The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1920-04-15
Y. w. c. A. WORK
Miss Ethel Webb, Director for Mary
land Interests Three Audiences.

Miss Ethel w. Webb, director for
Maryland of the World Program Staff
of the Young Women's Christian AS
ISOLATION, addressed three audiences
upon her visit to Oakland Sunday last
when she was the guest of Mrs. BENZ.
H. Sincell.
The audiences addressed by Miss
Webb included the Lutheran Sunday
school and the congregation at the
Presbyterian church in the morning
and the Methodist Sunday school in
the afternoon, in addition to a gather
ing of ladies at the home of her hos
tess Sunday afternoon at which last
mentioned meeting an organization
for Garrett county was formed with
Mrs. Ralph L. Thayer as the chairman
for the county association.
Since her return from France where
she served as canteen worker with
the American Forces, Miss Webb has
been director for Maryland of the
World Service Program of the Young
Women's Christian Association. She
has many interesting incidents of her
overseas experiences to relate. THE
American woman" she said, was re-
garded as the consummation of earth
ly perfection by the American soldier
over seas. 1t is up to the American
girls of today to try to live up to the
soldiers high ideals and helping girls
to live up to them"
In her various addresses Sunday,
Miss Webb spoke briefly on the Y.
w. c. A. as world movement, as
result of the Y. w. C. A. Foyers
among the French 'munitionettes.
She said that the attention of all the
countries of Europe was turned to this
American plan of social service. Eu-
ropean countries have relief and char.
ity organizations, but none doing con-
structive welfare work on the basis of
companionship and association. This
has for the first time been demonstrat-
ed in the Y. W. C. A. centers. 1t was so
great that fifteen countries have asked
for demonstration centers, in order
that the women of those lands may
see and learn to carry on this type of
work which aims at helpful recreation,
opportunity for personal advance
ment and helpful group activities The
American Y. W. C. A. has accepted
wherever possible these urgent re-
quests of the war-torn countries of
Europe to help their women find them
selves in this changed world.
The association is cooperating with
the American Committee for Relief
in the Near East by caring for the
needs of women and children. Emer-
gency homes for Armenian girls res
cued from the Turkish harems have
been opened. In Poland, the Polish
Gray Samaritans trained by the Y. W.
c. A. in New York City, are doing
splendid work. The Y W. C. A. move
ment has been in progress for twen-
ty-ive years in the Orient and is now
expanding in South America.
The wide experience of the Y. W.
c. A. in dealing with the problems of
women and girls caused our govern
merit at the entrance of this country
into the World War to call upon the
Association for immediate service at
home and abroad.
The success of that service has in
creased the demand for all types of
Association work. The need of the
world has turned searchlight upon
the women of America. The united
efforts of the nations womanhood is
needed to bring true the Y. w. C "A.
slogan-"The Women of America for
the Women of the World"
At the afternoon meeting held at
the home of Mrs. Sincell plans were
made whereby the women of the entire
county may have share in this world
wide movement. Their cooperation is
asked by the members of the commit
tee of which Mrs. Thayer is the chair.
man.