The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-03
mrs, BOARD IS
new PRESIDENT.
Y. w. c. A. Directors in Session
Yesterday, Choose Her to Take
the Place Of Mrs. Pond
Who Resigned.
REPORTS FOR MONTH
Resio nation Of Miss Henrietta Ayres
Has Been Aceepted-Esten
sion Department Plans
Programs.

The Y. W. C. A. board OF directors
at its meeting yesterday Afternoon.
elected the following officers: Mrs.
T. R Board, president; vice presi-
dent, Mrs. Henry Huiskamp; record
ing secretary, Mrs. Anna Steele RoDi-
son: corresponding secretary, Miss
Anne B. Davis; treasurer, Mrs. g..
N. Covell.
Mrs. Charles Pond who has been
the very efficient president for the
past two years, resigned the preei-
dency a month ago, because OF III
health Miss Lucretia Huiskamp was
elected president, but because Of 9th
er duties had to decline. Mrs. Board
who was elected president. has been
a member Of the directorate since
the organization of the association
and once before served as president
and has held other Offices on the
board with great efficiency.
The general secretary, Miss Dins-
dale, gave the monthly report Sew
enty-three members have been added
during the month. Thirty-flve COM
mittee meetings have been held and
eleven social meetings were held
with an attendance of $40. Six yes
per services were held with an at
tendance Of IS. Sixty-four books
were taken out from the library dur
ing the month Forty-six gymnasium
classes were held with an attendance
Of SIT. Eleven outside organizations
had used the building during the
month at twenty different meetings.
Sixty-one new members were added
to the gymnasium classes. The secre-
tary reported the gift Of six Victrola
records from !,,iss Anne B. Davis and
eleven from Allan Collision.
Department Reports Made.
The department reports were then
made. Mrs. H. C. Brown reported
for the finance committee, giving the
detailed receipts and expenditures.
Mrs. r. F. Weinberg reported for
the cafeteria committee, that 3,OO6
meals had been served during the
month, with an average daily attend
ance Of 120.
Mrs. John P. Hornish, chairman Of
the social committee, reported that
at the January kensington there had
been an attendance OF 269. The next
kensington will be held February Is.
The chairman reported for the edu-
catfonal department that classes for
the second semester had been ar
ranged. A travel class will be one
Of the new classes. to be led by Miss
Nettie Younker. Two concerts will be
given which are to be free to mem
bers only, one to be given by Mrs.
Collingwood Tucker and the other by
the young women of the Students
auxiliary which will be CT old time
songs given in costume.
Gym Banquet Results.
Mrs. T. R. Board reported for the
physician department, speaking OF the
banquet which eighty attended and
az a result OF which sixty-three new
members Joined the gym classes. The
department expects to be self support.
ing In 1915. Miss Nutting' has been
most successful as a director.
Mrs. r. L., Reid reported for the
religious work department, outlining
the plans for the missionary fest
which will open on February % with
a debate between three representa-
tives of the Y. w. and Y. NJ. G. A..
The question is. Resolved that women
have done more than men to promote
the cause of missions The affirmative
side to be taken by Mrs. 0. e. King,
Miss Martha Hornfsh and Miss Dins-
GALE. The negative side Will be taken