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Show , . , 'Club Life for the 'Lonesome Girl' I By Sophie Irene Loeb Tapmftrf. MIT. tar llw nw !MIMnc r' ' During the week the girl who Is lonesome was told In this column of activities in the Young Womnn'a Christian association. Following are aome more. Truly, no girl need be lonesome. Here is a sample of an invitation in-vitation from the west side branch: "Oh, yes! Oh. yes! oil, yes!" "Make way 'for the merry month of May! And don't wait for a flunkey with a large white Invite! You won't forget Tuesday. May S. 7 p. m. Hot supper, songs, fun for every clubgirl. Ten cents. " p. m. Safety first with movies. "Tuesday, May 16. 7 p. m., another hot supper, more sours, more fun. Tea n uts, t p. m., 'Suffrage,' by Mrs. Slade. "Tuesday. May 22, 7 p. m. More supper, songs, stunts. Ten cents, ft p. m., Mrs. Padden will talk on "Tha Night Court.' "Tuesday, Jnna K, 7 p. m Oh. be sure; don't forget The club baa-quet, baa-quet, special eats, special speaker., special music, special stunts' by the' council. "Club attendance will be taken at the suppers and talks snd a prize will be awarded to the club having the highest percentage attendamre. tension department, Y. W. C. A., Fiftieth Fif-tieth street snd Tenth avenue. "Special announcement: "Beginning June 1, Tuesday night will be club night In the yard. There will be an Interclub ronleat In games. ! "Thursday nigltt will be club night I on the roof. Music, stories, soeial j time. This Is our get together night.. We'll look lor you." Why should a girl be lonesome Alao, there is a Bronx branch at Webster aJid Tremont avenues for the "live play girl." TMs la their notice no-tice to every girl: "Comraderle night. Get acquainted. Good times. Thursday. S p. m. "Athletic games, Saturday, 7:30 p. m. "Outings Saturdays and holidays. I "The 'little house' Is an old man-1 man-1 slon. refurnished inirie and out. A ' gymnasium baa been added, and there ' is a bit of lawn atlil. aloping down to the street. Behind the house there is space for a tennis court and ath-' ath-' letlo ground. ! "In all the length and breadth of the Bronx, and ll has sn area of ap- proximately forty squnre miles, there ' could not be found a more homelike, I hospitable gathering place. "Unable to keep Its good spirits bottled bot-tled up. the Bronx branch is putting ' forth a paper, 'The Gleam.' which I goes to every one of Its 900 members I weekly. It Is like the branch Itself, I snu.ll but stirring. "Also, there are educational classes In millinery, dreesmsking, elocution, I French. Spanish, memory training and I first aid. "Gymnasium classes dally, Sunday vespers, a game night once a week, ; club socials and out of door festivi- ' lies help to promote the 'Joy of llv- ilng"" The colored women's branch is In the position of a slandlng army. "I'n- tiring cooperation with other educa- tlonal. recreational and social organl-i organl-i ?"' v"i has au widwiifil thtt f-"iras sT I the work that it has been estimated thst the branch haa come In contact with one out of every three negro girls and women In Harlem." In the Institute branch, they tell sbout Immigrant girls who "are given literature In their own language, with warnings and advice. If they are In any tlifiiculty, they are provided with proper si'l. Suitable employment la found without charge for those who need It "Games and folk dancing are en-Joyed en-Joyed with a zest that only lonely girls csn manifest when they are made happy. Outings and vacations are arranged to counteract the effects of confining occupations and to develop de-velop courage and self reliance. " |
