South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-01-10
GROWTH SHOWN IN
ANNUAL REPORTS
Young WOmen'S Christian AS
ISOLATION Now Has 1,403
Members, According to An
nounCement at Meeting.

Growth in membership, in the an
nual budget and in activities has
marked the past year at the Y. w. G.
a. as indicated in the reports Of Off
GERS and secretaries at the annual
meeting of the Young Woman's
Christian association at the associa-
ton building Thursday evening. Fol-
lowing the banquet which took place
in the gymnasium at Z o'clock, the
reports were presented and twelve di-
rectors were elected for terms Of
three years. Social features which
followed the business meeting were
musical numbers and a farce Car
roty Nell" presented by the members
of the dramatic club under the direc-
ton of Miss Jane White. An exhibit
OF DaSketry and embroidery was also
a feature.
A general report covering all de-
partmentS OF the association was pre-
scented by Miss Helen Carpenter. gen.
eral secretary; Miss Mary Mccoy,
physical director; Miss Frances l..
Toy, assistant extension secretary;
Mrs. James A. Award, cafeteria man
ager. and Miss Margaret Van Fleet.
religious secretary, gave reports OF
their respective departments, and
Mrs. ]. G. Paxson, treasurer, gave the
financial report.
Directors Elected.
Mrs. d. NJ. r. Weeks was the only
new director elected. The Otner i
VINO were reelected are, Mesuames
a. IL. Stephenson, K. ii. Badet, Z. A.
Loring, Albert Myers, j. e. PaXson, b.
A. Birdsen, h. w. Taylor and Misses
Anna Stanfield, Charlotte Partridge,
Ella Learn and Maude Heath.
The buffet supper was served In
the gymnasium which was gayly dec
GRATED in RED and green. A beautiful
ly decorated table occupied the center
OF the hail and the guests were
grouped about the room in congenial
parties.
The playlet which was a delightful
feature of the occasion was a lively
reproduction of a rebellion in an or
phans' home. "Carrotty Nell" part
taken by Mrs. Roy Graves schemes
TO rid the house for a DAY of matrOn
and hOusekeeper and, disguised as the
matron, she meets the charitably in
clined individuals who persist in pre-
senting the children with hymn books
and other gifts not especially appeal
ing to children. She asks the visitors
TO remain and sing for some lunatlcs
who she said were to visit the home.
They consented, and the orphans, dis
guised as lunatics lead the visitors
merry chase.
Parts Well Taken.
The part of the matron was taken
by Miss Ruth Chamberlain and of
the housekeeper by Miss Wood; Hebe
the maid, Miss Alice Ecker; orphans,
Miss Esther Fulton, Miss Budd, and
Miss Vera Fisher; patrons of the
home, Miss Van Vackter, Miss Lillian
Martin and Miss Baker; Mrs. Cart
wright Mrs George +. Miltenberger;
Beth, her daughter, Miss Katherine
Fricke
Preceding the playIet, Miss Irene
Johnson sang two plasing numbers
and Miss Esther Fulton played.
The present membership of the in
stitution is 1,403 which exceeds the
last highest mbership, that of 1910
by $50. The appropriation of $1,000
additional To the annual budget par
italy covers the salaries of the new
Bible secretary and the new assistant
extension secretary, helpers made
ne cessary through the growth in the
activities of the institution following
the Billy SUNDAY campaign. The
close of the campaign saw the organ
ization Of 100 Bible classes which has
varied since from 70 to 50 with an
average enrolment of 1920.
The cafeteria department also
shows a splendid increase in business,
the number Of meals served the past
year being 1922 as compared with
6S4S4 last year. The number OF
meetings held in factories was in
creased from 1916 to 356 and the total
attendance at these meetings increas-
Cd from $500 TO 23,241.
The board Of directors will hold
meeting Thursday morning at the Y.
". c. 4. to elect officers for the year.