New-York tribune., 1908-02-04
Il YEARS RECORD.
Y. ". &. 4. Reaches Ont to Broader
Fields Successfully.

In epite Of the hard times the work of the Young
/ Woman's Christian Association has not been cur
tailed AT times during the last year II mas DeeI
thought that some Of the departments would nave
I to be closed. but sheer pluck has kept them open
And in some of them. as shown by the report OF
the corresponding secretary. Miss Julia Frances
Bangs read at the thirty-seventh annual meeting
of the association. yesterday morning, more was
accomplished in 1907 than during any preceding
year.
The meeting held in the Assembly Hail. at
No East 18th street The Rev Dr. Thomas :.
Hastings conducted the opening exercises, and Mrs-
Clarence Z. Beebe presided
The Summer School did unuual amount OF
work last year. Miss Bangs said. in her report
Early in the spring thorough canvass was made
of the factories below 24th street Sevca1 y-niTe
thousand six hundred and thirty three women were
reached in this way. and a result 2450 girls
came the association and 1888 pupils were en-
rolled in the vacation CLASSES IN fact. all the edu
cational part of the work IS growing New feat
have been introduced, among them course Of
instruction in the infants and the prerara-
ton of their food.
The art school sent specimens OF original de-
sign carving. modelling and embroderies to the
exhibit of the National Society OF Craftsmen and
that of the Brooklyn Handicrafters and won a
great deal of praise The graduates have been
very successful in obtaining places.
1.-THE employment bureau has felt the pressure
Of the hard times Miss Bangs said With Sc
many seeking work and few places offered. it
has been taxed to the utmost Still it has kept
going and in large measure has met the unusual
demand"
Four hundred and ffty-four women cared
for at the summer home at Asbury Park, and the
association has summer home for working
girs-the Arrnide Rest, at Oceanic, N j., a bequest
Of the late Miss Armde Smith.
But it is in the Margaret Louise Home that the
greatest growth is seen. The new restaurant has
been opened, with seating capacity three times
greater than that of the old There fifteen
new bedrooms and rooms, bath and sit
ting
"on February 25," said Miss Bangs the new
bedrooms were opened and before the weeks end
every bed was occupied and cots We're in On the
2Sth luncheon was served TO 673 guests in the old
restaurant; before dinner this had been changed
into the present waiting room. and that night 421
dined in the new restaurant. all the changes hav-
ing been made without a days interruption OF the
regular work"
Then the treasurer read a report. showing that
December 81 the association had balance of
just s54 ST In the bank. Mrs. Beebe made an
urgent appeal for money, (which, though perhaps
in this work is the least want, is most press
ing one" she said. I'VE want a gymnasium, we
want the Home at Asbury Park to be our own. not
merely a rented adjunct We need money in more
ways than I say
After the meeting there exhibition OF
class work in the rooms upstairs. In the art
school the visitors saw girls who entered only
last October drawing original designs. carving and
modelling in clay. They are taught ambidextrous
drawing, and do well with the left hand as with
the right. In another room were some beautiful
pieces OF art embroidery. One girl had made
bedspread OF linen sheet which her grand
mother wove She had cut in II a border of her
own design and made an applique OF this on Rus
sian crash
We have just finished piece of work which.
hope, opens a new field said Miss Sophia Antoi-
nette Walker. director of the school. Eight Of
girls directed by Miss Jones' the art embroidery
teacher, redecorated fat and the lady who
ployed US to do IT was quite delighted with the
result