The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-14
Y. w. C. A. CLUB ROOMS AT MONTGOMERY
 PROVING CONVENIENCE AND PLEASURE TO ALL
sy RosALIE HAMPSTEAD HIGGINS


 Montgomery, July (Special) )-The Y. W. C. A clubrooms on Montgomery street are proving great convenience
 and a pleasure to many girls and women in the city this summer Each day when the noon hour arrives, with the hot sun pouring down outside, many business women leave their work and go up to these clubrooms for a dainty, cooling lunch, a nap in the rest room, half
 hours reading in the big, comfortable chairs of the reading room under ceiling fan, refreshing shower bath, or, sometimes, just for a chat with the Y. W. c. A workers, or the girls. visit to these clubrooms at the noon hour is a pleasure to many women who find lcheerfulness, a restful atmosphere, bodi- l ly comforts and enjoyable companionship always awaiting them.
 The clubrooms are open evenings, also, except Saturday and Sunday, when girls and women can meet their friends
 from Camp Sheridan for visit, or when they can read, write letters or gather in groups around the piano or victrola for good time. On Wednes- day and Friday evenings the large recre- ation hall is open for roller skating, and 1 there is a stock Of fine new skates at the room for. girls and boys who like this recreation. The hall is open for slSat- ! ing for girls only on Tuesday, Wednes- day and Friday afternoon.
 1 There are classes in basketry on Thursday evenings taught by Mrs. Min
 nie Reese Richardson. and classes in French on Tuesday evenings, taught by Miss Dorothy Thigpen. Both teachers of these classes are giving their serv- ices voluntarily and the classes are free of charge to business girls.
 At the Y. w. c. A. clubroom in Mont gomely there are many interesting hu- iman things happening constantly So many tired wives, sweethearts. mothers of soldiers come into the clubrooms each week just off the train, And arter wash ing restig, cold glass or tea and d. rections from the workers how to reacn the houstess house at the camp, they leave with smiles, always Il Know am going to like Montgomery with this nice place to drop into ali the time" The other day big, burly soldier shyly came up to the desk ill the cIuprooins and said. 'Say,-lady, can have my girl wait up here to meet me on Nednes- days and Saturdays?" When he was told that he certainly could he went outs mll- ing and said. 1 0u knOW SHc niS pScH waiting on the street corner for me, and when I am late she is as mad as a hornet, and am glad that she can come up here and set herself down and wait for me That young lady waits for her friend in the attractive clubrooms now and doesn't care how late he is. Anoth- CT so.c:er casaia in oiss hiSht and "a!Asd up to .he |. w. C, A. yorker and said "You look awfully young. but if you be- long to the Y. w. c. A., l know you are an right because we swear Dy the Y. w. c. A. at home. And l want YOU to help me out with something about my sister" Later that sister fairly lived in the .Y. w. c. A. clubroom until her brother left with the Thrty-seventh dl- vision and she left. also
 These cubrooms in Montgomery are one of S3 centers now being operated by the national board of the Y. w. c. A. war work council in New York city. The national board sent special worker to every camp city last fall to organize this work and establish these ciup cen- ters and also hostess houses where they arc needed. The special worker sent to Montgomery was Miss Elizabeth korn. report issued by the national board this | last month shows in operation today S5 | club centers. 54 hostess houses built and @ others authorized; $157,lS spent for
 club centers. s94s,l9o spent for hostess