announcement

8 EALAMAZOO TELEGRAPH-PRESS. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1918.
MUCH GOOD IS BEING DONE IN
AN UNOSTENT.iTIOrS WAY
BY ORGANIZATION.
Supplying a need which is filled byno
other organization in the city, supiplementing
the work of every other
religious and social organization, the
Young Women's Christian association
Is one of the most worthy, most
worthy while, most commendable organizations
in the entire city. |
Quietly, without ostentation, yet
persistently and continuously this organization
pursues its work, that
work, the work of helping girls. Few
people in Kalamazoo realize the extent
of the work this organization accomplishes
In the course of a year,
and few If any even of those most
jclosely associated with the work
realize the scope of the work which
the faithful secretaries of the organization
carry on.
^Y. W. C. A. Does Good Work.
From giving lodging to the girl
stranded in the city, finding employment
for her if need be, to guiding
the girl in her literary and religious
studies the work of the Youny Women's
Christian association In Kalamazoo
runs the entire gamut of social
service among girls, and through
its various departments does an
amount of work which would be surprising
to the ordinary person.
Handicapped though the Association
Is, through its lack of a Y. W. C.
A. building properly equipped, neverttieless
It makes most excellent use
of every Inch of space, and every bit
of effort which is possible under the
present circumstances.
Four secretaries are in charge of
the work of the association, Miss Ida
Mary Hoebel, general secretary is In
charge of the business end of the organization
and Is In general charge
of the activities of the Association.
Miss Hoebel Is at the head of the
Triangle Girls, a club of young business
women who are doing excellent
work along educational and social
lines. Miss Hoebel is likewise in
charge of the religious work of the
organization which includes the Bible
classes, and the vesper services which
are held regularly each Sunday afteraoon.
One of the most interesting features
of the work of the Young Women's
Christian association, and withal
one of the very most valuable features
of the work is that which is done by
Miss Annie G. Clements, Travelers Aid
eecretary. This little woman so as-,
suming, yet so reliable is tho one to
whom hundreds of girls owe cheir
safety, and their protection from designing
men.
Guard Traveling Public,
Faithfully, and conscientiously this
little woman keeps guard over the
traveling public, particularly the
young girl, and the helpless mother
with a little family. To estimate the
value of her work would be impossible.
For one minute she is helping
a tired mother and her little brood
to the right train to reach their
destination, and the next minute she
is taking the unsuspecting young girl
to a place of safety far from the reach
of those who would entice her to her
ruin.
Indeed she Is the guardian angel
of the stations and many is the girl
whom she has brought to the Association
rooms to keep her there until
sufficient funds could be procured to
send her to some relative or responsible
friend. Hers is the most
unassuming yet most valuable pieces
of work which the Young Women's
Christian association docs in Kalamazoo.
And then thetre is the extension
work of the association, the work
which goes out to the girl from out
of the city ftmployed in the factories
and offices ol the city, and gives to
her a homelike atmosphere, and an
opportunity to meet other girls, and
ioin with them in worth while, endeavor.
These ohibs are organized in several
of the factories of the city. Once
each week the various clubs meet at
the Association rooms, where they
have social houra classes of various
kinds, and team to do the practical
worth while things of value to the
most capable woman.
Aid Colored Girls.
Nor are the colored girls forgotten
In theso clubs, for one of the most
interesting clubs in the extension department
is lha Let Us Be Friends
club connposed entirely of colored
girls who are most enthustastic in
their Jnteaest In the Young Women's
Christian association.
Miss Mliiinle H. Smith, the new extension
secretary, who has recently
come to thy. Association is in charge
of the works of these clubs and has
some 'tnteresitlng plans under way for
the wlater saaaon.
In addition to all these is the work
among the young girls who with their
Camp 1'ire and their Colonial clubs
are moslt enthusiastic supporters of
the Association.
However one oif the most patronized
teaturas of the Association work is
that of tha luncheon room which under
the dlirection of Miss Imogen
Fletcher serves nundreds of luncheons
and ah many supper every day.
It is not proposed to make this an
especially profitable proposition, since
the point of the Y. W. C. A. lunch
room is to serve to the business girl,
whether a member of the Association
or not good wholesome luncheons at
prices which they can afford to pay
without in any way proving a loss to
the association. In this way the girl
feels, and in fact it is true that she
receives onty what she pays for, but
she is getting it at a margin which
makes it possible for her to live on
her salary If It happens to be small.
Right soon the Young Women's
Christian association will ask the people
of Kalamazoo for contributions to
a big building fund. Already they
have a considerable fund as a nucleus,
and they have now an option on
the Cornell proirerty, one of tho best
locations for such an institution In the
entire city.
Equipped with, a building commensurate
with their need, and the
work of the Kalamazoo Young Women's
Christian association will be
enormous, for no city of its size offers
bettor opportunities for the activities
of such an association than
does Kalamazoo.
MUSIC FESTIVAL IS
OPEN AT 'EXPOSITION
(By the United Press.)
SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 29.—"The
Autumn Music Festival" opened at
the Panama-Pacific exposition today,
and will continue to Oct. 3.
The exposition chorus of 400 voices,
under the leadership of Emil Mollenhauser
of the Handel and Haydn society
and the Apollo club of Boston,
and the exposition orchestra of 80,
with Max Bendix as conductor tonight
will present Mendelssohn's
"Elijah." arid Sunday, Verdi's
"Requiem." Distinguished soloists
from New York, Boston, Chicago and
elsewhere have been engaged for the
festival.
Some persons are buried under such
a load of trouble that they can't get
up in the world.
D.GRAFF & SONS
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