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Show Y.W.C.A.PLANS WORLD PROGRAM Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr., Heads Association's 1920 j1b . World Service Program. ' $3,000,000 NEEDED FOR WORK. Leader Cslls Association a -Stabilizing Influence" In Outlining Pest-War Program for Women Federal Council Coun-cil of Churches to Announce "Y. W. C. A. Sunday." Mrs John D, Rockefeller, Jr., chairman chair-man of the National Kducatlnnl Campaign Cam-paign Committee of the '-,( World Service Program of the ung Women's Wom-en's Christian Association, ha made the following statement: "Since the war we are more then ever B antra of the economic. Industrial, educational, social and religious- 4U81- arJassaLBr o aW MRS. JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER, JR. Chairman of the Educational Campaign Cam-paign Committee of the Young Women's Wo-men's Christian Asaoclstlen. cuttles which besef the Uvea of girls - and women everywhere. In meeting the post-war needs of women the Young Women's Christian Association -stands as an Instrument of service, , tested and proven by war, and organized organ-ized to meet the manifold problems of pence. "Because of Its fifty odd years of ea-perieuce ea-perieuce In meeting fundamental problems prob-lems affecting girls, the Young Women's Wom-en's Christian Associstlon Is an orgsnl- i .stlon partlrnlsrly fitted to exert a stabilizing influence upon the troubled times through a consistent program of service for girls snd women. "American women are asking how i hey may shsre in the world's reconstruction. recon-struction. They cun do so by enlisting ! the support of their communities for this World Service Program, which will Insure to the world a healthier and bettor bet-tor womanhood. "This campaign of the Y. W. C. A. to tell the people nf the I'nlted States nbout Its work and to raise &1.0H),000 with which to carry on Y. W. 0. A. work during 1890 In the United States, BUropo, china, Japan, India, Smith America. ICgypt, Slhcrlu and Mexico will ctaaa the week of Kehritury 22 to '-, which will he known as Y. W. C. A. Week. "The Federal luinctl of Churcbea will probably set one Sunday as a time for ministers throughout the country to ' address their congregations on general ;r conditions affecllng women and the Young Women's flirlstlan Association St as sn laatroaaaat of service. ' -The Immediate task Is to bring to I'm- people of the United States a 3 knowledge of conditions affecting Ilia ",, Mves of women in all parts of the A world. We can no longer Ignore the character, the manner of life and Ibo : Ideals of other peoples, whether wo want to or not A spec'al call Is now coming to the Association from China, .lapun, India and South America, where work was held back during the war because of the necessity for spe-Inl spe-Inl acthity tn France and the United States. "Ttie World Service Program calle for $4.50O.i0O Of this amount $1,500,-IS10 $1,500,-IS10 has already been secured." The Pi. n in .i in t campaign committee commit-tee Includes among Its members Mrs, Robert K. Speer, president of the National Na-tional Hoard of the Y W. C. A ; Mrs. II, in P nnvlson. Mrs William Van V llacs, Mrs Hubert L IHcklnson, Mrs William Allium Brown, Mrs. Vun Ssnfonl Ifarle Smith, Mrs I.ewte H. 1 . 1 1 .-1 1 1 1 Miss l'.llen Hale Stevenson. jl Mrs Frederic It Pratt unit Mis. lie .0 hert l.ee Pratt, |
