El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-05
New .W.C.A. Building Is Nearly
Completed; the Gym Is Now Open


even In their dreams; and soon they
I are observed to break I'd the camp
/ Of ease and start on some fresh
march OF faithful service. And, look
ing higher, we find those who never
wait until their moral work accumu-
1ates. and who reward resolution with
no rest, with whom, therefore the
alteration is instantaneous and con
slant. who do the good only TO
achieve it; who are too meek Ior
+ transport. too faithful for remOrse'
zoe earnest for repOse, whose worship
is action and whose action Is cease
less aspiration. u. Martlneau-
Such well expresses the usefulness,
che beautifully unselfish character
ana achievements Of one OF our BEST
known club and society and civic wei
fare women and altruists, Mrs Henry
T. Bowie. who IS glowing eAelnll+-
ficatfon Of lust what woman can ac-
cOmplish when she enters ne4rl anu
soul into wOman's work.
This IS wOman's age. with every
avenue Of life offering some spec-al
calling. and Mrs. Bowie has answered
It is especially in the Young
Woman's Christian association that
Mrs. BoWie's interests lie, at presen e
though she mas established the war
work service firmly, as well
Mrs. Bowie. as president OF the y
W. has seen the new building rise,
during her regime, and has presided
over three or four committee meet
ings a dav in an effort To arouse pub
lie interest-backed by every woman
on her official roster and every com
mittee worker. Annual money raising
operations have been launched, to
-1r Tr-nudarafrrN work e
unprotected working girls The head
OF the Y W. possesses exceptional
ability as a presiding officer and eX-
ecutive She is so whole-souled and
genial that everybody seems TO catch
her amiability. And she IS mOdesty,
itself, never wishing to be put to the
fore. Every girl in the association
has had personal proof Of her tact
and kindness. IL fact this spirit
which enanates so generously 90 all
humanity IS perhaps the keynote OF
he. great success. Every member Of
the board. the secretaries OF the as
ISOLATION and every girl who goes into
the inviting doors Of the home. loves
her.
What better monument could one
leave2
The new building is fast completing
the finishing state-at the Y. W The
gymnasium was opened this week on
Thursday night Thursday morning
the gymnasium committee, which in
cludes in its personnel Mrs Paul
Heermans, Mrs c H Campbell Mrs
J. Z. Townsend, Mrs. Walter H Scott.
Mrs. p ". 8IcCandless. Mrs V. E
RaggiO, Mrs. Richard Ainsa, Mrs.
Robert Bowie, Mrs. c. A Reiuemund,
Mrs. J. +. EnloW. Mrs s. ". FAINT
and Mrs. J. W. DeaTitr, met and per-
fected plans for the use Of the beau
tifuI new GYM with special days and
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tthere IS no such person. these days
Of Red Cross and war demandsl, the
home keeper, the school girl. child
and professional woman.
Following is the schedule:
Esthetic and folk dancing, Mondays
and Thursdays. from 1880 TO 1870 a.
m Evening classes, Tuesdays and
Fridays, from 1880 TO $50.
School girls class, Mondays and
Thursdays. from ( 10 4:f5 p. m.
Children's classes every Saturday
morning az 10 o'clock
Morning classes (Which should reach
the society matrons and women OF
leisure), Tuesdays and Fridays, from
1880 TO 1870 o'clock
For business women only. Evening
classes, Mondays and Thursdays, from
1880 to $50 o'clock; Tuesdays and
Fridays from $50 TO $3.50 o'clock;
esthetic and folk dancing. Tuesdays
and Fridays, from 1880 70 $50 p. m.
Military tactics, under the tutelage
OF L. 5. 4. sergeant. every Satur-
day evening. Z &c S o'clock
Never was there so great a need
FOR a gymnasium in FL Paso, for the
women First Of all. there has never
been So great a demand made upon
the strength Of our wOmen-the war
and Red Cross make it so. Homes
must be kept UP. the schools sus-
tanned, and public welfare cannot be
neglected Women are daily taking
on more and more the occupatious
formerly held by men. for the latter
must be released to do their part 1T
the front. The former society matron
is working as she has never worked
belore-laboring from early morning
10 late at night II is bound 20
cause q strain on her nerves and
physique. It IS wonderful that an
opportunity IS just now pres-1tiuE
itself where she can have pro ex-
erclse and relaxation. to he-1 her
stand up under the great taxing I'll
IS matter OF conservation that every
woman keep herself at her very best.
in nerve and body. mar
she may be better able 10 meet what
ever comes.
w lille all OF the new building IS not
yet aFailable-fOr some OF the Y. w.
e. A. equipment has been appropriated
oy the goTerument-the gym viii be
put 10 steady use, from now on. And
splendid, attractive room il is. with
2 floor space IS by 43 and a ceiling %
rect nigh a gallery is built 10 run
around three sides, and excellent ven
u!ation comes from two stories Of
WlncoWs-on three sides OF the room.
az is the prettest gym in the south
west with floor specially prepared. .
according to the stipulations of the
-Naragansett company-known for its
perfect gymnasium contracts. Elabor-
ate equipment is ordered and would
nave been here, had not the govern
ment needed the freight cars for
transporting its war carEoss- It is
this that delays opening the swim
ming poOl-the government took over
the motor that pumps the water from
the plunge. which is so by 25 with
tiles throughout But Uncle sam has
Priority over everything else And the
board expects to have another motor
IN place Of the one ordered. ere many
days
Every woman in FL Paso is welcome
TO use the gymnasium. The smallest
sort OF fee has been decided upOn So
that all may avail themselves OF me
opportunity. Thirdly six lessons will
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