Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-03-21
What the Y. ". &. A.
Is Doing

The board OF directors of the oung
Women's Christian association met at
the headquarters Tuesday morning at
10 o'clock. Mrs. Roth, the president,
led in the devotional exercises calling
on several members to lead in prayer
that wisdom and guidance might be
granted to the building committee in
their plans for the new building; also
special prayer was offered for the
Mcconnell revival meetings to be held
in this city.
The report of the building depart
ment showed the finances of the asso-
citation in very good condition, with
a most encouraging report from the
treasurer. Mrs. Frank Haskell, chair
man Of the cafeteria committee, re
ported that 12,779 guests We're served
during the month of February. Great
enthusiasm was shown when Mrs. w.
II. Hakc, chairman of the member
ship committee, read her report, Civ
ing the results Of the recent member
ship campaign, which showed lil new
members, 1873 renewals, making
total Of 279 increase in membership
since the last report. a membership
tea was given in honor of these new
and renewed members Friday after
noon, when all enjoyed an interesting
program of music and talks on asso-
citation work.
The educational work. under the
direction of Mrs. w. |. Williams,
chairman, has during the past month
directed the Choral club work, Span
ish class and field hockey. The next
field hockey practice will be Wednes-
day afternoon at Locust Grove.
The summer camp committee, Mrs.
Dan. Davisson chairman, was re-
ported to have made preliminary
plans for summer camp work at Sand
Springs, and have general charge of
working up delegations for the sum-
mer conference at Hollster, Mo. The
outing at Camp Tahlequah is under
consideration, but nothing definite
has been decided in this department
of the camp work. 1t is hoped, how
ever, that very active summer camp
work may be carried on both for the
girls department and the business
girls of the city
Mrs. Harrington, chairman of the
Girls Work department, reported
many interesting features of this de-
partmcnt for the month of February,
especially emphasizing the guardians
training course, and the recent bird
and tree lectures. The next meeting
of the guardians training course will
be held Friday, March 30, at the cot
tage; the subject for discussion will
be "Clay Modelling" Twenty-one
girls enjoyed a hike last Saturday,
and others are planned for the near
future. on Saturday, March 10. the
Bluebird club was taken to Sand
Springs for an outing. There will be
n bird lecture and steak roast at owen
park Saturday afternoon at o'clock
for all the Camp Fire and younger
girls Y. w. G. A. clubs.
A st. Patricks party was arranged
Jointly with the Y. NJ. G. A., held at
the Y. NJ. c. A. Friday. March l6. Mrs.
Randolph Shirk and several members
of her committee directed the enter
tainment of the evening and had
charge of the serving. A large num-
her of young people, strangers in the
city, had an opportunity to get ac-
quaintcd with each other.
A group Of business girls were en-
tertained at an informal party at the
cottage Tuesday evening, March 20.
Guessing games and a program OF
music was arranged by the extension
committee, with Mrs. II. S. Wagner
| as chairman.
The Travellers Aid report, as read
by Mrs. A. II. Allison, showed that 1886
| persons were assisted at the trains by
! the Travellers Aid secretary. Several
were furnished transportation lodg-
| ing over night and given money for
food while In the city. Two children
were left in charge of the Travellers
Aid to be placed on n train after sew
eral hours waiting at the depot.
During February the religious work
| committee co-operated with the Sun
| day schools OF the various churches
In n campaign for increasing the at
tendance at Sunday school. Mrs.
! Ersnberger, chairman of this depart
| ment, reported an average increase
Of about 80 per cent in the girls and
women's classes in the churches re
porting on the campaign. The sun
day vesper services have been discon-
tinued until after the Mcconnell
meetings, as many of the ladies are on
special committees and are taking al
active part in the neighborhood
prayer meetings.
The general secretary's report
showed that there had been 102 APP
plications for help, A positions filled,
| 20 applications for room, is supplied.
Attendance at club meetings, 103; at
tendance at Bible study and religious
services 110. The business girls of
the city who are especially interested
In the Mcconnell meetings are in
vited to meet at the cottage Friday
evening at 1880 for prayer and to or
ganl2e more effectively for cooper
ating in these meetings and enlisting
the interest of all young women in
the city. There is also IA called meet
ing of the board of directors and all
committee workers for prayer, to be
held at the cottage Thursday morning
at 10 o'clock.