The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-14

the social affair given each month, and
 the annual banquet. She may he a mem-
 Der of the Y. W. c. A. chorus, If she sing.
 Each member Is sent copies of the monthly paper, Birmingham Young Women. It Is published by the associa-
 ton and is devoted to news of the \.
 w. c. A.
 Use of the tennis court and the gym na sium and membership in the chorus are membership privileges that are thor oughly enjoyed. Miss titts directs the chorus, and Miss Leona Plosser has this
 winter been instructor of a dramatic club. Mrs Robert Jemison, Jr.. is chair
 man of the social committee and there are a number of social affairs given
 beside the annual banquet. Along this
 line. the Y. W. C. A. organized the first Camp Fire Girls in Birmingham, severai years ago, and there are innumerable in formal affairs and larger entertainments given for the Y. W. C. A. believes thas play Is as necessary as work and study The banquet Is the time when one years work is reviewed and another Is begun. It was to have been given this year on January 22 but was abandoned upon the death of Mrs. Taylor.
 Religious Department It was she who was director of the re- ligious department, and that department is one of the most influential features of the associa ton. It has been described by some one thus: Religion in some places and with some people seems an adjunct something separate, and non-es- sential to every day living, nnt at the Y. W. c. A it is different. There 1t is real and essential and gives girl feeling that her religion, or her Chris tianity. is vital part of her. something she can depend upon. one of her strong supports and her treasures" This is true. The atmosphere at the Y. W. C. A. | Is so deeply and finely Christian and there Is such a sincere religious in- | fuence that one cannot but feel that such true Christian faith as Is ex pressed there is vital part of every day lifing.
 Much is accomplished in this de- partment and far-reaching indeed are | the results from the association that | Is practiced in the religious depart l ment. The prayer room at the Y. w. C.. | A is a small chapel seating 50 people, end in that quiet room is carried oil | much of the formal religious work and | study. Then in Miss ~Sandlins office 1t has been the custom of a small group of girls to meet with her early in the l evening once week in .covenant of i prayer and for conference on the needs of girls. Miss Sandlin is teaching "Wednesday evening study class in Old Testament history. a course that is of especial interest to one who is fond of the dramatic. She Is very capable in 1 this work well as in the varied ] work of general secretary and is one of the very few who could conduct the 1 institution so successfully.
 1 Miss Minnie Kennedy began In De- cember a class in Christian iunaa- ! mentals, giving series of thoughtful lectures on Christian growth, prayer, | immortality and kindred subjects close a1at tal to riefi ix-ip
 l Dr. Foster has been teaching a class on Thursday morning in the book of Romans.
 Miss Rosa Strickland, who is dear l to scores of girls with whom she has been associated in the normal classes | of the literary schools and in church circles, has beene giving a series of vesper talks on Friday evenings. l Mrs. w. W. Bussey has charge of the department of mission study
 courses and leads a large class of
 young women. With this mission work l the personal service in the care of Mrs | Branscombe and Bible study with Mrs | s. P. Moore, 1t Is the hope of the re-
 ligious department to extend Bible | study into all parts of the city where l definite Bible work is not done through the Sunday schools or by other agen- cies, to put in motion a great effort 1 of individual work for individuals and | to Keep al1N6 interest Tn nlSslOnS ana | to increase knowledge of aN home and | foreigns work. This earnest work to share with others the influence and uplift that is theirs through the relig
 ious work is perhaps the most impress
 sive evidence of what the religious de- rartment is and of what 1t means to
 and for those who are associated in it..
 Other Committees
 Committees that are self explanatory 1 of bae or1x l in keeping the affairs of the Young | Women's Christian association in or l der are the finance committee of which
 Mrs. A. J. Bowron is chairman: the em- l ployment committee, Mrs. F. F. Enslen.
 chairman; the publicity committee, Mrs. | Frank Nabers. chairman; and the mem
 bership committee. Mrs s. J. Bowie l chairman.
 The travellers aid committed with 1 Mrs. Henry Badham, chairman, might be included in extension work. Through this committee the Y. w. c. A. em- l ploys three secretaries to care for all | travellers at the railroad stations, Miss I Kate Booker at the Louisville and 1 Nashville station and Mrs. Helen Wal pole and Mrs. Leroy Holt at the Ter 1 minal These secretaries are paid by 1 the Y. w. c. A., assisted by the Ter minal company, and are on duty to meet all trains and to see that all l travellers, particularly young women 1 and girls travelling alone are cared l for in whatever way be necessary. In 1 1914 these secretaries assisted in some l special way 15.S93 people at the Ter
 minal and Louisville and Nashville. The provident fund committee, of
 which Mrs. Joseph Johnston is chair
 man-there Is a long story there. To the outsider the story of the girl who is working to support herself is com- | monplace enough, but to the individual l girl the question of making ends meet | is very vital matter. It Is there that this provident fund committee lends u hand to help. It was used last year
 to assist, financially, 12 girls.
 Educational Committees Plans The educational department is one that plans to extend it's work consid- l erably. It was hoped to have short
 hand and typewriting taught in evening classes this winter. but on account of the expense of getting the course es- ltablished this plan had to be abandoned. Mrs. James Bowron, with the commit tee of which she Is chairman. Is work ing on these plans and is hoping that ] 1t will not be long before varied busi- ness and literary courses may be of- fercd. with a teacher for any subject which four or more young women may want to study. There have been for sometime classes in art manicuring. both for those who want to make q profession of this and for those who ] want lessons in the care of their own
 hands, and in other subjects, but text book study, business courses and classes
 in millinery, dressmaking, sewing. cook ing and whatever may be wanted are anttcipatAd,