New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-03-19
Y. A. BUILDINGS
TO COST 100000
Plans Under Way Include
New Homes in Several
Sections of City.
BIG GAINS MADE
BY SUBSCRIPTIONS
General Secretary Gives Report
on Years WOrk-GOt Jobs
for 1891 Girls.

Times may be hard, but the Young
Women's Christian Association is not
afraid to spend its money. More than
81 ,OO0, 900 is involved in the plans out
lined yesterday by Mrs. James S. Cush-
man, president Of the New York or
ganization, at the meeting Of the met,
ropolitan committee, at the National
Board Building, 800 Lexington Avenue.
The plans are for buildings which are
10 be erected without delay. one on the
southwest corner of Flfty-third Street
and Lexington Avenue, one on the
southeast corner of Lenox Avenue and
l24th Street and one on Forty-hfth
Street, east Of Lexington Avenue.
These are the first fruits of the
strenuous campaign for funds which
the Young Women's Christian Associa-
ton conducted. Mrs. Cushman said
Yesterday that the subscriptions on the
81 900 900 are coming in much better
and faster than anybody expected.
Foundation work has already started
on the Central Branch building, at
Fifty-third Street and Lexington Ave
nue." she said. "The plot and the
building together will cost s6OO,OOo.
The Harlem building, on l24th street
means an outlay of 100000. The as
ISOLATION headquarters we have up
there now will be converted into a
boarding home for girls. The building
on Forty-fifth Street, which is to cost
100000 will be a club for nurses, ike
the Central Club for Nurses, on Ihirty'
fourth Street, only larger and more
modern.
ave have had an investigating COM
mittee busy for months studying the
conditions and needs and wants Oh
working girls, that we may know no"
they want TO live. The end OF this year
, will see us in touch with huge num-
her of these girls, for besides the
structures the association Is erecting
it has recently acquired the properly
known as the West Side Neighborhood
House, at Fiftieth Street and Ienth
Avenue, consisting of five story oulld
ING and two smaller buildings ana al
inclosed yard for games
Miss Cora L. latham, the genera
secretary, gave report or the las,
( wears work. The total membership Of
the New York City association Is no"
I 1872. she said, and its operating eX
penses for 1914 were s336,023:94.
an 1914" she said, al ,96l girls have
STAYED either transently or perma
nentlv in some one of the sever
| branches which provide living accom-
modations. Positions were found 10
| 1891 girls. and 3,743 workers sough
: jobs through us.
in all there were 1926 young won
on who took courses in forty-tive dif
/ ferent subjects The gymnasium de
partment has been hampered by Iaei
/ of sufficient equipment"
The association will open a SWIM
ming pool this summer. and expects U
have two more shortly. A houseooa
at Port Washington, summer camps
groups for the study OF civic matter
and a fund to support secretaries II
China and Japan are some OF the iea'
ures mentioned by Miss latham.
Those who read reports yesterday
besides Mrs Cushman and MISS LAT
ham. were Emily B. Wilson and MIS-
Sarah o. Wells, of the Central Branch
/ Mrs. l.. c. Mastick, Of the Harlem
Branch: Mrs. W. B. Rossiter, Of tn
, West Side Branch; Miss Maria Wins
and Miss Laura Parker, of the Bron'
Branch. and Miss Bertha Tlssot, MRS
Il. s. Ransom, Miss Edith l.. yardine
/ Mrs. Nathaniel B. Potter, Mrs. Stepihef
| Baker and Mrs. William Fellowes Nor
gan, for the Recreation Centre.
This was the second annual meeting
of the metropolitan committee.