The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1922-05-04

as president, to associate the womer
and girls of the county in Christian
life and service for each other anC
the girls of the world.
one OF the main activities is the
promotion of girls work, especially
the Girl Reserve movement. AT pres.
ent there are four groups of Girl Re-
serves III Brookings-The Senior II. S.
club, with % members, the Freshman
club with Is members, the Eighth
Grade club of IL members and the
Seventh Grade club of Is members.
Each group has an adult leader, who
plans with the girls for the four-fold
activities of the club: physical, men,
tai, service and spiritual. The aim
OF the Girl Reserve movement is to
encourage the girl in the normal ac-
~tivities Of her home, school and church
and to provide those things not Of
fered in other ways. One of the most
eagerly looked for events Of the year
Is he annual camp which is general
ly held in July. The camp, last sum
mer, was held at Lake lakewood with
81 girls in attendance. or these, sew
eral were from Volga. A splendid
group OF advisers went with the girls
and in every way it was the most sue
ceSsful camp ever held.
Two ii. S. girls from Bruce and
two from Brookings attended the
field conference held in June at Lake
Okoboji and found it "a wonderful ex-
perience. Four girls will again have
the privilege of attending this sum
mer.
The Business Girls club which
works closely with the Y. w. G.. A..
have had a successful year Of class
work and fun. They had five repre-
sentatives at the Town and Country
conference at Lake Geneva in August.
The employment and rooms registry
service has been growing during the
year, probably largely due to the fact
that in the new location there is always
someone to answer calls. More and
more often girls who want work and
women who want help, call the Y. w.
G. A. and those who want rooms either
permanently or for a short time have
found them through this office.
The new location undoubtedly helps
a great deal in making the general
secretary more easily reached. AS
in the past the general secretary has
worked with the college association
in cabinet and committee work.
AS an activity affecting the whole
county, game sheets and athletic con-
test plans are ent out by the county
association to the teachers Of the
county. Last year this eliminated in
which, AJAX held the middle of May
over the county as it was held in CO
operation with the county superintend-
ent Of schools. This year it was
planned to hold a similar meet but
owing to the lateness of the spring it
has been decided to postpone it until
the latter part Of June when it will be
combined with the eighth grade grad
uating exercises in a big county play
day.
Undoubtedly the biggest piece Of
service work attempted by the asso-
citation is the opening of the cafeteria.
Starting out in a modest way with
an efficient staff, it has paid it's own
way and is able to add additional equip
ment. The patronage has been in
creasing until during the month Of
April an average Of 80 people per day
were served. The rest room upstairs
and waiting OOm down stairs
are used by groups for small
meetings and by women who have
some time to spend after shopping be-
fore going home, either to the country
or on the train.
The association has enjoyed the
friendliness and support OF the peo-
pie Of the community and city for
the past years and has always found
the financial support necessary avail
able. During the coming year the
budget necessary is $4,000. During the
coming week the people Of the city
will be given an opportunity to sub
scribe to the work.