The Hawaiian gazette., 1912-12-20
FORGING AHEAD
IN GREAT WORK
Committees of Y. w. C. A. Pre-
pairing Budget for the An
nuaI Meeting.

In quiet and inconspicuous way the
Young Women s Christian Association
has been forging ahead, gradually add
ing committees and broadening its work.
Today the local association, with nine
teen working committees, is carrying on
work included in Y. w. G.. A. activities.
The executive committee, of which
Mrs. l.. Tenney Peck IS the chairman,
Is composed of the officers of the asso-
citation, the chairman of the finance
committee and one member chosen by
the president and approved by the
board of directors This committee
holds meetings in the interim of board
meetings and is invested with the pow
ers of the board, with the exception of
| reversing any action of the directors or
expending money without the approval
OF that body.
! The duties of the finance committee
are to prepare yearly budget on esti.
mated receipts and expenditures, which
! shall be based upon individual budgets
| submitted by the various committees.
This will then be presented to the board
! of directors at their annual meeting the
first of the year. AN bills are to be
audited by this committee and the mem.
! bers are to devise and carry into exc
cution plans for raising money.
Adequate housing for the work Of
! the association is the duty of the build
| ing committee and for the provision
/ and maintenance, furnishing and neces-
sary care of all buildings, except
those which it delegates to other com
mitees.
The lunch and noon rest committee
is formed to make provision for the
furnishing of lunch and suitable oppor-
tunity of rest for women, while the
boarding home committee was organ
Ized to provide a suitable home for
young women.
One of the most helpful committees,
particularly for young women, is the
board and room directory, which inves-
tigates the character and conduct
OF all rooms and boarding places.
The employment committee, which
has no chairman at present. was form
ed to assist girls and women in secur
ing employment and to gather infor.
nation in regard to employment suit
able for women and girls. Mrs. Bah
bitt is chairman of the membership
committee. which keeps a complete list
of all members and has charge of al
matters concerning membership.
The religious committee shall devise
means for holding the association tc
its ultimate purpose through carefully
organized courses for Bible study, re
ligious meetings and personal work.
The providing of books, newspaper.
and periodicals is the duty of the Ii
brary committee and also to work IN
close cooperation with the educationa
committee.
Mrs. u. Thompson is chairman of the
social committee and all the social life
of the association depends upon this
committee, whose duty it is to cult
yate the social life of all the depart
ments; and its ultimate responsibility
shall be 10 create a social atmosphere
that shall permeate the entire associa
ton.
The hygiene and physical education
committee, Mrs. Wadman chairman
must present high standards of the
physical and moral health of all young
women, ideals for a perfect physical de
velopment and shall devise means fol
the accomplishment of these ideali
through such agencies MS the gymna
stun, playground and swimming tank.