South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-01-15
QUITS PRESIDENCY
OF THE !. ". c. A.
Mrs. J. B. BirdSeII Resigns Aft
er Six Years Served at Head
of ASSOCiatiOn-TO Elect
Successor Next Thursday.

Mrs. ]. 3. Birdsell has resigned the
presidency Of the Young Women
Christian association. Her resigna-
ton was announced Thursday even
ing at the annual meeting of the as
ISOLATION held at the association build
ing. Twelve directors TO act for three
years were also elected at this time
and the officers gave their reports,
which showed that the institution is in
ftourishing condition in spite of the
hard times.
Mrs. Birdsell was president of the
Y. w. c. A. for six years previous to
the administration of Mrs. r. A
Marsh. who served for five years and
then resigned to go to Washington to
live. Mrs. Birdsell was reelected a
year ago and since then has served
most efficiently and her resignation is
regretted. At a special meeting of the
board next Thursday her successor
Will be elected.
In the absence of Mrs. Birdsell, Mrs.
eral secretary; Mrs. II. w. Eldredge
who gave the cafeteria report and
Mrs. MyrOn Campbell, who gave the
report of the religious work:
c. II. Myers, first vice president, pre-
sided. The department reports were
given by Miss Helen Carpenter. gen.
Mrs. David Augustine the extension
report and Miss Maude heath, phys
zeal training.
Mrs. w. II. Shontz, representing the
nominating committee. presented the
names of the new board members:
Mrs. George Wyman, Mrs. NJ. L. Hine
Mrs w. H. Shontz. Mrs. A. P. Sibley,
Mrs. j. A. Swygart, Mrs. S. O.. Chard,
Mrs. Mary Robinson and Mrs. Frank
Warner, all of whom are merely re-
elected to serve an additional three
years, while Mrs. w. j. Keller, Miss
Hannah Auer, Miss Gertrude Oliver
and DR.. Mary owen were named for
the first time.
Served 1869 Meals.
The total number of meals served in
the cafeteria in the past year is
$500. averaging 1873 a day, the aver
age price paid per meal being Is
cents. The transient rooms in the as
SOciatiCn building have been used 631
times by S12 individuals
According TO Miss Carpenters re-
port the association now has $50 regu-
lar members: 81 sustaining members
and nine life members, making a total
of 936.
From January TO May, 1914. there
were 20 Bible classes with an aver
age weekly attendance of 1873. From
May to July 80, classes with average
weekly attendance of 342 and from
September to December Sc classes
with attendance of $50.
The extension report covers but
eight months. In that time there have
been $50 meetings held in IL factories
with a total attendance of 12,4O1.
There have been eight educational
classes for extension girls with an at
tendance of rs. The three organized
campflres have an enrolment of 81.
During the year there have been sew
en- gymnasium classes maintained to-
gether with a basketball league and
swimming class and the total enroll
ment here has been 266.
There will be a special meeting of
the executive board Tuesday morning
at the association preliminary to a
called meeting of the SO members of
the board of directors when new Off
GERS for the year will be elected. Mrs
+. H. Badet, chairman of the nomi-
mating committee presented the re-
port of the committee.