Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-01-25
PASTORS TO BOOST Y. W.
DONATIONS TO ASSOCIATION
D. 10 BE URGED FROM PULPIT
raaFaisn for s5O,0OO VIII he Opened
=, TVm0rrow--itistOry' OF OrSauisu-
ton In Traced.

I'm Many Richmond pulpits today will
sssosnd q note,of appeal for the Young
Christian Association which,
WI! launch financial cam
i.sspatEn Tor he purpose OF raising $4,000
sftfcS popular subscriptions Pastors OF
Ess$slocBi churches were quick TO oilcr their
Issssservices when they iearnsd they could
sssSpe OF material assistance, .and at their
or evening service most of
tssH .oin VIII nave message in behalf of
3tySShe organization whose one object IL
sss1he welfare of Richmond girls and
;fsySStSomcn.
||5Sss History or the Richmond y. W. C. A.
fasvas as rich in accomplished purposes as
,&s5stt is in ideals. Its growth in Il period
iNSbf thirty-three years has been steady
9ifsand visorous; From beginning winch
lsSssouid be described nothing more
ISlIn u, =. modest. it has deve!oped INTO an
From the parIor. in the
,t5shome Of an Episcopal minister. it has
!!si5@ t,.n, until today corps of trained
AFFAIRS from a large central building,
no gift OF The men and women Of this
2starge ccnters.
Z Gives Help to Girls.
e X In It's largest aspect the T. w. C. \.
.;5ri I've and does help girls and women
an an al walks of iife: l, provides Shei;,
S~Shought for rich and poor alike.
- In response TO a call of Mrs. 4. f.
1Sn ma. few ,Riehm,ond women me, in
Estie, wife OF the Bishop of the Diocese
2s.4s2f Virginia, on April II, 1887; Win
m u6nsr.osk this ha%dfH
Tho work. From this developed a
fosm hS Tnlsn oS OF @
eSsact of Legislature March .. 1890, and
gs ss1Sas reTinn S on February 6.
Bryan. Sallie 4. Parker, Mamie II.
S,1aSI. Ellen Ellen S Ruliin. Susan I.
E Nary = Rlea Minor s cnhsrin,
Eoles Simonsii Alice T. Lyon, Mary 4.
sschristian and Belle r. Williams.
sof mon were associated in an advisory
sssanacity in this work; The first ad
sEllett. John Coke and John p. Branch.
"a Work PrOspcred East.
an iss2 the WSman's eSr SRI lam" Assoc a"o
sSiatlon moved from the Main street |
Street, and there remained until en-
tSyarsed demands upon the association
s.3arger visions compelled its removal
10 It's present building. North Fifth
-, In 1894 the association had eco mem
SSPers Today they total 2,no0. In 1854
80 a lunch committee served about $500
1.-The central building is serving meals
at the rate Of about 100000 a year.
sepSed "T n rest nnd Of
S55he industrial center and two board
44rsftng residences situated in other
- Development of athletic work which
was s., given wonderful impetus by the
-, L. w. GYM mas Dcen Il source OF
lin this branch. Among Richmond girls
81 here is no more popular place in the
city than the ''Y. W. pool" Here thou
S.sands have been taught to swim. and
ZSfaily, winter and summer, scores en-
Joy the privileges OF dip.
. TO-DAY the central building is used
TRot only by the y. w. {. A. but is the
@smeet!ng place OF twenty different or
----sanizaiions of civic. educational, reli-
Essious and musical characters
Has Many branches.
- Briefly. the work OF tile Y. W. c. y.
to-day may be grouped as follows:
lining tfso1l:=tB szn nas!un, library. audi !.
room. chttTdnhi, 'cIassroons and four
rooms for5transient guests.
y The Walford. business women's hotel, |
Third and Main Streets, accommodates !
ssSixty permanent guests and fifteen .
s1transients.
- Boarding residence, s West Cary |
-.s1esstreet. accommodates thirty-fivc girls /
permanently with room and board
r. Boarding residence, los West Cary
l-9Street, accommodates forty-sN girls !
tsspermanently With room and board.
I'D Noon rest and lunchruom, l0l3 East I!
ssssdain Street. serves luncheons daily TO /
200 girls employed in the banking dis /
F-trict.
- Industrial center. ells East Main
,sSStreet, serves lunchcons daily to girls
7<employed in factories and carries ont /
NSrecreational and educational programs
permanent and transient
fscoiored girls and women and regular
rHprogram of social, educational, physi- ,
ssasca1 and religious work carried out.
-. Funds sought in this weeks cam
e-paign are to help maintain this work
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