Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1923-01-25
louRg Women.s
Christian Association
"a I'm come that they might have
life aad that they might have I
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Membership Meeting

The \. w. c. A. held a membership
meeting on Monday evening, January
p, in the "" reading rooms. Mrs
Frank Hughes, president OF the Board
Iof Directors. presided at the meeting
The large audience was enthusiastic
lover the progress that the ~" has
made in the work as shown in the diff
ferent talks and reports that were
given.
Miss Martha Land. General Secre-
tary, gave an interesting report of the
work as a whole that is being done in
Annapolis and Anne Arundel county
Miss Mary Burch, Girls Secretary,
told OF the work that is being carried
ION in the town and county for the
children. There are over COO children
in this department alone.
One of the most interesting features
|of the evenings program was page
ant that the Business Girls Club and
the High School Club gave. with Miss
Audrey Shipley as chairman. The
pageant symbolized the Spirit OF the
Y. W. c. A. in every branch of its
work. Miss Madeline Wilson, as the
Spirit of the Y. w. c. A., struck the
Keynote of the work when she said:
Before you now we lay the Y. w. G
A. in all its, phases--in service for
girls and women. and all mankind
Miss Audrey Shipley in the ONCE
Stunt told of the many tasks that fall
TO the share OF the Office secretary
Besides the regular work there are
telephone calls, girls wanting work
and rooms, and people coming IN from
the country. The difficult Tasks were
represented by Miss Lillian winslow
Miss Marguerite Perry, Miss vansani
land Miss Kirby.
The Cafeteria Stunt was very anus
ing. Miss Joy Duvall represented a
Lettuce Salad" Miss Butler 8
Pumpkin" and Miss Fair a
Cracker" The Pumpkin gave an in
sight into the great amount of work
that is done by the Cafeteria by say
ing: Il heard some one say that
more than $4,000 meals have been
served in our Cafeteria in the last six
months"
Miss Caroline Heintz as the Educa-
|tional Glasses Stunt gave an idea OF
the splendid courses in lectures that
will be offered by the "Y"; the folk
and aesthetic dancing classes for chill
dren; of the dress-making classes and
|typewriting lessons and the story
hour for children. Even the Board o;
Directors was well represented, for
Miss Elizabeth Kirk and Miss Butler
brought in large board we'll wrap
ped in red tape, that was very diff
cult to unwind.
One of the most important depart.
ments of the "Y" work, the Financt
Committee, was represented by Miss
Anne Butler, who was dressed as a
Money Bag. Misses Bennett, Hopkins
and Stevens we're the signs that are
used each year for the budget cam
paign. Mrs. George Turner. chairman
of the Finance Committee. gave very
interesting talk on the financial side
|of the ~" work.
The Girls Work Stunt gave an ides
of some of the troubles that the Y. w
c. A. encounters in its work, especial
ly Lack of Pep" Lack of Faith, Con
servatism and Wet Blanket" Each Of
these parts being played by one of the
High School Club girls.
Miss Margaret Rppere, as Youth,
with her companions of Health
knowledge. Service and Spirit. gave
Ian interesting account of the good
things 70 be found in the Y. w. c. A
Miss Elizabeth Ridgely, as Every
Girl" showed the pleasures and com
partnership of the "Y" that every CIR
can find there.
The Membership Stunt. with Mis-:
Yvonne Widermann as Membership.
told how the membership could bt
raised to the large number of 500
which is the goal of the Membership
COMMITTEE. Mrs. Thomas E. Strange
chairman of the Membership Commit
ltee, also gave an interesting talk OF
membership and its value to eaci
young girl and woman to belong t
the Y. w. C. A.
The Spirit of the Y. w. c. A. closed
the pageant by saying: Each phase
Iof the work which has heen presented
tonight is bound 10 every nsber Asso
citation Spirit, which gives the vision
and inspiration for the task. Courag
and strength are drawn from Thu
same Spirit, which comes from Chris
Himself, who taught us all to serv'
our fellowmen."