Evening star., 1915-12-01
NATIONAL Y.W.C.A. WORK
At PANAMA EXPOSITION
Theme Of Address by Miss Florence
M. Brown Before Local Or
ganization.
Activities of Washington Chapter.
Tenth Anniversary to Be Celebrat-
ed Friday, December 10.

| grounds of the Panama-Pacific Expo
sition" was the subject of an address
| delivered this morning by Miss Flor
ence NJ Brown. general secretary of the
local association, before the Chevy
| Chase Chapter of the Y. W. C. A, the
| members meeting as the guests of Mrs.
c. I. Corby at her country home in that
suburb. Miss Brown told how the ma
tional work of the organization at the
eXpositions both at San Francisco and
San Diego. won recognition through
| out the United States and how, on
| May IS, the official bronze medal au-
thorized by those in charge OF the for
| mer was presented to the San Fran
cisco y. W. c. A.
Compliments the Organization.
The exposition management feels
that 1t is extremely fortunate in hav-
| ing the Y. ". c. A. here" said one of
| the officials. The value of the work.
| from our viewpoint, cannot be meas
ured, and our appreciation Of all that
| you are doing cannot be put into
words"
| A brief compilation Of the various
| things accomplished by the exposition
associations includes: Five hundred
and eighty-six secured rooms through
our list of investigated places: 5lS
| girls placed in Positions. 10,330, women
| used couches in restroom; many
emergencies. such as securing legal
| aid, railroad transportation. medical
and hospital care, friendly advice and
| interest, s594.30 drawn from emergen-
| cy fund for pressing cases, and a
daily average of 3,13l meals served In
cafeteria.
Following Miss Browns address the
guests enjoyed an organ recital
Miss Eliza Butler. sister of the
president of Columbia University, Will
reach Washington December 4, when
she will be the guest of Mrs. Herbert
E. Day at Kendall Green. The purpose
of Miss Buffers presence in the city Is
to attend the council of Friendship
clubs, which will occur Saturday Miss
Helen Hughes is chairman of the stu
dents committee.
Friday, at 8 pm. the Y. W. c. A. Sun
day Afternoon Bible Glass will give
a social at the association, 619 14th
street northwest. All women are tn
vited. but special invitation is ex-
tended to trained nurses, homekeepers,
whose duties prevent their attendance
at Sunday school, and to Sunday school
teachers, who have no teachers train
ing course provided in their churches.
Anniversary Observance.
The tenth birthday anniversary of the
local Y. w. C. A. will be observed FRI
day, December 10; at pm, at whioh
time a pageant will be presented at
st. Paurs Lutheran Church, 11th and H
streets. The committee having charge
of the celebration consists of Mrs. F.
G. Wilkins. chairman; Mrs. William
Hamilton Bayly, DR.. Ada Thomas, Miss
Estelle Foster, Miss Frances Chicken
ing.
The progress of the local Y. w. C. A.
work during the past ten years will be
presented in pageant form, in which
the many activities, such as girls
work, educa ton and religious work,
high school work and choral club will
be shown. DIR. Ada Thomas will make
"a brief address. her topic being High
Lights" The temporary president of
the Washington Y. w. c. A. immedi-
ately upon its organization. was the
late Mrs. J. Ellen Foster, who for many
national womens movements. Mrs
Foster was succeeded by Mrs. Julia
Bodfsh, who became the first president
of the Y. w. c. A. Miss Anna D. Cas-
ler was for eight months general sec
retary of the new organization. Imme-
diately following her departure was a
period during which there was no sec
retary. Miss Brown, the present gen
eral secretary. has been the executive
head of the local Y. W. C. A. for the
past nine years. During this period the
association has occupied quarters in
three different locations. the last being
in the Federal Bank building. Property
at the corner of 18th and I streets has
been obtained. and this will be the site
of the permanent Y. w. c. A.