The Megaphone (Georgetown, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 29, Ed. 1 Friday, May 14, 1909 Page: 4 of 4
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FINANCE COMMITTEE.
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It has been said that "in some
respects the finance committee
has the hardest work to do be-
cause so much of the effective-
ness of the Association as a
whole depends upon this com-
mittee." For the most part this
is true. The question may be
asked why it is that this commit-
tee has to work the hardest,
simply because the girls, or at
least a good many, have never
realized that the finance work is
so closely connected with the
regular Association work. The
finance committee is trying to
get each one to realize that giv-
ing is one way to worship God
and that it is a privilege as well
as a duty to give.
This work can and should be
made one of the most powerful
and effective phases of the As-
sociation. In order to do this
we deemed it necessary to sys-
tematize our work as much as
possible. We have made a
policy which has six divisions,
first, our motto, "Not because I
desire a gift, but I desire fruit
that may abound to your account'
(Phil. 4:17). Second, our regu-
lar time and place of meeting,
we meet every Tuesday just
after dinner, it is in tl^se com-
mittee meetings that we discuss
and form our plans to carry on
the work. In the third, fourth
and fifth divisions are named
our personal duties, duties to the
committee and to the Associa-
tion. The sixth states our ulti-
mate aim in our finance work.
Each member of the committee
signed this policy.
Systematic giving is one of
the best and most beneficial
parts of the Association. At
the beginning of the year cards
were distributed and those who
"wished returned the card to the
chairman with the amount they
were willing to give and signed
their names. The finance com-
mittee is composed of four girls,
one from each hall. It is the
duty of each one to collect dues
and systematic giving from her
hall, and to hand the same with
the names and the amount given
to the chairman not later than
Saturday evening. She then
transfers the names and the
amount to her book, then she
hands to the treasurer the whole
amount that has been collected
for that week.
We are not doing as much with
this as we would like, there are
too few giving systematically.
It is our plan to enroll one
hundred girls on this list next
year. There are only fifty-six
giving systematically now and
we average from two-fifty to
three dollars a week. We are
going to give the report that we
gave at the first monthly cabinet
meeting. Total amount dues
collected, $6.50; systematic
giving, $11.20; Expenditures,
$16.25; this report is not what
we would like for it to have been,
but we are going to try to im-
prove next time.
We are planning and expec-
ting to do great things next
year, we are just now learning
how to get the best results. It
is our purpose to get the girls
to realize that it is the spirit
rather than the amount that God
honors and train them to a habit
of systematic giving that will
remain with them through life.
Chairman of Finance Commit-
tee.
THE BIENNIAL CONVENTION OF
THE Y. W C. A OF THE UNITED
STATES OF AMERICA.
At St. Paul, Minnesota, from
I April 22-26, there was held the.
second biennial convention of
the Y. W. C. A.s of America.
Some idea of the personnel of
the convention can be had from
the report of ' the credential
committee: Speakers, 7; ac-
credited fraternal delegates, 2;
delegates from other countries,
6; National Secretary of India,
1; National Secretaries, 16;
National Board Members 15;
Special secretaries and workers
(National board) 7; State and
sectional secretaries, 26; county
secretary (only one we have)
1; student secretaries, 20; Presi-
dents of city boards, 28; Mill
Village secretaries, 3; city sec-
retaries, 67; other membres, 118;
student delegates, 95. Total 412.
It was a great pleasure to
have present the loved presi-
dent of the National Board,
Grace H. Dodge.
The business meetings were
presided over by Mrs. Slocum,
Chairman of State committee of
Colorado. The principal part
of the business was the consid-
erationof recommend
ations from the National Board.
The purpose of the Associ
ations as outlined by the con-
vention is approximately as fol-
lows: "The immediate purpose
of the Associations is to unite
in one body the young Women's
Christian Associations of the
United States of America; to
establish, develop and unify
such Associations; to partici-
pate in the work of the World's
Young tWomen's Christian As-
sociations; to advance the physi-
cal. social, intellectual, moral
and spiritual interests of young
women. The ultimate purpose
of all its efforts is to seek to
bring young women to such a
knowledge of Jesus Christ as
Saviour and Lord as shall mean
for the individual young woman
fullness of life and development
of character and shall make the
organization as a whole an effec-
tive agency in the bringing in
of the Kingdom of God among
young women."
It is clear that there are few
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places wjiere young women are
found that the Association is not
beginning to work. It is find-
ing thfe needs of all of America's
women , and is meeting these
needs as quickly and aS thor-
oughly as possible. Iihe work
is " carried out through three
avenues; namely: Association
extension work,city associations
and student work. The student
work with which we are familiar
is thi^ part of the work on which
all of the other depends. The
student work is the great stone
ifouse for workers and thinkers
and planners, for all of these
important fields above mention-
ed. It is to the student that the
Association turns for leaders
in every single line of work.
How can a narrow uneducated
woman carry out these vast
plans of God for the salvation
of our womanhood of America?
The great plea now is for earn-
est, educated, consecratedwomen
to give themselves completely
and entirely over to this wonder-
ful work. There is need for
general secretaries in city and
student associations, here and
abr'-ad; women who can teach
languages, and all the professions
in which women are engaged.
The need is tremendous both in
America and the "uttermost
parts of the earth." Won't you
who read these lines consider
seriously giving your lives to the
service of our Master in these
lines of work.
(This report was kindly writ-
I ten for this edition by Miss
Eunice Aden* vvho went, as a
j delegate to this convention from
the State University. This is
I not the full report, it had to be
cut down considerable because"
I of lack of space).
I THE SOCIAL COMMITTEE.
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During the past year three
socials were given by the Social
committee, the first being given
with the Y. M. C.A. for the en-
tire student body, the second as
a Hallowe'en party for the girls,
and the third, one which involv-
ed a good time, the ages of those
present and the Finance Com-
mittee.
The new social committee has
been organized, and is composed
of the chairman and four mem-
bers. The committee has been
meeting regularly every Thurs-
day night. It not only has
charge of the social side of the
Association, but it also has a
subcommittee to see to the ar-
rangement of the hall, and an-
other to provide flowers for the
sick. « *
The committee prepared a
very pleasing surprise on Easter
morning. At each breakfast
plate in the dining rcom was
placed a yellow Easter egg tied
arc md with narrow black rib-
bon ; on each egg was written
"Y. W. C. A. '09." A week
later a candy pulling was given
in honor of Miss Marguerite
Stuart, a State University girl
who was visiting at that time.
Only those who have tasted some
of Mrs. Muzon's taffy candy,
can know what a candy pulling
we had.
The committee has been work-
ing on plans for next year. It
is planning a social just for the
girls the first Saturday after the
opening of school. Invitations
will be sent out about two weeks
in advance, in this way not only
securing the date but also send-
ing a greeting from our Y. W.
C. A.
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Simpson, J. Fisher. The Megaphone (Georgetown, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 29, Ed. 1 Friday, May 14, 1909, newspaper, May 14, 1909; Georgetown, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth401117/m1/4/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Southwestern University.