Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-02-08

pasketry class. Miss Cecilia Joyce
has had two classes in dressmaking
each term with total enrolment of
81. During the spring term millinery
was taught by Miss Clare Bashore.
All the members of the class making
their own spring hats. Mrs. Menges,
our very enthusiastic Spanish teach
er had three classes during the
spring term, one being a Bible class
Whlch read the Gospel of st. John
IN spanish. On June 7th a Spanish
SIuo picnic was held at Boiling
springs with an attendance of 20
Industrial Department
Mrs. Mabel Cronise Jones, chair
man for the Industrial department,
reports the year 1918 saw the indus
trial work of the Y. w. C. A. con-
frontcd with many entirely new and
perpleXing problems. The world
war created conditions that made ii
utterly impossible to hold interest
along former lines, and IL was evil
dent very early in the year that eX-
periments must be tried along unique
lines. There was no path to follow
ana we were forced to blaze our own
way. Our undoubted success during
! 1918 is due to the initiative of our
industrial secretary Miss Lois G..
Scott and to the Willingness of the
girls to adopt her suggestions. What
we did during 1918 would fill a
| couple of volumes and in the few
minutes allotted us we can only in
ofcate most inadequately some of
the work attempted. some of the
enus achieved. Red Cross work and
sccial service work along many new
lines, stand out prominently. The
| CnRia1 nrly
regularly and steadily by our girls
mas been wonderful. Each club now
makes its own budget for the year,
ailowing therein a certain amount
Tor social service work. Baskets at
Christmas and Thanksgiving; re-
mem Frances at Easter and at other
| seasons; the clothing of children;
| nelp TO the sick; reading matter to
| thosc who cannot afford to buy it;
| nourlshtng food in, many emergency
| cases,-these are just a few lines
or social service work undertaken
py our splendid girls. Their classes
| nave been we'll attended; each term
sees new subjects presented so that
there shall be variety, and no danger
or the department falling into q rut.
among the classes for 1918 which
are 1ree to the girls, save for a very
| A~-a 81 ~ ASS anu IL SIIlull COOhlnR
lee TO cover the cost of Materials
we had classes in current events,
dressmaking, millinery, gym, cook
ing, French, Bible. English, Eth
quette, and United States History.
| The noon meetings at the different
industrial plants have been con-
unued and have been remarkably
successful In one plant the girls
nave program committee that de-
| cided what kind of a meeting Is de-
sired for each week; The committee
reports to Miss Scott who arranges
the meeting in accordance with their
wishes. We have a large flourish
ing club formed recently-The Blue
| Triangle-that has taken the in
sigma of the Y. W. for it's name, and
that is growing so rapidly that we
can hardly keep pace with the men,
| bership.
The clubs raise through dues and
various entertainments of their own,
the money to carry on their work.
Some of the girls in accordance with
| Federal requests have kept most de-
tailed account books, telling the
wages earned and how every cent
was spent. The books have been
forwarded to the committee making
quite proud of the showing made.
| While class work and noon MEETINGS
were not continued during the sum-
mer, there were hikes, walks that
brought out some points of Natural
history, house parties in the coun-
try, roof garden gatherings, here at
the Y. W.; evenings of songs and
games, and many other gatherings
that kept us in touch and served USE
full purposes. The noon meetings
vary greatly in character; the aim is
to have as much variety as possible ;
the meetings are religious, musical
and educational, with a wide variety
in each grouping. Friday night the
building belongs to the industrial
girls. Not that they are not here on
other nights, but on Friday night
they are so numerous that no other
| classes are held, and the rooms are
given over to them. At 6 o'clock in
the club room-which by the way is
growing far too small for us-we
serve the girls for fifteen cents a
most appetizing supper. Miss Scott
has won many laurels in her plan
ming of the menus and in her cook
ing. With as many as 81 girls on
hand at times, she needs help which
is given now by the girls themselves
and by members of the Industrial
Committee. 1t takes planning to get
all of the girls into the club room for
supper-and on at least one occa-
sion we failed to do-and about a
dozen ate in the hall. So-someday
we want larger club room-and
we bespeak it early that the indus
trial work may not be hampered
just as it is taking on new vitality
and energy. The girls have been
anxious to do new" things. Some
of them are going i'll groups to our
Capitol, there to study the Abbey
and Won 'Ingen pictures and to hear
their historical significance. They
will take only a small portion Of the
Capitol at a time, and when they
have finished we feel that they will
probably know more about the Capt.
tol than many residents of the city
who are blessed with more leisure.
Many of our girls are now studying
in the night schools or at business
college. Some within the year inst
gone have been promoted to most
important positions. They are MAX
/ ngood all along the line and we
feel that we must keep pace with
them in our equipment and our
plans The best that the Y. w. can
furnish is none too good for the In
dustrial department, and before long
we shall want larger quarters and
space to grow.
"SiXty-two members enjoyed q
restful vacation at Locust Valley
| En rnn DURING thn bc of Til,