Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-25

! Marked by morning and afternoon
sessions, a luncheon and a musicale
at the Parish house last evening, the
Arizona state conference OF Young
Women's Christian association work
ers, fifth in the history of the state,
closed it's first days program with
everybody attending well satisfied
with the results. The attendance had
been all that had been hoped for,
as all the several points where there
is a working association were repre-
sented in the conference. The sessions
will be continued today and the con-
ference Will come to a close this
afternoon. &R
Mrs. A. w. Cotton, president OF
. the Douglas Y. w. G. A., presided
at the opening session which started
at IL yesterday morning. MIS-. Cotton
extended the formal welcome to the
visitors, assuring them that Douglas
was happy to be the entertaining
: association this year and in a brief
way she .sketched Something of the
things hoped for during the TWO days
to be devoted to the work. Following
Mrs. Cotton, the devotions were led
by Mrs. r. c. Arthur. Then came
the business meeting of the opening
session.
/ Mrs. M. M. vanderpool, OF Tucson
was named secretary for the confer
ence. Then came the first musical
feature of the program, Mrs. Russell
Meadows offering a vocai SOLO, her
accompaniment being by Miss Cath
crime Brewer.
AS the first speaker on the con-
ference program, Miss Lucille Lippitt
town secretary for the National
Y. W. c. A. was presented and she
addressed the delegates upon the
general theme Of Unity She
opened by pointing out that the first
state conference OF the Arizona Young
Women's Christian associations was
held at Bisbec four years ago and
that this gathering is the fifth tc
be held in the state. She considered
the thought of unity in the service
under three heads, dividing the
thought into local, national and world
wide activities Of the orgua.zaiion.
Miss Lippitt's address was followed
by discussion of the subject OF
Unity" with the purpose of inter
preting the meaning of the word as
applied to the association woI.1.
In the discussion of the idea OF
unity, the problem OF how the Y. w
C. A. can best be organized TO serve
the smaller centers was Gle Oh tht
things touched upon and also con.
sideration was given to the personne
of the governing boards, it being
emphasized that as the association
has the problems of the working CIR
as well as the girl of the home anc
the business ard professional womer
as well as the woman OF the family
there should be representatives O.
each group in the membership o.
the board.
Luncheon was served at the Pres
byterian church at lis p. m. Tn;
luncheon was presided over by Mrs
John B. Crowell, who introduced tn;
visitors, some OF who made shor
talks
When the business session was re-
sumed at the Y. w. building, Mrs
John Sanders, of Bisbee, presided
The dcvotions were led by Mrs. A. G
McGregor, Of Warren. Mrs. William
Tamplin, OF Bisbee, rendered TIVE
violin solos Then followed the ao;
dress of Miss Julia Tolman Lee
national financial secretary of tn
Y. w. c. A. She considered tn
general theme Of obligations, directing
her thought to the service that th'
lY. w has to give to the girls ant
women who look to it for guidance
There are, she pointed cut, the prob
lens OF the girl OF 19 or 70 year
of age and the mature woman t.
be considered and solved. She eX
planned in detail the distribution O
funds received by the organization
and how it was aprc.tioped III tn
work
1t was emphasized by Miss Lc
that for every $25 gathered by
local organization, most OF it is eX
pended for the activities within til
walls OF its own building. Sre sai'
that of that sum, when the branci
met all of its obligations in con
tributing to the national organization
it sent out only rs cents TO tn
national board and that there was