Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-02-02
Y,W.C.A.H HOLDS
. ANNUAL meeting
TWO HUNDRED AID FIFTY MEM
1ERs ATTENDED FESTIVITIES
LAST NIGHT.
MISS TRIMBLE SPEAKS
Field Secretary Of the Association
Tells scope Of Work-Miss Lester
Reads Annual Report-Stx
Directors Reelected.

Two hundred and sixty members OF
the young Women's Christian assocla,
| tinn attended the annual meeting ana
nartook or the sumptuous banquet at
the association building last night. Inc
dinin1 room was too small to accom-
modate the members, and all the aVall-
ahle space downstairs, with the excep'
tim Of the rear parlOr and the kltcheii,
was taken up by the banqueters. =
three course dinner was served at
O'Clock. Mrs. s. G. Gushing, vice presl.
dent OF the association, officiated az
chairman of the evening owing 70 Inc
absence of the president, Mrs. M. :.
McClelland. The members upon enter
inc the building went upstairs Wnere
! General reception was held in the
gymnasium. At z o'clock the members
tonk their places for the banquet
while Miss Rose Gephart rendered a
number on the piano. The invocation
was given by Rev. John w. Pool OF
thh Main street Methodist Episcopal
church. The devotional exercises were
in charge Of Mrs. w. H. Hormei. me
members sang In unison one s.anz =.
from coward Christian Soialers'
Mrs. Sumner Siberell read the minutes
of the last meeting which were aP'
proyed. Mrs. E. G. Pelrce ana MIS-. n,
Schouten rendered vocal SOLOS anu
Donald Rutledge furnished the otnef
musical number on the program, CIV
ING rendition of Columbia on the
cornet. After partaking of the delicious
repast. Mrs. S. G. Cushing delivered a
short welcoming address and MISS Net
tie Trimble Of Minneapolis, field secre-
tary for the Y. w. C. A., delivered the
principal talk of the evening. MISS
kate Lester, general secretary, gave
her annual talk, and Miss Eva NJ.
pearl. the physical director, made her
report.
Reflect Six Directors.
Following the addresses, the nom'-
mating and credential committees made
their report: Mrs. S. G. Gushing, Mrs.
T. D. Foster, Mrs. s. L. McGavic, Mrs:
Lewis Goehring. Mrs. Sumner Slbereli
and Mrs. F. L. Daggett were reelected
directors for the term of three years:
Mrs, Laura Jordan was elected TO NIL
the two years. term caused by the
resignation of Mrs. Charles HallDerg,
and Miss Elizabeth Merrick was elect
ed to fill the vacancy of one, year term
On the board, caused by the res1gna-
ton OF Mrs. H. G. Hollingsworth.
The directors who hold over are.
Mrs. NJ T. McClelland, Mrs. w. H. H.
Asbury, Mrs. Eugene Burnagh, MRS. -;
p. Clark, Mrs. G. j. Ekfelt, MRS. VIII
LaForce Mrs. w. S. Parker, Mrs. 3. =.
SHUTS, Mrs. C. E. Wright and Mrs. H.
W. Funk.
The directors at their February
meeting, Thursday, February 3, Will
elect the officers Of the association.
Much credit is due Mrs. Lewis Goeh-
ring, chairman, and Mesdames G. j.
Ekfelt and G. E. Wright, members of
the committee in charge of the ban
ouet. for their excellent work. It was
the finest banquet ever served at the
association. They were aided by corps
of volunteer helpers of the association
who worked untiringly to make the
banquet success. Mrs. w. A. Starkey5
had charge of the mattresses and the
seating Of the guests, and the quick
service and absence Of confusion
showed her great abilities.
Mrs. Cushing Speaks.
In the absence of the president, Mrs.
M r. McClelland, Mrs. S. G. Cushing.
vice president of the association was
chairman of the evening. In brief
address, Mrs. Cushing welcomed the
members to the meeting and reviewed
the work OF the past year., the wide
scope Of the association and the re-
suits obtained. She laid particular
stress upon the increased membership
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now totals |, 004 members, 103 sus-
taining members and two life mem
bers. She reported the financial con-
ditions Of the association good having
met all bills during the year and leav-
ing balance in the treasury. Mrs.
Cushing also spoke of the visit OF Miss
Kate Lester, general secretary of the
Ottumwa association to the interna-
tional conference of Y. w. G. A. work
ers at Berlin, Germany and the good
results which would be accomplished
by her trip where she met many Of
the leading Y. w. C. A. workers of the
world.
Miss 1rinbIe, Guest Of Honor.
Miss Nettie e. Trimble of Mime
apolis, city secretary of the north CEN
trail territory Of the Y. w. c. A. in the
United States, was the guest Of honor
OF the local association members and
was the chief speaker at the banquet.
Miss Trimble arrived in the city last
evening from Kansas City. "The
Young Women's Christian association
as Factor and Social Need in the
Community" was the subject Of her ex-
cellent address at the banquet. Miss
Trimble is an interesting speaker and
her address was interspersed with
lines Of her own experience in associa-
ton work. She has been general
secretary Of the Kansas City associa-
ton for number of years. and was
also in charge of the Los Angeles as
sociation and elsewhere. Her recital
of her experiences were most interest
ing.
A Factor In Community.
In opening her address, Miss Trim
BILE stated that the Y. w c. A. in order
to be factor in the community must
become acquainted with the needs in
the city and adapt it's work to over
come the peculiar temptations of
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