El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-01-24

sons who were personally conduct
on an automobile tour Of the assOcia-
tails Of The work were carefully eX-
planned 20 every guest.
see Central Building
Under the guidance of the Y. ". C.
A. secretaries ana members OF the
board Of directors. the guests were
shown through the central building.
SIS East Franklin street. The visitors
had the pleasure Of seeing the We'll
equipped gymnasium, the swimming
pool. library, reading room, rest room.
cafeteria. auditorium class rooms.
Grub rooms and offices, and were al
lowed 10 take q peep into the bed
rooms for transients and the secre-
From the central building the
automobiles went TO the y. W. c. A.
residence, al west Missouri street
the home OF "a III Faso business gins.
Only girls making their own
way IN the world or VINO are
preparing themselves for BUSH
ness careers, are admitted 10 the
residence.
owing 70 the capacity Of the build
iuE -h= time limit in the nome is TWO
ears The home is well kept and
the living room is home like
At the international institute
L. L. san JacintO street. the visit
ors Were lOld about the work which
is being done TO teach Americauism
10 foreigners, principally by teach
Ing English to MeNlcans and explain
Iug 10 MeXicans American ways Of
DOING things in the home. The in
rernzriQnal institute offers TO Next
can girls advantages similar TO those
offered the American girls at the
central building Four hundred and
one Mexican girls took courses last
year at the international institute in
English, cooking and sewing. They
also joined the clubs for girls
Hospitality HOusc " ork
Hand in-nand with the WORK at the
international institute the work OF
The hospitality house is at the IN
ternauonal bridge at 1901 South
SANTA Re street. 1t extends a friend
Is hand TO persons crossing the Dor
der each way and is an educational
and recreatfoual center for Mexican
women and girls. The work is IL
uanced by the national organization
OF the y ". C. A.
The Y. ". =. 4. maintains two
travellers aids ut the union sta
tiOn, assisting day and night
travelling men, women, hOys and
girls OF all races and creeds- As
sistance last year was given 10
$4,000 persons.
No record was kept OF the persons
directed TO boarding and roOming
places, no record kept OF the mum
Der OF emergency cases. sucn as lost
girls. lost relatives. deserted wives,
Juoerculars without funds, and mex
perlenced women thrown out upon
The world, forced 20 earn a living
The Y W G. a. maintains a sum
mer cottage at CioudcrotI. a vacation
home Tor working girls Lack of
time prevented the visitors from be-
ms escorted 10 this center
Only Swimming POOL
The visitors were tOld that the J..
IS. C. - offers TO women and girls
one Of the best gymnasiums in the
United States free employment bu-
Ieaus a boarding mouse and rooms di-
rectory, free library and reading
room, free Information bureau. Tree
rest room with comfortable cots. a
residence for employed girls. trans
lent rooms for STRANGERS ana new
St-ls. a cafeteria with minimum
rates. Spanish classes, Bible classes,
tennis, basketball, indoor baseball
roller skating. vOlley ball. classes in
aesthetic dancing clubs for business
girls and school girls. a sumner cot
tage at ClOudcroIt for working girls.
open house on sunday afternoon for
young women and young men, op-
pOrtunities for dramatics and ana
teur entertainments all sorts Of
recreation such as hikes, bacon frys.
club suppers. banquets. indoor and
outdoor athletic contests, picnics.
roof garden parties, holiday celebra-
tions a downtown meeting place for
women community center for WO-
lish, cooking and sewing and club
advantages for Mexican girls. and
some other more or less big adYant-
ages and opportunities.
Board OF Directors
Miss Elva sly is the general gecre-
tary at the central Y. ". G A Be-
sides the board OF directors, rs II
Paso women are serving on the
standing committees Of the associa-
ton. and Staff Of trained executives
carrying on the work in every de-
partment The members OF the
board OF directors are:
Mrs. II. T Bowie, president; Mrs
n. A. Warner, first vice president;
Mrs R B. Homan, second vice pregi-
dent; Mrs, D. II. Huffaker. third vice
PRESIDENT Mrs. J. A Potter, fourth
vice PRESIDENT Mrs. Florence Pickles
recording secretary Mrs. h B.
stevens. corresponding secretary; Mrs.
Frank spence, treasurer: Mrs. J. A
Rawlings, Mrs. James G. McNarv
Mrs Il. A Lay, Mrs. J. J. Knox, Mrs.
c. h Campbell Mrs. David Cathcart,
Mrs. ". A Hawkins, Mrs. Burt Orn-
dOrff, Mrs A ". Mclean, Mrs. Paul
Heermans Mrs. F. P. Jones and Mrs.
j. il EIV