Evening star., 1927-07-24
Y. w. G.. A.

Mrs. William Lincoln Brown, chair.
man of the secretarial committee. left
July 10 to spend some time in West
minister, Mass.
A meeting of the executive commit
tee will be held tomorrow at II am.
Miss Dorothea Mcdowell, assistant
secretary on the girl reserve depart
ment, is attending the Y. w. G. A.
Summer School in New York. Miss
Mcdowell, a graduate of American
University and former counselor and
nurse at Kamp Kahlert has recently
been elected to the position of assist
ant in the girl reserve department to
succeed Miss Mabel Cook, who was
made executive. Ninety other young
women from practically every State
in the union have enrolled for the
six-week Summer session of the Ma
tional School for Professional Study
in New York. Registration is par.
tcularly heavy from the South ana
Middle West. Problems of the self.
supporting girl and the place of the
Y. w. c. A. in the woman's move:
ment. together with methods in many
phases of Y. w. c. A. activity, are
included in the courses. Labor prob
lens and Christ's teaching as applied
to the unsolved problems of today are
also offered. Other courses cover as.
sociation finance and publicity
methods. The classes are open to
women of other organizations. who
seek specialized work with girls and
women.
Miss Stina Person Of Norrkoplng,
Sweden. who is in this country visit
ing her brother. and who Is interested
in Y. w. c.. A. work in Norrkoping,
was visitor to the association the
past week. She is also interested in
the work of girls camps, and spent
last week end at Kamp Kahlert.
Other visitors to the new building
were Miss Mae E. Marshall of Ports
mouth, N. H.; Miss Francis Hill Of
Little Rock, Ark. and Mrs. Cora f.
Warner, n former board member of
Lincoln. Nebr.
Word has recently been received OF
the opening of a new building by the
Young Women's Christian Association
in Honolulu. Italian in architecture
the structure is over 200 feet in
length. three stories in height and
built around central courtyard. Log
gias, long open corridors of the Span
ish mission type overlooking the in
ner garden and outdoor swimming
pool, which Is a picturesque part of
it's architectural design, give it un-
usual charm for life in the tropics.
add to the setting. Screened and
open on three sides. the cafeteria,
with a seating capacity of 500, over
looks the garden. Tables are also
placed under thatched pergolas.
Spacious lounging rooms. an audi
torium, gymnasium, lockers and
showers. club and class rooms. share
the floor space with directors and lec-
ture rooms as we'll as Offices for many
Y. w. C.. A. activities. The Honolulu
Association has had a rapid growth
and expansion in the last few years.
Two vacation camps are also main
tained. 1t was started by a drawing
room meeting called in the interest of
the girls of the city 81 years ago.
On Thursday evening of last week
the Sigma Epsilon Sorority made
use of the assembly room on the third
floor for their meeting. Miss Hazel
Miller was in charge Of arrangements.
Miss Mignonette o. Buckingham,
house director at Seventeenth and X
streets. left yesterday for a three
weeks vacation in Mountain Park, Va.
Miss Cora Sponsler. soprano, had
charge of the music hour on the
roof last Sunday. Assisting artists
were Irene Lerch. pianist: Norman
Goldman, violinist; Robert Frederick
Freund, baritone. from Florida, and
Mrs. Margaret Bowie Grant, accom-
panist. An interesting program will
be given this afternoon from $50
to $50.
The Saturday evening dances on the
roof at Seventeenth and K streets are
becoming more popular as young
people discover this new, delightfully."-
cool place. Cards Of introduction and
tickets should be secured at the in
formation dask, Seventeenth and K.
The music Is furnished by Paul
Cassasa and the following able corps
of assistants: Herman c. Morris,
drums; Roderick B. Dunlap. pianist,
and Roy Routt, saxophone.
Industrial Department.
The following delegates will leave
Saturday, July 80. for the secretaries
and committee members week end
conference at Camp Pawatinika,
South River. Md, July 81 to August
/: Mrs Albert H. Putney, Mrs. T. r.
Buchanan, Miss Dorothy Ruth and
Miss Saida Hartman. One Of the
principal speakers at the conference
TOURS.