South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-04-09
WORLD COUNCIL OF
Y. W. CA. NOW PLANS
TO BENEFIT RACES
Welfare of Girls Through
World Is Aim of PrOmi-
nent American Women.

HOT SPRINGS, Ark. April g.
The World Service council. a ma
ti0nal committee OF the Young
Women's Christian association,
whose membership includes IA out
standing women from all parts OF
the United States. will hold its sec
ond annual meeting. since its organ
ization IN 1920. at Hot SprinF. Ark.
April 81 This meeting will be at
the same time as the biennial con-
vention OF the Young Women's
Christian association.
The special wokS OF this commit
tee is IN promoting the welfare OF
girls and women IN the United States
and throughout the world. Some OF
the lines OF work which they are
stressing az the present time are
the Americaniza+.0n program, which
begins IN Europe the orient or in
South America where secretaries
mest the women and girls who are
coming TO the United States and ad-
wise them as 20 conditions which
they will find here. and keep many
from coming when their journey
would be frultless because OF the
strict immigration laws.
Young WOmen's Christian assoCia-
tion secretaries meet these strangers
ia FIVE OF the ports Of entry In the
United States-EIlis Island. Boston,
ANGEL Island. Seattle and Honolulu
and send word OF their coming 10
the cities OF ultimate destination
that secretaries there may call on
them Immediately upon their arrival,
and offer friendship and advice in
helping them 10 make right contacts
Ia their new environment.
Promotes Understanding.
Another lire OF work which the
World Service council promotes is
the bringing about OF a better under
standing between the different races
In this country. working with for
eign students IN the universities
with coIored girls, with Indians; in
central Europe. where the associa-
tion has work in Rumania. Czecho-
Slovakia. the Baltic states, the Near
East, and also China. Japan, I'm the
Orient. India and the Straits Settle
ments. An outstanding example OF
this work ior different races is in
Corstantirople. where there are two
centers and a camp. which are at
present being used 10y five national
ities-Greelzs. Syrians. Armenians
and Russians. as well as Turks
who are studying and working and
playing together for the first time in
history.
The World Service council IS also
directly interested I'm prompting club
and recreation work for moving pic
ture actresses az Hollywood, Calf,
which includes a residence. where
a number Of the actresses live, and
recreation and educational work un-
der specially trained secretar ies.
They also further work for Ameri-
cen girls IN two centers in the Pan
ANA Canal zone.
The council Is intending 10 do this
work with the greatest understand
ing possible and has instituted the
plans OF having three trips a year
in which members viii visit the
Orient. South America. Constantin-
ople and the Near East IN order
tina. they may see the work and be
able 10 interpret IL In the United
States from frst-hand knowledge.
Trip 10 Study Orient.
The first or these trips is now in
progress Fourteen women left the
United States on Jan. "A TO visit
Honolulu and the Orient The trip
as outlined gives the party p days
in Japan. IS days IN China. the time
there being divided between Hong
Kong, Shanghai Picking. and three
DAYS in Korea. They Will then spend
three days in Manila and will return
home some time late IN May The
second trip viii be 10 South America
some time in the late summer. The
first trip sailed under the direction
OF Miss Harriet Taylor and Miss
Edith r. Keely. national board sec
retaries. The members OF this party
are Mrs. Harris MastersOn, Houston,
Tex. Mrs. F. z. Sprague and Miss
Esther Sprague. Minneapolis. Mimi,
Mrs !. ". Allan. Spartauburg. s. c.;
Mss Marion e Clark. Denver. Colo;
Miss Amy Ferris. New York city;
Miss Edna Mason. Hartford. Conn;