The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-26
Y.W.C.A.'S BUDGET
Adopt New Plan for Providing
Subscription Receipts.
Letters and Pledge Cards Thru
Mails in Few Days.

The Young Women's Christian as
sociation has new plan to raise the
portion of it's budget for 1921 needed
in subscriptions. 1t is the desire to
raise the amounts. if possible. without
a drive or personal calls According
ly, there is now going out in the mails
letters to the old subscribers who are
asked to send their checks, or to re-
turn the pledge cards March 1 and 2.
These letters will be received thru the
mails on Monday. February %. The
budget for the year. figured with great
care, calls for an expenditure of $780,
1872. The receipts of the institution
take care o. all of this but $4,000.
The latter amount is needed in SUBJ
scriptions
1t is expected that there will be a
large number of new subscribers who
have not heretofore contributed. The
letters are sent only to the old sub
scribers, so it is expected many will
respond who do not receive letters.
The association owns. fully equipped.
two buildings: the handsome main
building and the large annex, both of
which properties are fully paid for.
There was paid in last year. $14.421
toward the conduct of the institution.
At the first of the year there were no
unpaid bills or notes. There was on
mana IN the treasury, S25l-
46 Girls Live There.
/ There are 1876 girl and women
members, 46 girls live in the building.
The living rooms are provided only for
those girls who receive less than SIS
per month and no girl can occupy the
room longer than two years; there
were 1,029 transients taken care of
during last year; 54S girls in the GYM
,nasium classes; 20 girls in gymnasium
sports; 1920 entrances to the SWIM
ming pool
There were 126,555 meals served in
the cafeteria; there are SO girls in the
young girls business club; there are
554 girls from IL to Is years old who
are given entertainment and instruc-
ton in girls work thru club organiza-
| tons and frequent meetings. The in
! stitution investigated 101 rooms out
side of the buildings for the registry
department. No girl is sent to any
room anywhere in the city unless the
conditions surrounding 1t are person
ally and thoroly investigated and
recommended as q suitable living
place.
On n Business Basis.
The Young Women's Christian asso-
citation is one of the most carefully
conducted organizations in the city;
its expenditures and management fol-
low the most careful business lines.
The institution is of so long stand
ing in Topeka and so well and favor
ably known that it is hoped the new
plan for receiving subscriptions will
meet with favor and success. The sub
scribers are busy men and large
amount of their time and the time of
the members of the association will
be saved if personal calls may be
avoided and the remittances received
! as voluntary subscriptions.
The needs this year require removal
ton of the main building and some
new furnishings. These items for sew
eral years have been postponed on ac-
| count of conditions generally prevail
! ing, but now demand attention. The
| association has always secured the
subscriptions it has so conservatively
asked and trusts it's new plan will work
| out to expectation and prove of merit
and meet with general approval.