Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-02-13
ACTIVE WEEK IS AHEAD
FOR Y. ". c. 4. MEMBERS
Several Important Events Scheduled
In Celebration OF "Golden
Jubilee"
PAGEANT ON SATURDAY NIGHT
Moro Than 100 Girls VIII Appear I'm
Costume to Show Significant Prog
ress Made by Women In Past Half
Century.


The coming week will be full of
activity at the Young women's Chris
>lian Association. and there will be
several important events In celcbra-
tion or tho golden jubilee"
Az O'Clock this afternoon the second
"f a series or jubilee vesper services
VIII he held. Miss Katharine II. lIawes,
president of the association, will speak
on Christ, the Inspiration Of Our
Work"
On next Saturday night there will
he presented mt tho associations audi
t"rlum Girls OF Yesterday and To-
Day. historical pageant illustrating
scenes In tho life of the Young women's
Christian Association since it's found
ing. In 1856.
SE'1 woMAN'S PROGRESS
SINCE YEAR or 1860
More than 100 girls will take part.
The costuming. ii ia announced, Will
10 full OF color and life. Not only will
the several fashion periods OF the past
hitF years he represented, but there
VIII DC many members in foreign cos
tune. representing the countries where
The Young Womens Christian Associa
ton is at work
Girls in gymnasium suits, In canning
y
bring the styles down TO date Tho
"uure pagcan, will be accurately cos
tuned and staged. and the various
scenes VIII show tho significant prog
ass In womar's sphere in tho past
half-ccntury.
Tho pageant will close with The
Procession of the Years" in which
al OF tho young women taking par,
VIII march through singing "Fa Their
OF Lights the Young Women's Chris
ttan Association hymn
Admission 70 the pageant will BIO
without charge. butt owing to the
limited seating capacity. tickets will
&c issued. and these may be obtained
by application a, the central build
ing
SHOW Local PRODUCTS
OF PAST AND PRESENT
On Saturday evening a unique AMI
beautiful exhibit OF posters Will be
open TO tn" public for the first time.
Nhout loo pictures have been prepared.
md these deal with many different
bases az life In tho last nifty years.
chief among tho exhibits will be n
History of costumes since 1866
For this feature copies of old maya
ines have been rined. and "Godcy's
''.'''- q booh' WHICH was the criticism
u style In the wears following tho
war Between the states. yielded many
guniu; old ergravlnrs and old fashion
surets 80 Well as old songs and bits
~ fancy work
IN addition. there will be an Illumi-
"o'ing exhibit % pictures showing the
fipEicsS OF Industry and commerce for
''it} years past. There Will also DO n
e'aii"d vlcw - Richmond's products
"' isty years ago and to-day.
Work OF the association will be
h"wn in series depicting camp life.
vnlnl"r conferences. association build
MS. gyinnast!c work. foreign work
't" other activities
IDb ART CLASS
TO 0THER FEATURES
The exhibit will he free and open 10
'A" public from 10 o'clock IN the morn
'hf until o'clock AZ night. II viii
continue for several weeks, beginning
GA saturday morning. a special invita- :
ton VIII be extended 10 teachers and
thoir pupils TO study the collection.
class in art Will hc an added fea
"r' 10 tho work OF the Young WON
.'S Christian Association and /, Will
i'c started on February %. under the
direction Of Miss Elizabeth J. VIM.
Miss NJ. L. Keller. dean OF Westha mn
ION College, made trip last week 20
Little and Oxf,rd Colleges. in North
carolina, in behalf Of the territorial,
work OF the Young W6men's Christian
Association.
Miss Iiawes, who is chairman O, tho
south Atlantic Field Committee. 10
spending most of February travelling
through Southern States explaining tho
different phases OF the jubilee celeb-a
ZION.