Bisbee daily review., 1914-02-24

girls presented the Pageant. The Min istering of the Gift, written by young women of California and show ing in symbolic manner every phase of Association work. At its close the whole group marched in recessioEal around the pavilion, led by the Asso- ciation spirit, and the thousands of voices rang out with the orchestra m the Hymn of the Lights. which ever since has been eohoing in Associa- ton circles.
 One short homely sentence from a Ma, icnal Secretary murned into our hearts, Girls. we are just touching the edges of our work yet
 few days later was in our iNa. icnal capital We were driven hastily through the streets, had building after building Of interest pointed out 10 us. but the whole was confused tumble. Early the next morning stood at the top of Washington Mon Iment, and from that height the wor- derful beauty and symmetry of the -ity was revealed to me.
 Sos in cur work, our little street may be very small, but it must be kept clean and beautiful, for it is part of the whole. A short conference with Miss Grace Dodge, who is back of all Bisbee has ever been able to do, or can hope to do, Is one of the bright memories of the Mount of Vision.
 The next mountain is the Mount of Reality. In June a group of young girls was taken to the Huachuca Mountains, and this week close to the heart of nature. climbing over stones, finding glimpses of hidden beauty With now and then a mountain tcp view. may typify the years work here.
 There Is the constant struggle ln make one dollar do the work of two the dividing of our time that girls' home. social, educational and religious work shall all have their just portioh'
 The boarding department was dig continued Sept. 1, but the house has been kept filled to overflowing with business girls, school girls, teachers nurses. and transients. During the wear there have been no fewer than eigtt occasions when girls have been committed to our care temporarily by officers, because there is no ether plaee in the city where they can De | taken. Twice in the wee small hours nave our doors opened fer such an me. Facetiously our home Is calied inc old Maids Asylum, but at least three of our own girls have taken marriage vows during the year. anu twiet has your secretary been ca,led on to chapercne weddings Tor sir's who were strangers in the city.
 Educational work has been carrleu on to a greater extent tran last year as the following average class a'' tendance will show ciyics D, snakes ueare 6, Spanish 6, University FIX tension Work 23.
 Among the girls there have been five clubs: the Camp Fire Girls, Blue birds. Glover Club, and two eiups a' Jewell led by our Association ladies ,hruah not directly connected with
 if The associations ten weeks course of Bible study had an average attendance of twelve, while irregu'a' vesper and song services have been attended by twenty Co,
 Our membership Is larger thah 'oa several years, the standing feoruais ers, in actual paid up members pelns
 u,niors 5s Active li6 Associate 'o' Sns,a,ning 60. For these last we are esnseially grateful. Total membership ssY with total receipts for member @ our support from the city has pee, ''n } much greater than last year. our eon '..' ', ,r,butions being s77s.7o as agains' $l96OO. Ia,
 Our indebtedness is still heavy pu' is gradually being reduced. This brings us to our last mountain the Mount of Possibility which Mrs