The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-02-18
SUPPORT FOREIGN
WORKER OF Y. W.
Directors Of the Lo C a
Association Agrees to
a New Step.
POLICY IS APPROVED
Resolutions of Coincidence Are
Adopted on Account of
Death Of Mrs. Peck.

,rne distinction Of having the first
..ty young Women's Christian as
a,ciafion in the southwest to under
,,ke the support Of secretary on
tbe foreign field was added TO Tulsa
at the meeting of the board OF d.
rcctprs Of the local association yes
.,rday morning when two women OF
tine association pledged TO MAINTAIN
ono secretary abroad for five years
al condition that the general mem
bership maintain a second secretary
rho secrotaries will be sent either TO
fapan or China
Maintenance OF n foreign secretary
will cost $4,000 a year. general
ranvaas will be made of member
slip for pledges. The sum OF 5000 a
yrar for five ycars has already been
PROMISED by several other women to-
wards the worker to represent the
general membership. The interest
whyoh the local association felt in the
needs OF women OF other lands was
ia,ensified by the recent visit OF
nr-s. Katherine willard Eddy, exc
cuuve OF the foreign department OF
the y. w.
rnauguration of a birthday dinner
every month for the association girls
whose birthday falls Within the
month was also decided upon by the
board members. The dinner for those
who are "Februarys' child" will be
held Monday evening. February %.
Mrs. J. w. Sanders will be hostess for
the occasion and n board member
will act as hostess at all succeeding
diners. Association girls will be
asked TO register in advance for the
dinner
Hold Bi-MonthIy Sessions.
In the future one, bi-monthly
meeting of the board win be held at
the supper hour in the evening. TO
accommodate business women
among the new board members.
Meetings occur the second and fourth
Thursdays of tho month. The pro-
gram for Girls week. February 22-
&C. and the mothers and daughters
banquet February &c, was endorsed
by the board.
Reports presented from all the
departments of the Y. w. showed
that So positions. 67 of which were
business and 81 of which were do
mestc, were filled through the ON
plOyment department and that dur
ing January $50 people were given
definite assistance by the day and
night travellers aids. Miss Mabel
Murrell and Miss Eva Goldsmith.
Ten new classes, with an enrolment
the educational department. Three
parties, - luncheons. two dinners,
four club meetings and two week
ends at camp had the leadership OF
the recreation secretaries.
Figures furnished from the resi-
de1ce section showed that the dormi-
tory was crowded to its capacity
constantly and as many women and
girls were of necessity refused rooms
as were admitted Free lodging has
also been given to about, 100 during
the past few months. In the girls
work department there was an at
tendance of 1,247 at the 40 club
meetings, three committee sessions,
four parties and different games and
hikes.
Miss Ann 6. Grimm. special
worker Of the industrial committee
OF the national board. outlined for
me benefit OF the board the indus
trial policy to be submitted at ma
tlonal Y. W. c. A. convention. Cleve-
land, Ohio, April 1920. Industrial
standards for women workers
recommended at a conference of en-
ploycd members of the Y. w. in
Washington last fall were: An
eight-hour day and a 44-hour week,
abolition of night work for women,
abolition of child labor. equal pay
) " equal work, n decent living wage.
gght Of labor to organize and deal
collectively with employees, and one
days rest in seven. Miss Grumman
requested that Tulsa delegates to the
national meet familiarize themselves
with these problems berore going, so
that they might vote intelligently.
Mourn for Mrs. Peck.
The resolutions passed by the
board upon the death OF Mrs w. H..
Peck, one OF the board members, re-
Gently were as follows:
oar hearts are filled with sor-
row when We realize that Mns w II.
feck will be with us no more: that
her journey along hfe's highway
with US has ceased.
We shall miss her bright and