Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-01-19
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Y. W. A. BANQUET
Reports at Annual Meeting
Show Finances to Be in
Sound Condition Now.
BlRDSALL TO BE ARCHITECT
Kansas City Man, Retained by
Association, Now Busy on
Building Plans.

Opening with n dinner, al whic 3
more than two hundred officers ana
members were in attendance. the sec
oud annual meeting Of the Young
Womcn's Christian association last
evening at First Methodist church WIS
another milestone reached in the work
. FOR the welfare Of the young women
VI Tulsa The dinner took place IN tho
subSturv Of the church. with Mrs. Al
bert W. Roth, president of the board,
acting a. toastmistrcss. Preceding the
serving there was short program
with Invocation bv Rev G. w Ken,
music by the Sunday school orchestra,
and songs by a group Of campfir,
girls in Indian costume, inCludiut,
Kathleen Cartmell. Leone Robertson,
Pauline Wood. Virginia Leonard. Flos-
sic Williamson, La Rue Harm ana
Louise Haley.
Frank Greer Speaks.
Tho program Of speeches was
opened by Frank II. Greer. vice pres'
dent of the Chamber Of Commerca
who. in his talk The Y w. G. a. as a
civic Force" paid beautiful tribute
TO womanhood in general and tht
women of Tulsa In particular.
Col. Clarence II. Douglas, socre-
tary OF the Chamber Of Commerce
was unable to be present. but sent hi
greetings. accompanied by an assur-
ancc of his cooperation In the work
for 1917.
g. T.. Buchner secretary II tho Y
NJ G. A. who spoke on THE Co-opera-
ton of the Y. NJ. G. 4. and Y. W G.
h.,' 'ook this opportunity to cxpres,
his sentiment, which was the scnti-
r1ent Of the entire gathering, as TO the
love and regard in which Mrs. Roth
IS held in the community. Mrs W. I
Williams Of the board u directors wa,
delegated to talk on THE Men OF
r'ulsa'." and right well did she laud
them for their fine support Of tn,
women in the cause Of the new Y W
G. \. building. which is now In imme
diate prospect and for any good cause
IN which their aid has been solicited
In Latin Countries.
c. J. Ewald of Montcvideo. gen
eral Y. NJ. G. a. secretary of South
America. who is in the city for a
brief stay, told something of the as
sociation work which is being accom-
plished in the Latin countries. Tho
the work Is yet in its infancy in the
sister countries to the south. its prog
ress IN the past few years has been
marked and gives promise of great
cr accomplishment in the next few
years.
Al lnt CONCLUSION OF inc program
of speeches the meeting was trans
ferred to the church auditorium foi
the annual reports and election oi
new members to the board. Rev
Louis r. Barton lead the devotionals
Mrs. Q. II. Leonard read "A report oi
the minutes of the last meeting Mrs
Roth gave the board Of directors re-
port. she being followed by Mrs !
j.. richards. treasurer of the board
who gave the financial standing OF
the association and cafeteria. Miss
Florence Hanson, who is In her sec
ond year as general secretary. noted
some interesting things concerninl
the educational, religious and socia
life of the local association Miss
Ethel Elliott. assistant secretary, wa:
heard in a few brief remarks. Mrs
George Harrington, chairman of tn,
girls work, which includes the sev'
eral local camps Of Campfire Girl
of America. reported the progress oi
her department and introduced Miss
Eva Horner. recently appointed sec
retary of girls work
The report in which perhaps al
were most interested In hearing wa
that of Mrs. Robert NJ. Moody whit
gave the standing of the building com