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ENTIRE CITY PRAYS THAT
Y. W. C. A. 'JINX' MAY END
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prayers viii be said tonight for the asso-
citation.
Board members. members of the asso-
citation and officials and workers of the
Interstate Field Committee all agree that
there is n mysterious something on which
no one can put his fingers, that mars the
association spirit. 1t Is "iinX," to use
slang.
There is n something. a spirit of criti-
cism, that | cannot fathom," said Mrs
Cyrus ID. Foss, of OverbroOk, one of the
vice presidents, and widow OF the late
Bishop Cyrus y. Foss, when asked II she
knew just what has called forth the ex-
tensive criticism of the local associa-
tion.
81 feel IL. I cannot find out what it is
or where 1t comes from, but l have been
trying hard to discover just what that
spirit is. There are other members of
the board who feel It, too, and we are
aNious tod what We can to make the
association Of the greatest possible bene-
fit TO the girls of the city who need it,
II do not know just how much of the
criticism we merit she added, but / do
know that since the new president,
Mrs Joseph A, Hudson, took office. there
have been many changes i'm the central
building. The place has been cleaned up
in truly marvellous manner. The cooking.
l know, has improved, because often 1
eat there myself. Then. too. there Is a
matron there all night every night, so
that no girl will be turned away at night
at any hour If she applies for a room
unless she is under the influence of liquor;
in that case the matron has Instructions
to call policeman.
Yes. things are vastly Changed-but we
are not through" she added with a smile.
I'VE want everything done for the girls
that can be done, We want to live up to
the ideals OF the true Young Women's
Christian Association for the girls of the
third largest city In the United States.
l really am crtticising myself because l
cannot get at the bottom of the trouble,
the lack of business management or CO.
operation, or whatever 1t is, with which
the Young Women's Christian Associa-
tion is charged. But we are all trying our
best and we hope 10 solve the difficulty"
Because of this something which no one
is able to fathom, the Field Committee,
which has control of the States of Penn
sylvania, Delaware and Maryland. refuses
the Philadelphia Central Y, w. c. A.
official recognition, and instead is giV-
ing Endorsement 20 the Business Womens
Christian Association, of llOi-O6 Girard
street
Again, because of this same something
and the claim that the board of managers
of the Central Y. w. c. A. failed to keep
its promise to put aside the old manage
ment and put In what Is called the met
ropOlitan system members OF the
Finance Committee, who cO-operated in
the $4,000 campaign for a new building
a few years ago. have refused to hand
over the money.
Women of the association declare that
they made no such pledge. and that they
never intended to install the metropolitan
system. The matter is being discussed
and on Monday morning matters of i'm
portanee relative 10 this win come up.
That is why women and girls OF the city
are Offering prayers.