Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-01
Y. W. e. A.


at home hour at the y. w. G. A, Seven
tenth and X streets, will be continued
through the Summer months it will be
more informal in character. There Will
be no set programs, and the hour will
be given over to a radio program and
TO group singing. with occasional solos.
At the first of these hours, to be held
this afternoon at 4.30 on the roof, Miss
Hettie p Anderson, general secretary,
will be the hostess. She will be assisted
by Mrs. Orlando Quicker. Members
and friends of the association are cor
daily invited to meet together for an
hour Of fellowship on Sunday after
moons.
Holiday hours will be observed at the
association centers on July 4. At Sew
enteenth and K streets the cafeteria
will be open, as on Sunday. from S 80
to 100, and both tea room and sand
wich counter will be closed all day.
The pool will be open for dip hours
only from 1880 to 80 and from 3 80
to 6. AT 614 E street both pool and
cafeteria will be closed all day. as we'll
as the cafeteria at Twentieth and B.
Secretaries on duty through the day
will be Miss Bessie Brown. Miss Mignon-
cite o. Buckingham and Miss Mabel
Charest. Visitors are welcome in the
building throughout the day and in the
evening especially 1t is anticipated that
many will enjoy the fireworks from the
roof. Miss NJ. A. Bates will be the
hostess for the evening.
July is month of exodus for the
staff of the association, some going on
vacation and some on leaves of absence.
Among those who are leaving early in
the month are: Miss Mignonette Buck
ingham, who will spend two months
abroad Mrs. Elizabeth Hubbard, who
will motor through the New England
States: Miss Mary Temple Hill, who
will spend part of her vacation in New
York: Miss Edith L. Dawson. who will
be at Eagles Mere. Pa. for two weeks,
and Mrs. Elena Aber. who will spend
her vacation motoring in Pennsylvania
and New York
Miss Jessie Adams. assistant food
service director for the past year, is
leaving this week for her home in
Princeyille. ILL.,, where she will spend
the Summer. Members of the staff
entertained in honor of Miss Adams at
farewell party Friday afternoon.
Miss Louise Alberts is leaving today
for the Summer school Of New York
University at Sloatsburg, N. Y, where
she will be student this Summer.
September ! to take up her duties as
assistant physical director.
Many members of the Y. w G. A.
who are summeriug abroad will doubt
less visit the new headquarters Of the
worlds committee of the Y. w. c. A.
in London. In the June bulletin Of the
worlds committee the news is given of
the passing of the old headquarters at
IS George street. Hanover Square, and
Of the establishing Of the headquarters
at l3 Grosvenor Crescent. In the two
months that the new headquarters have
been open visitors have been welcomed
from India, Australia, Rumania, United
States Of America, West Africa, Nor
way. France, South Africa, Argentina,
East Africa, Canada, Denmark, Swift
erland and China. The new home Of
the worlds committee is removed from
the roar of traffic and is close to Hyde
Park and the Green Park and its many
visitors have found there a quiet and
tranquil retreat
The third of the series of dances be-
ing given on the Y, w c. A. roof
under the joint auspices of the Y NJ
G. A. and the Y w. c. A. will be given
the evening of July at o'clock
Members Of the Army Band will fur
nish the music.
The early dip hour at the pool at
Seventeenth and K streets, which Is
given for the Summer months. is prov
ing a popular feature, and each week
day morning from TO $3.50 o'clock
there are many who take advantage Of
this opportunity for starting the day
refreshed. The Saturday night dip
hour Is also being continued through
the Summer from to $50 O'Clock.
Guests who have registered during
the week at Seventeenth and K streets
included Mrs. Will Kimmell, Miss Kim
nell and Miss Marybellc Kimmell Of
Duquoin III, Miss Janet M Scott and
Miss Marie Hancy of Rochester, N. Y;
Mrs Kate SCOOTER and Mrs. o. Mitchell
Of ST Louis, Mo-; Mrs Elnira Harrison
and Miss Sarah Make Simmons of
Baton Rouge, La. and Miss podine
Schoenberger of New Orleans
The delegates TO the Y w G. A.
conference at Silver Bay will hold their
second meeting at the Elizabeth Somers
residence tomorrow night at 7 o'clock
A study of the tests sent out by the
national board will b. continued and
three delegates to the last years con-
ference will be present to give their
experiences. Miss Bertha pabst, secre-
tary of the business and professional
women's department will be the leader
Of the Washington delegation.
Kamp Kahlert.
The principal feature of the week at
kahlert was the first ceremonial of the
season. conducted by the members of
the kamp kouncil THE Spirit of Kah-
lert," typifled by Kay Jones, opened the
camp season and welcomed the girls
Holding aloft lighted candle she
lighted, one by one. the candles of the
spirits OF all the gifts Kahlert offers to
her daughters. Annabel Linthicum Of
Tered to the Girl Reserves the glories Of
nature and the out Of doors. The trees
and the sky told of the beauties Of their
realm Then Lillian Krouse. the tree
spirit. and Doris Vorkoeper, the spirit
ot the sky, lighted their candles at the
fame Of Ramp Kahlert Inge Won
Lewinski. the spirit Of West River, told
Of the joys OF boating and swimming
The spirit Of kamp activities, Nell Grit
fifth. related the man" things that a
girl can do In Kamp Kahlert. Turning
to the more intangible things of camn
life, Roberta Willard typihed the spirit
dreams while Dot Ruth expressed the
spirit of laughter and song. Martha
Mercer brought the greatest gilt of all,
| friendship, to the flame Of the spirit of
Ramp hhlllfft, AS the culWinuLlon OF
the ceremonial, The spirits lighted the
candles Of the hampers and the entire
group sang the Girl Reserve taps.
Monday night the Kahlert Circus
came to camp, There were wild women
and bearded ones. dancing horses and
| Siamese twins, clowns and tightrrope
walkers The assistant councillors, with
| Kak Everett as their leader, gave a
song. entitled Dishes" The councillors
staged chariot race after the circus