The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-19
OFFICERS AND COMMITTEES MAKE
GLOWING REPORTS AT MEN,
BERsHIP MEETING
GREAT PROGRESS MADE
EVERY DEpAHTME.AT or THE
WORK SHOWS tGGRESSIVENE
AND VIGOROUS. EARNEST
EFFORT.

( eress of n noteworthy nature, were
made at a largely attended member
! slip meeting If the Young Women's
/ Christian association held last night
! preliminary 10 the annual meeting
| next Thursday afternoon. The read
/ ing of the reports was had last night
at the preliminary meeting, instead
Of being deferred to next Thursday
night. January %. the usual date for
I tho >~Inua1 meeting, an entertain
nIent for the benefit of the tubercu-
losis camp. with which the y. w. G.
y. did not want To- conflict, occurring
I on that date.
/ President Reports.
Miss Katherine lawes, president
Z Of tns ASS pCiatiun, made a verbal re-
/ port, WhiCh was somewhat in the ma
ture OF an appeal to The members for
renewed effort. She urged upon the
members the need for an intelligent
,utert st in the work. She asked that
: each ono identify herself with some
particular department and work
heartily for that department The
+-fttorC- WORK you DO Tor the ass ocia-
/ ton she said 'tht. more you-will
I think Of it," She warned The mem
/ beers against bong Influenced by
! knockers. Don't let the knockers
1 make Eoa gvouehy,' she eounseied.
! p" You have got to be cheerful aud
( ran of I'D courage To go into
I t4a4s years work with the spirit that
: promises success"
Other Reports.
The treasurers report showed a
! balance Oh hand January /, 1911, OF
$66s.os; receipts from all sources
during the year, S22, 4oS.36: disburse-
ments. s22. b0-.93; on hand January
i /. 1912. s4f6.t2.
I The travellers aid committee. Mrs.
( G, II. Crner. chairman. made full
report, from which the following
summary is taken: Women assisted.
/ 4H2; young women and girls assisted.
f@7; invaiids assisted. 8; directed Z,
/ boarding house II. calls made, s27
f, boarding houses investigated. I'll;
I office Interviews, e.
The report from the educational
and extension committee, Mrs. T. IA.
Bigger, chairman, showed that the
! Y. w. 9. A sends out its influences
/ In many directions. Under this COM
IN ittee are such clubs as the Boosters,
/ the Shakespeare Club. the Welfare
! " oT@ at Miller 4 Rhoads, and other
department stores. the Messenger
Ciut aud various other activities.
( total attendance of over twelve
hundred at the summer home Of the
L, w. &. A. tRichmond Hall, Union
Theological Seminary, during the
summer months was indicated in the
report of the Outing Center Commit
tee. strs. Clarence Cadet. chairman
/ This com mittee had Il very busy sum
mer's work In providing seasona bic
entertainment for scores of young wo-
men under the watchcare OF the asso-
citation.
The religious committees, of which
Mrs, j. a. Pollard is chairman, re-
ported the arrangement OF religious
services Sunday afternoons at the
! association rooms with the aim OF
making the rooms the rallying place
/ Tor girls, also the organization oi
Bible classes at number or the hos
pitfalls In the city,
The report On the Search light, a
little paper which the association
publishes every month to keep it,
members and the public advised OF
what the association Is doing, wal
made by Atss Ann Catherine Cross
eultor-fn chief. she announces thai
the Hoarchllght would ha enlarged t.
twelve pages.
The committee on lunch room, Mrs
I tsubrrt tauTIiorue. chairman. report
ed that the room was run ut IA loss
for IA time, but was now about self
sustaining.
covering d wide range of acttvity
the physical training department wa.
| described III detail In the report
mace by Miss Irene Armes, in charg,
OF that department.. The department
I conducts physical training In the as.
ISOLATION gymnasium and IN various
charitable institutions. Ii has SO.
efal field Of usefulness and arrange.
for medical examinations.
General Secretary.
! Miss Constance McCorkle, the gen.
erai secretary, made a verbal report IL
which she summarized the work Of III,
association la general The tota
membership she reported was 1882
She recited some OF the early history
of the association and some OF tn,
lessons learned from that experiences
She also referred To several occur.
rences u more than usual importanc,
ia the history of the association. sucl
as the national institute held her,
when the association was brought int.
touch with the members OF the ia
tional board. The Know Your City
Glass" and other enterprises In con
4 sseettey, siSsse;.ssx X ~ .gS.' * aid ffiefis
toned as showing its manifold activi
ties We're referred TO by Miss HoweS
Building Committee.
Henry w. Wood. chairman or tn,
building committee, stated that tn,
committee had had four meetings ant
: TIT -Iass=aieoiinK- siE htZaEeAitsstst,
We're present. A subcommittee ha,
been appointed, ne said, to investi
gate further the question OF u,I ar.
Il eAitect fer the new building. Mr.
Wood said that ii the people OF Rich
mond could have heard the reporti
made last night they would have sub,
scribed three hundred thousand dol
Glars for Il building instead OF half thai
amount.
Nominating COMMITTEES.
The nominating committee proposet
the following as the board OF direc.
tors for the ensuing year to be yotet
on at the meeting pext Thursday at.
ternoOn.
Mesdames Richard Alvey. Mrs. Rich.
ard Alvey, W. W. Archer, Bishop, Biz
ger. Bingham. Bassett. Bigelow. L. r
Bryan, Charles Brown. G. a. Ban.
ton. Beverly Crump. Crenshaw, II. A
Cary, Bent. crump, c-adot, Allen Don,
nan, Terrell. 4. Hartung. Metcah. w
ii. Mum, Albert Digs. II. G. Jackson
H. jackson Gsofse King. r. b. Ray
S. r. Waddill, W. II. Smith. w. II
Miller, II. ". New, w. n. Newell. J
G.. Pollard. w. Is. Pitcher. J. G. Quarles
A. F. Rahn. r. r. Rennis. J. +. Ry-
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