Evening star., 1921-02-18
MRS. LANSING NEW
HEAD OF Y. v. c. A.
Succeeds Mrs. Bayly, Who Is
Elected to Post of Hon.
orary President.

Mrs. Robert Lansing is the new
president of the board of directors of
the Young Womens Christian Asso-
citation of the District of Columbia.
Mrs. Lansing, who has always taken
deep and active interest in the as
Soclation. who served as CORES pond
ing secretary for some years and
who was elected president at a meet
ing of the board held last night takes
the place of Mrs. William Hamilton
Bayly, who has held the office four
teen years, and who. at the same
meeting, was chosen honorary presi-
dent.
Mrs. Herbert +. Day was reelected
first vice president. Mrs. Charles w.
Richardson was reelected second
vice president. Mrs. Woodbury. Pulsi-
fer was reelected third vice presi-
dent and Mrs. Ellen Foster was
chosen fourth vice president newly
created office. Mrs. Margaret X. Fox
was reelected treasurer. Miss Frances
f. Chickering was elected to the Of
fee of corresponding secretary, va
Gated by Mrs. Lansing. and Miss
Elizabeth Eastman was reelected re-
cording secretary.
Recommended for Board.
At the request of the board of trus-
tees Mrs Bayly and Ms. John f.
Scully were recommended for election
to that board.
Officials and friends of the local as
sociation are enthusiastic over the Sc
lection of Mrs. Lansing, on whom. 1t
is. understood. strong pressure was
brought to bear to consent to serve,
and are equally as regretfui over the
necessity for the resignation OF MRS.
Bayly, under whose successful leader .
ship the organization has grown by
leaps and bounds.
In a resolution unanimously adopted
and signed by each member of the
board the directors express their deep
appreciation of Mrs. Bayly's untirlng
zeal and their recognition OF the large
share in the phenomenal growth Of
the association that has been due TO
her vision, loyalty and industry.
I'VE appreciate" the resolution
states, in part. that although you had
planned to retire in 1917, you put
aside your own personal wishes and
remained to direct what proved so
way in which you rose above the If
reparable losses of your husband and
son. After these many years OF happy
service together we feel gratified that
we are still to have your advice and
companionship as our honorary presi-
dent"
Mrs. Bayly's only son was killed in
France in the war.
The provisional committee for the
Washington association was organiz-
ed in 1905. with Mrs. j. Ellen Foster
as chairman. Mrs. Julia T. Bodfish
was elected first president and the
doors of the association, then at 1914
F street northwest. opened in Decem-
Der of that year. At that time the
lunchroom served some sixty persons
a day, while last year the two cafe
terias of the "Y.- w" served a total
of nearly 100000 meals.
Mrs. Bayly was called to the presi
dency in 1907 following the resigna-
tion of the first president. and had
served continuously until last night.
At that time there were less than
thousand members and three secre-
taries, while today there are 10000
members and forty-two secretaries.
The association is 90 per cent self
supporting, yet the campaign. now in
progress to make up the budget for
the coming year, calls for 100000.
showing the scale on which the Or
ganization does business for the bet
terment of Washington.