The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-06-07
Y. w. c. A. NOTES.
Blue Triangle League.

The faithful few are following up
the pledges. More workers are need
ed.
THE Harvest truly is great but the
laborers are few" Hundreds of wo
men have their money ready to pay
in. We appeal to more women to of
fer a few hours service in helping
collect the overdue pledges.
THE Seekers Club" sixth grade
girls and boys of Douglass School,
held their weekly meeting the 22nd.
The seventh grade and Miss Estelle
Lovett we're invited gusts. The Club
presented a pleasing program Of reci-
tations and music-vocal, piano, clar.
met and violin, a promising group OF
embryo artists. This Club was or
ganized by their teacher, Miss Leila
Elmore, last December. Miss Lovett
presented the Girl Reserve Movement
and every girl present CAV her name
for membership which unites the
younger girls with the Y. w. c. A.
The Girls Work Committee of the
Blue Triangle League, Miss Josephine
| VI al lii CHAIRMAN, -llS5 lLolCllC l1o' NIb
Girls Secretary, met Friday evening,
| the 23rd. The Committee includes
fifteen young women particularly in
terested in girls-the Misses Ncosha
Venerable, Leila Elmore, Katie White,
| Hazel Hickum, Judith Syms, Frances
| Hayes, Beatrice Martin, Goldie Gun
ningham, Josephine Yates, Maud Hud-
gins, Ethelyn Wilson, Anita Haskell
and Mrs. Percy Lee. They outlined
their course of study and will begin
at once a survey of the city to obtain
information concerning girls, employ
er and unemployed, between the ages
of twelve and eighteen years. Clubs
of these girls will be organized and
this Department expects to be doing
some very effective work very soon in
the interest of the young girls of the
city.
The Vespers service last Sunday
was largely attended despite the
threatening weather. Young girls of
Lincoln High and the grade schools
presented a program of special merit
The Lincoln High girls gave two
| choruses and three youthful papers on
| their work, and the vocal, piano and
violin numbers by the younger girls
exhibited a surprising amount of
youthful talent All who heard them
! hope the Juniors will furnish the pro
gram the fourth Sunday in June.
For financial and other reasons the
Blue Triangle League will not take
possession of the proposed center
June 1st We expect to be comfort
ably housed there in the not distant
| future.
The Y. w. C. A. Club of Pleasant
Green Baptist Church met Tuesday
evening. The Club is wide awake and
growing in interest under its active
President, Mrs. Countee.
Allen Chapel Y. w. Club had the
most beautiful booth in the Bazaar
On "Y. w" night, last Wednesday, ad
dresses were given by Mrs. Ida Becks
and Prof. J. R. E. Lee; Musical mum
bers by members of the Club.
Miss Mae Belcher, District Secre
tary dropped into the city last week
hasty call brought the Board Of
Management together at headuarterE
for a Conference which proved yer!
helpful and strengthening. -. Miss
Harriet e. Vance, Executive Secre
tary of the Central Association CLOSED
her work in Kansas City last Satur
day. She will sail from San francisco
for China the 27th of this month t.
join her sister. After fifteen years o
s Association work in this country, sh
{ is now realizing her life long desir
s for work in the foreign field. Mis-
Vance was present at the Management
; Conference last Friday morning He
: remarks were full of strong sugge!
: tions and a beautiful spirit of livin
(: close to God that one may hear hi
: call to service. Mrs. Cook and Mrs
+: Becks expressed in brief talks the II
: gret of all the women over her dt
+: parture and their sincere appreciatio
(: of her genuine friendship and interes
: and efforts to establish the Blue TT
4; angle League for the Colored girls {
4: Kansas City. 1t is hoped her succei
/: sor will have the same spirit. TIL
war work Council will send to Kansa
I: City an executive Sc retary for thi
branch as soon as one equipped fC
the special needs of Kansas City ca
J, be secured. 1t is probable that
e director of Girls, activities will 500
be located here. The War Wor
Council has allowed $4,000 for equi
ment for this department.