The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-26
Y. W.C.A. ANNUAL
MEETING Held.
Large Number of Ladies Attended the
Meeting Last Evening at
Association Rooms to En-
Joy Program.
HEAR PRESIDENT TALK
w. j. Fulton and L. A. Hamill Spoke
During the Evening and Other
Numbers Made Enjoy
able Gathering.

The annual meeting of the Young
Women's Christian association was
more largely attended last evening
than it has ever been in any previous
year, between fifty and sixty ladies be-
ing present to enjoy the program OF
addresses, music and reports of the
officers of the various departments
of the fourishing association.
During the evening, the constitution
was amended to make the number
composing the board of directors, read
eighteen instead of fifteen the number
last year. The five retiring members
of the board one-third of the entire
board for the past year, were re-elect-
ed. The three additional directors
elected last evening, were Miss Maude
Immegart, Mrs. G. M. Cobell, and Miss
Harriet Solomon.
Devotional exercises were conduct
ed at the opening of the evenings
program by Miss Immegart, following
which the minutes of the last meet
| ing were read by the secretary, Mrs.
Robinson.
Several times during the evening,
the double trio of the Keolluk club
musicians, gave a number of enjoyable
selections. The following ladies COM
posed the double trio: Misses Baldwin,
Mesdames Joy, Howell, Mills and Miss
| KaStner.
Presidents address.
Mrs. C. d. Streeter, president of the
Y. w. C. A. spoke in an interesting
manner of the excellent work of the
association and its officers during the
past year. She spoke of the untiring
efforts of the various committees in
taking time from their other duties
to spend it in association work and of
i the splendid advancement gained
thereby.
Following Mrs. St,eeter's address,
Miss Nivling, general secretary of the
association, made report of the past
years work. Miss Nivling spoke OF
the fine work being done by the
educational committee, with its aims
to supply the needs of girls, in both
physical and mental upbuilding. The
various classes, in shirtwaist max
ing. shorthand, the junior sewing
class, the bible classes, the vesper
service. and others of interest were
embodied in the report, which shows
lup splnedidly. During the past year,
the average attendance, at the vesper
services held each Sunday afternoon,
has been forty.
The lunch room, was spoken OF as
a valuable asset to the association and
is continuing to grow.
The treasurer's report of Mrs. T. X
Board, was read by Mrs. R. M. Lapsley
showing that the current expenses fol-
the past year had all been paid. A
report of the mebership committee
, showed substantial increase in at
tendance number and good gain over
the previous years report. Seyera
campaigns aided in the increase.
what are the possibilities of the
Y. w. c. A. in this community, wa:
, spoken of in an interesting address
by w. j. Fulton, vice president o.
| the Young Mems Christian associa
, ton. Suggestions is the way of i'm
: provements, and Announcements along
various lines were spoken of by hin
| and the necessity of creating inter
/ est in the various departments wa!
spoken Of with special stress. Thu
/ need of rest rooms and other valuable
features were mentioned in Mr.. Full
tons address.
2 l.. A. Hamill addressed the meet
ing on THE Water power and what i
will mean to this association HI
spoke of the greater possibilities TO
: the association with the building o
: the dam, the necessity of thu
! advisability of finlly securing home
:, of its own by the association.
: A quartet composed of the Misses
: Baldwin Miss Elma Johnson and Mis-
Kastner, favored those present WITT
i several vocal numbers during thu
n evening.
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