Evening journal., 1922-01-14
What Y. v. IS
Doing ABROAD
Miss Young, Home From
Far East, Says Girls Need
Assistance

ouJlneQ yesterday dlltToon at the
home of Mrs. T. Coleman dupont.
sos Broome street. The speakers
were Mrs william Adams Brown,
chairman Of finance OF the National
Board of the Y. W. c. A.. and Miss
Carrie V. p. Young. recently re-
turned from abroad, where she was
executive Of the Y. w. c. A. work
in the Near East
Yesterdays meeting, which was
a reception and tea, was arranged
for the purpose of having local and
State women hear OF the far-reacE-
ing work OF the association. Invi-
tations to the affair were issued by
Mrs dupont. Mrs. Charles f. VOL
laston and Mrs. Otho Rowland. Mrs.
DUPONT, while a member OF the To-
cal board, is also a member Of the
national board and is assistant
treasurer OF the National Y. w. c. A.
Mrs. Wollaston is president OF the
local association, and Mrs. Nowland
chairman OF finance.
Down State women present were
Mrs. William ID. Denney. Of Dover,
wife OF Governor Denney; Mrs. II.
d. Boyer. president Of the State
Federation OF Women's Clubs. and
Miss winifred j. Robinson, dean of
the Women's College, University OF
Delaware.
Mrs dupont presided over the
program and introduced the speak
ers. Mrs. Brown told in an inter-
esting manner OF the work that the
Y w. c. A is doing not only in
America but in foreign fields In
China. she explained. the "Y w"
was standing by the Rockefeller
Institute. in all OF its work. The
two greatest problems in China, she
said, which workers had to deal with
was first, the different idea OF wo-
manhood than is in this country and
second conditions of health. She
explained that in South America
there was intensely interesting work
heing carried on and that the pres
snce OF they. W. c. A. is being felt
There is a need for. an association
and secretaries in Argentine, she
said and eight. meat packers have
requested that a Y. W. c. A. be
starred there, but at present this
In all phases OF the work. Mrs,
Brown said, the work is being done
in a womanly way, and a girl once
launched under the care OF the Y
". c. A. can be carried TO any parl
Of the world in safety. In summing
up the work Of the association sh
said. she felt that the word which
expressed Il best was statesman
ship" because race problems, state
problems. health problems and in
dustrial problems are all discussed
and all OF these are problems OF
statesmanship.
Miss Young. while new TO some Of
the guests. was remembered by
others from her visit in this city
last fall when she gave several in
teresting addresses. She had as her
subject The Message from the
Near East"
She explained that she went to
he Near East in July, 1919. and re-
NAMED there until last summer. She
was accompanied abroad by three
other secretaries. They went at a
lime when travelling wasn't OF the
easiest. Trains that were running
we're made up OF only box cars
which had been fitted up by the
Near East Relief. The secretaries
we're sent abroad she said. TO find
Dut the need and the wants OF the
Turkish girls and other girls in that
country.
The political conditions were the
worst things We had TO contend
With" she said. There was that
leehng Of unrest and which still re-
mains today We workers found
That the girls couldn't play. they
couldn't laugh. they were simply
down and out but with the Near
East back Of us furnishing clothing.
we felt we could accomplish much.
Clubs were formed and everything
was done to help the girl. Charac-
Ter building was being carried on.
The girls in that country are
sager TO know. and they were so
Elad because they are seeing life in
different aspect and enjoying
.hings that they have never had be-
fore The girls in the Near East
need the association more than any
Dther place"
Miss Young pointed out that the
four centers OF the 7. ". c. A.. were
constantinople, Smyrna. Adane and
Beirut. In the centre at CONSTANT.
nople there was a membership OF
1000 girls. While all nationaltiei
are represented at the W. Y, tn,
French language is the most com
mon one. In this center there was Z
girls camp last summer. which wa,
he first one and which was great,
enjoyed. In Constantinople the tele
phone can be used, but this is tn
only place where this Commercial
ievice is found.
In Smyrna. she explained. the as
sociation has 1000 girls as mem
oers. and that the building whicl
Eas an old barn, adjoined a larg
'actory meant much TO the girl il
Industry. The work Of the associa
ion in the Near East is similar {
hat in America and lessons in sew
pg. nursing and stenographi
sourses are given. The work OF IN
Y. w. c. A.. she said, is not dupL
eating any other organization, bu
L Is cooperating with both the Nea
East Relief and the missionaries.
The po0plo over there. p she said
look 10 America 10 help them
ghy expect more OF America thai
Any other country in the world an'