The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-10-17
Friends of the Girls En-
list Y. w. G. A. In
3 Work
ROOMS ARE SECURED
Provide for Lunches, Enter
tainmcnt, Recreation and
Social Advantages
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Young Womcu's Christiln assurlp.
tIon. which has now become un co.
tablishcd part OF tlc cI'y'a social and
economic life.
From district mrcrlr- ,f lhn
Victory Girls' ca'lod during the
war connected with the umO'd war
work, then going ou. 'l, idea ut
using This splendid Organization OF
the pride OF young wom4nhood OF
tho country for purpuars after the
war was conceived 10y Airs. thGiic'
Whitaker now at tuc head OF the
Y. W. G. 4. who had 600 girls Of
tho country gathered together Tor
strictly war work. lud who attend
ed this district meeting at sdpulpa,
IN the early fan of 1913. The
women In charge Of the war work
of tho county. Mrs Charles Whit.
taker ana Mrs Tcrd kaufman and
OthcrG, were 20 Impressed win thc
Carnostncss of these young women
and girls and It was borno In on
them that after the war was over
they sul needed some organization
10 direct them ana holp thcm dur
ing the coming years.
OF the many agencies through
which this could be done which,
presented themselves, the Y. w. c.
a. idea appeared the most frasiblct
not only because of iis proven sue
coss In other folds but also hccausc
It had the organization aud trained
workers TO make the Idea Of the
Interested persons a reality After
the signing OF the urmistiCC Mrs.
Whitaker and others got In touch
with the Y. w &. \. authorities ana
Miss Francis Boutwell,. field Focrc-
tary Of tho southwest, was requested
TO some 10 Sapulpa and toll those
interested In securing a y. W. c. n.
in Sapupa. just what they needed
and how 10 secure Il. Miss Both
we'll visited SapulpR ana while she
was in the city n meeting waS held
at the public library, n number OF
women from most Of the ropresen-
tativo clubs of the city were present
and the needs Of the cry were dis
cusssd.
The main point stressed by AL
OF these women was that In this city
there were so many working girlk,
and housing conditions for thcm
80 inadequate, that, although they
secured rooms, there was no place
in the city where the girls could
gather for good time. no place to
meet OF entertain lllflI pbN lIfilNH
and no place whore they could pre-
pare a meal, mako candy. wash and
iron their clothes, or do tho other
necessary things, and II was decided
that while Il would be a long
time before n homo could hC secured
for the girls ana young women OF
the city, and that the first step
would he TO prepare n place whore
the girls could meet and entertain
friends and kitchonette whore
simple meals could be prepared by
the girls Plans for active work
were made and work was immodi-
atcly begun. Several committees
were appointed TO make survey Of
the city for the putting. OF plans
into operation,
After a number of months OF hard
work, during which time Miss
Boutwell, visited here several times
and assisted the committees In their
work the campaign for funds and
members was brought to close
and reports Of the committees
showed that $50 members had been
secured by Mrs. O r. Shaffcr
chairman OF tho membership COM
mittcc, and the members who
worked with her Mrs. Joe Allen
chairman OF the finance committee
the bank $4,000. drawing interest
ana $1,000 on a checking account
and about $3.50 in pledges that haC
not becn paid.
Then began tho work of ~uttinl
into operation the plans made
humber OF months before, Arrange
inCntS had been mad" Tor a locu
secretary hero and Miss Bothwel
came TO help start the orga nizatiu,
ana brought the secretary that ha,
been secured for Sapulpa Mis-
Elizabeth Andrews Miss Andrew
is n graduate Of tho University o
Texas in l.lS and while there m,
active work I'm the Y, W. c \. an,
was on the cabinet there for tw
years. After graduation she wa
sent to Now Mexico as y, W, {
a. secretary,
September 10, the Y, W. G. A. O
Sapulpa, was officially organize
and meeting was held at the audi
torium OF tho public library aI
women OF the town who had Ncc
Interested ia this movement Vor
present and officers for the wa
were officially elected. Mrs. Charlc
WMtt1kcr was elected president
Mrs l. NJ. TrcNler as first vic
president, Mrs j. ". Luckridge "a
trudo Davis as treasurer: and MIR
J. j. Latham as secretary. chair
men OF the Scryig" committees wyr
J'so elected at this meeting, VIZ
Mrs. Arthur Black. chairman ~ IA
recreation committee. Mrs r..
'hlifDr membership, Mrs DIV
'".n. giIls' work; Mrs Murry Sis
3D.. headquarters; Mrs Ford Kaui
man, publicity; Mrs, Joo Alcr q
nance, Miss Alice Van Nolzic
young womCn's council Mrs. J "
Hoover, rcliEious education: Mi,
Maudc Nerdin and Miss Gcorai
Winget were also made members
this board.
The basement Of the public libraI
had been leased a number OF moui
back when the idea OF the orEaulZ,
ion was first originated aud no
work was started TO fit this up. Tn
has been done. and has been in u.
tor over a month now The maj
room IS fitted up as Cozy sittr
room for the young women an
girls OF S1pulpI, The windows al
hung with bright cretonne drapc
les, rugs have been placed on n
floor, suite Of wicker furnitu
installed and piano purchased ~
placed here, This room has
cheery, home-like atmosphor, ar
N being used by the girls who "A