Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-26

Concluding a two-day state confer
ence which these who have been at
tending the sessions since the confer
cnces started four years ago at Bisbee.
declared Z been the greatest success
Of the five held, the Y w. c. A. dele
gates and local workers yesterday Sc
lected Phoenix as the city TO entertain
the 1929 gathering. Phoenix landed
the honor largely because Of the fact
that, it is now expected the new Y W..
c. A. building will be in use at that
time and it was felt appropriate to
recognize the vigor manifested by The
capt. 4 citys S. workers in providing, their
new home, r3i,s fa.s
Encouraged and carrying an en-
thusiasm resulting from the success"
full meeting OF tllS opening day, Fri
day, the delegates resumed thoir wo,k
yesterday morning at 9;30 and were
almost continuously busy from then
until the final session hold iSomewhat
after $3.50 in the afternoon, When the
delegates came together the, meeting
was opened with Mrs Paul Doty, of
Tucson presiding. Special music, for
the opening was provided by Miss Mai
garet Doty. also of Tucson
The topic for consideration at the
session was 1.-THE Religious Founda-
tions OF the Y. w C. A." and the
speaker was Miss Julia Tolman Lee
national secretary in the fipance divi-
sion Miss Lee took up consideration
of the RELIGIOUS background Of the as
sociation, illustrating her discussion
with many interesting cases that had
come to her through personal observa-
ton. Among other things she read a
letter from a secretary of the work n
China which emphasized the helpful
ness of the work as carried out in that
60 away country.
There was a general discussion fol-
lowing Miss Lees address in which
different delegates participated all
having in mind the problem Of the
best and most suitable methods of m
terrreting the association to the cot1-
munity.. Another angie to the discue-
sion was what the association is trying
to give as 4 service to the community
This was Illustrated in the Girl Re-
serves. and the War'o..~ ether activiti IS
for girls and Women carried on by tie
association. 1t is found in the differ
erit means taken by the association IN
reaching the individuals in the vari-
GUS lines, among them study groups
in colleges and in Bible study
In this connection an interesting
incident was related by Miss Lee of
the study work started in studio
club in Hollywood where some girls
sitting watching the evening sky cauS-
ed one OF them to remark that she re-
garded the sky as such wonderful
thing filled with the stars and how
much she would like to know about a
particularly bright star which was then
visible Happening to have informa-
ton concerning that star Miss Lee
engaged the girl in helpful and
pleasant conversation that resulted in
Stimulating a study in different lines
for good among that girl and her
friends. u sasSssssa. n
Following the program features off
the morning (which ended at l1:3o the
session opened a devotional service,
conducted by Miss Lucille ,Lippitt, na7
tional town secretary, and this oc-3
cupied the time until adjournment az
noon for the luncheon. ~ Nh
4I6 1ul1C1leU1l u yEoLC1OdJ WeAo Al
charge Of the. members Of the P. E. r.,
club with Miss Edith Carter as, guest
of honor. Miss Marguerite Harris,
president of the entertaining CLUB, was
in charge of the program. This inri
cluded the invocation. songs, readings
and other features. The opening num-
Der was a song by the Mexican mis-
sion girls chorus.
Miss Elizabeth Beunller gave read
ing which was followed by a solo by
Lucille Glenn and Miss Glenn dis
played such a charming voice that she
w2s compelled to respond with an en-
core number.
Miss Carter addressed the girls IN
most interesting fashion.
The luncheon was served by the lad
les of the Presbyterian church.
At the afternoon sessions and the
closing ones, the conference took the
form of round table discussions, the
conference delegates being divided into,
for the discussion of the diff
ferent problems The subject of fl
nances was considered by group
headed, by Miss Lee. Board and com
munity problems were considered by
the group with Miss Lippitt.
Mrs H. B. Wilkinson, of Phoenix,
was presiding when the conference re-
sumed it's general session at 2:30 and
selected the place for the next meet