El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-02

Kansas streets, the Young Women's
Christian association announces a
busy week filled with many social
events
The dedication will be held on
Sunday afternoon. February 3. at s
p. m, in the auditorium, with the
following program:
Scripture reading. Rev. Charles L.
Duet, Mrs. Robert L. Holiday and
Mrs. A. H Goldstein.
DedIcatory prayer, Rev. Perry J.
Solo, Mrs. J. J. Raster.
Address. DR.. p B. Won Kleinsmid-
Song, America"
Benediction, Rev. c. K. Campbell
Mrs Henry 7. Bowie, president Of
the Y. W. c. A, viii preside. The gen
eral public IS invited to attend. invi-
tations having been dispensed with.
other than through the press, because
OF war times and needless expenditure
of printing and postage. Members and
friends are urged TO attend the vari-
Gus functions, according to the groups
to which they belong.
Events Of the week at the 7. Wit
is TO be continuous open house
will include:
Monday evening. from g to 10: Sub
scribers' night Reception TO all who
subscribed to the building fund
(Nearly 10000
Tuesday evening. from 8 TO 10: Open
house to business and professional
women OF the city and to the nurses
from the base hospital
Thursday afternoon. between the
hours of and 8: Reception to mem
bers Of women's organizations and to
the members of the association
Friday afternoon, from to 5: Re-
ception to the women Of the army
stationed in Ell Paso.
Saturday afternoon, from to s;
Girls day. Open house to all girls
under IS years.
The handsome, commodious building
viii be thrown open to Fl Paso,
throughout the week, for inspection,
except during the special reception
completely furnished because Of lack
Of funds. Mrs. J. A Rawlings. chair
man Of the furnishing fund, announces
that only those departments where
furnishings are Immediately impera-
tive have been cOmpleted-Such as the
cafeteria, tea room. transient rooms
and gymnasium. The lobby, library
and halls have had the minimum
amount OF furnishing necessary for
service. The auditorium has an allow
anee which is entirely inadequate. so
for the present il viii remain untur-
nished, except for the piano, which
was donated BY F. G. Billings. Bed
rooms have been furnished by Mrs. ].
a Potter, Mrs. ". N James. Mrs. J. G.
McGrady, J. E Quad and Paul Har-
vie (for his mother. Mrs. c II. Har-
Wei, Mrs. D. ". Detwiler and Mrs.
Charles 3. Stevens
Mrs. James Graham McNary has had
the lobby decorated; Mrs. Horace B.
Stevens has given a chair and table
for the foyer on the third floor; Mrs.
[ 7 NTnfM-aH- - has rrTrr1fcrnd hEzrT~fFrrf
pollowS for the rest room and en-
broidered with the Y. ". c A mono
gram. The Business Woman's club
has contributed 800 toward furnish
ing the club rooms, and other tndi-
vidual gifts have been promised which
will be announced later. Mrs. Raw
lings feels sure that other gifts viii
be made which will add to the attract
iveuess and utility and help to make
the building the ideal rendezvous for
the girls and women OF the city, which
the Young WOman'S Christian ascot
alton has anticipated and hoped for.
The fruition Of dream Is always a
beautiful thing, and in presenting to
this city so imposing a monument Of
woman's work and achieving as-this
big, broad civic organization is do
ing marks an epoch IN Ell Paso' S
building and advancement Every
member Of the committee has worked,
and worked hard First. they mapped
out q whirlwind campaign to raise
500, 900 to pay for the plot Of ground
and erect the association building.
And this herculean task was accom-
plished, despite business depression
and war times. through the united
help OF all the residents OF e Paso
who are building for a bigger. finer
municipality.
as to the Y. ". board. itself. It has
carried on its central work for the
past seven years in rented quarters
with little or no conVeniences, one
room serving Tor gymnasium work,
reading and rest rooms, class room,
employment office and cafeteria. But
out to do, and have met the needs OF
the times unfiinchingly Glasses have
I been given in telegraphy and motor
I ing, to help prepare women 70 take
/ positions formerly held by men, who
are needed to fight for Uncle sam
Nothing has been overlooked. either
/ for efficiency or Independence And
I the working girls Of FL PasO have
/ been given a place for recreation in
[ the form Of gymnasium work and
/ for educational development and So
/ cial life, second to none.
Surely can the city spend the COM
ing week in 3 fit celebration OF Sc
/ splendid q gift.
| The meeting OF the rellSlOuS hCfA
| committee OF the Y. N c A. has been
postponed from Thursday, February
/ Z, to Thursday the 18th The meet
! ing will open at $3.50 ?. m. and last
/ one hour.
Robert E. Lee chapter. Daughters
| OF the Confederacy, will meet Thurs
day at 3 p. m. in their room at the
! Woman's clubhouse.
st. Patrick's Altar Guild viii meet
/ Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock, al
the home OF Mrs. Margaret Leonard
2522 Grant avenue. Members are re
4 quested to bring needles and thimDles
y = =
Il Tuesday afternoon at o'clock. the
I Council OF Jewish Women will meet
In Community hall It IS to be very
4 important meeting, and every mem
4 Der is urged to cancel other engage
I ments and attend. Following IS the
L program.
Psalm, by Max Katz-
I Business session.
/ Dance, by Maxine Krakauer.
Talk on elementary hygiene, Miss
I A. Louise Dietrich.
/ Vocal solo, Mrs. Charles J. Andrews
Plano selection, Miss Helena Talpis.