Milford chronicle., 1933-12-15
Y. W. c. A. HOLDS ANNUAL
MEETING IN DOVER

week, III Ine new century OluD. 1 IL
guest speaker for the evening wa
Mrs. Frederic Paist, of Wayne, Pa
who is the president of the Nationa
Board of the Y. w. C. A. Mrs. Paist
forceful speaker, knows ever,
angle of the work of the differen
branches of the association and sh
gave her insight of the fitting in
of those branches into the needs o
today. Another high light of th
meeting was the annual report o
the work in the District of Delaware
given by the State Secretary, Miss
Martha Good. The report follows
Report Of the District Secretary
From this vantage point of our an
nual meeting, and as members o.
the District of Delaware Young Wo-
mems Christian Association, let us
look at our organization from two
ways.
First of all, let us take an ap-
praising view of the path over which
we have come during the past year
The District Young Women's Chris
some way the lives of a minimum of
1900 individuals during the past
year, in very concrete ways through
club organization of Girl Reserves,
business girls, women's councils,
camp attendance, adult membership.
This does not include the many
others who might have attended
mother-daughter events, visited
camp and attended occasional meet
ings.
There are ninety women serving
on Women's Councils in nine COM
munities. At least 725 girls have
been members of Girl Reserve clubs
during the past year. There are now
81 Girl Reserve clubs in the dis
trict. There are four Business
Girls clubs with a membership of
about 75. The members of these
clubs are interested in the whole
as well as their own ac-
tivities and form a vital part of the
participating adult membership,
having representation also on the
local women's councils. The total
of electoral and non-voting mem
bership as tabulated in the office
files is 1S9.
We might recount with long de-
tail the activities of the various or
ganized groups in their regular
weekly, bi-monthly or monthly
meetings activities which are plan
ned by each group to answer their
particular interests and needs. Let
your imagination picture how in
terest in life has been enriched
through learning new skills of hand
Or mind; new interpretations of re-
ationships with other members of
The family or of the community a
better understanding of the view
points of youth-or of maturity ac-
,ording to the group; a broadened
of service; a new in
crest in building a better communi-
" or through a world organization
meeting the world problems. In
,ther words applying the principles
If Christian living to everyday liv-
ng.
The communities of the district |
where there are Girl Reserve Clubs, |
Councils, Business Girls
Clubs, adult membership are Clay
mont, Rose Hill, New Castle, Della
ware City, Newark, Middletown,
odessa, Yorklyn, Kirkwood, st.
Georges, Dover, Milford, Caesar Rod
ley School, Wyoming and Camden,
Bridgeville, Seaford,
.aurel, Frankford. In some of these
communities there are all the forms /
# organization and members; in
thers there is only members or
ONE form of club.
A Girl Reserve Council is composed
f two representative from each
enior High School Girl Reserve
'lub in the district. This group
lans districtwide projects and ac-
ivities such as rallies, Girl Reserve
aper and how the clubs may be of
ervice to the Y. w. c. A. of the
istrict of which they are an integ-
al part.
Camp Otonka enthusiasm started
ut with camp reunion during the
asst Christmas vacation and brought
SO different individuals as guests
uring the summer season. A new
ge group lowered the minimum age
'om IL years to eight years; while
he oldest camper during adult week
as over 20 years. The length of
-ay varied from a weekend to five
eeks, although the average stay
as two weeks in length. The at
by weeks totaled 319 weeks.
he youngest group is so anxious to
ave the opportunity of month at
amp that they suggested a special
lilding fund and collected in their
Iecial bank during the season $40
# new building. A staff of seven
directed the camp activi-
es; director, a program director
no also had charge of camp craft
Id general recreational activities,
swimming and water sports coun-
lor, a dietitian, a nurse, a music
Id dramatics counselor and hand
raft counselor.
communities were
presented including Maryland and
With such a cursory glance over
e past, let us turn our eyes to the
Ith leading into the future. In the
id-distance, we see towering high,
e national convention of the Y. W.
AS of the United States to be
Id in Philadelphia; and opportuni- j
to share in the national planning
our organization. But in prep ,
alton for this event, we as a mem j
rship need to study the questions
lich are to be discussed in order !
he informed delegates. s