Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-01
TIE y. W. C. A. CAMPAIGN

On Monday next you are to have the privilege of
donating to of the most worthy movements ti,e
modern age has developed-the Young woman
Christian Association whose effective influence is be-
ING felt even the most isolated sections OF Imperial
county.
Fl Centro. in an intensive one-day drive, hopes to
raise her s2o76 quota of the $500 necessary to cover
operations for 1924.
Not long ago we gave freely and gladly to the Boy
Scout movement in that left no doubt as TO TO
our attitude toward boys. Surely we can ana VIII
do no less for our girls who constitute equally I'M
portant factor in our community life .
The various ran1ifcations of the Y. w. c. A. move
ment in Imperial Valley and the leaps and bounds with
which the work has since last October under he
leadership of paid secretary leave no doubt as TO te
large place this movement fills in the lives OF lnerai
Valleys girlhood.
The Girl Reserve movement which takes care of
the activities of girls from r to 20 years Is reacng
out into hundreds of homes and leaving an lndenne
stamp pon its 693 members scattered throughout te
county divided as follows: Calexco, 1885, Callpatrla'
27 Ell Centro 205 Hotville 70; Imperial, 1O6; rural
1872 There is total of 3s clubs and 45 CLUB leaders.
There are high school clubs and grammar school CLUBS
and splendid Mexican mission in Caexlco The work
is only really begun in Imperial county Inere are
boundless opportunities for service among girls ana
women which are limited only by lack Of funds ana
leaders. ;. L.. 49,,
the purpose of the Y W. c. A.was apty put by Eliza
beth Breuer in Harpers Magazine when she wrote re-
Gently e b;,;t,
in achievement for whose magnitude 1t IS dlt1
cult to grasp Beginning with her spiritual needs ana
not closing until every normal activity of woman has
been included in its program that ORGANIZATION mas mas
done more to make life beautiful and happy for the
American and foreign young woman than any other
organization In the world. .
Animated by true religious spirit which has dis
counted religion and prejudice if only there was
the need to serve it has stretched out the hand OF love
to women in every rank of lifeactress, artist FAC
tory girl, housewife, clerk. The woman IN the y w.
c. A. has stood for the interests of the working GIRL
for the minimum wage, when these interests ran
counter to the financial interests of her husband and
of her class = sF4e7ksst2Afl
And remember thattef this total budget, the sum
of 1920 will be used TO make the final payment on
the camp site at Hipass. This camp is self-sustanng
and enough revenue will be derived from to turn IN
approximately $3.50 toward the years 5000 budget.
The clearing of this camp will mark milestone IN val
lev womens activities and will bring renewed heaith
and spirit to scores of and girls each succeed
ing year. r., ~
Every one who contributes toward the fund may
have the satisfaction of knowing that they are CO.
builders of ideal womanhood-wthout which no COM
nlunitv state or nation long exist So make your
donation as generous as possible when the COM
nittee calls on you Monday and help put Ell Centro
over the top in day.