The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-22

the Y. w. C. A. at the close of the
 festivities. and which more than re-
 paid them for all their efforts,
 ". w. c. A. CONFERENCE
 Katy Boyd George will speak at the
 Y. W. c. A. state conference to be held
 ir this city tomorrow and Tuesday. She
 is a granddaughter of Senator George of
 Mississippi, for whom George county was
 named
 Miss George has lately returned from
 nine months work for the Y. w. C. A.
 in France, where she has been helping
 to bring a little hope and cheer into the
 lives of French girls and women work ing in munitions factories. as well as
 into the lives of American nurses. at the
 r. w. c. A. clubs or "foyers."
 She went from Mississippi Industrial
 institute and college to Paris in 1908 as
 a fellow in modern languages Q There
 she remained three years, identifying her. self with the Latin quarter branch of the British American Y. w. c. A. It was triple alliance of prophetic significance because after six eventfu years as metropolitan student secretary HI bOSlOI StiG ueto SANliitb NO 4 dflS III the interests of the American nurses called there by the war
 Miss George is said to be a brilliant speaker. She knows what to say and people love to hear her say it; she pos | sesses vital Christian convictions which she knows how to convey to other mindss she has rare social charm, and Will no less interpret Paris to the Americans than she will interpret the Americans to Paris.
 Miss Amy Snelson, who will speak al 1 the big mass meeting for women only, 1 to be held at Jefferson Theater on Mon day afternoon, should be of particular l interest to the people of Birmingham, for {! she is from Birmingham, England where she has been engaged in Y. w. c. A. work
 l A native of London she recently spent l a few weeks there and passed through
 an air raid on that city.
 1 Her accounts of that Hun outrage will no doubt be most interesting. She is on | her way to take. charge of Y, w. C. A. work in Australia, for which she is emi-
 nently fitted, having been general secre- 1 tary of the Y. w. C. A. in Melbourne,
 Australia for several years. l The Y. w. C. A. has arranged a meet l ing for Monday night at o'clock at | the First Methodist church when Miss | Amy SnelSOn, the great SHS4lSh l. W. 1C A. worker, will tell of her experiences 1 in Y w. work in England and Australia and of an air raid on London through which she recently passed. l Mrs. Joseph McLester, president of the local Y. w. c. A, will preside at this meeting and music will be furnished by | the Canteen chorus, under the direction
 of Mrs. F. T. Rice.
 1 Although this, meeting has been ar ranged for the especial Nbenefit of the business women and girls who eanno attend the mass meeting for women al the Jefferson theatre Monday afternoon I all women of the city are cordially in vited to come to the First Methodls' church to hear Miss Snelson
 ! Tuesday morning in the Sunday sehoo room of the First Methodist church the Y. w. e. A. will conduct a speakers institute from 9:3o to F o'clock
 Mrs w. M. Walker, state chairman O the r. w. C.. A. war work campaign lswin preside, and Miss Elizabeth Hughes \ chairman for the southeastern division Q 1.-the Y. W. C. A. war work council, vii Head the discussion.
 | Al this meeting women representative
 of the seven organizations particpatini in the united war work campaign No
 venber 11-1S will tell of their organlza tions work and needs,
 The public is cordially invited to at tend this meeting.