Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-09-14
FINDS MATERIAL.
FOR PUBLICITY
!. IN SOUTHWEST.
Y.W.C. A. Publicity Director
Sees Facts of National In
Z tereSt in Conditions and
Problems Here.

Conditions quite different from
those in the already organized"
big cities characterize the south
western field Of the Young Wom-
ans Christian association.
Conditions and customs in the
southwest present special problems
In suffrage, employment and race
question: says Mrs. Mary Corner
Raymond, Y. w. c. A. publicity
director, of Dallas, Texas. who ar
rived last night to visit Albuquer-
que and gather here material for
publicity and exploitation of this
territory.
AS three of the important feat
ures of the Y. w. c. A. work are
supported by national association
funds, and as these features are lit
tie known of in the east, Mrs. Ray
mond is going to gather data not
only as to what has already been
done, but as to the vast field ahead
in which more may be done, in
care of the transient girl, in en-
ployment and in room registration.
This work is truly national in
scope, Mrs. Raymond says, as it
looks after girls who come from
every state in the union, it helps the
convalescent, and in finding work
and decent places to room performs
an invaluable service.
IS Per Cent In Country.
1t has been found that so per
cent of the population of New Mex
4 leo is rural, says Mrs. Raymond,
and statistics already gathered by
the Y. w. C. A. show that So per
cent of the girls live in rural COM
munities. 1t is a special problem
to reach these girls, and it is only
possible in this state through girls
clubs.
The Y. W. C. A. has gotten un
cards for these girls, with sugges-
tons of what to do when they go
to city, or even a small town. At
Eel Paso there is a bridge house,
or hospitality house, whore there is
a rest room, and where women
coming over from Mexico, and man,
too, may stop, and receive assist
ance.
The Y. w. maintains a secretary
there who helps the women en-
route to Idaho or some other north
cash the checks which they do not
understand, to arrange their pass
ports, and so on. The secretary
goes shopping with them, writes
letters for them, or helps them to
get employment.
Mrs Raymond says that the Y.
w. has done particularly useful
work in the oil fields, which pro-
duce special social and moral prob
lens, with which the association IS
making an effort to cope. Girls
flushing IN for employment often
get into trouble because they do
not know what to do. The employ
lnent bureau and the room registry
has taken care of a great many
girls.
Value of Publicity.
Although a newspaper woman of
wide experience, Mrs. Raymond
says that newspaper publicity ism {
everything" She tells everyone,
she says that personal testimony
is needed as much as anything
to inform people of what the Young
Woman's Christian association is
actually doing, and of what it can
do.
One-third of the Indians of the
United States are in the three
southwestern states of New MeXi-
CO, Texas and Oklahoma, and the
Y. w. is trying to reach the girls
through the schools, as there is the
only medium of contact. These
girls are interested in what the
Y. w. has to offer them and it is
hoped that they will carry bach
many good ideas to their homes.
Mrs. Raymond is much impress
ed with the beauty and colorful-
ness of the southwest and with its
unusual conditions, and she be-
lieves that brought before people
all over the country it will bring
national interest and assistance I'M
til the association is firmly on its
feet. She will spend a day at La
guna and Acoma before she re-
turns to headquarters in Dallas.