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Show Play Change Religions Basis for Y. W. C. A. CLEVELAND, 0. April 20. Plans to make the basis of membership in the Young Women's Christian Association Associ-ation on the personal faith declaration declara-tion rather than Protestant church affiliations, af-filiations, were started at the closing clos-ing session of its sixth national con-Venttion. con-Venttion. Appointment of a commission commis-sion to study tho question In associations associ-ations other than student organizations organiza-tions was provided in a resolution adopted. Ratifying the work of the national board during the last five years, delegates del-egates today re-elected tho CO members mem-bers including Mrs. Finloy J. Shep-pard Shep-pard of New York, who resigned last Saturday, following the adoption of the industrial and social .program. The membership of the board was increased in-creased to 50, fifteen of whom were appointed today. Apportionment of a minimum budget bud-get of $3,000,000 to be raised in 1921 lor national work, was made among eleven fields I Following the announcement of a $500,000 gift from the Laura Spelman Rockefeller memorial fund, action was taken to increase tho endowment fund of the association to $10,000,000 by January 1, 11)25. oo |