The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-02-23

This week February 23 to rs, me
Young Womens Christian ASSOCIATION
OF keokuk is putting on hnahc',i
drive to make up its budget fof TINS
year. Solicitations for funds WI! pc
made by the block system and tae
committee who has this Work N
charge is especially anxious to re-
ceive the support CT the whole coih-
munity.
Circular letters will be distributed
all over the city tomorrow Will en-
yelopes for collections and these en-
yelopes in which contributors are
asked to place their gifts VIII De col
lected Friday the 27th.
Mrs. Leonard Matless as chairman
of the financial drive was hostess
saturday to the members OF her COM
mittee at luncheon in the private
dining room OF the association build
ing al which time special plans for
the carving on of the campaign were
discussed by Mrs. Matless, Miss Net
lie Dell Bayley, the general secretary
and Miss Martha Horn1sh, the presl-
dent.
Mrs. MatIess Explains.
Mrs. Matless in her talk told the
women why it should be easy to con
duct a blue triangle campaign IN
Keokuk such as the association was
about to undertake. She said:
.-To conduct Blue Triangle cam
paign in KeokuR ought to be easier
than in almost any other city, 1or
tour reasons.
..First, the Young Woman's Chris
fian association in all of its lines or
activity are well developed here.
second, there is in this city no
recreation center for girls alone.
Third, the Y. w. c., A. building
furnishes a civic center for the city.
All classes of people and all sorts of
organizations use this building daily.
They come in and out with perfect
freedom Just as they would in civic
center.
"Fourth,, this building is the public
rest room recognized by the mer-
/ chants as such and used by their out
Of town customers almost every nouf
OF every day.
1T WOULD be hard TO think of keo-
kuk without this Y. W. Z. A. building
and its association. a..5 H..
..The cafeteria fills d much needed
Mace in the family life of this CITY,
II is place not only used by bust
ness men and women, but whole
Families come here daily as they
81 would to community dining room,
And all unconsciously this associa-
lion has developed a real community
dining room, although we have only
called it the " cafeteria.
"These are all familiar facts to
you, perhaps so familiar tnat we
scarcely appreciate their value. l
am speaking Of them here that you
mako Shnl1 Id
any woman or man ask What good
is the Y. w. c. a. anyway
.prhe ward organization which has
been built up to carry on this work
liz such that the burden OF the re-
tsponsibility is not heavy on anyone.
we are following the general plan as
3tthe one followed last year under the
leadership of MIS-. c. NJ, Rich, who
with her workers set very high
standard both in the thoroughness Of
I The canvas and in the results obtain
ed in dollars and cents.
1--WE are anxious for two things,
that everyone who is solicited shall
make a gift to the work of the asso-
citation, and that every such givef
shall be made a friend OF the asso.
citation and a moral supporter of the
institution as well as financial sup.
porter" ~--IA.
Miss eayley on Budget.
Miss Bayley in her remarks spoke
of the budget or $4,000 which was
raised for last year, and expressed
her satisfaction in having made it
cover the expenses it was supposed
10 take care of and making it I'M
necessary to ask Keokuk people for
more money. I'VE kept out promise"
Miss Bayley said. and having once
set our budget and raised that
amount. did not ask Keokuk business
men for money the second time dur
ing last year"
The secretary explained more
fully the budget system and showed
how the $4,000 which is being asked
for this year is to be used. In add.
tion to this explanation, Miss Bayley
read and discussed the circular letter
which is being sent to the local
people along with the envelopes for
the gifts.
The Y w C. A. of Keokuk, besides
caring for the needs OF the people
who come within it's own gates, as