Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-02-13
DELEGATES FROM ALL. ARIZONA
ATTEND Y.WC.A. CONFERENCE

,cally, the work such as this was
largely national matter arising
out of the interest in Arizona arouss
ed by national advertising.
A dinner on the campus of the
University of Arizona with members
of the cabinet of the student as
sociations and other members present
as we'll as delegates formed the eve
ming session. Miss Lucille Lippitt
addressed the group on the National
and International Aspects of the
Young Womens Christian associa-
tion."
The morning session on Thursday
was spent on the problems Of Trav
lers Aid with Miss McAfechem as
referee of discussion. She stressed
three types of service given through
travellers aid work: information, pro-
tective-especially of children, young
girls, and old people, and its ease"
service which is the handling of
more complicated pieces of work.
That Arizona associations have done
much work of this even when with
very limited staffs, Miss McMechem
community.
The work of the service commit
tee in carrying out the educational
social and religious functions of the
Y. W. C. A. were then discussed, it
being pointed out that the service
work of the associations was a real
opportunity for each of these 1t
was especially stressed that "relig-
ION was not a particular activity
separated from the rest of life and
kept for Sunday and special days
but that it was a phase of every
activity running in through every
bit of life" The verse from George
Herbert concerning this was quot
cd: "Who sweeps a room as for Thy
laws, makes that and the action
fine" To help girl find job by
which she can earn decent living
growing in all ways; to help her
find a room to live In in which she
may find a pleasant home: and to
advise the stranger and the trav-
eler, to guide them on their way
these are part of the all-round work
of the association.
The afternoon session was devoted
to a discussion of the membership
basis and Girl Reserve work with
Miss E. Marjorie Williams leading,
the former and Mrs. Sam Bailey, OF
Phoenix, leading the Girl Reserve
discussion. 1t was noted that while
none of the associations have finally
approved the alternate basis of mem,
tership, all were working on it and
felt that not SO much different
basis but q more real Interpretation
of the purpose and meaning of MEM
bership was needed. The local as
sociat tion will take its first formal
vote on the proposed change at its
annual meeting in April. Girl Re-
serve work in all the associations
was discussed and it was found that
Douglas was second only to Phoenix
in it's girls club work providing for
the growth in body, mind, and spirit
of the younger girls. Special prob-
lens of informing mothers as TO
the type of work done and of Sc
curing good leaders were the SUBJ
ject of informal discussion.
At a business meeting, presided
over by Mrs. Arthur w. Cotton, of
Douglas, the delegates voted tt.
have the 1928 meeting in Douglas
after receiving invitation from both
Phoenix and Douglas. Mrs. HI. b
Wilkinson announced the dates Of
the Iron Springs Girl Reserve con-
ference to be June to Is, and Miss
Iippitt expressed her pleasure at
being in Arizona for at least the
next two years. With the thought
| of how the work might best do so.
the delegates left thinking of the
association motto: II am come that
they may have life and that they
| may have it more abundantly."