Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1923-02-10
ANNUAL REPORT OF
THE LOCAL Y. ". c. A.
Beginning January 1st, 1922 and Emit
ing December 31st 1922.
To the Officers and Members of the
Phyllis Wheatley Branch, Y. w. C.

To the Officers and Members of the !
Phyllis Wheatley Branch, Y. w. G. |
A.
In making this my first annual re-
port to you 1 am mindful of the wo-
men whose cooperation during the
past year has meant so much to the |
progress of our work and without |
whose aid this report would have !
meant nothing. 1t is somewhat or Il
task to outline the years work so
briefly that you will not tire of facts
and figures and yet that you will catch |
the vision OF what can be done and tn >
inspiration to share more largely in
making that vision reality
In March and April a program OF
definite work in organization was car
ried out under the direction of Miss A.
F.. Ruffinr National City Secretary
Ten groups meetings were held at the
homes Of various members OF the Com
mttee of Management, attended by
102 members and friends. Discussions
on '"The Purpose of the Association
Basis Of Membership" Budget ana
Campaigns" Local Work and Local
Questions were featured at these
meetings At the joint meetings of the
Committee OF Management and repre-
sentatives from the Central, the new
Bylaws for branches, also organiza-
ton, National and local were expla. n
ed and studied under Miss Rmffin and
Miss MacGeorge. The adoption of the
Bylaws and the organization of the
Committee on Colored Work in April
completed our organization as a full
fledged Branch.
Though our committee work ss q
n1 Il
mark" several committees did exce;-
! lent work and all activities were car
ried on due to the special efforts Of
the chairman.
Membership, January 1st 1922, 30
Membership, December 31st, 1922 157
with only four delinquents Thus
speaketh the very excellent work of
the membership committee, supple
mented by the volunteer committee
who served so well from January to
April.
The Religious Education Committee
thru the very splendid program plann
ed during the year. made the Vesper
Hour very attractive feature of its
work. January's services were based
on the study of "Our Purpose" while
in March was held the membership
Recognition Service. The Easter Can
tata by the Choral Club, The Aimhi
Club program in May, The Kittrell
Conference report in September and
the programs Of the Girl Reserves and
Young People Societies of the various
churches have kept the girls AMI
Younger women keenIy interested. The
branch was honored by the visit OF
our National President, Mrs Robert
r. Speer, at Vespers on the fourth
Sunday in October. Sunday afternoon
at the "Y" has brought to the building
scores of persons whom no other act
ivity had interested.
"This is my first visit to the "Y."
My. how many rooms in this building?
and similar questions were asked by
many persons whom the Hospitality
Committee entertained at the Social
Hours on Sunday afternoons during
the summer and at the "Come and See
parties in the Fall Each month one
or more Social Hours were held i'm |
mediately after Vespers, when friends
fingered and chatted "o'er q cup of
tel In interpreting to the commun
ity the spirit of the Association as
1.-THE House Of Friendliness"-the Hos
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