Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-06
NEG. A. 70 RAISE
g, Az NEXT WEEK
\ MONEY WANTED FOR BUDGET OF
ASSOCIATIONS WORK FOR
THE YEAR.
TO PRESENT HISTORIC ( (
REVIEW OF Y, W. c. A. WORK
Development Of Association Work to Be
Shown in Presentation at Y. M. c. A.
Monday Evenns-summary Of Assoc
cations Work Shows Growth and
EnIareins Activities Thruout.

To raise $2,42I the amount neeueu
to add to the receipts to carry the
work of the Y. w. c. A. for year
the association will devote Wednesday
and Thursday, May 10 and IL, to a
campaign for raising money. AS
prelude to the short, sharp campaign
cast of his women and girls will pre-
sent glimpses of old times and today
in a historical review, The Girls or
Yesterday and Today" at the Y. NJ
C. A. auditorium Monday night Tues
day night the solicitors will meet al
dinner to make final preparations for
the next two days.
The Y w c. A. has always been
abIeto raise it's deficiency each year IN
a short campaign. 1t expects to De
able to do the same this year Brief
w summarized the estimated disburse-
ments from the associations work Will
be s9,4SS.S3, and it's estimated income
will be s7,O11.S3. The balance of 81
-4s7 is the estimated deficit it desires to
raise.
Review of the Work.
Increases in every department OF its
activities should be ample assurance
to the contributor that his money is
being well invested and is being ap-
piled economically for the purpose for
which it is intended-work among girls
and women.
The associations statement for 1915
shows 63,431 persons used the rooms
Eighty-six girls and women were d.
rected to good rooming places. En-
ployment was secured for sixty-three.
The Industrial clubs of the association
have a membership Of 125. Two hum
dreds are engaged in girls work move
ments. The meals served to girls ana
women numbered 42.422.
Some of the Increases: The number
of meals increased 1000: the girls
work membership doubled. as did also
the membership of the industrial
clubs. Those helped by employment
increased from fifty in 1914 to sixty
three last year.
Review Of Finances.
The SOURCES Of the income are es
tirnated at $s.1ss.s3 from cafeteria: SIS
from educational work: $500 from
membership.
The larger items Of estimated ex-
pense for the year are: Rent. 1920:
cafeteria, s5.53s.s3: religious work.
500; supervision. 5000; salaries, ST.
200.
Under disadvantages and handtcaps
that might dishearten less earnest
workers, the officers Of the association
have been conducting class work in a
public meeting place.
Among the items included in the
sum to be raised Is $3.50 that is wanted
for rent for club room. There are
seven evening clubs which should meet
each week, but they have no meeting
place except the public reception
NIGHTS a week.
The six school girls clubs are
obliged to meet in the public reception
roem. where people are coming and
going to the interference Of the work
of the clubs.
There is demand for domestic SCI
ence. but no place to hold the class.
Program For Monday Night
Girls Of Yesterday and Today" the
entertainment for Monday night, COM
memorates the founding of the Y. w
c. A. fifty years ago and is a hstori-
cal presentation Of the growth and de-
velopment Of the association and its
work in that time.
The principal characters will be two
in number: Girl Of 1866, Miss Mabel
Kinsey; girl OF 1915 Miss Bernice
Arney The time Of the historical ac-
ton is in the interim, 1S65-l916, the
place is any New England town and
any present Y. w. G. A. rooms Tick
cts are free for adults and can he pro-
cured at the Y. w c. A. Y NJ e. A.
and r. A. Morgan drug store. Children
will not be admitted.