Arizona republican., 1922-01-01

son, Girl Reserve corps have been or
ganized and with no association
home In which to hold meetings, have
been carrying on their activities at
the schools, in the churches. at the
7. M. G. A, or even at the homes.
Miss Turner, member of the high
school faculty, has very kindly given
her home and grounds at Cation
wood court. and nearly every day of
the week one meeting is held there.
In the high school there are two
clubs, the Freshmen and the Blue
Triangle, with Miss Lassie Sexson
and Miss Ethel Rosenberg as fac
ulty advisors. With the heartiest of
cooperation from all the high school
faculty, members of which act as
advisors to the different active COM
mittees, the clubs are putting on
splendid programs. but which would
be more effective with adequate
building facilities.
Gymnasium Glasses
The 2. M. c. A. very kindly gives
the use of its gymnasium on Nom
day night of each week for a bust
ness woman's and housewives rec
reation class. This is under the direc-
ton Of Miss Margaret Hurley Of
the high school and If prophesies can
be relied upon. champion volley
ball team will soon be challenging
all other teams in Phoenix and the
valley.
The Kress girls have a club and at
least once month have a truck ride
to the desert, box social, a party or
club meeting. They make an effec-
tive group.
Because the present quarters would
not permit the association to give
girls coming as strangers to the city
permanent home, in the fall of 1920
the rooms registry secretary from
national headquarters was called to
Phoenix to establish an investigated
rooms registry. All rooms listed at
the association are investigated by
q member Of the committee before
being referred as room on the in
vestigated list. Once a month the
rooms registry committee makes its
investigation so as to keep in touch
with the many rooms listed. Tran
sients may be kept at the association
until they are permanently located
outside.
Because there is no representative
OF the Travellers Aid in this COM
association is appointed by the Ma
tional Travellers Aid association to
act as its representatives and many
times the secretary is called upon to
meet girls coming into Phoenix as
strangers and to help them to find
relatives. Many times 1t is for the
girl with the health handicap who
Is sent alone to make the fight for
life, and she needs the kindly greet
ing and CHEEKY word to make her
start in the strange community a bit
easier.
Noon Rest Enjoyed
The reading room and noon day
rest for business women and girls
Is still maintained End many enjoy
the few minutes to sit before the
open crate fire and read or to lie on
cot for 10 minutes nap. Just the
little time makes tho day so much
shorter and gives added strength
for the strain and stress of business
cares.
During the last year the demand
for the services OF the. association as
an employment bureau has steadily
increased until 1t has become a def
mite separate department. Expert
stenographers, boolkeepers, general
office assistants, telephone operators
nurse maids, domestic aervants, cash
iers. Mattresses, clerks and all kinds
OF workers find their way into in
dustrial independence through the
employment department. The test
for stenographers and the resultant
classification has made II possible to