The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-05-21
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ORGANIZE ''TN''.
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Officers Will Be Elected
Next Tuesday
Evening
At THE MP. temple
Officers Will Be Elected
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Charter Members Will Bel
Enrolled at That
Time

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You, who paid out some of.youl
precious money IL order that the
girls and women Of this city NIGH
have q Y w. y. a., are cordially
and earnestly invited, even urged
to be present ut a mass meeting
on Tuesday evening at eight
o'clock at the NJ. p. Temple OF this
city. At this time officers will be
elected to take charge OF the "Y
W." plans will be discussed as tc
ways and means. and building and
furnishings and perhaps a few
other subjects equally interesting
The meeting is a membership and
organization meeting and will be
IN charge Of Miss Bernice McC
"Y" field organizer and the wo.
mans council OF the "Y' which
has been transformed into pro,
visional committee. Miss Lucy
Ford who has charge Of the wo.
mans department ~ the "Y" will
also take part.
all persons desiring to be char
ter members will be enrolled on
Tuesday evening. a board Of di-
rectors will be elected and from
this board will come also the Of.
ticers OF the association. A consti.
tuition will be Adopted and the
committees on both this and nom
nations have been :'awtuIlyo busy
for the past two weeks and will
be ready with interesting reports.
Miss Mccoy, who comes mere from
Cincinnati, the womap's council
which is now merely provisional In
Its powers. and Miss Ford-includ-
ing all those who are eager and
enthusiastic and $50 happy over
the soon to be "Y. W" join In
begging that everybody who gave
donations and bought rnembe efships
shall come on Tuesday evening to
take part in the organization OF an
honest to goodness "Y. W."
The active committee on head.
quarters for the new "Y. w" has
been at work and will be ready
with a report. Nothing definite as
yet has been DECIDED on the build
ing, but the board Of directors
elected Tuesday will decide which
of several bulldogs will be suit
able for the purpose AT the be-
ginnfng-and the new "Y" will
not be "a reality before September
the officers elected will proceed
cautiously with q large vision In
mind. The women are most anx-
ious that no debts be made what.
soever and the first year, the
equipping Of the building which
will be, purchased ready built, will
command every attention.
The cafeteria will, be the big
feature of the nsw "Y" for women
and this Is to be a community at
fair entirely which shall furnish
meals consisting Of good, whole
some food at a small price. All
classes will be urged to patrontze
It and 1t will be expected to do
three things according to the field
organizer Miss Mccoy: /. Raise
the standard Of all eating places;
2. Furnish excellent meals consist
ing Of we'll cooled, nourishing
food; 8. Be income bearing-that
is pay for itself and some over.
Someone who understands the
business thoroughly will be placed
in charge of this department.
The second big feature of the
new "Y" for. women will include
a room directory. This means all
desirable rooms available in the
city at various prices will be cat
'alogued and be III instant readi-
ness for women and girls who
come to the city looking for a
place to live. The rooms in the
.'Y. W." itself will be used more
for transients with a few perma-
nent rooms. The building will not
be large enough to accommodate
all women and girls who want
rooms though the time is looked
forward to when a big building
thoroughly equipped with pool,
gymnasium and everything need.
ed, may be built for the women
Of this city. Girls who come to
the city late. at night. who come
needing accommodations at once,
will be placed in the new9"Y. /"
building. It will, serve as a friend
in need in every instance. And Of
course all rooms in the building
will be used as far as they 90.
The headquarters building will
furnish atonce a large room which
shall be attractive and suitable for
entertaining both sexes. Here the
girls and women may assemble
with their callers. Parties will be
given, meetings will be held, class
es will be held In any and every
branch which the girls need and
ask for. The woman's t'Y" shall be
a heading-up place for all activi-
ties among women-those close In
touch with the work want It to be
q means Of unifying all women, a
means OF doing away with all fric.
tlons among women.
The survey committee which
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