Milford chronicle., 1932-11-18
Y. w. C. A. Weekly News

secretary of Peiping, China, will be
in Dover Friday, November Is to
speak at the annual meeting of the
District Y. w. c. A., which will be
held at the Wesley Methodist
Church. Soon after graduating from
the University of Colorado, Miss
Hinkley entered upon her work in
China where she has been for a
number of years. From time to time
she has returned to New York for
study. Miss Hinkley feels that one
of the encouraging phases of Chin
ese life at present is the great de-
sire of the women to establish the
Y. w. c. A. program and that they
themselves are increasingly taking
over the leadership of the work
Miss Hinkley returns to China in
January, 1888 -.s-..-
Arrangements have been made for
the observance of the 25th anniver-
sary of the organization of the Ma
tional Board of the Y. w. c. A, at
the annual meeting( and special
music has also been arranged. All
members and friends of the District
of Delaware Y. w. c. A. are invited
to attend. Tickets for the dinner
may be procured from Mrs. John
Shilling, Miss Elizabeth Rowe, Mrs.
Charlotte Reed and Mrs. George
Ehinger.
The Girl Reserves and Business
Girls Club of Dover are working on
an interesting project of World
Friendship, which will provide pro-
gram activities for their club meet
ings until the middle of December
when they will have Christmas
festival. At this festival each club
will show how Christmas is cele-
brated in the country they are now
Other things the girls are
in learning about their
respective countries are the cos
tunes, the customs, the foods and
the life in general, and in particular
with reference to the women and
girls. At the festival each club
plans to serve some food character
istic of their country. The countries
chosen are Italy, France, Sweden,
Roumania and Palestine. George
Henry who is principal of the Dover
High School, spent some time in
Italy recently and he spoke to the
Torchbearers Club on Monday, and
Dr.. Roy Helfenstein has agreed to
help the Business Girls Club in
their study of Palestine, and the |
members of the club are following
his lectures on Palestine with keen
interest.
The Blue Triangle Club of Dover
has divided its membership into two |
clubs. Mrs Marian Herbst and Mrs.
Myrtle Roop will continue as adj
visers of the older group which will
meet on Tuesdays, and Miss jean
cite Kesselring will be the advisor |
IF the second group which will meet
IN Mondays.
The Dover Business Girls will |
discuss the customs of Palestine at
heir next meeting November 16 at
Charlotte Reeds. Each member is
asking one or more guests to attend
his meeting and the club wishes to
invite any girls interested in the
,lub's activities to come to this
Meeting. --'-' s. - !
The Delaware City Girl Reserves /
will have the first meeting of their
Christmas Workshop" for handi-
raft activities on Wednesday eve
ling, November Is in the new
school.
Thirty-one Girl Reserves met in
Iew Castle on Monday and decided
o form a Senior and Junior club.
,Irs. Helen Newlove is to be the ad-
-isor of the Junior club and Mrs.
Garjory Montgomery and Mrs.
Phyllis Tobin will be the advisors
# the Senior club. The clubs are to
meet Thursday afternoons and Mon
ay evenings respectively.
A group of students and teachers
f Seaford met with Miss Good and
liss Buckwalter, Y. w. C. A. secre-
aries, on Wednesday morning to
iscuss the matter of organizing
airl Reserve Club in the Seaford
Iigh School. Those present at the
Meeting were Mrs. Handy, Mrs. Ell
lott, Miss Ellen Carlson, Margaret
Ruth BOwden and Mr..
The group decided to
ave the matter presented to the
iris of The three upper classes of
he school November %, and let
hem make the final decision as to
rganizing of such club in Sea-
ord.
The Frankford Women's Council
f the Y. w. c. A. met on Novem-
er 8 to organize and make plans
Or the year. Mrs. James Polk was
lected chairman of the council
he group will have monthly meet
lgs, the next to be December Z, at
our o'clock. The need for voca-
onal guidance for high school girl@
-as discussed and it was decided to
lace some books which will be Il
elp to the girls in the town library. T
[rs. Polk will act as advisor of the
irl Reserve Club until the first of
le year. The members of the Coun-
il are: Mrs. Burton Cannon, Mrs.
[. B. Shepherd, Mrs. R. P. Long,
[rs. C. E. Fooks, Mrs. Frank Long,
RS. Topp M. Heath and Mrs. Ray
ugh. Mrs, r. P. Long is the secre-
Try of the council.