Evening star., 1925-06-21
Y. w. E.. A.

Miss Adelia Palacios OF Mexico City
Is a guest at the Elizabeth Somers.
| the Y. w. c. A. residence. 1104 NJ
street. Miss Palacios is a member Of
the board Of directors of the Y. w.
c. A. in Mexico City, and is in Wash
ington for a Summer course of study.
Miss Palacios was q delegate from
Mexico to the Quinquennial Confer
ence recently held in Washington.
A special meeting Of the board Of
directors of the y. w. c. A. has been
called for tomorrow, 1890 am, at GA
E street. Mrs. Herbert E. Day. Presi.
dent Of the Y. w. c. A., who has just
returned from a six months tour OF
! the country, wih preside. Plans for
the new building to be erected at
Seventeenth and K streets will be
discussed.
Preceding the regular meeting Of
the Y. w. c. A. Tuesday morning, a
breakfast will be given in honor of
Miss Ruth v. Pope, Miss Ruth De-
Groot of the education department
and Miss Alice Newburn of the cafe.
terra department at 1911 G street
who are resigning from the y. w.
c. A.
The annual Summer conference for
members of the industrial depart
ments Of the Young Women's Chris
tian Associations in cities and towns
of Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland,
West Virginia. New York. Ohio and
the District will be held at Camp
July 8. Miss Lucy P. Garner. execu-
tive Of the national industrial de-
partment. will be the executive Of
the conference; assisting her in the
program will be Miss Agatha Harri-
son, formerly national industrial sec
retary in China. Miss Ruth Perkins
Of the Y. w. c. A. national board,
and DR.. Edmund Chaffee Of Labor
Temple, New York City. The morn
! ing programs will be given over to
discussions Of club programs for the
| following year and labor problems,
with the afternoons and evenings free
| for recreation, camp fires and picnics.
Miss Saida L. Hartman. local indus
trial secretary, and two representa-
| tives of the industrial groups Of the
Washington Y. w. c. A. will attend
the conference.
A survey of local industrial facts
has just been compiled by the indus
trial committee Of the Washington
Y. w. c. A, and is available for the
use Of local associations and other
orga nizations interested in work with
the industrial girl.
Vacation Lodge, the Y. w. G.. A..
Summer home at Cherrydale for busi-
| ness girls. opened last Monday with a
registration of %. who will commute
| for the Summer. With the week end
guests the registration numbers Ar.
| This year the accommodations have
been practically doubled by the new
| addition. making it possible to accom-
| nodate so girls comfortably in single
and double rooms, and sleeping
porches. A course in nature study Is
being arranged by the girls. speci-
mems to be gathered on their hikes.
Mrs. Helen Wells Fidler will promote
the nature study. Special evenings
will also be given. over to reading
aloud. Miss Grace Holton will serve
| as chairman on the committee for
Summer reading.
| Mrs. Elaine Rising, former director
| of religious education, is hostess.
Registrations should be made at 614
E street, as far in advance as pos
sible.
The Piney Branch Chapter of the
Y. w. C. A will hold picnic at Vaca-
ton Lodge Wednesday,. June "a.
| Already 1,172 persons have enjoyed
all-day outings on the grounds of
Vacation Lodge since April II.
The Y. w. c. A. has secured the
services of Miss Dorothea Mcdowell.
a graduate nurse, for the Summer at
Camp Kahlert, Sudley, Md. Miss
Mcdowell will also give first aid and
hygiene talks. Miss Dorothy Wilson
has been engaged as counselor for
the seniors, and will have charge of
arts and crafts. Miss Mabel Cook,
| Girl Reserve secretary, will be head
counselor, and Miss Helen Rauchen-
stein, who was recreation leader last
year at the camp, will be in charge Of
swimming. Miss Edith Williams, who
| was also connected with the camp last
year, will teach nature study. Sew
enty week end and vacation guests
i left by bus from the E street building
of the Y. w. c. A. yesterday for Camp
kahlert..