The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-01-16
GREAT MEETING MARKS CLOSE
OF SECOND YEAR.

The second annual meeting of the
Yates Branch of the Young Women's
Christian association held on Thurs
day evening January Z, 1915, in the
Auditorium of Sumner High school
eclipsed anything that has been held
by the association. The crowd which
gathered early was large and repre-
sentative. Prominent among the
auditors was Mrs. Eddy, mother of
Sherwood Eddy noted religious lead
er. Mrs. Ann Scruggs conducted
spirited devotional exercises which
included the invocation by the Rev.
D. A. Holmes Scripture lesson by
Mrs. Scruggs and congregational sing
ing of Coronation and Come Thou AL
mighty King with Miss Jessie Ewing
as accompanist. Mrs. F. X. Doug
lass president of the board of manage
ment was the presiding genius and
the program was Carried out as fol-
lows: Reading minutes of first annual
meeting by Mrs. Dorsey Green, rec
ording recretary; report of the treas
urer, Mrs. j. n. Freeman; report of
the general secretary, Lydia c. Smith
Instrumental solo by Miss Jessie
Ewing; address by Miss Mildred c.
Mitchell general secretary Central Y.
NJ. c. A.; vocal solo by Miss Effie T.
Grant instructor in voice culture at
Western university and at the Yates
Y. NJ. C. A. Address by Mrs. Kathryn
Willard Eddy president of the Central
Y. NJ. C. A.; rendition of three num-
bers by the Gym girls" of the high
school group Each number was lib
orally applauded. The report of the
nominating committee was given by
Mrs. w. P. Mimms of the committee
instead of Miss S. A. Chinn who was
too ill to be in attendance. 1t recon-
mended the reelection of the five
members whose terms expired and
Mrs. Belle Hyde was elected for a
period of two years to filled an uneX-
pired vacancy. The five members re-
elected for a term of three years are: :
Mrs. Dorsey Green, Mrs. ]. H. Clay
bourne, Mrs. d. F. Harris, Mrs. Ann
Scruggs and Mrs. S. C. Jones COM
nleting 10 members of the board for
this year. The report of the treas
urer showed: receipts sS55.27; expen-
ditures, $S43.1S. Malance December
81, Sl209.
The reports further showed that in
the second year composed of between
ten months to close with the fiscal
year that without any income from
entertainments there was an increase
of $133.32 over the first year of twelve
months. The tale of the work for
the year in various departments and
the entire association was told in
brief by the report of the General
Secretary which can be seen on re-
quest at the office of the Yates Y. NJ.
c. A. 9TH & State. The report told Of
the three gymnasium classes one in
beauty culture and one in voice cul-
ture. 1t cited instances of good times
and relief work and announced that
the Yates branch of the Y. NJ. c. A..
wants to be of service to every woman
and girl in Kansas City and to those
coming for any reason to this city.
AAS yNNA just NiSSSu saw ihuSh iOi
which to be thankful and our vision
for larger things in the future makes
us willing to go forward trusting fully
in Him who said Not by might nor
by power; by my spirit said he Lord
of hosts Every woman, girl or boy
in the vast audience at the annual
meeting was proud of the Y. M. C. A.
and its splendid showing in both re-
ports and program. Each of those
should be booster daily for its va
ried interests-Let us thank God for
peace and good will which prevail
LYDIA C. SMITH,
General Secretary.