Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1919-12-06
WORK STILL GOING
ON To MAKE WORLD
SAFE FOR G|RlHOOD

THE war is still on to make the
world safe for girlhood.'
This was the declaration of Edith |
Sawyer, secretary. in an address be- |
fore a representative gathering OF
Phoenix women at the School Admin
istration building yesterday when the
world welfare policy of the Y was out
lined.
While world needs were discussed
the program gave attention TO national
and state demands and the need at
home developed as the local secretaries
gave the assemblage an insight to the
vast amount OF work that has been
accomplished here.
The inadequate quarters of the
impressed the audience as Miss Edna
Porter the secretary pointed out the
number, of girls who had been housed
IN the boarding home during the past
II months, more than 800 having reg
istered there. She also described the
cramped conditions at the cafeteria
where $685. people were served during
the past month and of the correspond.
ingly inadequate rest room with its Y
chairs and its 80 visitors a day That
the plan for a health center will have
10 be abandoned unless the Y acquires
more floor space was intimated and
for which a campaign will be held in
January will be used for that purpose.
The balance will be devoted to the
world program while the state will re-
ceive its quota
Note States Growth
That the work in the state has grown
was another interesting fact brought
out by Miss Porter who spoke of the
IN the state. She also touched upon
The Americauization program an.
bouncing that a secretary would ar,
rive here shortly after the first of the
year to organize a club of Mexican
girls.
The club work will be largely the
same as that of other clubs affiliated
with the Y which, according to Miss
Porter. interprets life for the young
business girls"
THE time has come to keep up tn,
morale Of the Phoenix girls" she said
as she urged the establishment of a
place where young girls mighttgather
Tor good time.
"A girl needs recreation she needs
a place to go where she can play
games and have a general good time
and 1t is up to the Y to help her find
fully pointed out the small housing
conditions and the scanty equipment
u the local association.
From Every Viewpoint
Grace sutton Powell, town and coun-
try secretary Of the Pacific coast di-
vision discussed the Y situation from
the national, international and Local
standpoint accenting many of the
into of-1I
10 conditions here.
Miss Sawyer who is in this country
on a furlough, having served for -four
years in Shanghai, spoke of the need
OF establishing the Y in the various
countries of the world now calling fol
help. Her viewpoint is that the women
OF America are duty bound to aid the
other nations. She effectively de-
scribed the need in South America. ir
France. Italy, Roumania, Japan, India
and China, declaring that where the
association was already organized
there was still need for guidance.
we can meet the need here ant
spread out to the rest of the world
she said as she recalled how much ha(
been done under the war pressure
The war Is still on TO make the worlC
safe for girlhood," she said in con.
cluSlOn. OIner interesting speakers o
the afternoon were Miss Harrie
Houghton of the VS. development de
partment and Miss Mary Lee of tn,
girls work department. Miss Lee spol
especially of the activity of the girls
reserve, the blue triangle and othe
organized girls clubs.
Well Represented
Practically every womans club an,
church in the district was represente,
at the gathering which was preside,
over by Mrs. John bennett. Jr. AL
though Mrs. bennett was not on tn
speakers list, in her introduction o
the speakers she contributed wort
while suggestions that will unques
tionably be used in the fourth com
ing campaign.
Go the limit" is her advice. "Giv
self and money to the work"
The musical program was furnishe
by Miss Edith Edwards Of the Arizon
School of Music who played Fantasi
lmpromptu by Chopin.