton and Need for Adequate
Quarters Pointed Out.
JUSTICE BREWER PRESIDES

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in magnificent building and its equip
ment and its work will be a model for
similar organizations all over the world,
That was the confident prediction. either
voiced or applauded by about 200 Of the
city's prominent Christian workers who
attended a banquet at Rauscher's last
evening. The dinner was under the
auspices of the Women's Christian AS
ISOLATION and the Young Women's Christ
ian Association and it served to inaugu-
rate the movement for the construction
in the Capital city of an adequate home
| for the Y. w. G.. A.. which shall do for
the young women OF Washington what
| the Y. NJ. c. A. is doing for the young
men.
| From the time Justice David J. Brewer
| Of the United States Supreme Court be-
gan his Introductory remarks to the min
| ute Mrs. Malcomb d. Whitman ended her
| inspiring address which marked the close
| there was not word spoken to imply
that there is any doubt that such a struc-
| ture will ornament one of WaShington's
downtown streets within very few
years. Justice Brewer pointed out that
| the entrance of young women in the
avenues of the world s. work makes the
| Young Women's Christian Association
| just necessary the Young Mems
Christian Association has been found to
| commissioner ii. Is. r. Mac1arlanQ
| added that the pubic-Spirited citizens of
| Washington, who were SO generous when
the Y. NJ. c. A. appealed to them for q
| building adequate TO it's needs and its
work. would not be wanting when the
| work and needs of the Y. w. c. A
are explained to them.
The Church's Blessing.
Rev. Charles Wood, pastor of the
Church of the Covenant. added that the
| churches of the city have a God bless
YOU for these "ministering angels the
| Y. W. c. A. and its workers. BY pointing
out what great results have been accom-
plished with such small equipment as the
association has at present, Miss Florence
NJ. Brown, general secretary. outlined the
greater possibilities of greater home.
And Mrs. MaIcomb D. Whitman of New
York, who is connected with the national
| management OF the Y. w. c. A, en-
a model building and a model association.
such as would be possible in it, in the
Capital city would mean through the
country and over the world.
Some years ago. in the cities of this
country we found Young Mems Christian
association but no Young Women's
Christian associations" said Justice Brew
er, after the guests had enjoyed an
| elaborate dinner. "At that time, the young
men were going away from home and
| taking up work in our cities. But the
young women remained at home and were
domestic. But times have changed. The
young women are not all home bodies.
They have entered the stores and the Of
| fees and the factores, and are doing their
share of the days work. Just as the
Y. NJ. c. A. is doing need work, SO the
Y. w. c. A. has a like work today. We
are all proud of the Y. NJ. c. A, We see
it in fine building keeping young men
off the street and out of the saloons.
While the young women are not in the
| same danger of going to saloons. they
| need that which is good and uplifting.
| we will have in this city Y. w. c. A.
| building.
GLIDER Brother" to Help.
Commissioner Macfarand began by
pointing out that the men speakers were
| first on the program to allow woman, for
| once, to have the last word"
" Iwant to say something of the elder
| brother Of the Y.WC.A., the Y.M.C.A.,"
| he said. And 1 am authorized to speak
for it and for its 300 members in Of
ferng the heartiest cooperation. When
We appealed to the Y.W.C.A. at the time
of the construction of our building they
! responded magnifcently and even ran our
| cafe last summer. So far as 1 know, we
| have never done anything for them. But
we are going to turn over new leaf.
! II think there is no one here who does
not believe that a Y.W.C.A is needed in
every city There is S5OOO0,O 600 invested
| in Y.M.C.A. buildings in this county, and
that is the testimony of those communi-
| ties to the social service of those associa-
| tions. In a similar way, the Y.W.C.A.
will have an increasing number of build
| ings as its work becomes better known.
And I hope soon to see the beginning of
| a Y.W.C.A. building in the capital. We
in the National capital where we want
| to see the highest and noblest in human
life, want this great civic force. the
Young Women's Christian Association.
| adequately housed"
| wherever you find a ministering spirit
you will find an angel" stated DR.. Wood.
| I'VE have two angelic associations, the
Y. nj. c. A. and the Y. w c. A, whose
purpose is not to be ministered unto, but
to minister.
Some one-an English writer-has re-
Gently divided society into two classes
those who are unprotected and those who
| are protected. And among the unprotect
ed this English writer places goVernesses
and barmaids. l think we can say no
barmaid can be found under the Ameri
can flag. In America the unprotected are
the typewriter girls, the shopgirls, the
business women Of every sort and kind.
Her big brother is protected he belongs
to the union or to some other association.
But where are the friends of the young
women. You know one-the Young Wom-
ems Christian Association. And you ask
what Is the relation Of the church to
the Y w c. A. Where is the church?
II is where the ministering angels are.
| Wherever Christ and Christ-like sous
are there is the church. and the church
looks out and sees the elder brother and
the elder sister helping the little brothers
| and sisters and says: God bless you"
Washington's 10000 Business
| Women.
Miss Brown, who was the next speaker.
pointed out that there are 10000 business
women in the city of Washington, % 900
OF whom re away from home. This city,
she said stands sixth among the cities
Of the United States in the number OF
| business women.
The doors of opportunity are more
than open in Washington" she said:
| they are off their hinges After telling
of some of the large structures which
| have been built for the Y. w. c. A. in
| other cities Miss Brown said she was
| quite sure it will not be long before there
| is Y. W. c. A. building here.
We do not want mems club, but
| woman's building that Will speak of the
| eternal feminine, i'm which we NAV train