Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-19

the country to train volunteer workers IN
Bible study. 1t maintains the National
training School in New York to train
young women for executive positions. and
tnere are eight other training center In
the country. The national board also
supports American secretaries in Cal
cutta. Coylon, Madras, Bombay, Shanghai,
TOXIC and Buenos Aires Other foreign
centers will be opened during the coming
year. The object Of the sesecretaries is not
10 reach the lower classes. as the mission
aries already do that, but to interest the
wives and daughters Of the educated men
In these foreign nations. many of whom
go TO Europe or America for their own
education.
An organization following the general
esta blished under the auspices Of the as
ISOLATION. 1t will be known as the Girl
Guardians OF America. Its pledge sums
up Its purpose as follows: II give my
live purely. to speak truly. to right wrong.
70 honor God; else, wherefore born"
There are three stages. The beginner
must know the law. signs and purposes
or the Girl Guardians Of America. and
must be junior member of the Young
Women's Christian Association. She must
know the history of Frances Willard,
Cara Baron and Queen Esther of the
The second stage member must have
know how to keep a clean body and
give three reasons fer it, must
know simple stitches In sewing, be
aoie TO sweep q room satisfactorily.
cook certain simple things and make q
hospital bed. She must know. the names
of six historic women and something of
their lives and have at least 81 In the
bank. A full member must have q writ
ten statement Of behavior or service from
teacher or employer, must be able among
other things to light campfire with two
matches and prepare a camp or other
simple meal The Girl Guardians OF
America is one Of the new movements Of
the year. and promises great results.
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The association should be In a position
to offer shelter to any wccian or girl
needing it. To
Arrangements Made this end there
"a uor.. n...;4,,4. is being INSTALL
citation building Of every city room in
the basement or on the ground floor. sep
arted as far as possible from the build
ing's activities, to which any person may
bring a woman for lodging for a night or
two until her real needs can be met. This
room. called the emergency room. should
be known to the religious and philan-
thropdc workers Of the town and to the
police ana railroad OHlCeFS. A ring OIL
the janitor's bell should be the only pre-
liminary to entrance. The emergency
room will be a shelter kept for unfortu-
nate, ill-used, foriorn women who need a
strong, helping hand and can only De
saved from worse fate by assistance OF
this kind. In one city two girls, having
attempted suicide and been rescued by
the police. were brought into the, ener-
gency room and through the influence OF
the association received a new start in
life Tho cfnrfoc nP fhnco vi n into
these emergency rooms are never made
public, but the helpfulness of their work
extends to those who have reached the
lowest forms of distress.
the Young Women's Christian Associa-
ton to a town is no way better evidenced
than by the generous financial support II
receives. This year the association at
III asc nsa s. su sass At
meeting held February 400 men and
women pledged themselves to raise
$4,000 in two-weeks campaign.
served every day. when reports We're an
and experiences exchanged. Un-
less the $4,000 was registered on the
18th all pledges were to be void. But at
9 final supper when the campaign closed
$500, 800 was raised, $5O.SOO more than
was asked for. $500
The immigrant girl problem will receive
q fair show of attention at the coming
as well as in the work Of the
young factory girl was asked: 'Are there
any girls in your factory who do not
know English?' dead loads Of them"
was the answer. 'Dumbest things you
ever saw. Don't know a mortal thing"
"Can they work." Eyes, they learn to
work quick Somebody just has to show
them with their hand and soon they
work as fast as anybody. But they don't
know anything else.~ They can't talk at
ALL"
Many of these girls from the large
cities are better educated than the Ameri-
cans who work with them, but they are
cut Off from all social life because they
do not speak the language OF this coun-
try. The establishment Of classes in Eng
lish for the immigrant girls will be one OF
the newest efforts of the city association
during the coming year.