El Paso Herald (El Paso, Tex.), Ed. 1, Wednesday, February 5, 1919 Page: 7 of 14
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EL PASO HERALD
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El Paso's Manhood Boyhood Womanhood and Girlhood are affording YOU a rare opportunity to contribute a comparatively small amount of cash to finance a peat work in providing them with
Good Housing Food Education Employment and Reaeanon surrounded by Cbtian influence and assisted by trained leaders. Your share of the combined budgets or $4o:JUU will not be
much Give it gladly and consider it the best investment you ever made.
Glimpses of the Many Activities Participated In by Over 100000 Soldiers Sailors Men Women Boys and Girls This Year
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This Js What
We Do for
Girls and Boys
We REBUILD bodies thru
Gymnasium Baths
Athletics Swims.
We REBUILD minds thru
Night School Books
Teachers Clubs
Debates.
We REBUILD Personali-
ties thru
Mass and Club Activi-
ties Social Stunts Per-
sonal Friendships.
We REBUILD Character
thru
Bible Classes Meetings
Personal Contact
Influence.
Idle minds and time are
put to work where they
will do the most good for
the community and individual.
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CAFETARIA--
Study These Live Facts and Figures-Think How Much These Activities Are Worth to the Individuals and This Community
El Paso Young Men's Christian Association and maid -nns card. I Paso Young Women's Christian Association
CBSTRAD BRANCH:
1. llore SoSdlera and Sailors -vera served by this Branch during the year than civil-arc
AS without charge save a slight charge for baths.
3. The entire time of one secretary and a larse part of some others Is siren up to the prob-
lem of employment for returned soldiers. In co-operation with U. S. Employment Bureau.
t. X larse part of onr secretaries time has been given np to United War Work Cam-
palm and the U. S. Working Boys Reserve Every returned soldier Is entitled to a free mem-
bership card.
4. In spite of the fact that we sent nearly half of our Senior members to the war 'we
closed the year without any current expense debt.
f. Some live figures that compel attention:
Different Soldiers and Sailors using: Baildlrg . . . . . . .
Different civilians men and boys using Building ............
Different men and boys reached outside the Building
Different men and boys using Dormitory during year...
Different raer. and boys using Gymnasium during year. ......
Different men and boys members during the year ...
Different men and boys touched by Religious activities
Different men and boys in Night School durlnc year. ........
Letters written at Public Correspordence Table
Attendance on Gym men. 13.548; boys. 15565
Number of men and boys secured employment . ..v . . ... .- -
...11.500
... .14500
... 8300
.... 2200
... 1810
... 1601
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...14125
...25411
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FIEI. AND J LAID THIS CARD.
SUBSCRIPTION CARD
MERGER CANVASS FOR THE ANNUAL BUDGETS OF THE
EE PASO T. M.- AND Y. W. C. A.
For the purpose of helping take care of the regular and Increased ex-
pense demands of the El Paso Toung Hen's Christian Association and the
Bl Faso Toang Women's Christian Association in aecordarce with the
Budgets adopted by the Boards of Directors and In consideration of the
subscript! obi of others I hereby subscribe Dollars
(........ ) payable one-fourth February 15th. one-fourth.
April ISth. one-fourth June lith. and one-fourth August ISth.
Dats . .
Street and No.
ISIS.
MEXICAN OR SAN" ANTONIO ST. BRANCH.
1. Dl Paso has the honor of the First Spanish Speaking T. M.
C A. quarters for Mexicans in the United States. The work for
the past year has been a success.
2. The Mexican Branch as well as the American are issuing
free memberships to returned soldiers.
2. The Mexican Branch did a tremendously valuable piece of
work In putting over the greatest city-wide Cisco ds Mayo aad
Sixteenth of September Fiestas ever secu in El Paso.
4. JL fine piece of T. 1L C. A. work was carried on at the
Itfdla Patterson Institute reaching the entire body of young Mexi-
can men.
5. Some more figures that compel attention:
Total attendance at Gymnasium 4.001
Total attendance at Educational activities 1.S90
Total attendance at Bible classes 2M
Total attendance at Social events 15528
No record has been kept of the scores and even hundreds of persons di-
rected to boarding and roomlag slaeaa of esoerseaey eases charity
cases and help given to relatives and friends of soMlers. During; tlw
influenza epidemic the T. W. C. A. boUdine and secretarial star
were largely given over to emergency work.
