The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-14
ANNISTON WOMEN NOW WORKING
 FOR PERMANENT Y. w. C. A. THERE

ment of A permanent '. WIG. A. The club meets every Tuesday evening In the Y, w. C. A. rooms and the con venience of these rooms means a great deal to these gtrls, wno spend most oA their time down town The T. w. V. A. is interested in the larger interests of women and believes that the plan for. organizing the business and pro fessional women of the country IS vitaHone in the future development ot Amkrica, cooperating with them heartily in all of their plans.
 All of the ministers of Annistoh have expressed their approval ana are co-operating in the campaign, many of them citing instances tnas nave come under their personal superVision of good caused through the etIorts oi the Anniston Y. W. C. A.
 The purpose of the Y. W. .. A IS eo associate young women in personal loyalty to Jesus Christ as savior ana Lord. 10 promote growth in Christian character .and service through phys- icaI social. mental and spiritual train ing. and become social force TOT the extension of the Kingdom or Goa.
 This fourfold development has maus the association preventatiVe auu constructive agency in the coI,I.u.a.s .,,,s where if has fuh scope; preventative because if offers to young women the onnortunities which lessen the power of tenptations constructive because in inc aIl-round building up ot char acter is being laid the foundatlon Ioi the homes of the succeeding senel@ @ tions. Nothing else and no other or sanitation is doing the same ofVSu @ work for aai1 young women ol @ community. and the '. w. C. "A, a outgrowth of conditions brought aoou. To rge1v hv economical changes, has bacone A necessity of the present time. . oni., oreani .otior of women which was officially reauested by the government to oo wei work If is said, with truth to the honor of the association, that 1t nao "@ rroeramme, strong and etticent' anu has a peace programme, paianeeu "''N thorough. ....,a.,o, ;s i,dicated bv the statement that there are on ooo ,,olunteer workers and 3OOo secre- 'taries Part of the services of the r. w (. A is to keep teen girls happy ana lii- terested through the medium or Var,ou M cI,,be inc membership of these clups having crowns to more than l5,ooV Tn the past year. sf tho
 One of the most popular features or tne endeavors of the Y w. c. A, IS the es-
 
 'ieen ave girls business and prolessionai girls and girls in industry may nave an a abundance of fresh air and sunshine anu eniov the friendships of the association secretary and the comradeship with eacn ether. The word camp" is an open sesame to summer happiness for giris The Anniston girls spent many Johy, profitable hours at "Willetts puheaio" last summer.
 ganized as a town association, wnich ls inc most up-to-date kind of associatlon' because it is the latest type of Y. w. c. A. which has been developed. This form of organization is based upon more than 50 years experience of the I. W. e X. in studying and attempting to meet the needs of women and girls. The Iuii- damental idea in town assoclauoh IS .o make the association commun1ty-Wloe III interest The programme is flexible ana is based upon the dominant interest or the community.
 A prominent Y W. c. A. worker says: ''The Y. w c. A. is not charity, not club. not a creed, but comradeship based on the democracy of common faith
 Anniston has never failed in any ef- fort for the good of the community, and will no doubt give the hearty co-opera- ton necessary to make this important campaign an overwhelming success.
 Anniston women were largely respon- sihle for the complete success of the brilliant reception given to honor Gen sral Pershing during his visit to Annis- ton. A number of representative women assisted in receiving at the Inn, where he reception and luncheon occurred. This committee also assisted in decorat- ng the Inn in great quantities of red, white and blue bunting and cut flowers md in planning the menu, which was southern. Several of the wom-
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