The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-12-24

Every single day in the year 1000
Tulsa girls and women, on an aver
age, step across the friendly portals
Of the Young Women's Christian as
ISOLATION building on purposes and
missions nearly as numerous as
themselves,
Beautifully dressed club women
swish up the stairs TO a club func-
ton or gathering, several species OF
which take place daily Modestly
clothed working girls who are out
OF work seek the employment Of
flee in number approximating 25
daily. Girl reserves romp up to the
girls work, playroom and parlor for
party. High school girls carrying
bright-colored swimming caps make
eagerly for the pool in the basement
and business women who have been
sitting at office desks since early
morning and matrons perfectly will
ing TO dispose of surplus avoirdupois
hurry TO the gymnasium. for 400 are
enrolled In the physical education
classes in swim ming, life-saving,
gymnastics, basfk etball, indoor base
ball, aesthetic dancing, The excellent
wholesome cuisine OF the cafeteria ls
sought by 500 people daily. The
residence dormitory houses "a en-
A'@Fgfh ElIAS Mp hulll th bkuANl4Ns
are in China painting, sewing, mil
Anery, interior decoration, Spanish,
English classes. A little stenographer
far, far from home, steals up TO
the sewing room TO make a dress IN
an off-hour not only for herself but
for the sewing classes. \ dozen
umes day the information desk
secretary responds TO request, i
want to leave this for so-aud-so who
ls coming in at such-and-such q
Nme,' and checks a package. A
tired mother with a brood of little
children gratefully takes advantage
or the rest room during a long wait
.ween trains, and heats milk for
lhe baby in g. clubroom kitchenette.
Out-of-town shoppers freshen up In
me tourist dressing room. In the
attractive living room a girl who has
no parlor OF her own for the purpose
eAlertains her young man.
The y. w. c. a. Is open from :
o'clock in the morning to 1880 al
night every weekday and from
o'clock on Sunday. When evening
meetings are delayed past 1880, the
night desk secretary cheerfully re-
mains on duty. The clubrooms are
N continuous use for business ses-
s!ons, committee meetings, sooials'
banquet and conventions by women's
cluns, employed girls groups, church
societies not directly connected with
association activities. Sometimes one
room witnesses several meetings in
given evening and private offices
oI the association must needs be
open for committees and small
groups. For instance, last Monday
me association building was the set
ung Tor meetings OF eight business
HlfiS clubs, two Bible classes, the
Au!sa Woman's club, three commit
Sse meetings, the Business Men
1lole class OF the First Baptist
ehurch, the Tulsa Teachers club, In
hadHlon to the associations oTr
educational and physical training
s'asses and committee meetings
II does not cost any group one
eht 10 use Y. w. G. a. clubroom,
suN as no charge is made 70 the
,l'-ot-town shopper and the travel
s mother utilizing the rest room
,u tourist dressing room, or those
ephoning or checking parcels. A
,nShoer Of clubs meeting there reg
,ay the year around have volun-
sly made contributions 10 the as
Ss''Alon which have been put into