Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-02
The Extension Department.

The work of the extension department
was outlined by Miss Elisabeth r. Pierce,
chairman Of the committee. It's three-fold
aim was shown to be to know the life
OF the community as 1t relates to young
women. to make known the opportunity
for sclf-development and friendship Of
fered by The Young Women's Christian
Association and create desire for then,
and to find and develop Christian work
ers VINO shall become leaders in social
service. In order that the information in
regard to current movements for social
service in Washington should be more
widespread, the extension committee held
the first session Of It's Know Your City
Institute in Aprn at the association
rooms.
The program was as follows: Work OF
visiting nurses. Miss Strong; infant NOR
tally. Miss Rabbit; Associated Charities,
Mr.. w. s. Ufford; women's welfare de-
partment Of Civic Federation. Mrs. Rich
ard Wainwright; juvenile courts, Judge
De Lacy; Fairgrounds. Mrs. Giles Rafter
settiements. Miss Clara J. Van Trump.
Miss Jean Cole presided at this meeting
and spoke upon the theory of social
service"
Other features Of the extension work
| mentioned In the report were the holding
Of noon meetings in various parts Of the
city and the forming Of clubs as there
was demand for them. There are now
ten clubs and chapters which meet more
or less frequently, according to the pleas
ure Of the members. The list and the
presidents follow: Mount Pleasant Chap
ter, Mrs. E. A. Hall: Travellers Aid Chap
ter, Miss Sarah Schroeder; Silver Bay
Chapter Miss Margaret T. Johnson: the
First Volunteers. Miss Minna Schafer:
1ndoor-Outdoor Club. Miss Imogene
James: Round Table Club. Miss Louie
Miss Ella Mellen: Young Girls Club of
Goldenbergs, Miss Lydia Weaver: Fried
ship Club, Miss Kate Voget; Gallaudet
College Chapter. Miss Gilman: Industri-
GUS Girls Club.
Each Of these presented its report. Over
two hundred young women are enrolled
In these organizations. Their purpose is
the promotion of social intercourse be-
tween the members and to help the
"other girl when occasion offers Great
interest was taken last winter in raising
money for the building OF the vacation
house at Cherrydale, Va. where business
girls may spend their holidays. Many
entertainments have been G. ven for the
object, but fifteen hundred dollars is. still
needed for the completion Of the house.
Religious Work.
The committee on religious work,
through it's chairman, DIR. Ada r.
Thomas, reported the holding Of vesper
services Sunday afternoons at the rooms,
WHICH IdNS DecH we'll dtlcaOSu. lNTce
mass meetings held in different churches
of the city created unusual interest. The
following courses of Bible study were
given last winter:
Life Of Christ Mrs. Fred Beall;
women of the Bible" Mrs. Joseph T.
Kelly: "Old Testament Characters" Miss
Mabel T. ThurSton: Fundamentals of
Belief Miss Harriet s. Ellis.
Miss Rosamond *. Stickney. chairman
Of the library committee, made the in
teresting announcement that 500 volumes
belonging to the association had been
classified. catalogued and prepared for
circulation, and that 15O volumes. includ-
ing standard works Of fiction, had been
sent from the Public Library. If suff1-
cient interest is manifested. there will
ultimately be a branch of the Public Ii,
brary at the association.
After the reading of the reports. Mrs.
]. p. Dolliver spoke briefly about the
beginning of the work for young women
at Fort Dodge, Iowa, and expressed her
interest in the Young Women's Christian
Association Of Washington.