Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-02-02

ftricts and cooperate with the better
welfare agencies, but the chief obliga-
ton Of the Y. w. G. A. is religious, to
make Christ known to all women and
make them understand his teachings
There is always class Of women In
the community who are not reached
by the church and the obligations OF
the association are not discharged un-
till they are reached. There are many
factors in the community working
harm to women and the association
should cooperate with the authorities
to down these evils.
co.operste With Authorities. &
:, "Co-operation with municipal Of
flcers as Wei as church organizations
is the work OF the association and they
should share in the obligations with
making the city a good place to live
in" Miss Trimble pointed as an ex-
ample, to the work Of the Y. w. 9. A.
in Kansas City.
The police commissioners there
granite. the Y. w. C.. A. permission to
appoint six police matrons or women
police to work in railroad stations,
and dance halls and public parks IN the
summer time and at general hospitals
to- see that girls are not visited or en-
ticed away by people who want. to get
them out of good influences. the ex-
pense Of the police n,atrons. MISS
Trimble stated, was borne by the city
but the advisory committee OF the Y.
w. C. A. mapped out the work. She
stated that Kansas City was an ex-
cellent example of how the association
and the city authorities worked to-
gether to take care of the young
people.
Secretary Testers Address.
| Filled with optimism over the work
outlined for the coming year and a re.
view Of the past year, was the amman
address Of Miss Kate Lester. She spoke
! of the willingness OF the Y. w. Q. A.
members to aid in the work, what the
association had been doing in the line
of missionary work and the good II
had done in the community. After y
| brief Introduction, Miss Lester said:
"The missionary zeal of the associa-
ton has been expressed along Two
lines. First and most largely, the CIV
ing of 500 and unnumbered prayers TO
aid in the support of Miss A. Estelle
Paddock, national secretary in China,
and the much needed work there. One
| Of the red letter events of the year
was Miss Paddock's visit to the asso-
citation in March.
"The second line Of missionary work
was the observance Of the worlds week
of prayer in November, when special
meetings were held and about one
fifth of the associations membership
responded for the call for the worlds
nickel, five cents per member, to go
toward the support Of the Young
Women's Christian association IN
twenty-nine different countries, or
eanized under the worlds committee.
out of forty-two Sunday meetings for
the year, Ave have been distinctly
missionary in their outlook toward
other lands.
The Religious Work.
GAS regards the Sunday meetings
for the year, the record shows faith
full committee, and many willing men
and women who have given OF their
time and thought to lead meetings ana
furnish special music. And while the
average attendance for the year Is not
SO high as at some other times, the
general attendance has been better
than usual, the months October, NO
yember and December showing aver
ages of IS, SO and 70 respectively. the
years average was lowered by poor at
tendance on two very stormy Sundays
and there has been no unusually large
mass meetings with attendance to
make the balance even. The banner
bible class for the year was the one
at the Johnston & Sharp manufactur-
ing plant. A course OF twelve lessons
were taught at the noon hours by
Miss Edith Foster. The class has an
enrolment Of twenty-eight Mrs. w. 81.
HORNETS class, organized at the asso-
citation building in October, follows
closely with an enrolment OF twenty
five. During the visit of Miss Ada
Starkweather, then our state secre-
tary, the bible study committee plan
ned a most delightful social evening
for the entire bible study enrolment
Each individual class enjoyed one Or
more social occasions during the year.
The work OF the noon meetings com.
mittee deserves special mention, as
they have planned good meetings and
have done much invitation work.
"The educational work has been
small as usual. The only really large
classes were two in china painting.
There have been several good small
classes, however, and the work OF the
department has come to be recognized
as a factor in the association. The rec
ord shows other committees that have
had their share in making the whole
work worth while to be the hospital
ity committee, whose members have
planned for the home hour lunch on
Sundays and the social and extension
and birthday committees responsible
for many good times throughout the
year.
Increase Of Membership.
2 "The face Of MANY new members
here. and the increased number In the
membership total. speaks OF the ef-
f1cacy of the membership campaign
held in the first days OF October, and
planned by our president, Mrs. Nc
Clelland. And we are justly proud
that the record shows more than 100
sustaining members, that being goal
long hoped for.
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