The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-04
CONFERENCE OF
 '. W..C.A. WORKERS
Fellowship Campaign Dis cussed and Plans Made
 for Extension of Work
of BirminEham, Alabama. Statement, December 5l, lSis
 DEC0fTRCEG

With approximately 9 representatives from all sectionS of the state and many local visitors present, the state confer ence of the Young Women's Christian Association was held yesterday at the rooms of the association for the purpose of discussing the fellowship programme which is the work for 1920.
 Mrs James Borwon, field committee member of the south central field, pre- sided and the devotional exercises were conducted by Mrs. James McLester, presi- dent of the local board.
 Miss Helen Barnes, national secretary, who has beeA in the Young Womens Christian Association work for the past 25 years and who organized the work ln Birmingham more than 10 years ago, made a brief talk, outlining the world Fellowship programme. Miss Barnes has been in practically every country where inc Y. w. C. A. has been carrying on US work. which was largely extended during the period of the world war.
 At the close of the war the organlza- ton began to withdraw it's forces from tbe various countries and Miss Barnes stated that in every country where tne Y WIG, A. had been at work the rulers had asked that the work be contlnueo until they could recover from the results of the war So in order that the orsaiii1a- ton might serve the people of these war ridden countries the world feiioWsnip programme was started. she declared, ana this was programme lor eh'S women during 1920.
 She told how the women had stood the test in crucial times as well as peace times in various countries, and stated she knew the women of America would maintain this record of the women of other countries. Mrs. Katherine Willard Eddy, the acting executive of the foreign department or the Y. W. c. A., has re- gently returned after a year spent in , China and Japan studying conditions among women and girls of those coun- tries She has studied conditions in Rus sia as well and declared that conditions are very much alike in Russia and China, as both are like giants asleep, who need rousing.
 Mrs Eddy stated that one of the great est needs in these countries was TOT Christian women to go and live among the women as trained welfare workers sent from this country are unable to do the necessary work of reform. She pointed out that this work must come from the native women, and this could only pc accomplished through the Big Sister work
 
 tact with these foreign women.
 After relating conditions in the Orient and various experiences she had had there, she referred to conditions in the homeland, and the splendid things the women and girls were doing today. Mrs. Eddy's talk was one Of the features or the programme and was greatly enjoyed.
 Mrs. D. c. Parrott of Gadsden, who was hostess at the Y. w. c. A. hostess house at Camp Pike during the war, is giving most of her time to the world fellowship programme of this organiza- tion. and she made short talk in which she told of the work the organization was doing in her section of the state.
 Miss Rosa Striclland's talk on Keep ing to Faith,'' was purely inspirational and the subject was handled in master ful way. She spoke of the importance of Leaninp to faith in this work and of the possibilities of the future if this was done.
 Miss E. Easley, state director of the world fellowship programme, made q brief talk of Alabama's share Tn tnis work and what the organization Was eA, pected to do in this state. She outlined inc plan and Stated that the campaign which was nationwide, would be very active between now and March 70. when it would close
 At noon the Birmingham board. Of which Mrs. James McLester IS prestaeh'. ,. entertained the visitors. at luncheon the Business and Professional Women Club on Twenty-first street. The lunch- con was most informal and the women present from other cities were given an opportunity of knowing each other retter and discussing tho work in their respec- tive sections of the state.
 The meeting was most successful ana will prove an inspiration to the organi- zation in putting over this world fellow ship programme, which is one of the lars- est things ever undertaken by the women it is stated.