Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-11-11
Y.W.C. A. JUBILEE
PLANS ANNOUNCED
Executive Secretary Tells Con-
ference Today of Fiftieth An
nivcrsary Celebration

| Plans for a nationwide celebration |
of the Young Women's' Christian AS
ISOLATION jubilee were announced at
noon to-day by Miss Mary Johns Hop |
per, executive secretary for Delaware, |
Maryland and Pennsylvania, who is at |
tending the two days conference of
! Volunteer Workers here. The Ma
tional Board of 200 women is actively
interested. and the 973 associations of
the country will participate in the
great event celebrating the organiza-
ton of the first Y. w. G. A. in Boston
! in 1866.
Simultaneous meetings will be held
on three different dates each associa-
ton to arrange its own celebration and
have something special for every de-
partment. The idea is to interest
members anew and secure a new
membership, too.
The first rally will be held on the
nrst OF February, 1916, for all MEM
bers of the Y. w. c. A., the students
and girls of the country. Membership
banquets will prevail at this time.
On the 22d of February, historical
pageant is to be presented 1.-THE Girls
OF Yesterday and To-day" showing
the difference in the lives of the girls
OF the past and present, and the
change In methods of work in the
association during fifty years. March
g., the third date, falls on Sunday,
when religious services will be held,
with Thanksgiving, rejoicing and pray
er. Other days will include meetings
for the federations, industrial work.
ers gymnasium classes, etc.
Business Women's Club
Miss Anna NJ. Bigelow of Washing
ton, ID. C., Spoke this morning of BUS
mess Women's Clubs from q Business
Woman's Standpoint" saying that the
business women's club is one of the
most vital issues of the times, wheth-
er 1t is regarded as a part of the as
soclation movement or part
from it, There are one hundred
or more so-called business wo-
mems clubs in the Y. w. c. A. and
the ideal agreed upon at summer con-
terences for these clubs is social in
] form, Christian in purpose, education
al i'll trend, civic in action and Demo-
cratic in membership. Ideal, because
any wage earning woman, whether
professional, really and truly business,
industrial or home maker is entitled
to membership in any Business Wo-
mems Club of the association"
Plans for organized groups of bust
ness women in the association, include
| l, the study of business and profess
sional opportunities open to women,
with especial effort given to finding
OCCUPATIONS
the reach of young women. H. the
study of places of employment with
view to warning young girls just enter
ling business life of dangerous places
! for girls to work. III, Bible study with
reference to business girls problems,
the courses including Jesus Christ
and Everyday Problems" Jesus
Christ and Social Problems" Round
table discussion of topics of interest
to business women. w, Debates on
great industrial and economic sub
jects and on business women's inter-
ests. V, study of great books dealing
with such problems as the minimum
wage, organized labor, child labor, |
etc. VI, specific study of the Labor
Movement. VII, study of Parliament
tary Law Current Events, with a
series of lectures on What Every
Woman Should Know About Business
Law"
Miss Bigelow advised all associa-
tions to build for future needs of bust
ness women, and also spoke of the
danger to associations in starting
Business Womens clubs. because the
business women will insist on the as
sociation movement practicing within
| itself what it wishes business women
to stand for outside, such as living
wage and decent homes of work. Lo-
cal field and national boards will be
serve with them.
Luncheon to Presidents
Following the luncheon to presi-
dents, Miss Mary Gillette of Philadel-
phia spoke this afternoon on Co
operation in Travellers Aid Work"
The closing devotions led by the Rev.
DIR. George Edward Halves will be fol-
| lowed by a tea at which the hostess
will be the Board of Directors of the
| Harrisburg association. Presiding at
the tables will be Miss Fanny M. Eby.
Mrs. Albert NJ. Chesley, Miss Mary
Jennings and Mrs. Frank Palmer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Frank have
gone home to Pittsburgh after visiting
their son, Walter ID. Frank, in this city
for a week or two.
Miss nellie Richardson and Miss
Thelma Walters left to-day for their |
Brooklyn homes after weeks stay in |
this city with their aunt. Mrs. Rebecca |
r. White. of State street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Jordan Hall !
and son, Spencer Gilbert Hail. have !
opened their residence at Front and |
Harris streets after summering at Bow
mansdale.
Miss Lucille Goldman, of Toronto, |
Canada. is visiting her aunt, Mrs. |
Lesley Smith. of Green street, for a |
month.
Miss Ggace Darby and Miss Laura |
Darby. of Philadelphia, are visiting |
their cousins. the Misses Wilma and |
Ruth Farley, of Penn street.
Miss Dora Winston, of Richmond |
Va, is visiting her sister, Mrs. Mary |
Winston Wolff. of State street.
Mrs. J. r. Miller. 1927 North Sixth |
street. is spending several days in |
Philadelphia.