Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-11-26
What the Y. W. c. A.
Is Doing.

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Business Womcn's Club Federation.
About one hundred young momen
from the five business women's clubs
! OF the Young Women's Christian as
sociation met in club picnic at the
First Presbyterian church Thursday
evening at G:15 o'clock The pur-
pose of the meeting was to have an
opportunity for social life getting ac-
quainted with each other as club
members and to listen to the program
given by the delegates to the summer
conference at Holister last July.
Those appearing on the program were
Miss Mildred McMurtry, a delegate
from Kendall college y. NJ. e. A., and
Miss Helen Donohoe, delegate from
the high school Y. w. c. A. These
two delegates attended the student
conference and told in a very inter
esting and impressive way what the
student conference can mean to the
girls in school. They emphasized the
personnel of the conference as being
so spiritual and helpful. and also the
importance OF B5ble study. The other
delegates attended the city conference
and reported various phases of the
work as presented there, Miss Mari
eta Thompson reporting on the he
roes and heroines of the Bible, giving
very helpful characters of the great
leaders in Bible times. Miss Mabel
Powell outlined very helpfully the
book. Social Principles of Jesus"
which was one of the subjects of the
conference. Miss Monetta Huckabay
spoke very impressively of the foreign
work of the Y. w. G. A. and told in
teresting stories in connection with
the work in other lands, also bring
ing inspiration from Mrs. Hargroye's
l:iblc class. Mrs. Hargrove is one of
the teachers of the Scarrett Bible
school in St Louis. Miss Muriel Ri
singer took special notes on the club
activities as reported by the various
associations at the conference. She
showed the advantage of united effort
on the part of the clubs of the city
In carrying out a universal program
of work that would be helpful to
young women. Miss Ruth Edwards
outlined the work of the conference
in general mentioning the speakers
and their connection with the ma
tional and field work.
At previous meeting OF the presi-
dents Of all the clubs II was decided
to present to the gathering pr9posi-
ton to unite the clubs in one known
as the Club federation for Business
Women. After fun discussion of the
subject. il was voted to federate the
l BUSINESS women = NluuS VI lilt SlNNs anu
/ the following officers were presented
| 10y the nominating committee and
| elected for the ensuing year: Miss
/ Mildred Kelsey, chairman: Miss Cora
! Glen lenninC, president of the business
/ womens club, to serve as federation
president; Miss Sigfried Bargindie.
! president of the Get-Acquainted club,
/ To serve as vice president Miss RoXi
/ Marie Mari, president of the Sc
J .It T~..f.
second vice president: Miss Shala
! Headley president of the Friendly
! club, Tulsa Business college. third
| vice president; President OF the Is. T..
! c. club (to he elected fourth vice
! president; Miss Richards OF the Get
Acquainted club TO serve as secretary
/ and Miss Helen Jeane Skewes of the
| business Women's club 10 serve as
/ treasurer.
As new clubs are organized, the
| president of the same will become
vice president OF the club federation,
and these officials will form the exec
| utive committee for the federation.
| Miss lone Barr, Miss Mural Ri
singer, Miss Sigfried Bargindie and
| Miss blanche Ashton were appointed
/ to draw up constitution and bylaws
10 present to the next meeting.
Mrs. a. w. Roth president OF the
/
! ing from the board OF directors and
gave helpful thots concerning club
| federation.
TIE social committee, with Mrs
/ Randolph Shirk as chairman, was re-
! sponsible for the making OF sand
wiches for the supper and Mrs. w. w.
| Strickler and Mrs. J. NJ. Haverfield
/ gave valuable service in preparing
the oysters and coffee. Mrs. W. II.
! Peck sponsor for Business Women's
/ club, was In general charge OF the
preparation and serving of the supper.
and the success of the evening was
I largely due to her systematic planning
ana oversight The department sec
retarics, Miss Ruth Edwards, Miss
Ethel Elliott, Miss Eva Horrer, Miss
| Mildred Shelton, Miss Ethel Maude
| Smith, and the presidents OF the bust
ness women's clubs. served as COM
mittee to receive the guests Music
was furnished by Miss Ethel Maude
] Smith.
The general secretary presided at
| the meeting Of the clubs, and ex-
| planned the purpose of the meeting
and outlined the work in general OF
| the federation. Other speakers fol-
lowed with suggestions as TO what
might be accomplished by the young
women in Tulsa. The meeting ed-
! journed 70 meet the second Tuesday
In January.