The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-07


Young Woman's Christian Association
held it's regular monthly meeting yes
terday in the directors rooms, with
eighteen present, Mrs. T. r. Board
presiding. Miss Martha Hornish pre-
scented in detail the progress OF the
work to lift the debt from the build
ing, which when it is lifted, win
bring to the association, an endow-
ment.
Mrs. Board having been absent
from the city during the month, gave
no report except to speak OF her Visit
to the national Y. w. c. A. headquar-
tiers in New York.
Miss Dinsdale, the general secre-
tary, gave the monthly report OF the
association activities. The statistics
given in her report were:
Memberships received during the
month .............. 10
Number in attendance at commit
tee meetings ..........1 so
Number of social occasions
Number in attendance at social
affairs .......... .......... .lo9
Number of vesper services held
Number in attendance ...........1 SO
attendance at Mission Fest .....27S
Number of Bible classes ..."... 3
Attendance at Bible classes. "a
Number of educational classes.
Attendance at educational, classes so
Number Of club meetings
Attendance at club meetings 80. 65
Number of junior meetings .j..... 4
attendance at junior meetings. ESQ
Number Of outside organizations
using building .......: II
Number of times used by outside
organizations ...... ~
Number of books taken from the
Association library ............ "a
Miss Dinsdale outlined some plans
for the activities CT the association
during the summer months.
Some Committee Reports.
Miss Eta Ayres reported the fol-
lowing new members: Miss Anna
Newell, Miss Imogine Stice, Miss Ra-
chel John, Miss Nicola, Ribyn, Miss
Violet Bode, Miss Margaret Meyers,
Miss Ccrrine Weber, Miss Florence
Du Pre-, Mrs. Emma Majors, Miss
Mary Baldwin, Miss Ruth Messenger,
Mrs. w. Holmes, Miss Aurelia He'd
ricks.
| Mrs. R. F. Meinburg reported that
2,461 meals had been served in the
cafeteria, with an average daily at
tendance Of 81. The cafeteria last
month paid into the general fund, $50.
Miss Green, the new cafeteria direc-
tor, is giving excellent satisfaction.
Mrs John P. Hornish, reporting for
the social committee, referred to
cleaning mixture, which tho commit
! tee has for sale, the proceeds to be
applied on the building debt.
Miss Nutting reported for the gym
nasillm committee and said the total
attendance in the forty classes had
been 77G. 292 had taken advantage or
the privileges Of roller skating and
42O had attended the basket ball
games. Sixty-siX hours OF work had
been given the physical director to
the classes. The board gave permits
sion for holding roller skating parties
to which boys may be invited. The
department will give this month, the
pageant "The Ministering OF the
Gift"
Miss Pence reported that the Up
streamers, through their amateur
iplay, had made $15.43. Ten dollars OF
1t was used to buy materials with
which to sew, muslin, etc. These girls
are being taught to sew and q MAKE
their own plain clothes. 1ney are
taught sewing by Miss Gail Simpson
Miss Florence O'Brien and Miss Mary
l-allie Alberson.
Student Branch Officers
Miss Soloman reported the newl!
elected officers of the student branch
President, Miss Eva kuntzman
vice president, Miss Miriam West