Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-01-24
!. v. c. A. WORK
EXPLAINED At
AD CLUB LUNCH
Mrs. Frank c. Atherten and
Miss Helen Salisbury Tel Ad
Club What Assn. is Doing
Y. W. Budget Campaign
January 81, February IL

Officers, staff and members Of tho
Y. w. c. A. took the AID Club by
storm at the Alexander Young hote
today at noon, the largest crowd in the
history Of the club being present to
hear the message Of the women who
are vitality interested in the campaign
for a bigger and better Y. w. c. A.
A hurried call for more tables was
made at the last moment and when
the first speaker was introduced there
was not a vacant place in the large
lunch room on the first floor.
Mrs. Frank c. Anterior, recording
secretary of the Y. w. C. A., was first
introduced by President Wallace r
Harrington. Mrs. Atherton outlined
the growth of the association from
the time when the organization was
struggling for existence until today,
when the association claims 1886 mem.
bers.
= In less than Is months time the as
sociation has showed an increase of
800 per cent in every department,
said Mrs. Anterior. Honolulu trust
ed us and gave us a new building. We
were then adopted by the Pacific
Coast field, and this has been a big
help in many ways. We want the
men of Honolulu to see our viewpoint.
We want to have an association that
can give us prestige. We believe that
the work is being carried ON in way
that will give us the support of every
man interested in the girl" Mrs.
Anterior complimented Miss Sails.
bury on the work that had been &C.
complished in the past few months.
Miss Helen Salisbury in speaking on
IF Were Girl" said that each or
naturally tends toward the
thing that II is proficient in. She re-
marked that Honolulu was proficient
in pigeon English. She told of a
group which made an effort to locate
a cemetery by asking several resi-
dents In a certain section of the
island. He failed to understand what
cemetery meant but when one young
lady said: Man make. Suppose put
him in box Hole in ground. Where
stop" the resident Immediately real
lied he could assist them.
Miss Salisbury talked on proficiency
and efficiency and asked the men
what they WORLD do IL they were In
the place Of the girl stenographer who
takes q restful half ohur at the Y. w.
G. A., OF the girl from the mainland
who comes here without funds, Of the
shopper, the club girl and Of the girl
who loves to take advantage Of ath-
letics. Then she told of the things
that were vitality important in the
association and told Of the figures for
the year. r..l .lzt{
Miss Salisbury brought out the fact
that in Is months the club members
had grown from Is to 236. The extern
sion department had grown from Is to
$50. The physical department from
80 to 222, and In summing this up
Miss Salisbury said that this does not
represent figures so much, but girls
who had been assisted.
Mrs. Charles Hall entertained with
a solo, and the Hawaiian Girls Club
double quartet rendered two Hawai-.
Ian songs. President Harrington called
upon the various committee chairmen
for reports. At the conclusion of the
talks by the officers of the association
President Harrington, ]. Morton Riggs.
and Capt. Henry Berger complimented
the ladies on the excellent program,
and wished them success in the cam
paign for funds.