The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1936-06-20
Y. w. c. A. NOTES

| ship tea OF the season was such
great success on Sunday at Lucy
Thurman Branch that teas will be
held every month, Mrs. w. A.
Thompson, membership chairman,
reports. cordial invitation is ex-
tended for Sunday, July IL. Over
100 new members and old members
were present on Sunday, June IA,
to tour the building, enjoy the
hospitality of the membership COM
mittee and the committee OF man
agement and a social good time
with friends. A long list Of new
names appears in the guest book.
The group was an interesting
cross section of the entire Branch
membership including members OF
the WPA classes, Girl Reserves,
coed groups, homemakers. clubs
who assisted with the serving and
the residence girls. Every hostess
had a badge and every member
had her name pinned on her dress
so that it was easy to get acquaint-
ed.
Informal music was presented
by a Girl Reserve, a young man
from the coed group and Mr..
Screen, music instructor. Among
those noted assisting with the af-
fair were Mrs. Thompson, Mrs. 1.
II. Martin, Mrs. Graham, Mrs. Will
liam Osby, Mrs. A. E. Thomas, Mrs.
Strickland, Mrs. John Loomts,
Mrs. Madeline H. Fowler and many
others.
The Branch is very proud OF Mrs.
c. s. Smith, residence director, up
on whom an honorary Master OF
Arts degree was conferred by Will
berforce University Thursday, June
II. for her outstanding work with
the A. M. e. church in which her
husband was a bishop.
More of those delightful summer
bridge parties will be held on the
Lucy Thurman Branch roof garden
on Thursday afternoons through
out the summer. The first one Is
July 2. These are especially en-
joyed by visitors and out Of town
guests. Everyone is welcome to
entertain here. Reservations may
be made now for July 2.
Plans are being completed by
Mrs. Baldwin M. Norris and Miss
Helen M. Wright for the opening
of the Stay-at-Home Camp at Lucy
Thurman Branch Y. w. G. A. on
, Monday, June 29, for school girls
from to 16.
Free activities will be offered
every Monday, Tuesday, Wednes-
day and Thursday from $3.50 to
$3.50. Girls are asked to bring
their own lunches. Registration
opens on June %, and the first 200
children to register will be men,
bers of this interesting free sum-
mer project.
Children living within walking
distance of the Branch are espe-
cially encouraged to hike to the
Branch every day for fun and sum-
mer recreation, A very nominal
Zee for registration covers the ex-
pense of six weeks of activities
which are just as nearly like the
activities at Camp Norcom as pos
sible. 49,.
1t is possible to keep cool in
warm weather at the Stay-at-home
camp, make new friends, meet old
friends, learn to swim, take trips
to interesting places about town
and create loneliness in the crafts
studio.
Pottery, crafts, swimming, mu-
sic, dramatics, sewing, interpreted
tive das cling, tap dancing, base
ball, trips, story telling, roller
skating, games and athletics will
be offered with Miss Louise Black
man assisting Mrs. Norris and
Miss Wright. After July IL Miss
Wright will go to Camp Norcom
to direct the camp for it's 9th sea-
son.
The travelling public and out-of-
town guests are especially invited
to make the Lucy Thurman Branch
their Detroit headquarters while
in town. Many tourists find it a
delightful place to stop for break
fast, luncheon and dinner and
those who stay at home are en-
joying the opportunity to entertain
at Sunday dinner there from 1880
to 6 o'clock. Many parties drop
in after church and it saves THE
bother of cooking a Sunday dinner
during the warm weather. Those
who get up early for a game of
tennis also stop at the Branch for
breakfast which is served until
9 a. m. on weekdays and until 10
a. m. on Sundays. Reservations
are also made for special luncheon
and dinner parties for those who
wish to entertain guests.