Evening star., 1936-07-05
HUGHES GIVE ROOM
FOR "Y BUILDING
Furnishings Presented as
Memorial to Their
Dauqhter.

The Chief Justice of the United
States Supreme Court and Mrs.
Charles Evans Hughes head the list
of donors of furnishings for the new
Y. w. C. A. residence being erected
next to the Administration Building
on Seventeenth street. Justice and
Mrs. Hughes are furnishing double
permanent room as memorial to
their daughter Helen who was at
one time a Y. w. C. A. student Sec
retary.
Justice James c. McReynolds is
also contributing for a double perma-
nent room which will be known as
"The Ellen Room" and honors his
mother and sister All the rooms
furnished in this manner are to be
designated by bronze door plates and
a large number have already been
contributed.
The building, a gift Of Mrs. Henry
Alvah Strong, is nearing completion.
1t will be ready in September and will
accommodate 200 women and girls.
Some of the rooms are for transients,
but the most of them are for the
more permanent residents.
Roof Garden Is Feature.
Among the special features Of this
new home for girls are a roof garden
for sun baths, garden enclosure for
parties and musicales. laundry rooms
and sewing rooms for the use of the
occupants, Soundproof music prac-
tice rooms for the convience of the
many piano and vocal students in
the city who have difficulty finding
available practice. There are also
many parlors and entertainment
rooms, club suites, library. recreation
or game rooms and single or double
sleeping rooms.
One OF the outstanding free service,
rendered by the Y w. c. A. Is its
rooms registry Office at which ar
average Of 80 girls or women cal
daily seeking advice as to where tc
find rooms. More than 5000 were
placed by this office last year. free
service made possible because the
Community Chest meets the Y. W
C. A. deficit brought about by such
services. The new residence will be
big help in solving the housing
needs Of girls in the city.
While a number of people In
organizations are contributing the
furnishings of various rooms, there
are some additional ones whose con-
tributions, not sufficient to furnish
room, 60 into the general fund for
this purpose.
People Making Gifts.
Among the people and organizations
making gifts, with the type of rooms
they are furnishing, are the following
Blue Triangle Club, game room;
Cleveland Park Chapter, double per-
manent room; Mrs. Wilson Compton
single transient room; Mrs. William
Noles Cooper, single permanent room
in honor Of her daughter, Miss Anna
Cooper; Dupont Chapter, single per-
rnanent room: Mrs. H. H. Littrell and
Miss Gertrude Ennes, single trans
tent room in memory of their mother;
Miss Margaret r. Fox, double per-
manent room in memory of her
mother.
Miss Annie Hageman has donated
The furnishings for two double per-
manent rooms; Frederick ]. God
dard, double permanent room in
memory of his sister; Mrs. William
E. Humphrey, single transient room;
Indoor Outdoor Club, single perma-
nent room; Mrs W. S. Minnix, double
permanent room; Mrs. J. Craig
Peacock, permanent single room in
memory of her sister; Mr.. and Mrs.
L. Corrin Strong, living room; Mr..
and Mrs. Ben Temple Webster, sew
ing room; Zonta Club club suite.
In addition to these, contributions
have also been made by the May
Day Chapter, Park View Chapter,
Princeton Chapter, st. Adams Chap
ter and the Xenos Club.