Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-03-28
Y. W. {. A. DRIVE
IS WORTHY OF
BIG BOOST

The largest and most democratic
Women's organization in the world Is
the Young Women's Christian associa-
tion, it reaches theN highest and the
lowliest, 1t is only a national organi.
zation but international as we'll That
branch of the association which is To-
Gated in Albuquerque is making a
drive for the sum of $4,000, which
sum is necessary If the work begun is
to be continued. Two days of the drive
are passed and only about $1,000
raised
There are many who believe in the
Y. w, C. A. and the ideals and prin-
ciples it stands for. And the reason
that the association in Albuquerque
is asking row for $4,000 is only be-
cause there are not enough people
who have been reaG-' always to back
their beliefs. The Young Womau's
Christian association, here as else
where, stands for association, and
through association, service.
What the Y. w. Does.
In the last year hundreds of girls
and women have been reached and
helped by some department or other
of the Y w. The local association
who meets trains every day and gives
needed help to girls travelling alone
Ur possibly it is a mother with a
couple of small children who must
wait an hour or perhaps several
hours; the kiddies are tired, cross
and maybe sick, the person who is al
ways ready to hold the baby while
mother goes to the drug store or to
the dining room with the others, and
at the same time look after various
belongings, because mother has nc
money to spend unnecessarily, is the
travellers aid secretary of the Y. w
c. A.
Sometimes a professional "masher
sees a young girl, alone and away
from home; he makes her acquaint-
ance, as such a person knows only
too well how to do almost succeeds in
winning the girls confidence, but the
travellers aid always sees everything
that happens at the station and his
game is thwarted.
The Best Possible Work.
In the last year the boarding house
has been thoroughly renovated, new
beds, new wall paper, new curtains,
and Il number of pieces of new furni-
ture added, altogether about thou
sand dollars worth OF renovation, to
make it safe for girls to live in, and
while 1t is quite adequate
for the needs of the asso-
citation, it is a clean, home
ike place where the girl who works
ionship and good food for less than
she can get it anywhere else in the
city. But the house is too small girls
are constantly being turned away for
lack of room.
In the recreation rooms that have
been open during the last year on
North Second street more than 200
young girls of Albuquerque have their
club meetings and under the supervi-
sion of the Y. w. they are being given
high ideals and high standards of living
and association. There they are finding
recreation, basketball, volley ball,
P'ee club and dramatic work as well.
They have formed the Gils Reserves,
whose slogan is: "To face life square,
~" and whose purpose is: ITO find
and give the best" Glasses have been
organized in these same recreation
rooms for young women who wish to
study motor mechanics, first aid and
French.
Nor Is the religious work forgotten
for there are Bible classes, interest
ing ones, and on Sunday afternoons
vespei services which the girls
themselves conduct. The gym work,
in which all girls are interested not
only furnishes a healthful recreation,
but is the easiest and pleasantest way
for young girl to be reached and in
fluenced for better and higher ideals.