The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1919-02-22
Y.W.C.A. BEGINS
DRIVE FOR FUNDS
START CAMPAIGN FOR MONEY
TO AID HOME WORK-CAN'T
USE WAR SUMS
Stevens County Asked for $214.14
as Her Share of the State
Quota Needed

TO carry on the regular work of
the organization as found necessary
at the finance conference in Seattle
not long ago, the Y. w. C. A. is
making drive for funds. The
National board has plan Of work
and play for girls everywhere and
in the northwestern field it is planned
to have field secretary for county
work to develop the activities of the
WV. c. A. in country districts. The
organization states that it must ac-
count to the government for every
cent of the money raised in the
united war work campaign for def
mite and specific war emergency
work, and it cannot use this for
regular work of the association.
Stevens county has been given a
quota of $214.14, and Mrs. L. C.
Jesseph has been asked to take
charge of raising that amount for
the Y. w. c. A. in this county. In
Colville it is planned to let the Pep
club girls conduct tag day cam
paign on the first day of the drive,
which begins today and lasts
week. 1t is thought that Colville
could contribute her share by the
sale of tags at twenty-five cents
each.
Approximate quotas which would
make the county quota sure would
be as follows: Colville $40, Che
welah $50, Northport $25, Spring
dale SIS, Kettle Falls $15, Marcus
$25, Valley SIS, Meyers Falls $40,
Clayton $40, Rice $40, Daisy $40 and
Hunters $15. 1t is thought that
these amounts can be easily raised
as the total quota is not large
one when compared to the many
drives which have taken place.
A letter. received by Mrs. Jesseph
from Mary Remy, director of the
campaign, explains the purpose of
the drive.
"Now that the war is over"
writes Mrs. Remy, "our thoughts
naturally turn to the things that
have been neglected because of the
urgency and necessity of devoting
our resources to other things. The
men of the state are advocating
new roads, more building; they are
looking into new irrigation schemes,
etc. The whole program just now
is construction and reconstruction.
The same program applies to men
and women.
"a meeting of the Y. w. C. A..
representatives and a number of
| other prominent women of the four
northwest states was held in Seattle
last week to consider the recon-
struction program for our women
and girls. Every woman present
felt that the situation was critical
one. The women and girls of our
country have right to demand con-
sideration from the Y. w. C. A.,
which is the only organization that
can undertake any definite program
for women. The government has
asked them to come to the rescue
on several occasions and the country
demands it now.
"In some parts of the state the
girl in the city where there is no
association demands attention.; in
other places the girl from the coun-
try needs the right influence exerted;
the foreign woman, who is coming
to be more and more a factor in our
country and city life, needs just the
influence we alone can give.
'The plan as outlined by the
Women of the conference calls for
a division Of the amount needed for
the coming year by the northwest
field, between the four states and
each state in turn divides it's quota
between the counties on the percent
age basis, making the quota for your
county $214.14. Mrs. s. B. L.
Penrose of Walla Walla is the chair
man for the state.
1t is expected that Miss Gula
Gamble, girls work secretary, will
be sent to Colville in the near future
to do some organizing in Stevens
county"