The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-15
GLOWING REPORTS
MADE At ANNUAL
MEETING OF Y.W.C.A.
Building Is Cleared of Debt
and All Departments Are
Well Established-Di-
rectOrs Elected

According to the report. OF Mrs May
belle s. Cecil, general secretary of the
Young Womens Christian association,
the building is now out of oebt and the
financial problems of the institution have
been in a great measure solved The
current fund has increased to $4,000 ard
will be nearly $4,000 this ycar through
the addition of another branch.
Mrs Cecil made her report at the an
nua meeting of the Young Women S
Christian association held Tuesday night
at the association building. Other re-
ports of an encouraging na.rIe e were re-
ceived showing the organization to be
in a nourishing condition.
The following directors were elected FIR
the coming year: Mrs. Henry Badham
Mrs. s. j. Bowie, Mrs. Jack Bowroe,
Mrs. James Bowron, Mrs. l.. C. Brans-
comb Mrs. John Cartwright, Mrs. NJ.
S. Cecil, Mrs John Chisolm, Mrs c.
r. DeShazo. Mrs. F. f. Davidson, Mrs.
G. ID. Elford, Mrs. e. F. Enslen, Mrs.
A. II. Ford, Mrs. Robert Jemison, Jr.
Mrs. Joseph johnson, Mrs. Jonn w. Kaul,
Mrs. G.. Il. Mccormack, Mrs. Joseph Nc
Lester. Mrs. $. p. Moore Mrs. r. s.
Munger. Mrs. Frank Nelson, Mrs. Mer-
rill Northington. Mrs. Walker Percy,
Mrs. C. p Orr, Mrs. C. T. Randall, Mr..
Hubert Scruggs, Mrs. T. O. Smith, Mr.
John Weakley Mrs. Mortimer Williams
and Miss A. l.. Williams The newly
elected directors will meet next Tues
day night and elect officers.
Mrs. CeciPs Report
The report of Mrs. Cecil was very OPP
timistic and showed great progress in
the work 1t was in part as follows:
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without one penny but with faith in God
and building for His glory we were as
sured of the consummation which We
realize here this evening-a well equipped
and well established work The bull1-
ing is out of debt and the current fund
having increased from $4,000 a year to,
$4,000, and because of the addition of
another branch, it will be nearer $4,000
this year.
I'VE have the building out f debt. the
budget increasing year by year. and all
departments of the work steadily al-
vancing. The religious work, the ex-
tension work, the travellers aid, the
board department, the social activity
the educational work, the physical de-
partment, the tea room-all show de-
velopment.
I'VE have endeavored to spiritualize
the whole ard with the vespers the
year round. with the downtown Sun
day meeting. with the special Bible
study by Miss Millar of Moody insti-
tute in the spring, with meeting this
fall led by the following: Mrs Joseph
McLester. Mrs. S. =. Moore, Orrin Ma
gill of the international committee, Y.
NJ. c. A.; Prof o. ID. Wanamalxer of
tine Alabama Polytechnic institute, DR..
Stanley Krebs of Swarthmore Pa
Charles A. Brown of the high school,
Burr Blackburn of the Boys club, DR..
a l1,.... n -
with mission lectures and study classes
we feel our entire young womanhood
has been lifted heavenward."
Financial Report
Finances for the year are shown in
the report of the treasurer, Mrs. John
ID. Weakley. 1t is as follows:
General administration: Expenses
$2042. As: receipts, s369S. 40. Boarding de-
partment: Expenses, S774S.19; receipts,
SS742.71. Tea room: Expenses, s572143;
receipts. s49SS.60. Physical depart
ment: Expenses. s3S57.79 receipts.
s25442S. Membership: Expenses.
s1211.45; receipts. s6.55. Religious: Ex-
penses, ss3.47; receipts. S9SS.05. Edu-
cational: Expenses, s65.5S: receipts,
s74.9S. Extension; Expenses. s35s.9O: re-
ceipts. s271.09. Social: Expenses, S6.40;
receipts, s12.95. Building fund: Ex-
penses, s526.70. Cash on hand Ex-
peHStS, Sfzb. IOldl. Expenses. S3ut-
62e.65: receipts, s3O.626.65.
The report of the treasurer of the
building fund is as follows:
Balance last annual report. January
Is, 1913, $500; receipts, $25, 394.50 to
tai. s25. 5.432.53. Disbursements, $23,-
12L46; balance report January / 3, 1914,
10y; amount sS1,167; collected, $23,-
676.75; uncollected, $7490.25.
Reports were also received from the
travellers aid committee OF which Mrs.
Henry Badham is chairman, and the oea
room committee of which Mrs. r.
S. Munger is chairman. The travellers
aid has helped 2O24 people at the Ter
minal station. The assistance rendered
is directing ladies travelling alone to
hotels, locating friends and relatives.
money raised for tickets, positions Sc
cured and the infirm cared for.
The report of the tea room commit
tee shows that 32,947 meals have been
served since July 2S. Luncheon tickets
have been given to girls needing the
concession at cents" says the report.
This has been made possible by cer-
tain ladies' paying the remainder due on
the ticket. So far $20 has been donated
by individuals to this and there are 500
tickets out"