The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-02
WOMAN HAS PLACE
IN TIME OF WAR
National Secretary v. w. {. A. Makes
Stirring Address Before
Notable Gathering.
IrMALE MUNrT1oS WORKERS.
Awful Surroundings Of Women in
Europe IL Described and Hearers
Urged 10 Prevent Such Condition I'm
NmcriCa.

An interesting record of work dur
ing fifty wears Of service" was pre-
s.ntcd at the annual meeting OF the
Young Women's Christian association
p, Miss Friedman and Miss Amy
smith. national aud local secretaries
ot The Organization.
Miss Friedman told oG the work
Lpw being done by the national or
gAnlzation through its different divts-
ions IN this country and abroad. She
spoke OF the noble WORK which the
women of these countries are doing
in order TO do their hit for democracy
and showed now the American women
might Well take them as examples.
She told Of the awful conditions
surrounding the women munition work =
era Ia France and Russia
u Is he repetition - this Condi-
tion in America which We are trying
a. avert, said the speaker, as she
told Of The preparations being made
by the national y ". G. 4. Organiza~
Eou Sc protect American girls from
such suffering A channel created re-
Gently which is a great factor In high
eriug the standards OF American girl
hood and womanhood Is the Patri-
otto league OF which Miss Friedman
also spoke and Of, the Influence 1t is
already eNertinE.
Hiss Amy smith. secretary OF the
organization. SPOKE on oar Growing
Responsibilities In which she said
that the war has widcned women's
scope and also her possibilities.
SEe especially appealed ~ the young
cr girls present to do their fun share
ia the war work.
Miss Katherine HAYES, the presi-
dent. Vas prevented from being pres
eut by indisposilon.
The Rev G.. H. NeWbarry opened
the meeting with "A prayer, previous
to which America" was sung by the
members. The meeting closing with
Ghe singing Of The $taT-Spangled
Banner"
The following members were elect
I'D on the board
One-year terms. Mrs K. T. Alvey.
AIys vi. p. Burial. Miss \, Catherine
Cross Miss Lorena Boyd Mason, Miss
Elizabeth Baldwin, Mrs. T. II. Brown,
Mrs s. n HaweE. Mrs william II.
Higgins. Mrs. !. r Robinson. Mrs. G.
A. B,anton, Mrs T. 4. Cary. Mrs, G.
Y. Albright, Mrs. G. II. Urner. Two
year term. Mrs II. Il Magil. Miss
Minnie NJ. Jones. Mrs. W Il. Newell,
Mrs Katherine g. Kicks. Hiss Lenore
Tinsley. Mrs. &. G. C0lema n. Mrs. VIII
liam Northrop. Mrs. j. T. Crockford,
Mrs. Charles o. Savile, Mrs A. Beirne
Blair. Three-year term. Miss Kathe-
rlns il. Halves. Miss Alice Welsh, Mics
Hope a, Morsan. Miss Fanaie Tyler,
Mrs. II. ". Basseli. Msss Mary Halves,
Mrs r. Il. Bigger. Miss Nellie Spence.
Mrs F. r. Rennie. Mrs. J. F. Ryland,
Mrs Elizabeth Richardson. Mrs. c. p.
Waiford Mrs s. NJ. Bishop. Mrs. w.
G. Mccarthy,
The election Of executive officers
VIII take place next month.
The Y w. &. A. besides it's main
building has three, story house at
West Cary street which viii accom-
modate forty girls. and another at i0S
Wet Cary. accommodating about sixty
grls where board may be had at
moderate prices The organization
has e membership Of 2.k70. of which
hfty pcs cent are connected with va
rious activities In the association.
The organization carries a budget OF
$76 600 this year. all but $4,000 OF
his amount representing the earnings
OF the association. depending. there
fore, "A great deal upon public CO.
operation,