The Washington times., 1916-03-04
SHORT REPORTS TO
Be MADE At JUBILEE
Results Of Membership Work to
Be Announced at Y. W. C. A.
Celebration.

Three minute reports Of events that
have marked the Y. W. G. AS Jubilee
celebration OF its fifty years OF activity
will be made at the vesper services to
be conducted tomorrow afternoon at
the New York Avenue Presbyterian
Church.
The reports will be made by the
chairmen OF the committees. and will
embrace all the interesting and inspir-
ing incidents and adventures OF jubilee
month. Final results of the get one"
membership campaign. launched in
February and continued up to yester-
day. will also be announced at the
services.
Mrs. Robert Lansing. VINO has served
as chairman of the jubilee committee.
will preside. Mrs. Wallace Radcliffe,
vice chairman. will speak on THE Great
Objective OF the Jubilee" and will de-
liver a charge for loyalty and conse-
Grafton to the members.
rhe music will be in charge OF the
Choral Club. under the direction OF
Mrs. Charles McRoberts. Miss Lucy
Brickenstein and Mrs. Gideon Pillow
will sing.
Bring New Members.
Each member OF the association Is
expected to attend and bring with her
the new member she has recruited dur
ing the campaign.
The religious department OF the Y. w.
c. A. has been active in sharing the
responsibility OF the local associa ton
in the golden Jubilee observance during
February. Miss Mary Alice Finney. re-
ligious work secretary. has directed the
work of this department during the
celebration.
Miss Finney came to Washington in
1914. after having completed a two-year
course at the national training school
at New York city. which included study
at the Hartford Theological Seminary,
Unde- the direction of Miss Finney the
religious department OF the Y. W. c,
A. has developed until there are now
| tive classes for religious instruction
conducted weekly.
On Sunday afternoons. at $3.50 o'clock,
Mrs. Mary c. Stevens teaches a class
OF twenty-four women. Women who are
not able to attend q morning service
find this class helpful substitute.
Acquaintance Hour.
Sunday afternoon vesper services are
Followed by an Acquaintance hour.
when tea and sandwiches are served
and strangers are made to feel at hUme
The average attendance has been about
66 women.
on Tuesday evenings at the Y. w. G.
A.. there Is large attendance Rt the
Bible Students Club sessions, which
! usually are attended by about 100 stud
ents. Three-quarters of an hour is occu'
\ pied by a lecture by Miss Mabel N
club members.
Following her address. there is a nj
teen-minute discussion or a formal de
bate on problems OF business girls
Once a month the sessions take the form
! OF a social evening. at which an "ac
| quaintance hour Is conducted for tn,
members and their guests. Miss
Thurston, In addition to being the clul
directors OF the Y. W. c. A.
The classes instructed by Miss Finnny
have 'proved popular among tho menI-
bers OF the association. who keep the
average ATTENDANCE for this class as
high as twenty. On Wednesdays at ~
p. m. THE Life of Christ" is discussed
by Miss Finney. This group averages
ten members at session.
NeighbOrhOOd Glasses.
NeiGhborhood classes have been sue,
cessfully organized by the religion:
work secretary since she assumed d.
rection of the department. The
| Wednesday afternoon group already
mentioned Is one of these. The mem
bers meet At the residence OF Mrs
Dorroh. 1909 Decatur street. Thus mem
bers who find II lnconvenient to attend
classes at the central building at ~
Fourteenth street northwest are pr
vided an opportunity to receive re
ligious instruction.
Miss Finney Is anxious to establish
In other sections OF the city simila
neighborhood classes. Women who ar.
interestM in the formation of sucs
classes are requested to cQmmunlcat,
with her at the association fooms.
| The foreign missionary endeavor, o
the Y. w. &. A. finds expression II
the South American Club. the purpos,
of which IL to contribute to the sun
port OF the general secretary OF the \
w. c. A. at Buenos Aire. Miss Susal
Cults is president OF the WashinGtoi
club. which has a membership OF l0C
Until recently Buenos Aires was tn
only city In South America which pos
sessed a branch OF the Y. ". G. 4. 4
! present the work Is also being con
Quoted In Rio de Ianeiro.
Authority and Freedom" will he IN
title OF An address to be made bv Mir
, Lucy e. FOwble before the washinEto
secular League at the meeting tomoI
srow afternoon In Pythian League.