The Washington herald., 1909-02-20

ireadlnS close On the heels Of their
brother organization in the march toward
a greater membership and wider scope
Of influence the Young W0men's Chris
tian Assoc sstiOn celebrated las; night at
Calvary Baptist Church the close OF their
four weeks campaign for new members
The results reported were gratifying
and presage a development which, il con-
tinued. will force the Young Mems Chris
tian Association to look to IT'S own
lsurels. The Official membership OF the
\. W. C. A, including the increases re-
ported al last nights meeting. Is now
i75l-a record which. with the fourth an
niversary not yet reached, compares IA
vorably with that Of the Y. NJ. c. A. Of
5.005 members at the end OF fifty years.
Nearly 90 wcmen attended the gather
ing and epplsuded the speakers as they
painted in glowing colOrs the future q
the creanizauCn. Or. John NJ. Coulter.
OF the faculty Of ChIcasO University. Eas
greeted with a sIC-m OF applause when
he called the work Of the twin associa-
tions-the y. ". G. A and Y n. c. A.
The strongest religious movement Of the
age"
Campaign for Members.
For purposes OF comparison the women
participating in the campaign for new
members were divided into two opposing
committees. the Senate" and the
House" Mrs. Woodbury. Pulsifer. chair
man Of the membership committee. oi-
rected the movements Of the two COM
mittees. sympsthizing with both but main
tanning an ett'tude Of neutrality. Tho
result OF the blcodless warfare. as an
nounced from the platform. showed that
the Senate" rad won. having brought iSs
new members t:-o the fold. The House"
was only a nose behind. however. with
Z record Of I72.
In addition to the new members. the
campaign resulted IN bringing SSS3 10 the
Golfers OF the association
Last year in a campaign OF six weeks
duration-twO weeks longer than this
year's-the gain in membership was 40.
ard IN money Ss07.
The committee on new members this
year consisted OF representatives OF forty
three churches OF the city. covering every
denomination.
The meeting was opened with a prayer
by Rev. Dr. Samuel II. Greene. pastor Of
Calvary Baptist Church. Violin solos
were played BY Miss Edith Holt, accom- /
panied b. Miss Louise Leeds.
DR.. Coulter Speaks.
Dr.. Coulter's address was on The ef-
fectlve life His presence 81 Washing
ton IS due 20 the fact that he was q pas
senger on the Republic when It was ram
med az sea by the Florida He was on
his way 10 Europe to take W special
studies,
The secret Of effectiveness. he said. (
Ties in being able 10 adjust ones self
TO surrounding conditions II Is neces-
sary that we should adjust ourselves 70
ourselves. 10 our fellcw-men. and 20 God I
With this achieved, We may begin 20
hare that personal strength which en-
ables rs % influence others for good
and to be OF definite use in the world"
Two tenor solos were sung by Donald
Edmonds.
Mrs. :. Ellen Foster. the first president I
Of the local Y. ". G A. who resigned I
20 make trip around the world. spoke {
on the work Of the association in the I
world Al large She said that on the (
other side Of the globe. n Calcutta. Bonn (
hay. Rangoou. and even in jerusalem. 1
she found large boarding homes operated /
BY the Young women's Christian Asso- /
citation.
Boarding Homes Lacked.
Here in the Capital Of the United 1
States we lack that very thing she said 1
we must acknowledge that IN that re-
spect We are behind the Old World. But
I trust that in the near future ne shah /
have a central building that VIII be a 1
credit 10 the vantage point we occupy 4
among the associations Of the country"
Mrs William Hamilton Bayly. presi-
dent Of the local Y. ". c. A. was the
next speaker. She welcomed the new
members. explaining what the association /
had 10 offer them, and what contributions I
they were expected 20 make 10 It's future 4
endeavors.
The practical work OF the organization /
was outlined in an address BY Miss Flor
ence NJ Brown, general secretary Of the
washington branch. She spoke OF the
different classes conducted by the organ
ization and Of the spirit Of comra6eshipl
inspired in them.
The entertainment programme was IN
charge OF Mrs. Henry L. West. At the
conclusion Of the addresses refreshments