New Britain herald., 1915-04-15

complete report, covering the ac- tivities of the association during the
 past year, the election of seven new | directors and an interesting stereop- 1 ticon lecture on "World-Wide Y. W. 1 c. A. were the features of the an- nuaf meeting of the Young Women s Christian association held last eve ming at tho First Congregational
 church. The spirit of the meeting
 was one of progress.
 At a brief business meeting held at 7:15 o'clock, the chairmen of the
 various committees of the association made their reports, all of which were
 highly satisfac ctory. The following were elected directors for a term of three years: Mrs B. W. Labaree,
 Mrs. E. M. Wightman, Mrs. F. S. Cham berlain, Mrs w. c. Hungerford,
 Miss Mary E. Rogers and Mrs. II. F. Carter. Mrs. Louise Noble was chosen director to serve out Mrs. Stanley
 Goss' upeXpired term. Mrs. Goss, who was to have served until 1917, re- signed two months ago.
 General secretary's Report.
 The report of General Secretary Emma l.. Zanzinger constituted the chief part of the meeting which com- menced at S:15 o'clock. It follows:
 Another year has gone by and again We are gathered here to sum up the results of our efforts and of our four and a half years existence Since the purpose of our Young Women Christian association is fou-fold-that or meeting the physical, social, intel lectual and spiritual needs of young women, l. seemed that we might pos- sibly do our summing up by putting the different phases of our work under four heads-namely those of our pur- pose, the physical, social, intellectual and spiritual. However, try as one would these divisions absolutely re- fused to let themselves be made. So decidedly does the fourfold purpose instil itself into every department of our activities that 1t is impossible to say the religious work done has met only spiritua; needs, or the social gatherings satisfied only social needs, or the intellectual efforts not more than the intellectual needs. And to this We are sure you will all agree after taking glimpse into the life of our New Britain Young Wome S Christian association.
 Boarding Home Deficit SsS.91.
 statistics, which to most of us, arc so inanimate, so lacking of the warm glow of life, will be few and men toned only where they will be of vital interest. Tha boarding house with it's accommodations for eighteen young women. has had a full house ha nd when one rents rather than owns the house or apartments, ended the year with a deficit of $S8.91. The lunch room department reports having served 25,S10 meals and also reports a gain of $32.12, which only partly eradicates the aforenamed deficit. We are striving towards self-support but our aim is girls and young women, not money, and again the association can conscientiously say that the ma terial gain has been put in the back ground in every instance where hu- man sympathy and interest were con- cerned. A letter a few months ago from one of our former Boarding Home girls confirms this fact She wrote: The best place l ever met is the Y. W. C. A. in New Britain, and as long as I live I shall never forget it. I have missed it so, and have wished I had stayed because it's the only place that seems like home to me- Only a few days ago another of our girls who left town said, Well, l just met an old friend of mine antl she asked if l was sorry I had left New Britain, and I guess she didn't quite understand when I told her that every time l thought of the Y. w. c. A. l was sorry, because l love every inch of it.
 Wedding at Boarding Home. "Our boarding home is not a boarding house, but @ family with 6 real home atmosphere. The family Christmas party which is one of the chief events in cur family life, was almost surpassed when our girls were then hostesscs at the marriage and wedding of one of our number who had como from foreign land to mako her home for a time il, America. We know that the little Armenian bride and her husband will carry in their hearts forever and to