Evening star., 1925-11-29
Y. w. {. A.

Tho campaign of the Washington
Y. W. <. a. FOR 81. 500, 600 building
and maintenance fund viii occupy
the attention Of all departments OF
the association this week and next.
y dinner at RsusCher's Tuesday
evening VIII open the campaign. All
team workers. captains ana commit
tee members will attend.
Identified with the campaign will
be Mrs. Robert Lansing, as national
chairman; Mrs. William Howard
Taft, Mrs. Herbert Hoover, Mrs. John
Hays Hammond, Miss Mabel Board
man and Mrs. Herbert L. Day, mem
hers Of the national committee. The
local campaign orga niZatiOn will be
headed by Jonn l.. Larner, with Mrs.
Thomas Edwin Brown, president of
the Y. ". G. A, as executive. Mrs.
William Hamilton Bayly, the hon
orary president Of the association, is
10 take active part. Miss Elizabeth
Eastman and Mrs. Harold Doyle will
head the home wOmcnS division and
Miss Bertha PabSt Will be the chair
man OF q division OF business and
professional women.
The S100.O 900, it is hoped, will be
raised by December 10. The razing
of old buildings on the lot at Seven
tcenth and X streets Will begin soon
structure.
The public is invited 10 attend a
recognition service in the Girl Re
serve Club rooms. 110i NJ street, at
4.30 this afternoon. Representatives
nf al Girl Reserve clubs in the city
VIII take part in the ceremonial. Mrs.
William Hamilton Bayly, honorary
president Of the association, will
speak and Miss Helen Williams viii
,..a,N Too will
10 served.
Under tho auspices OF the indus
lrial and membership departments
"a music and supper hour VIII he
observed at the headquarters build
ing, 6i4 l. street, from 10 this
afternoon. Men, as well as women,
are invited to attend.
The Indoor-Outdoor Club will hold
a bazaar at Ola L street tomorrow.
Tuesday evening, at the regular
supper meeting OF the young business
and professional women's department.
the new magazine, which is the Of
fetal organ OF the department, will
make its appearance, bearing the
new name which has now been Sc
lectcd The issue is 70 be devoted
chiefly to campaign topics and is TO
contain contributions from Mrs. VIII
liam Howard Taft, Mrs. Herbert
Hoover. MISS Mary ANDERSON, MISS
Agnes Peter and others.
New members of the Thursday
Afternoon Club for young women
employed in homes Will be guests of
honor at a tea at this weeks club
meeting. Tea is TO be served at
pm.
All members of the Industrial de
nartInent are invited to a taffy pull
at 6I4 L street Saturday night.
on three successive Sunday after
noons. December D, IS and 20, Miss
Minnie V. Sandbers, religious work
serretary, will speak at tho Elizabeth
~omers Home. 1l04 II street, on
Conditions III Palestine at the Time
Of Jesus Birth The series is in
.ended to supply the historical and
political background of the Christmas
story. Christmas carols VIII be sung.
The public is invited.
The twelfth annual open Christmas
meeting of the Booklovers' hour will
take place December Is in the gold
room of the Shoreham Hotel. At this
meeting it is the custom for Miss
Alice Hutchins Drake, leader OF the
Booklovers hour, to tell the Christ
mas story. Mrs. Wayne B. Wheeler
will sing and will lead the group
in the singing of Christmas carols.
Christmas preparations have been
begun by the Girl Reserves. Bags,
10 be filed with Christmas gifts for
children, are now being made by sew
eral of the Girl Reserve clubs.