Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-11-04
Silver Anniversary Of "
Celebrated in Open House
President of First
Board of Directors
Guest of Honor.

Twenty-Five years of progressJ and
achievement was being celebrated by the
Young Womens Christian Association Of
indianapolis this afternoon at silver
| anniversary open house given by the
present board of directors at which Mrs.
F. F. McCrea. president of the first
board of directors of the association in
1895, was the guest of honor
Having grown from an average Of four
teen new members a month An 1895 to
les at present, the local "Y'' has a rec
ord of advancement behind it Of which
it may well be proud.
The first nome of the association, which
was rented, was in the old Board OF
Trade Building. 139 North Meridian
street; the second, the property OF the
association, was at 331 North Meridian
| street.
PURCHASED PRESENT
HOME SITE IN 1900.
. In 1900 the association purchased the
old Aquilla Jones homestead, on the site
of the present building, 800 North Penn
! sylvania street. which it occupied until
the erection Of the new building in zoos,
The campaign for raising 100000 for
the new building is considered red
letter" achievement in the history of the
new building. for the quota was over,
subscribed by $4,000
The foundation campaign was con-
Quoted under the trustees Of the associ-
alton, George ". Snyder, Thomas Spann,
A. A. Barnes. 7. c. Day, NJ. j. Osgood
and c. E. Hollenbeck.
The Charter rules and regulation of
the ''Y' in 1895 bid fair to furnish anus
ing stories for future generations of
members.
The board of directors voted on each
individual application for membership.
1t also appropriated the sum of SIS a
month to run the association building.
If new dish towels, napkins, curtains
or rugs were needed it was up to the
board to devise some means of raising
the money TO purchase them.
RECEIPTS OF FIRST
CAFETERIA MEAL S5.49.
The high cost OF living is brought
wildly TO the minds OF the present pat
rons OF the cafeteria when they learn
that the receipts of the first meal served
by the old cafeteria in the eighties
amounted to S54e.
An average attendance of sixty FIVE
persons at lunch was also considered do
ing a rushing" business, while the
managers today deprecatingly say that
425 for lunch is a bad days business.
Another outstanding example Of the
tremendous growth OF our "Y'' is the
increase in the number OF departments
There were three secretries IN the old
days, general, assistant and educational,
and physical director, who had charge of
the four departments OF the organiza-
ton.
Now It takes eighteen secretaries 10
keep the machinery of fourteen depart
ments running as follows:
Mary L. Thomas, general secretary.
Rose Cresshull, economies secretary.
Mabel Parsons. office secretary.
Grace Alden Webster, house secretary.
Mrs. Esther Mars, cafeteria director
Florence Jay, girls work and social
secretary.
Beulah House. girls work secretary.
Urith Daley, girls work secretary.
Anne Pope Riley, director OF physical
education.
Gladys Seller, assistant director Of
physical education.
Amy KeithIy, industrial secretary.
Persis Breed, director OF religious edu-
cation.
Alice Newman. director OF general edu-
cation.
May strawn, director of employment
and housing
Francilia Sargent, publicity and mem
bershlp secretary.
Mrs Dora Masten, residence secretary.