Evening journal., 1916-02-26
BUSINESS GIRLS TO
STUDY THE bible
80 Young Women Take Up
Christian Work as Result
Of Lyon Campaign
MISS WILLIS is
PRESIDENT OF CLASS

At recent meeting of the Business
Girls Club of this city, a recently or
ganized club. which was held at the
Young Womens Christian Association
Building, the following officers were
elected: Miss Mary Willis. teacher at
No. 80 School. president; Miss Stella
Page. Lippincott's Store; Miss DOwnes,
Kennard and Company and Miss Will
son, Crosby & Hill, yice-presidents;
Miss Mary Grandel, DUPONT Company,
recording secretary; Miss Anna
Cloward, secretary; Miss Robertson,
Delaware Trust Company. treasurer;
Miss Mathilde Seipp, physical direc-
tor Y. w. c. A.. chairman social
committee; Miss Mae Byerley, church
worker, First Presbyterian Church,
chairman of lookout committee.
One hundred and thirty girls repre-
senting practically every part of the
business life of this city attended the
meeting. The club is one of the di-
rect results of the Lyon Eyangelistic
Campaign recently conducted here.
The purpose of the club is for mu-
tual helpfulness among business
girls of this city. 1t was decided to
start with Bible study. The club VIII
meet at the Y w. c. A. every second
Monday evening in the month. Fol
lowing a brief business and study
session, a social hour will be held at
each meeting.
A lookout committee which will
have for its duties the welfare and
interests of all business girls in this
city was appointed. This committee
is COMPRISED of girls representing
Ii. in
the city. Those appointed to serve
on II and the companies which they
represent are: Miss Sines, Miss Rob
erts and Miss Napp. all from Ban
croft's: Miss Benson from Bush S;
Miss Cheney American Vulcanized
Fibre COMPANY; Miss Shockley. Dia-
mond State Telephone Company; Miss
Ruth Hoffman, Hercules Powder Com
panv: Miss Laura Hurd, Bell Iele
phone Company: Miss Talley, Charles
Warner Company: Miss Mary Cox
Delaware Trust Company; Miss Mary
Kates. Wilmington Trust Company
Miss Collins. Electric Hose and Rub
ber Company; Miss Speakman, Nor
ris and Tazewell, Miss Krauss, Blu
menthal: Miss Mary Cloud, Diamond
Ice and Coal Company; Miss DoWEes
Lippincott; Miss Page, kennard q
Company: Miss Elizabeth Shew
Smith-Zollinger Company; Miss Fra
zier. Atlas Powder Company; Miss
Dickerson and Mrs. Phillips, Rey
nolds Candy Co.; Miss Lysinger
Crosby G. Hill; Miss Pierce. HanC
Silk Mills: Miss Burton, +. 5. X. But
Ter & Son: Miss Price, Miss Beacon
Miss Shockley and Miss Groves iron
duPont's; Hiss Jones, Delaware HOS
ierv Co and Miss r. Doris from Col
dey Business College.
The following church workers wer
also appointed to serve on this com
mittee: Miss Mae Byerly, First Pres
byterian Church: Miss Isabel Halkel
Central Presbyterian Church; Mis-
Charlotte Arnold. Grace NJ. +. Church
Miss Elsie Wilson, Union NJ L
Church: Miss Wells. Second Bapus
Church. and Miss Cole, Delaware Ave
nue. Baptist Church.
On Thursday evening the first meet
ing of the Business Girls Bible Gas
was held in the Association buildin!
The class was divided into seve
classes. The following were appoint
ed class teachers: Miss Esther Hen
Wis. Miss Helen Sasse. Mrs. CottoI
Miss Carrie Cooper, Miss Mary Tay
lor. Miss Grace L. Osborn and Mis-
Ceridwen Samuel These classes wi
meet every Thursday evening at th
Y. W. c. A. A 15-cent cafeteria SUI
per will be served previous to tn
class meeting every week.
Owing TO the inadequate space in tn
present Y. w. c. A. building, it wi
be necessary to hold several of thes
classes in some of the bedrooms. Nor
chairs are also needed for accommC
dation of the rapidly increasing nun
her of classes which are now bein
organized and conducted at the asst
citation building. The Business Girl
Bible classes are starting with men
bership of about so girls.