Some of the many sodal functions of the year were dub
quels parties far soldiers roof garden suspera m aa
special teas swimming parties nuns picnics.
parties county fair annual membership banquet annual crab night.
auenoeo oy xour notrarea ciuo girls uuwsw parties etc- eve
itner organixatlons. lncrading the CoDese Women's Crab. The House-
wives' League The Krial Franchise League. The W. C T. U.. and
committees ot all kinds have held their meetings in the T. W". C. A.
building free ot charge.
BRIEF OF THE WORK OF 191S . -'
Membership at the close of the year 1918 1100 paM up.
Enrolled In spring gymnasium onuses 187.
Average daily attendance in the cafeteria which Is open to both men and women a
More than 1.000 persons used the pool this past season.
Business girls. High School girls and juniors enrolled In assodatjon ches 0M.
Positions secured for girls and women through free employment bnremi 2SO.
120 girls enjoyed summer vacation at T. W. C. A. cottaga m Cloaderoft X. M.
107 young women made their home at the Y. W. C A. residence. (41 West Missouri Str. - m
time during 1018.
It girls 11 ring at the residence were helped to get on their feet in the bssbHss world.
49 transients were accommodated at the residence.
304 transients registered at the central building since its dedication last February.
Kducatlonal work consisted of telegraphy. French and Bible study clssse
The Patriotic League affiliated with the T. W. C A. and using T. W. C A. eonipriiest met one a
week for four months with -n attendance of from 80 to 10 girls to do work on Red Cross band.
ages. Belgian baby kits knitting etc. etc.
The Red Cross division of the Business Women's Club met each week untB the armistice was signed.
This group did some of the finest work turned in to the Red Cross It began work long before
the United States entered the war.
The Travelers' Aid secretary at the Union Station has given dally assistance to travelers of every agsv
race color sex and creed. Those helped during the year number Into the thousands. This woric
is supported by the T. W. C A various church societies including CathoUe and Jewish societies
and interested individuals.
The rest room of the association bonding Is equipped with comfortable cots which are in daily use
chiefly by tired business girls and women at the noon hoar or at sapper time.
The beautiful library and lobby are occupied at all hours ef the day and evening by girls and women
and their friends. The building Is a convenient down-town nwetlag place far women.
Transients and tourists often drop in for a bath and a rest between trains.
All dubs ef girls in the T. W. C. A. are doing special pieces of sodal service work.
XE1T ACTIVITIKS AND rEA'TURES FOB TUB TEAK 191s.
"oiler skating in the jcynutasram. A second travelers' aid worker at the
Union Station various dubs win support T. W. C A. work la for-
eign countries. Free Spanish lIiiscb at night for buscnees rirls and
women in co-operation with the Board of Education. A rapper BIMe
study daas for business girls. Supper 15 cents. A bosket ball
league. A Girls Work secretary to have charge of High School and
Junior girls' dubs. Enlarged club room space for dab girls. A
free choral club. Dramatic work amateur plays minstrel show
etc Dining room faculties will probably be added at the summer
cottage in Cloaderoft. Frequent art exhibits by the Sketch Club.
At least 100 Junior girls will be initiated Into the Girl Reserves.
Preliminary steps toward organizing work for Mexican girls. A
High School Girl conference in conjunction with Xew Mexico student
assodationa. A larger girls conference at CloudcrofL
I Y.M.C.A.I
Headquarters in Paso del Norte Hotel Lobby-Phone 2350
Merged Canvass for
Annual Budget Funds
This Space Contributed to the Interests of the Y. M. C. A. and the Y. W. C. A. 1919 Budget by the Following:
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EL PASO ELECTEIC RAILWAY CO.
CONSUMERS ICE CO.
W. WOOLWORTH CO. TRI STATE MOTOR CO. C. H. ZLNLEY CO.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK EL PASO DAIRY CO.
RIO GRANDE BANK & TRUST CO.
KRAKAUER ZORK & MOYE'S S L
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Slater, H. D. El Paso Herald (El Paso, Tex.), Ed. 1, Wednesday, February 5, 1919, newspaper, February 5, 1919; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth138799/m1/7/?rotate=270: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .