Evening star., 1925-03-08
. Y. w. E. A. NEWS

Announcement of the men and women
VINO have been invited to make I'D the
permanent board of trustees for the
rlorence Simms memorial scholarship
tund OF the National Y. W. G. A. has
been made by Miss Olive o. Van Horn,
chairman. It's object is to secure funds
! 10 be used FOR scholarships for women
who work with the tools of their trade.
chiefly in factories and other industries
As founder and head of the national
]. w I. a. work for industrial women
and girls for many years, Miss Simms
was a strong advocate of educa tional
! opportunities being opened for these self
supporting women. Miss Mary Ander-
son, head of the Womens Bureau Of
the United States Department of Labor;
spencer Miller, jr., of the Workers Edu-
cation Bureau of America, and Miss
cara Taylor, director of Bryn Mawr
summer School for woman workers, are
among those who are expected to make
up the board of trustees. Miss Lucy p
Garner, who now heads the work devel-
oped by Miss Simms; Miss Mary Van
kleeck, representative of the Women's
Trade Union League, and three young
women from the ranks of the industrial
members of the Y. w. c. A. will also
have place and voice in the fund
control
The membership-recreation COMMITTEES
! of the local Y. w. c. A will hold its
monthly meeting at headquarters, GA
L street, tomorrow, pm. Miss nena
Bailey is chairman of this committee
The Cleveland Park Chapter will meet
Tuesday, pm, at the residence Of
Mrs. L. G. Sherman, 1924 Newark street.
Mrs. Charles Parsons and Mrs T. NJ
| Weeks will assist Mrs Sherman as
hostess
Miss Anne L. Leathers, secretary of
religious education, will conduct the
second of a series of Lenten discussions
for all clubs of the young business and
/ professional womens department Tues
/ day and Thursday evenings at o'clock
at the administration building. The
subject will be Your Working Capital"
The series of Bible talks given by
Miss Leathers every Wednesday at
! the New Willard Hotel will be rel
sumed, March II, her topic being,
The Mission of Jesus"
The council of the young business
and professional womens depart
ment will have a supper meeting to-
morrow, $50 pm. at GA Z street.
The council is composed of the chair
| man and members appointed by the
president of the association. 1t also
! includes the president and one rep
resentative of each of the 10 clubs of
young business women. The execu-
tive committee of the council is com
posed of the chairman, Miss Mildred
Hartholow; vice chairman, Miss
Bertha Pabst; secretary, Mrs. Mary
c. Slough; treasurer, Miss Vaua
Shaw; chairman of the program com
mittee, Miss Bertha Pabst; chairman
OF the publicity committee, Mrs. Co
rlnne Mckenney; chairman of the con-
ference committee, Miss Grace Brame:
chairman of the social service COM
mittee, Miss Laura Adlard, and chair
man of the organization committee.
Miss Pearle Cooke. Miss Bartholow
will preside. Reports will be read by
Miss Bertha Pabst, Miss Grace Brame
and Miss Laura Adlard.
Plans for the Y. W. c. A. Summer
conferences at Nepahwin. Pa, and
Silver Bay, New York, will be made.
The most important business for the
council will be a study of the needs
of the young business women's de-
partment to be asked of the build
| ing committee, in charge of the new
structure to be erected at the north
| east corner of Seventeenth and X
streets.
The Arcade Sunshine Club Of the
industrial department will give a
party and dance Saturday evening at
GA Z street. Mrs. G. L. Orr is chair
man of the program committee.
The Girl Reserves will give a party
and dance at the Blue Triangle Hut.
Twentieth and B streets, Saturday
evening, s o'clock
Princeton Chapter held a box social
Monday evening at the home of
Group A chairman, Mrs. f. r. Davis
1868 Park Place. A large number
were present to enjoy the different
contests and games. La T. Jones
auctioned the various attractive
boxes, which netted the chapter over
S35. George Seibold served as clerk.
Over $50 have been turned in for the
financial drive at the association. Six
new members were admitted in Feb
ruary.
The chapter Will meet March l6. at
pm. with Mrs. c. B. Fisher, 4113
Illinois avenue. Group will hold a
food sale al the home of the chair
man, Mrs. George Fitton, the 21st,
1925 New Hampshire avenue