Colored Girls to Have Club
From The Indianapolis Star, Sunday, January 12, 1919: A recreation and club center will open for the city’s African American girls at 541 Indiana Av under the direction of the National Y.W.C.A. War Council. Miss Z. Otey Stratton will work with older women and Indianapolis welfare providers to create a facility where local girls can have a “wholesome good time and cultivate the best things for themselves and the community.” The center, equipped with comfortable furnishings,