The Washington herald., 1913-04-05
Young W0men's Christian Associations
In Biennial Convention Next Week

The fourth biennial convention of the
Young Women's Christian Associations
OF the United States of America will be
REID In Richmond, Va, April 9-15. The
Jefferson Hotel will be headquarters for
the convention. All sessions OF the con-
Vention, with the exception of certain
sectional conferences, will be held in St
Paurs Episcopal Church.
me convention is a gathering for the
purpose of enacting legislation which will
make more effective the work of associa-
tons all over the country, and of infiu-
encirg the policies of association work
in foreign countries where American sec
retaries are placed by the foreign de-
partment
international Speakers.
The convention programme includes a
number of well-known names. The
opening address will be made by Rev.
Cornelius Woelfkin. pastor of the Fifth
Avenue Baptist Church. New York City.
Other speakers are President James G.
Is. Mcclure, of the Mccormick Theo-
logical Seminary, Chicago; Mrs. Ray
mond Robins, president of the National
Women's Trade Union League; Prof.
Graham Taylor, head OF the Chicago
School of Civics and Philanthropy; Mrs
Wallace Radcliffe, of Washington: Hon
tional Bureau of Education; Miss Ruth
Rouse, of London, travelling secretary for
the Worlds Student Christian Fedora
ton; Miss Picton-Turbervill. Miss Clarissa
Spencer, Miss Elizabeth Triton, of the
Worlds Committee, London; Miss Jessie
Field, secretary for small town and
country work.
At the first morning session the report
of the national board will be submitted
followed by addresses by Miss Grace H
Dodge, president of the national organ
ization, and Miss Mabel Crafty, the gen.
eral secretary.
The committee appointed at the last
convention to consider certain changes
in the constitution will bring reports. At
another business session three commits
sions of vital Importance to all sorts and
conditions of women will bring recon-
mendations for action at the convention.
These commissions have been considering
thrift and efficiency, religious education
and sex education.
On Thursday evening of the conven-
ton there will be a reception given to all
delegates at the Hotel Jefferson. Mem
bers OF the national board will receive.
Outdoor Pageant.
Active preparations are being made by
the local association of this city. to
participate in the convention. Not only
will there be a large delegation from this
city to the conference. but a number of
the association members of this city will
participate in the great pageant which
is 10 be held At Joseph Bryan Park Sat
urday afternoon. This outdoor pageant
was written for this occasion By means
of its opening professional of nearly one
thousand young women representing
every association affiliated with the ma
tional board; by episodes symbolizing the
outstanding features of association work |
its spirit and its influences and by care
fully planned effects Of color costume
and music, will be the most picturesque
feature of the week. 1t will attract far |
wider attention than in Richmond alone, |
as it is the first national pageant ever
given-significant in that various parts |
have been assigned to no less than thir- |
teen associations as widely scattered as
Cleveland. Ohio, and Lynchburg, Va, |
who will come together at the conven- |
ton for but one rehearsal The pageant
will be directed by Miss Lolita Clark, |
secretary of the national pageant COM
mittee recently organized in Boston.
Washingtonians who will take part in |
the pageant as well as the conference |
are Misses Migonette Buckingham, |
Florence Buckingham, Anna Bigeow, |
Mildred Chancellor, Dorcas Clark, Vivian |
Carlson, Katherine Baird. Harmonic |
Earmon, Rhea Fulghum, Nellie Ford, |
Estella Nj. Gartrell, Alice Deal, Julia |
Hoge, Lille V. Imhoff, Annica Johnston, |
Anna johnson, Esther Lnkins, Z. Grace |
Miller, Minnie Myers. Mary McKeever, |
Ruth Merrill. Lillian Krause. Mary How |
arth, Anna Herdina, Ida Johnson. Louie |
Dale Leeds Margaret Ourand. Susan NJ |
Slye. Dellet, Mary Smith, Ethel Tracy 4
May Wright, Mary Tate, Mabel Thur |
ston. Estelle Foster and Bess M. Hoge |
The Womens Christian Association |
will send Mrs. William ]. Flather as the /
delegate from the District of Columbia |
Mrs Flatner will leave here next We'd