El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-01-14
LOCAL !. v. CA. TO HAVE A BIC
RALLYON THE FIRST Of FEBRUARY
Finance and Budget Week be in February Boarding
Home to Limit Residence of Girls to Two Years
Mrs Eylar to Talk on God Values and the Right
Arrangement of the Menus for the Home

Christian. association were presented at
the monthly meeting OF the board of
directors, held in the downtown rooms
Of the association Mrs. T F Kimben
gave the report of the travellers aid
which showed that sos people had been
given either help. advice or information
during the month OF these Is were
children under 16 travelling alone.
The report of the treasurer, Mrs. J.
A! Rawlings, showed that the past
month was a gain in the financial con-
ditiOn Of the association. Through the
careful work and vigilance of the
finance committee Of the association
and the promptness Of the subscribers
in paying their subscriptions the as
ISOLATION viii be able to 90 into its neE
year Of work with but only a very
small deficit December and November
were the best months Of the year for
the association. II November there were
the largest number Of activities Of the
association and in December the at
tendance at the association rooms was
larger and the financial condition bet
ter.
Lunch Room Report
Mrs. Fred Weckerle's report for the
lunch room committee showed that the
daily average attendance at the lunch
es was the largest in the history of the
association, 127. The average meal pur-
chased was 19 cents
Miss Lena Eichaker reported that
there were "a applicants to the en-
ployment bureau for people and II ap-
plicants for jobs and that II had been
given employment Seven people were
located in rooms through the directory
Of the Y. W. c. A
The report Of Mrs. NJ A Warner. of
the education committee proved that
the classes in Spanish, first aid to the
injured and the children's story hour on
Saturday were progressing well She
FOL of he & n
broidery class
For the religious committee Mrs.
Paul Heermans reported the three
weekly Bible classes, the weekly noon
hour meetings, with talks by prominent
speakers on useful topics ana me
Christmas carol music on Christmas
eve.
To Talk on Foods
Mrs A. S. J. Eylar. a former teacher
of domestic science at the schools OF
Gary, Ind. will soon give series OF
talks on food values and the right ar
MIS-. ]. A Potter reported for the
camp fire circles. She said that she
had been invited to talk at the Alta
Vista school and that as result OF her
talk there were about IS new girls ana
several new camp fire circles formed
Mrs. Potter will speak on the work OF
the camp fire circles at any school to
which she may be invited. The general
council fire Of all the camp fires VIII
be held Saturday afternoon at 1870
o'clock
Mrs Maude Crosby reported that the
boarding house for the month had been
run with small profit and that all
the rooms were occupied The board
decided that beginning on September l
the two-year residence limit and So
year age limit should be put in force at
the boarding home. The good Of this
rule is obvious for the home and by
limiting the time that the girls may
stav at the home and the age it will
make room for the younger girls and
the newcomers who may need the home
until they become better acquainted
in the city.
Mrs. H a Lay. OF the room com
mittee reported a need for more couch
es for the rest room and also more
screens 10 put in front of the couches.