Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-15
GIRLS OF Y. ". c. A.
CAN KEEP SECRET
But Tomorrow Night Will Tell
One They Have
Now.

The Y. w. c. a. girls are going
around with very weighty secret to-
day. one that they are pledged to keep
until tomorrow night. They are cam
paigning for new members in an effort
| to double the enrolment of the asso-
citation. each girl doing her daringest
| to get one new member. The secret
: is Just how many have been secured.
me announcement is to be a big sur
prise tomorrow night at the jubilee
| membership rally in Epiphany Hall.
1917 G street. Leaders of the campaign
will only say today that they ARE
very much encouraged"
At the rally tomorrow night all
committee are to have seats on the
platform. An interesting program has
peen prepared by a committee. of
which Mrs. Woodbury. Pulsifer is
chairman. as follows,
/: W. G. A. Orchestra, Miss Elizabeth
>. wilbur, director: prayer. Mrs. Wal
lace Radcliffe: greeting. Mrs. William
n. Bayly: y. w. c. A. Choral Club. Mrs.
Charles McRoberts. director: why I
Believe in the Y. W. c. A." Mrs. Robert
Lansing; chapters, Mrs. ii. l.. Costing.
MRS. Z. W: Pimper and Mrs. NJ. V.
A!reS: violin solo. ta) THE Songs My
Mother Taught Me- drom the Gypsy
NE Meiod1gs ,. Dvorak. and Cb) "Deut-
the secretaries: Y. w. c. A. Orchestra !;
Meaning of Membership" Miss Mabel
\. Thurston: Y. w. &. A. Choral Club
chapters, Miss Elisabeth F. Pierce. Mrs
j. ), a; Boyd, Mrs. NJ. Carroll and Mrs. w
r. Weaver: Results OF Campaign"
chairman of committee; general secre-
tarN. Miss Florence NJ. Brown, and Y.
w. c. A. Orchestra.
me reception committee, which will
have the direction of the program to
be presented tonight at the Y. ". c. A.,
IS composed of Miss F. Chickering,
chairman; Mrs. Charles MacRoberts.
Miss Harmonic Earman, Miss Anna
Pinnock. Miss Annette Miller, Miss
Elizabeth Wilbur and Miss Julia Hug
gins. me program Includes a vocal
SOLO by Mr.. Lake. violin numbers by
Miss Annette Miller and songs by the
choral club, under the direction of Mrs.
c. MacRoberts.
Y. w. c. A. Activities.
Recent Y. W. c. A. activities included
receptions last night and yesterday
afternoon and a dinner last night of
the south American Club. At the even
ing reception Mrs. Thomas Mitchell
and Mrs. II. L. Costing received, as
sisted by teachers and members of the
classes in home economies The work
OF the classes was explained by Miss
Marion White and Miss Mary Weaver.
The feature of the afternoons enter
! tainment was valentine tea, with
Miss Hugh Miller and Miss Alice
Drake receiving. The officers of the
south American Club. which gave a
SUBSCRIPTION dinner in the evening, are:
MISS Susan Cults, president: Miss
Marion White. secretary, and Miss L.
| Larkin. treasurer.
| Washington's marked enthusiasm in
the campaign of the Red Cross Society
Tor new members. has necessitated the
| organization of new Red Cross class
thrst add at the Y. W. c. A. This will
meet Thursdays at 1880 pm, at the
association. Another class will be or.
gained March l. to meet at 2:3O pm
wednesdays. Later a class in home
hygiene, care of the sick and dietetics
Will be organized. Upon passing the
| required examination a certificate for
| each class is given to the class mem.
| bers who have pursued the Red Cross
| course.