Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-31
Y. ". 0UTCROWS
PRESENT ROOMS
Infant Institution Has More Than
Doubled Active Membership in
Years Time.
NOW HAS ROLL OF l,0O5 WOMEN
Cafeteria Has Served 22.900 Meals /;
Large Clubs Organized in
Association.

Association.
Although one of the youngest in
stitutions in the city. the Young Won
onst Christian association has at
tanned healthy growth and today has
enrolled in its membership 1905, wom-
en-, both young and old. 1t is filling
a long felt want and promises to be
one of the most popular Of the city's
organizations. The Y. W, c. A. was
launched Dec. 16, 1916. with a charter
membership of ASA and in less than a
years time that number was more
than doubled. Miss Fanny Hart was
called as the first secretary Of the as
ISOLATION and took up her work in
March Of 1917 and during her service
a campaign to raise $500 was begun
and successfully carried through.
Miss Hart resigned her position dur
ing the summer in order to take up
other work and succeeding her is Mrs
Jessie NJ. Anderson who took up her
work Sept. /. During her short time
of service big strides have been made
in the advancement. OF the work and
so rapidly has the association ex-
banded that 1t is fast outgrowing its
rooms in the Central Trust bank
building and other quarters will soon
be a subject for serious considera-
ton. Though the efforts of the sec
rotary several influential clubs have
,,E
young women who are employed in
the down town stores and offices. The
O. l. c. club meeting the first and third
Fridays of each month has attained
a membership OF 43 and turns its
energies towards social service work.
The Patriotic league, meeting each
Monday, with a membership Of 81 lives
up to its name. working in the inter
est Of the Red Cross and other lines
Of endesvor in the effort to aid their
country. A bible class taught by Rev.
j. C. Granger has outgrOWn its meet
ing place in the association rooms and
it has been found necessary to seek
quarters in the Y. NJ. c. A. in order to
accommodate the crowds that take ad-
vantage of the opportunity to study
the bible. Swimming classes with
large memberships are conducted
weekly at the Augustana college pool
and the gymnasium classes are al
ways filled TO their capacity, sessions
being held in the high school gym
nasium.
Cafeteria is Popular.
The association maintains a cafe
terra in the rooms where noon day
meals are served daily and evening
lunches on Saturday. at cost. This
part Of the association work is under
the direction of Mrs Ruth A Martin
who has an able assistant in Miss
Edith Peterson. Three other young
women are employed in the serving
Of the meals. During the year $4,000
means were served. The cafeteria
has had wonderful growth and here
too is felt the necessity for the expan-
sion OF working room The meals are
excellently prepared and at minimum
cost greatly to the advantage and
4 benefit of the young women who must
procure their meals down town.
The rooms occupied by the associa-
/ ton have been furnished largely
through donations from individuals
/ clubs, church and Sunday school so
cieties, and have been made very COM
Portable and inviting Subscriptions
/ to Is periodicals have been given fol-
use in the library and the books
placed there have been in such de
mand that expansion Is here agar
necessary very soon. The association
maintains an employment bureau ant
through it many girls have beer
I helped TO good positions and have also
been directed to good rOoming places
| During the summer Mrs. r. B. Davis
donated use Of her spacious summer
| cottage near the Watch Tower for thi
use of the association as a rest cot
| tage and with Mrs. c. r. Walker il
charge many girls took advantage o
the opportunity to rest for week o.
two. or for a weekend stay. on th'
occasion of the first anniversary o
the Y. w c. A, a banquet was held II
the First Methodist annex and was at
tended BY 500 women and girls.
membership campaign preceded tn
anniversary banquet and the roll wa
al that time increased TO 1,005 mem
bers. The association Is also assum
ing its share of the responsibility il
the raising OF the national 100000
war fund for the establishment Of hos
tess cottages at the various encamp
ments. etc, and has already sub
scribed $4,000 of the apportionment
Msr. J. H Hauberg. president of tn
association, has given unselfishly o
her time and money in the promotion
' OF the work in the interest Of tn
Young women Of the city. She make
an efficient leader and is an inspira
ton to the young people with whom
she comes In contact.
The budget of $4,000 subscribed 4
the spring has kept the association o.
tbs feet and 1t has been able to NEE
all obligations with a clean page o.
which to start the new year.
Various plans are under eonsidera
ton for enlarging the work so as {
be better able TO accommodate tn
crowds that daily seek the services c
the association. These include the en-
larging of the cafeteria and kitche
space and the more adequate means. G
handling the classes that are being or
) ganized along many lines OF endeayol