Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1922-05-11
Y. W. c. A. Notes

An impressive initiation service for
Girl Reserves was held at the Y. w
Z. A. Monday after school. The GER
emony was begun by professional of
corps scouts. headed by Catherine
Schmidt who carried the American
flag. AS the professional came into
the living room every one stood at
flag and sang 20 Beautiful for Spa
cious Skies" Miss Keiser, associate
secretary, the Misses Florence Will
san. Hazel Bartholomew and Lenora
Martin asked for candidates for ad-
mission to the Girl Reserve groups
and the girls were brought in by the
corps scouts. Miss Keiser then exam
med the girls on the purpose and
code of the Girl Reserves and pre-
senter them to Miss Blandin, general
secretary. for formal initiation. The
girls, carrying unlighted yellow can
dies, symbolic of service, were group
ed in semi-circle before a table on
which stood tall lighter candles, the
candles of knowledge. Health and SER
vice, Miss Blandin talked to the girls
on the meaning of the Blue Triangle
and the necessitv for each girl to build
symetrically into her life the three
sides OF this triangle-mihd. body and
spirit-if she were to attain to that
| perfect womanhood which is the
dream of everv girl The girls then
1 pledged themselves to live as true Girl
Reserves, and lighted their candles
at the candles of knowledge. health
and service. Everyone joined in the
singin~ of the association hymn "The
Hymn of the Lights, WHICH was the
occasional for the newly initiated
group with their lighted candles The
following girls were initiated Flea
nor Carter, Lucille Mayer, Doris Fan
-: Adeline Reinicke and Thelma
Pitcher from Franklin school: Bessie
Rochow. Ruth Nelson. Loretta Hack
barth from Lincoln; Marion Stasney
Mabel Lee, Dolores Belize, Pauline
Tofelski and Victoria Fitzgerald from
Central; Marge ret Cease and Arnetta
Kerston from Humboldt
| The board of directors held its reg
ular monthly meeting Tuesday even
ing. Following the reports from COM
mittee chairmen and the general as
sOciate secretaries. a partial report
OF national convention recently held at
Hot Springs was given by Mrs III. T.
Evans. president, and by Miss Blandin
The advisers for the grade school
corps of Girl Reserves met on Mon
day evening and planned the summer
work for the various groups. Thew
set May 9th as the date for the cere-
monial meeting for the awarding Of
honors and insignia to Girl Reserves
This will be public meeting and anv
one interested in the younger girl
increment of the Y. w. c. A. will be
welcome.
The last gymnasium class for older
girls for this year was held at the
high school Thursday evening. The
class was open to the public for OBJ
servation and there were many inter-
ested onlookers. The class work has
| included corrective exercises. dumb
bell and wand drills, folk and inter-
Dretative dancing and games. The in
door work will be replaced by summer
recreational activities. the girls regis
tering for hiking. baseball, and tennis
The service committee of the High
School club of Girl Reserves met at
the association headquarters for work
after school on Thursday. This COM
mittee has been doing very splendid
work. They made twelve dresses and
suits for the Federated Charities
Rscrap books for children in hospitals
and are at present earning money to
decorate a room at the Children's In
frmarv. The girls are holding can
| DIV sale at the Stuart theater on Sat-
urdav of this week to apply to this
| fund.
The Fireside club will meet at the
/ Y. w. G. A. FRIDAY evening at 1880
The club is planning a spring out-of-
pIOEIdHi VI NATURE Sluuy, anu
| definite plans of study will be worked
out at the meeting Friday.
On Saturday afternoon the Junior
High School club of Girl Reserves will
have Census of the Woods. The
lgirls are to meet at the Y w. G. A.
at 2 o'clock, hiking out to Yellow
Banks. The club will be divided in
to groups of ten girIe. and each group
with an adviser will be assigned a
definite territory to explore At the
end of a stated time the girls will
report the number of trees, flowers
birds. insects, lichens, etc, seen on
their trip They will stay out for
picnic supper. returning home. at 1900
O'Clock
The executive committee of the Blue
Triangle will meet Friday at ZOO o
m to plan for the regular monthly
meeting of the club which will be
"Wednesday. Nav IL. at o'clock at
4 the w O. a.