Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1922-01-26
REPORT SHOWS
PUBLIC SERVICE
MISS BLANDIN EMPHASIZES
Community WORK OF
Wv. C. A.

and banquet at the First Methodist
church Tuesday evening gives COM
prehensive survey of the activities of
the organization for the past year.
Community service is one of the big
factors of the association program.
On this point the report says:
THE Son of Man came not to be
ministered unto but to minister, and
like Him whom we serve, we try to
give back service to the community.
Besides our greatest contribution,
which is an honest effort to build
better girls, we have served in a yari-
ETY. of ways. Our building stands open
TO all who need it's ministrationS; va
rious committees of the LadiesI Lit
erary club, w. C. T. U. College Wom-
ems club, churches find it conven-
lent meeting place; mems and Wom-
ems Bible classes of the Presbyterian
church enjoyed the Sunday morning
quiet of our living room for their
meetings this summer; various camp
fire groups have held meetings in our
club rooms. We were headquarters
for the local Near East Relief com
mittee during the weeks they were
collecting clothing.
Investigating Halls
"As an organization we have partic-
ipated in investigation of local dance
halls, in the move for securing po-
lice woman, assisted in Decoration
day service, managed sale of peoples
fer American Legion, helped recrea-
tional institute, Salvation Army tag
day, have helped direct recreation for
church socials, county school picnic,
helped direct Training school pageant
at commencement, furnished Girl Re-
serves to serve at various banquets
and act as ushers, kept the house open
until after early morning trains for
girls coming in for the state Sunday
School conference, and also housed
twelve girls the first night. We have
cheerfully given out advice ION re-
fuuest) and the results of our expert
ence and training of girls, to high
school teachers, Y. NJ C. A. and Boy
Scout workers, to Federated Charities,
Business Womens club, w. c. T. U.
We have loaned our voices unstintedly
to the Kiwanis club and the American
Legion for their Christmas programs
at hospitals and the county home, and
to many of our friends and the passer-
by on the street ON Christmas Eve our
with the Y. M. c. A. we made an ex-
pertinent last summer in attempting
supervision of Fairgrounds. During
the eleven mornings of play there was
an attendance of Pip.
"These and many other chances for
service have come our way and we
shall ever try to keep ourselves ready
TO serve community which has been
so generous to US"
Year of Planting
"As we look back over the past
twelve months of work of the Young
Women's Christian association in
Wausau, we see year of planting
rather than harvesting, of promise
rather than full fruition. Yet almost
every month records some progress
in building We are essentially
a building ganiZation-weaving in
to the fabric of a young girls life
these standards of conduct which are
going to steady her thinking and sta
billie her standards of conduct. Some
times it is easier to fight conditions
that are wrong and unlovely than ii
is to patiently and quietly build into
our lives and the life of the communi-
~ those things that make for right
eousness and beauty Yet only by
building Alright the lives of individ-
uals can we build Alright social or
der where justice and truth shall
rule"
The activities of the different COM
mittees are reviewed. Thte member
ship committee, Of which Mrs. c. G.
Kruger is chairman, "has been re-
sponsible for three general meetings
with an attendance of AIS. /. There
has been a gain of sixty-eight in the
adult membership of the association
bringing the total up to 74S, of whom
511 qualify as electors. All
class activities and the hospitality OF
the association are available to all
girls and women whether they are
members or not. In fits field of SER
vice the association aims to be as
broad as the needs of young women
To Train Leaders
The Young Women's council, Mrs
Phoebe jones Kline, chairman, is
made up of fifteen young women rep
reSenting different, churches, clubs
business and home interests and has
created special opportunities by which
the program of the association is made
available to girls. The council is or
ganizing groups of young women OF
common interests into clubs and plans
TO train leaders for playground SUI
pervision work during the summer
The headquarters committee has
charge of the detail work of carinR
for the building. Last summer new
furnace was installed and improve
ments in the club rooms have been
made and more are planned rec
ord kept during one month last fall
showed 2,605 visits to the building
Mrs. George z. Foster is chairman
of the headquarters committee.
The service committee, Mrs. F. o.
Croker, chairman, established a
rooms registry bureau that has dem
onstrated its usefulness. most of the
eighty-three applicants for rooms dur
ing the past year having been placed
Employment goes hand, in hand with
the rooms registry work and in this
also, the committees has been sue
cessful. Travellers waiting for trains