Evening star., 1927-09-18
Y. W. C.. A.

both volunteer workers and members
of the staff this year instead of for
the staff only as has been the custom
previously. For this reason the con-
/. ference will be held at the headquar
ters building for the convenience of
the greatest number 1t will he held
September %, "a and %. with morn
ing, afternoon and evening sessions
| The. entire fourth floor will be set aside
for the conference meetings and the
club dining room on that floor will be
used for the meals served.
! The theme of the conference is
"Crea tive Living and the Washington
Y. w. G. A." Miss Margaret Bren-
necke, the Washington staff repre-
sentative in Chengtu, China. will be
present at the initial meeting of the
conference Friday evening. when as
many ~ possible of the conference
group will welcome her at dinner and
listen to her experiences in China
afterWard. DIR. Douglas Haring,
professor of sociology. formerly of Co
lumbia and now of Syracuse Univer-
sity, will have as his special topic.
"Creative Living" He will speak both
in the morning and in the afternoon
Saturday. Saturday evening will be
given over to recreation. There will
be a short service of worship Sunday
morning. followed by discussion as to
the Interpretation and application of
DR.. Haring's message to the various
departments of the association. The
afternoon session will be a continual
ton of the morning program. Sunday
afternoon also the conference will be
addressed by a representative of the
national board city staff.
Those who are especially interested
in the purpose and program of the
Y. w. c. A. are invited to attend these
meetings. The registration fee is ST..
Further information may be secured
from the administration office, Seven
teenth and X streets.
Visitors who have gone through the
new building the past week include
Misses Ruth Dittmar, Travila Won
Dreele and Mary T.. Jones of Williams
4 port, Pa
The Twilight Music Hour on the
roof of the Y. w. &. A. at Seven
teenth and X will be observed this
afternoon from to O'Clock, when
strangers in the city, as we'll as resi-
dents, are invited to come in for the
informal program. This afternoon
several numbers will be given by the
Westbrook Trio. Mrs. Frank West
brook, pianist: Miss Jean Westbrook
yiolinist. and Frank Westbrook, jr,
cellist. Group singing will also be a
feature of the program. The staff
hostess this afternoon will be Miss
i Mabel Cook, girl reserve executive
and the hostess from the membership
who will be glad to show visitors
through the building, will be Mrs
Kate J. Townsend.
4 Wednesday evening Miss Bertha
I Pabst was hostess at the At Home
Hour on the roof, when the radio pro
gram was enjoyed, and this Wednes
day evening Miss Imogene Ireland
will welcome visitors.
Miss Mildred Bartholow, who for the
i past seven years has been member
J Of the board of directors of the Y. w.
4 G. A. and for much of that time the
chairman of the business and pro-
fessional women's department, left
Washington last week to take up her
\ residence in Scottsdale, near Phoenix,
Ariz. Miss BarthOlow was the first
president of the Indoor Outdoor Club
and it was during her term of Office
4 that Vacation Lodge was built. She
will be missed by host of friends in
i association circles.
The Sunday evening vesper services
at vacation Lodge will be held at the
usual time, 7:30. Miss Hettie p. An
/ derson, general secretary Of the asso.
citation, will conduct the service.
Miss Mary Weaver Fox. the newly
appointed secretary for membership
IN the association. reported for duty
last week. Miss Fox graduated from
Z Wellesley in 1924 and has since spent
I some time in travel abroad and in
teaching. For two years she was
\ counselor at Camp Broadview, Sharon
Conn. and the past Summer at Camp
Hanoun, Thetford, VT.
Girl Reserve Department.
The Girl Reserves are busy making
n | DlanS for their all tircr fa,
ence. when plans for their Winter
program will be made. The confer.
ence will be held at Vacation Lodge
October l and 2. The committee
which is making plans consists of the
following: Dione Whaler, chairman:
Glenna Crowder. Virginia Cooke.
Ruth Richter. Pauline Schaub, Kath-
I ryn Townsend, Catherine English and
Cathryn Lyons. Miss Mabel Cook.
4 Girl Reserve executive. will present
the program of the Girl Reserve de.
partment of the Y. w. G.. A. to an
I assembly of girls at the new Stuart
Junior High School Thursday after.
noon at 2:20 O'Clock.
Business and Professional WOmen's
4 Department.
The program committee of the Blue
/ Triangle Club. Evelyn Bodwei!. chair
B man, had its first meeting of the sea
son Thursday of last week, when
4 plans were made for the program the
coming year.
On the evening of September 10 the
Business and Professional Women $
Council will hold it's first meeting of
4 the Fall season. This will be a Eusi-
ness meeting and reports will lie
mace on Y. w. c. A. conferences at.
tended during the Summer. Miss
forence Lamke will report on the
conference at Silver Bay and Ruth
4 Dodd will tell of the business and pro-
iesslonal conference held at Salts
burgh, Pa.
Chapters.
The Princeton Chapter of the y. w.
- "A. VIII hold its first meeting of
the season tomorrow at pm. at the
home of Mrs. c. e. Satler, SOC Ritten.
house street. There will be a social
hour following the business Meeting.
Literary and musical numbers will
feature the program and Miss Imo-
gene Ireland will have charge of the
music.
Education Department..
Twenty-four different courses have
been planned in the general educa.
ton division for the Fall program.
varying in length from to Is
weeks. There are six short popular
courses OF SIX lectures each in the
following subjects: New Testament,
homemaklng, economics. the psychol.
oSy OF crime and punishment, current
events and nature study.
In addition to these there will be
classes in languages, English, dra-
mates, advertising, basketry, hand
crafts, sewing and cooking.
All classes will start the week of
October 10. Registration may be made
the week of October or previously if
desired. Detailed information i'm regard