Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-31
JUsTIFIABL.E PRIDE Is SHOWN BY
THOSE OF THE Y. W. G. A. LOOKING
BACK OVER YEAR OF ACHIEVEMENT
BIZ mss GRORGIA FIRST.

DY MSS GEORGIA FIRST.
The Young Women's Christian
association looks back upon tits
year Of achievement with justifable
pride.
1t was just three years ago on
Nov. q at q called meeting in the
Methodist church, that Mrs. c. w.
Foss made q motion that Rock ST.
land proceed with the organization
of q Y. w. C. A
The organization was first
housed in three rooms of the Cen
ira. Trust building. The three
rooms were soon doubled to six.
The gift of the Weyerhaueser. &
Denlmann company added greatly
enlarged facilities. And now with
the old Turner hal1 property made
over for use of the Y. W. c. 4, it is
oft-times q problem to find space
for all the girls who wish to en-
gage in the various activities which
the association offers.
A few nights ago the reporter
witnessed the skill of the secretar-
ial force in finding places to house
all the various clubs and classes
which were meeting in one even
ing. The girls in the residence
were entertaining their friends in
the parlors. The sewing room and
laundry were being used by other
girls who had come In for the priv
ilege. The dress making class oc-
cupied another room. Over in the
other building the last group had
been fed in the cafeteria up stairs.
It was the usual busy day for 500
meals had been served. The rooms
were then used for meeting OF
bible classes led by Rev. ]. C.
Granger. In the club rooms down
stairs Is business girls had come
In for the 15-cent supper which il
served once q week, and followed
by. the bible study class led by Mrs
C. W. Halves. Another group Of
girls had come to have their phys.
ical examination by nr. Phoebe
Pearsall. preparatory to the worh
in gymnasium. The girls Of the Hi
~ were having q cabinet supper
The club Of girls FROM the Rocl
Island Sash & Door works hai
come for their weekly meeting. BE
side these organized groups Wiz
were seeking . place to meet ant
carry on their work. the lounge
chairs were filled with girls read
ing or chatting.
The reporter marveled at hi
skill which the general secretar!
used in finding rooms Or corner!
for all the activities which wer'
housed in . single evening. Ant
this is Q sample evening Of wha
happens 1t the Y. w. c. A.
Miss Mary Adkins. the genera
secretary, who began her duties il
September, is directing the worl
with marked efficiency and enthus
iasm. Her previous wide exper
fence has ideally qualified her &C.
the work in Rock Island. tn
board had planned to formally in
troduce Miss Adkins to Rock IslaE,
citizens, but the evangelistic cam
paign and the important organiza
ton and promotion work which III
Y. w. C. A. carried on in that con
nection, filled the time. Miss Ad
kins plunged into the work at ono
and now numbers her admirinl
friends by the hundreds.
The other members of the stat
are as follows: Hazel Rust. secre
tAry of girls work; Sara Schmidt
industrial secretary; Alice McNul
|ty, physical director; Mrs. F. E
Marshall. cafeteria director; Maud
Nichols. ONCE secretary, and Mri
IN. P. Tucker, matron. Each ha
shown herself an adept in her lin
Of work.
| The association was greatly priv
ilegsd in having a series of bibl
talks by Mrs. Harriet Runyan Q
St. Paul. These talks were mos
helpful and inspiring and had
far reaching influence for good.
/ The summer camps were NOR
popular than ever the past seascl
These camps are provided by tn
generosity Of Mrs. T. B. Davis an
Mrs J. H. Hauberg. One camp l
located at the Watch Tower ar
the other 10 on the Mississippi rive
one mile above Port Byron.
The swimming classes at Angus
tana pool are popular as usua
There was one girl from Miss No
NuIty's swimming classes wh
passed the test and qualified as
life saver In the rigid examinatio