Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-21
Y. w. C.. A.

General secretaries who have come IN
through the week have been Miss
Leona MacGeorGe of st. Paul, Mimi;
Miss Lucy r. Millgan OF Sioux City,
Iowa, and Miss Edna NJ. Thatcher Of
Washington. Pa. Miss Florence Ris-
lay of the finance division OF the ma
tional board also made brief visit in
Washington. Miss Gertrude SChermer-
horn. industrial secretary at Bingham
ton, \. Y, stopped over for the week
end on her way home from the recent
industrial conference at Camp PaWa'
tinika. Many of the tourists have
found housing at either the transient
center at Ga T. street or ut the resi-
dence at 1t04 NJ street. both places re-
porting capacity registrations the past
month.
Foreign visitors are also finding the
Washington y. w. {. \. n convenient
Headquarters Last week n special
visitor was President Donald Hsu Of
Foochow College, China, who. with
Mrs. Hsu, was IA guest of the assoCia-
ton for a sight. seeing tour of the city
between trains.
The programs on the roof this SUM
mcr are bringing pleasure TO many
Nashngtonians and TO out-of-toWn
visitors who are glad to feel ut home
in a strange city. Thing has been
placed on the unfinished side Of the
roof. making il still more desirable for
entertaining. The Saturday night
dances are continuing this month UNI
der the direction of Miss Jane Blinn.
membership secretary. MIR. and Mrs.
Mcconnell were hosts last week and
many couples from the neighborhOod
came in to enjoy the music and dane
ing from $50 to 1870 Miss Cora
Sponsler will sing and he in charge OF
the music hour from $50 to 6;3O on
the roof this afternoon and will also
lead the group singing which is Il fea-
ture of these informal at homes. Miss
Mary Wright of the staff Will be the
hostess. Throughout the afternoon
and evening members of the Indoor
Outdoor Club will act as hostcSSes in
the building 10 give any information
or assistance possible to visitors. The
radio will be in operation on WedneS-
day evening as usual, with Miss
Mignonettc Buckingham rs hostess.
The ltaliana Professional Society
held a meeting at The Blue Triangle
Hut at Twentieth and h streets Thurs.
day, when dancing and refreshments
were enjoyed.
oCNiC tdi iNS WIN 10 w &FAhi IiSu II VII
vacation trips are Miss Buckingham,
Miss Henry and Mrs. Carney.
Health Education Department.
In spite of the chilly weather, there
has been steady increase in the
number taking advantage of the early
morning dips from to $50 in the Is
street pool. The Summer dip hours
will be continued until October. For
those returning to the city and who
are not acquainted with the Summer
schedule, it is as follows: to $50 a m.
1870 to 1870 pm; $50 to 8 pm. and
s to $3.50 pm. a record was estab-
lished in the X street pool when a
two-yearold registered and started
in on her swimming career this week.
Tennis classes are drawing very
good registrations during the cool
weather. A course OF tennis lessons
consists of three one-hour lessons, for
which arrangements are made at the
health education office on the fifth
floor at Seventeenth and X streets.
The three excellent courts on which
the lessons are given are located at
the Blue Triangle Hut at Twentieth
and B streets.
There will be class in junior life
1890 am. No one over seventeen will
be admitted to this class. The course
will consist of six lessons and each
entrant will be allowed the privilege
of purchasin six tip-dips at special
rate, to be used during any dip hour
at either the X street or the T. street
pool. Informa ton in regard to rates
may be secured at the health educa-
ton office.
Vacation Lodge.
New members of the Vacation Lodge
family this week are Misses kauff-
mann, Marion Lapp, Ethel Vest and
Eull1erson.
Miss Myrtle Henry. house secre-
tary at Z, street, who has been on a
trip through the Yellowstone, will be
the speaker at the Sunday evening
song service at the lodge tonight,
when she will tell something of her
experiences.
Ramp KahIert.
Seniors made a trip to Annapolis on
Tuesday to make a. tour of the city.
A picnic supper was served on the
launch. The party consisted of Miss
Helen Wells, senior counselor; Miss
Ethel Newell, Junior counselor, and
the following seniors: Helen Gala
han, Esther Greentield,> Vera Crom-
well, Velma knecttl, Loretta Linsley,
Frieda Lundberg, Agnes MacElroy.
Lolita Leicht, Dorothy Mitchell, Jessie
Martin, Mildred OLeary and Elsie
Lotto.
The theme of the past week has
been Stars" and this idea has been
carried out in the days program.
hi y1 haC ri
this thought, with the idea in mind
that each girl will hitch her wagon
to a star" during her stay at Kamp.
Tuesday evening the movie stars
came to Kahlert kamp. and a big
party was held in their honor. On
several evenings the girls have taken
star" hikes, and in this way have be-
come better acquainted with the con.
stellations. The Friday evening pro-
gram consisted of Venetian serenade
on the point and river, followed by
star" ceremonial.
In charge OF the weeks program is
the Hostess Council, whose members
are as follows: Dorothy Holland, Mil.
dred koons. Dorothy Dunmire, An
geline Smith. Jane Linthicum, Betty
Hammond and Agnes MacElroy.
On Wednesday evening the entire
camp enjoyed a launch ride on the bay.
Miss Dorothea Mcdowell. who has
just returned from National Training
School, in New York City, will be in
charge of the junior program this
week.
About so girls went down TO Kamp
kahlert on the busses yesterday, chap
eroned by Miss Annabei Bird Of the
staff. Among the juniors were Lucille
Bowker. Mary Lois Rice, Louise Dan
forth, Dorothy Quinn, Marion Perry,
Frances Fox, Quita Mellott, Elaine
t1shback. Helen Wolcott, Lila r. Wal
lace, Helen and Beatrice Spasoff, Ella
Sanborn, Leila NJ. Hid, Virginia Rusk,
fIeanora Seidler. Vance Fisher, Eliza.
beth Jenkins. Virginia Beall. Martha
Fisher. Mildred Lutes, Anabel Mckee.
Virginia Thompson, Rhoda Lyden.