The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-16


Shook, Oscar w. Turner, Erskine Ram
say, Murray Brown, Culpepper Exum.
Walker Percy, John NJ. Cartwright, John
kaui and Frank w. Crockard, an chair
men of committees. The ehairmen of
the 10 womens committees are:
Mrs. James Bowron, general chair
man; Mrs. John Cartwright, Mrs.
Robert Jemison. Jr., Mrs Walk
er Percy, Mrs. A. II. Ford. Mrs r..
$. Munger, Mrs Nelson Mrs. r. o. smith,
Mrs. G. t. Randall Mrs S. r. Moore
and Mrs. C. p. Orr.
Mr.. Bowie told of the membership cam
paign being waged by the young women
themselves and said it was believed that
they would get 1000 new members during
the campaign. Il cannot imagine a nob-
Ter service than these women are doing, =
ne said, and the cost all we men of
birmingham can say is we are with You
to help carry on this great work in
which you are engaged"
He then introduced Miss Taylor OF the
national board, who spoke on the world
wide work. Miss Taylor has made eight
trips around the world. She said that
the last business mems lunch she at
tended was when the business men of San
francisco invited some of the Y w. c.
A. national board officers to lunch in
their city for the purpose of conferring
on what could be done at the Panama
| exposition for the women of all countries
who would visit It, One Of the women
mentioned the fact that Miss Taylor was
about to start on round the world tour.
| These men made Miss Taylor their spe-
eial representative to talk on the exposi-
tion in foreign lands through the Y. W.
c. A. organization
! Miss Taylor told how Count OlSumu
of Japan called a meeting of the bus
mess men of Japan and invited the
National Y. W. c. A. secretary to tell
them what the Y. w. c. A. would mean
to their city He said III you women
could help in solving the housing
problem in Japan you would do as
much for our country as the Y. w
Z. a. did during the war" She told
| how the government OF India had given
a grant of land to Calcutta in order
that Y. w. c. A. might be started
and physical training for women intro
duced because child motherhood SO
weakened the physical life of the coun
try that only physical training could
| strengthen 1t. In Canton, Miss Taylor
said, the president of the Canton Chris
| tian college said 1--WE need more
schools, better hospitals, but what we
need most Is the Y w. G. A." In
Buenos Ayres. the bishop of the Falk-
| land islands said when women come
to us from any nation with any need
| Nt 1lNd StIu luctu lO the
! Womens Christian association and the
surprising part of it is that they never
fail u.s." Miss Taylor said she didn't
| like billboards as a rule, but there was
one billboard that she did like because
/ IL applied so we'll to association work,
and that Is the one that reads: "We've
made it good. We're depending upon
our friends to make II famous
Explains Business Management
Mrs. Cecil was then asked to tell
about the business management of the
association. She outlined the work
from the start. briefly, showing the
hard periods that they had passed
through and how so often they had
had unexpected aid when it seemed i'm
possible TO go on. She said the need
for the work had been the chief factor
in its growth and support. When the
women found that some of the sub
scriptions for the building could not be
collected and were about to cut off the
two top stories, the business men of
the city had advised them TO go ahead.
she said and at every step they had
always had the counsel of these men.
She also mentioned the active and in
terested part that the young women
| themselves have always had in the
work and that at the time of the cam
paign those young women raised $4,000
toward the building, about the same
amount that the citizens committee
raised.
Several men wanted to know the
price OF board and Mrs. Cecil said
board ranged from SO in the dormitory
to the girl who cannot afford to pay
more, to $3.50 a week for one of the
pleasant single rooms on the first floor.
She made the point that although the
work is 95 per cent self supporting, a
| l,xr.
sociation, and that last year in addi-
ton to this 80 per cent they had been
able to pay the interest on the indebt-
edness, they have not done this at the
expense of the girl but by good and
scientific management
Miss Abby Mclslroy was called upon
to speak on the work from the view
point of the girls themselves and she
related story after story of work here
in this city and elsewhere. She said the
great problem of life few years ago
was considered the young men, now 1t
Is the young women. She said that out
of the 100000 wage earning women
In America today, 100000 are living
away from home and the important
thing is to see that these young wom-
en-, many of whom are but 16 years
old, have the right kind of home pro-
vided She said she had stood outside
of factories and had heard the girls
ask each other as they passed out,
What are you going to do tonight?'
and heard the reply, "Oh. anything for
a. change" And she said as she looked
into their faces she could not help
thinking IL her life were as empty as
theirs she would say the same thing
Her Largest Contribution
She told of the young girl who gave
SO that she had saved for a new dress