The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-15
BUSINESS MEN TO
LUNCHAT ". c. A.
Meeting Today Preparatory
to Financial Campaign
WANT MORE MEMBERS
Fifty Young Women Discuss Plans
for Membership Campaign-Mass
Meeting of Association Men,
bers Called for Tomorrow

Today the leading business men of Bir-
mingham will lunch at the Young Wom-
ems Christian association, preparatory to
the finance campaign which win begin
next Wednesday. These men have re-
sponded to the invitation in very grati-
fving manner. Miss Henrietta Taylor Of
the national board arrives today in time
10 speak at the lunch on association work
the world over, and Miss McElroy will
speak on the work in her own territory
Some of the men of the city have prom
ised to talk on certain subjects in con-
nection with the work. Miss Edith STAN
ion of the national board, who has charge
of the bureau Of reference has arrived
and will assist in the business manage
ment of the campaign. The bureau OF
reference is a part of the secretarial de-
partment, which acts as clearing house
for association secretaries, recommending
them to local fields.
The mass meeting tomorrow for asso-
citation members in the Young Women S
Christian association living room is looked
forward TO as most enjoyable occasion.
All members are cordially invited to come
and to bring or invite their friends. All
young women of the city will be well
come.
Mrs. Mabele Sloss Cecil, general Sec
retary of the Young Women's Christian
association, asks that, in view of the
great opportunity that will be given to
hear Miss Taylor. who has visited every
mission station in the world, the menu
bers of all the church societies meet at
the First Methodist church Monday at
3 o'clock. Miss Taylor viii. talk on home
and foreign missions as seen on several
trips around the world. She will talk on
the relation between the Young Women S
Christian association and all missions. In
other cities where Miss Taylor has given
talks on this subject she has been most
enthusiastically received, and Mrs. Cecil
hopes that all will avail themselves of
the opportunity to hear her.
Yesterday so young women were enter
tanned at the Young Women's association
for the purpose of talking over member
ship campaign in connection with the
publicity and finance campaign. Ten
leaders who have been chosen are: Miss
Mae Cowles, Miss Margaret Macpherson,
Miss Hattie Willis, Miss Myra B. Olive,
Miss Milred Walters, Miss Jessie Weaver,
Mrs. NJ j. Heisted, Miss Margaret Walk
er and Miss Ellen Wynn. The tenth
leader has not yet been appointed. These
young women will work to increase the
membership during the campaign and
will meet at the campaign headquarters
downtown in the old Berney bank where
the entire staff will report each noon
upon the progress they have made in
their work for that day, each day being
counted from noon to noon. Here all the
workers. will be served lunch. ssalz
Yesterday Miss McElroy asked of sew
eral girls, why did you join the associa-
tion?' and promptly came the replies
Il Joined the association because | felt
that my membership was contributing to
the support of the best organization in the
world" Il Joined it because l wanted a
pleasant boarding house." II Joined it
for a purely selfish reason, l thought ]
could get more for my dollar than I
could get anywhere else" At this last
question Miss McElroy asked, And did
your Indeed l did," came the reply.
Il never dreamed that 1 could get so
much for dollar as l have since have
been a member of the association. l
Joined it because believed it was the
best thing in the whole world. and
haven't changed my mind
The membership fee in the association
Is 81 a year, this membership gives the
following privileges: Use of the library;
attendance at social occasions, lectures,
musicales, entertainments of all kinds:
educational advantages, including any
association classes at reduced rates: use
of parlors to entertain all friends, inclu-
ding entertainment of her club, literary
or other society of which she may be
member; four entrances to the swimming
pool. A special membership inducement
is being offered TO all members secured
by the Young Women's membership COM
fer, Ill
dition to the 81 membership, but anyone
Joining through one of the young women
on this committee during this campaign
may pay S. for the gymnasium fee and it
will cover her membership fee for the
whole year and gymnasium privileges
up to the first OF June, when the gymna-
SUM closes This will give her two elec-
tive gymnasium classes and free access
tn the swimming pool at all times.