Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-10
Y,W.C.A. REPORT
SHOWS BIG YEAR
Officers Report Many Classes Organ
lied in First Season at Annual
Meeting Yesterday.

Much interest and enthusiasm were
shown at the annual meeting of the
board and committee members of the
Young Womens Christian association
held last evening at the rooms in the
Central Trust building when reports of
the first wears work showed remark
able progress. Mrs. ]. H. Hauberg as
president, gave resume of the work
which had grown with surprising RAJ
pidity. Mrs Jessie NJ. Anderson. sec
rotary of the association told of plans
for the future of the local association
and spoke of the various branches
that have been established within the
organization. The Patriotic league be
gan with a membership of Is and now
has SO enrolled meeting every Monday
evening at the rooms TO do Red Cross
knitting and sewing. The 0. l. c. club
was organized with 10 members and
now has 80. who are interested in So
cial service work, especially the care
of girls who are strangers in the city.
Bible classes meet every Tuesday
evening and under the direction of
Rev. ]. C. Granger are studying the
bible as a book. Public speaking
classes have been formed with Miss
Lila Clifford as teacher, meetings to be
held Thursday evenings and already
enrollments are being accepted. The
swimming classes have grown to such
proportions that it has been found
necessary to organize three divisions.
meeting at 4, Ills and SIS every
Tuesday at Augustana pool, the mem
bers choosing the time most conven-
lent to each. The gymnasium classes
meet at the high school gymnasium
every Thursday evening and have
large enrollments.
The present membership of the as
sociation is 731 and it is hoped to
raise the enrolment to 1000 through a
membership campaign to be conducted
the week of Nov. 1928 Mrs. ]. Paul
Duffin in charge Of the campaign. has
arranged for q rally and get together
meeting to be held Nov. % at the First
Methodist church.
/ Mrs. George Perrin, treasurer of the
/ association, reported satisfactory
condition Of that important branch Of
/ the work Mrs. Ruth Martin, manager
/ of the Y. M. c. A. cafeteria, reported
| that q ,7SS meals had been served dur
/ ing the year, with large numbers Of
girls at each service
The election of officers will be hello
at later meeting, each member o.
/ the association to have an opportun.
/ ity to cast her ballot for members o.
the board
At the conclusion of the bushes;
session Mrs j. H. Hauberg entertained
the members of the board and tht
members of standing committees a
dinner in the association rooms. TIL
tables were beautifully trimmed witt
vases of Richmond roses and had beer
made most attractive and pretty A
this time Mrs. Hauberg and Mrs An
derson reported on the Y. w. C. A. wa
work council which they recently at
tended in Chicago. The Y. ". is max
ing an effort to raise four million dol
lars with which to promote their i'm
portant work in and around the vari
Gus army environments in this and Eu
ropean countries. There are YER
large numbers of women employed a
: stenographers, telegraphers, tele
= phone operators. Red Cross workers
etc, stationed close to the battl
front ard it is for their welfare tina
the association is raising this none,
| Hostesses houses are being built an
maintained at all the army cantor
ments with experienced secretarie
2 and workers in charge of each Roc
I Island county's apportioEment
= placed at $4,000