Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1919-03-20
Go-Gabble Party
Was Big Success

was an unQuaHfled SucceSs-numerI-
cally, socially and educationally.
The object of the party was to
bring about closer comradeship be-
tween members and hold an open
forum to discuss changes and i'm
provements to be brought about in
the Y. w. C. A.
Mrs. Lafferty, in the absence Of
Mrs. Betty Sullivan-Frith, presided
and spoke to the assembly about the
activities of the Y. W.-spirituaI,
educational, physical, social, merber-
ship, girls work and clubs, publicity.
Short talks were given on these by
several women present, Miss Minna
Wolf speaking on Publicity" made
! some telling remarks which were
original, witty and true. Her talk
was thoroughly enjoyed.
Mrs. Townsend spoke on member
ship and recalled to the minds of all
present that a membership drive
would shortly be launched.
Mrs. Poole spoke on the religious
side of the Y. w. C. A., and Mira
MulIings gave a talk on education.
Mrs. A. ]. Haas spoke on Girls
Work and Clubs. After these short
talks an open forum was held in
which nearly everyone took part. 1t
was recommended to form dramat-
ic circle, keep open house on Sun
day afternoons, and club be formed
to include profession and other wom-
en- who desired to join.
! Miss Wall, the Red Cross nurse
who has seen nursing in France, was
introduced by Miss Winters. Miss
Wall viii have charge of the Home
Nursing course being held by the
! Bogalusa Chapter American Red
Cross.
Refreshments were served and
everyone present resolved that when
The next party ives held she would
J surely be ready to Go-Gabble, Cob
BILE and Get again.
Mrs. Betty SuIlivan-Frith, who Is
just recovering from an attack of
fever, was unable to attend, but sent
the following letter, which was read
to the gathering:
| Ladies, it makes me very unhappy
not to be with you today. ] had felt
up to last night that was going to
be well enough, and the disappoint-
ment is very keen, but ! surely am
with you in spirit and want you to
have a great old meeting land one
that will accomplish much. thank
all of you who worked in the drive.
! appreciated your work even more
than if / could have been on the job
myself, and I feel that you have done
big things for the Y. w. in raising
that amount of money. / want To
tell you that my family was ''house
divided against itself" on that SUBJ
ject. Our usually bold and optinis-
tic mayor thought his small daugh-
ter had been stricken with brain
paralysis when she set the figure for
$4,000. He made honest confession
the other day that his expectations
stopped short at the $4,000 mark, so
hurrah for us--or you, rather, for I
was an unwilling Stacker.
Dear ladies, my mind is full of
wonderful plans for the women and
girls of Bogalusa, but just now /
have to sacrifice all Of my plans to
the demon of i'll health. / seem to
be undergoing general slump, and
/ l am really growing discouraged
about ever growing strong again.
You were very sweet and generous IN
promising to help me through this
year and, though / appreciated your
, actions from the bottom of my heart,
. I didn't at that time really expect
that would have to call for so much
help so soon, but that is what / am
going to do, and now, dear friends,
please adopt my two new born babes
the Y. w. and the Mothers Honor
Commission-and take care Of them
for me until ] can put myself back
!, into a state fit to assume the respou-
sibility. You know / long for great
change in the Y. W., big boost and
7 boom in its social and physical life
and an ever ascending growth in it,
spituaI life. It may be some time
before / can resume the service
! love. No words of mine can evel
tell you how deeply that hurts me
{ and yet am confident that the ser
e vices | have asked of you win be per
: formed and the work will live ant
5 grow. May the spirit that hovers il
our association touch many soul
with the sense Of heaven. May
give to many hearts . deep, swee
1 faith in God and man and may it in