Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-03-11
Y.N. ca CLOSES
FIFTY YEARS OF
splendid WORK
Progress constitutions Around
World Outlined BY Inter
national Secretary

llaQ ASSOCldIlOu. AL OFCi' IhC "Otlu
tbs organization is celebrating this
Jubilee semi-eentennial." ...-.
The local Y. w. C. A., through its re.
ligious work committee, is planning to
observe this significant occasion in the
associations history with an anniyer.
sary meeting late this month. -.
In this connection recent review
of the broad scope Of the activities OF
the Y. w. c. A. is OF particular inter
est. I'D .-
Never before in the history OF
association work has such an oppor-
tunity come for service the world
around as at the present time says
Miss Clarissa II. Spencer, world
secretary of that international organi-
cation. Miss Spencer,s travels in the
interests of her work and for personal
pleasure would make q list including
almost every country. and section OF
the country on the globe.
Movement Bearing Fruit. g.
The association movement is bear
ing fruition in these days in some OF
the strong, fine, heroic service that is
being done, especially in countries
where the conditions are most unfayor-
able because OF the war. In these war
troubled lands the association is show
ing its .adaptahility in the work which
it is. doing both for women and girls
and the way in which 1t is helping
members to be strong, patriotic and
ynselfish in this time of terrible stress
and strain.
Even some of the countries that are
at war, are still doing what they can
tbward the prbmotion of association
work In such lands as India and China.
This lis notably true of Great Britain
and the British scoloniess also a4so-
citation smembers in Erallce who have
SUIT cred much because;Of the war are
still Eontinuihg to makes their contri.
buttons toward the support Of ma,
/ tional secretary for work in South
AEefica. ~ The German association
movement has. done magnificentiMork
/ II The 9ckfg S51 Gefmap refugee girls
who hage been driven from their
honie ~ East Prussia, or who had
tn return from other lands to the
hotle land. There has been less op-
ti9sIS 1E as the NUMBER of foreign.
erSl 81 e,eru,ansa IN distress Is compare.
.tfFHly small. -
Work In iacountrles.
in l8 different countries the work
lis organized under national commit
tees, which are affiliated with the
worlds bommittee. The work in five
other countries being very important.
though not yet organized nationally, Is
also in close utilization with the
worlds committee, but there are 9
number of isolated associations IN
other lands, covering In all more than
80 different countries with general
membership of ne, 600.
The worlds committee mas its mead
quarters in London. It numbers q
members. OF whom rs are members Of
the executive committee, resident at
headquarters; AZ active members
representing the Is natioral commit.
tees. five corresponding members
representing the countries where tho
work is quite well developed but not
vet on a national bass. The president
OF the worlds committee is the Hon.
Mrs. Waidegraye of London.
Selection Of Secretaries.
IN ora.r5 70 assist An extending the
assoa;atio,, movement in conntries
,,ha,, hooa,,sa ~ Conditions snocial
ne a -. dsfficrlties exist some Of az
$500 -, t,onei committeas Il 81.
s; 1i,,,i 9TH .ts tha worlds committoe
lev, lev. - aroa,,; no.; foraipn, danartmenfs
thro,sI, 2 ,,.,,;ch tbov selacr 1train and
s s..r ~ az. sanratoriss pn5ar he weri,l.s
1.<,,,s IT, - thasa abova antioned
oonntr'as Tbe socrafaries Tins sent
,.,,t 49, =, S,.a-a.a u,;tb association @lead.
srs = ~ ~. a ~. 10 which thew On
= tSa da,eInnTnaTt WORT
- st's " =. 3,
Inc natlonaI .eoliHll.less s5 ,
ouI sucn secrsiaIies ae ens 1900 usl.
poara ol stne ohi1eu s.a.es VI ans.'
l ia me nseiona .. lDoatuo - 90
nomi pi.rsn aon nae - canada Tne ~.