Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-28
Y. w. G.. A. News Notes

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The twilight music hour will be held
teenth and K streets at 5 o'clock this
afternoon, when the program will be
given by Miss Margaret Ringrose,
soprano. and Miss Evelyn Wells. pianist.
Miss Bessie Brown of the stan will be
hostess.
A Y. w. c. A. dance will be held on
the roof Of the Y. w. G. A. at Seven
teenth and K streets on Friday from .
until IL.
Miss Mierionette Buckingham. house
secretary. Is spending her vacation In
Trenton and at Cape May. Miss Con-
stance Porter. food service director At
Seventeenth and K streets, In visiting
in Boston. Miss Bertha Pabst, exec
utive, business and professional won1-
ans department: Miss Mabel Cook,
executive of the girl reserve department,
also away for vacations. Miss Mary
Temple. rooms registry secretary, re.
turned to her Office July -. Miss Mabel
Charest assumes the office Of assistant
general secretary on her return Monday
from vacation in the Middle West and
In Beaver Falls, Pa. As assistant gen.
eral secretary Miss Charest, will be
ing the absence Of Miss Hettie p.
Anderson. general secretary. Miss
Anderson and her mother are joining
Miss Marion Miller, general secretary Of
Norfolk, Va, and Miss Minnie Sand
berg. foreign secretary OF the Woman's
American Baptist Foreign Mission
Society, New York City. for sojourn In
New England. Miss Miller member
Of the Washington staff before going to
Richmond three years ago, will take
the position Of metropolitan executive
for the business and professional women
Of the Y. w. c. A. in Chicago on Sep
TENDER !.
Mrs. Mary f. Smith of the food
service department At 6l4 E street will
leave for her vacation on August i.
Mrs. Herbert c. Woolley, Misses Ger
trude Ennes. Alta Smith and Edith
Dawson motored to Standing Stone. Pa.
Of Miss Helene Fassett. former assistant
house secretary at 1l0& M street.
Ramp Kahlert.
Activities ct Kahlert this week have
centered around the theme of ships.
In morning worship each day Miss
Mcdowell has emphasized various as
theme for the service was The Light
If the World" Following the talk the
music group gave several special num-
bers and Miss Cobey sang. The idea
of ships was more definitely adopted
after the meeting OF the Ramp Kouncil
Monday, when the group representatives
voted to base the weekly program upon
the idea as q preparation for a ship
ceremonial which took place Sunday
night. Workmanship was the ship Tor
Monday, with an emphasis upon the
idea OF vocational guidance and sue-
sestions for finding the right job
tuesday the group considered comrade-
ship, both At school and in camp. A
few OF the problems of world friend
ship sent the girls adventuring into
many lands Wednesday. The privilege
ana meaning OF Y. w. c. A. member
ship was the theme thought for Thurs
day. On Friday friendship received
consideration. Saturday Miss MacDow-
ell developed the suggestion of steward
ship. emphasizing that all our abilities
have been loaned to us for the good OF
ALL At the Sunday service worship as
the most important OF all ships was
discussed. On Sunday night the koun-
Gil carried out a ship ceremonial, where
each girl lighted the ship of her dreams
and sent it adventuring out across the
water.
Miss Saida Hartman, industrial sec
rotary, has had charge of the activities
of the seniors this week. Under her
leadership the group has made full use
Of the resources of West River for en-
tertainment. On Tuesday there was a
campfire breakfast at the point. We'd
nesday the group went by launch to
st. Michaels. on the Eastern Shore.
After spending Thursday afternoon
grabbing. the seniors had crab feast
on Campfire Point in the moonlight.
AS fit climax for the week the launch
carried them out into the Chesapeake
for fishing trip on Friday evening.
The interest groups have been I'M
usually active this week. The sketching
group has contributed many lovely
views Of Kahlert for the enjoyment of
the campers. The music group has
added to the beauty of morning wor-
ship by special numbers each day. The
woodcraft group has taken q short hike
each day IN preparation for an over
night hike. In addition to hiking. the
girls cleaned up the woods near the
craft house. The dramatics group pre-