Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-01-31
General Secretary Submits the
Facts Covering Four-foId
Purpose of Organization

In submitting her report at the an
nual meeting Of the Young Women
Christian Association Thursday even
ing, general secretary Of the organi-
I Zation, pointed out that during the
past II months increased work has
! been done toward fulfilling the four
fold purpose of the association. Her
report was one of encouragement and
| interest and was in part as follows:
Your general secretary is gratified
to present to you her report for the
year 1913, survey Of the present con-
dition Of the work Of the association
as a whole. In all great movements
there is the danger of a lack of COM
! prehens:on in the breadth and scope
Of the work to be attempted. The
organization represented here tonight
has the great responsibility of the de-
| velopment Of womanhood; the respon-
, sibility of solving such problems as
the social betterment Of young wo-
men; the responsibility of awakening
the desire for greater mental effici-
ency, as we'll as the desire for the
best physical development and, great
est of all, the responsibility CT pre-
senting the Christ life in it's right
! light as the source of all joy and hap
niness in girls life. This fourfold
! purpose of the Young Women's Chris
tian Association is known to all, but
! perhaps at this time we can sound a
greater keynote than even the four
/ fold development of each girl for her.
self alone"
Taking up the matter of commit
tee work, Miss Ericsson said:
The finance committee is one of
the most important and the service
given on 1t is service which brings its
reward in knowing that only so far as
the association is able to meet its f.
nancial obligations creditably can sue
cess be secured along other lines. The
association has done that this last
year. 1t has been interesting to see,
In closing the books for the year, that
1t has been possible to meet our obli-
cations even though our actual sub
scriptions for the year have been only
1880 while the budget called for
$3001 SO, which amount was based on
preceding years necessary subserip-
tions to, cover old debts. The est
mated receipts for the year were
$1050; the actual receipts s1602.
The increase in our membership
is largely due to the untiring efforts
of the committee in charge. On April
i, 1872, the paid-up membership was
220; on. January I, 1913, it had in.
creased to 760s and our present mem
bership is 7S4. The general secretary
has had working with her on the Sec
retarial force three departmental sec
retaries and fol. part Of the year
one Office secretary. The physical di-
rector and the economical secretary
have already been introduced to you.
Il wish to call your attention to the
fact that In November, 1912, the
boarding department of the associa-
/ ton for the first time in its history
more than covered expenses. Since
then each month has shown a surplus
of receipts even though additional
equipment has been added during the
month.
'sWhat a responsibility rests upon
us to plan educational advantages
which shall develop the mental ca
pacity Of the girls of the city. When
girl leaves school, the Y. w: C.. A. |
should stand ready to welcome her
into some class which shall demand |
further study no matter whether she
has finished the grades, high school
or college. The local class work is !
showing an advance not only in the |
class enrolment but in the fact that !
the girls of Honolulu are beginning
to know that our organization offers |
an opportunity to take up new stud |
les or to continue lines of study al |
ready begun.
The cooperation of the social COM
mittee along the social lines has re-
suited in creating honey feeling
at the Homestead, and the girl away
from home knows what that means. |
To be able to make the girl away
from home at such holidays as Christ
mas, Thanksgiving, birthday, etc, |
nearly forget that little lonesome I
feeling is going to keep away many
temptations.
I'VE have touched upon the physi- !
cal, the intellectual and the social
work of the association and now we
come to the fourth purpose-the spir-
itual need. We often wonder if it is T!
ever possible to make fair report of !
the work done along this line, for |
when numbers are given they do not,
after all, tell of the actual good done |
We have tried to promote Bible study !