New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-06-28
THEIR CONVENTION BEGUN.
TEACHERS OF ELOCUTIoN MEET.
OFFICERS CHOSEN FOR THE FIRST NATIONAL
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES OF TIE DAY

| OFFICERS CHOSEN FOR TIE FIRST NATIONAL
| Observation-Disclosures OF TIE DAY.
Leading teachers Of clocuton from all over the
! United states and fiom Canada AlShh ana "ieat
| Britain assembled Yesterday afternoon III Tie ~"
school Iectnrc-room Of ConWhia college II was 'ne
first session Of the first National convention oil Puo
readers and teachers of clOcuion, ana INC "l'v"u
WAS larger and more enthusiastic than me ilehuS VI
| The convention had hoped for. The business " VI
| ganzing and selecting permanent Officers WEN vi
slowly owing 10 the large ATTENDANCE OF people WHO
scre strnco> To each other, but the literary an"
scientific discussions will begin this morning. bshoP
Potter orcned the convention with prayer aHef "n''
Iohn l. n Hunt delivered an address Of welcome 10
| the visitors
committee consisting OF Hannibal Williams INC
Rev DR.. r. p. Thv1ns ani Nelson "hea'croiu W''
appointed to nominate the permanent omcers. LUZ
following were nominated and unanimously eiecV'' :
F. T Mactay president: George II. Phillips, record
ing secretary and Richard r. Maync, corresponding
secretary. The present acting eharmch OF coilii..
tees are: Francis T. RUSSELL on lnvtatohs' r. l.
.onhwtck, on programmes; Harriet WebD. Oh reoeP
ton Lonls Leakey. press Mrs. j. f. Frobisher' muS'
Addison +. Andrews, railroad transportation Edgar
: Werner printing: and Walter Y. Holt, on hnn''
This morning vice president will be elected from each
STATE or territory represented At the evening session
Hannibal A. Williams read selections from Acts ii
md Ill q "The Tempest" which was received with
applause. Miss Jean stuart Brown read sciec''ohs
from Browning. Count GismOnd" Miss May Greeley
OF Boston, read some OF Charles Dckcns's Character
Sketches and quartet composed OF H. F. DlstlchiI6t'
Addison F. Andrews, james A. Mccaf and Charles
B. IInwley sang number OF selections Including
Twilight"
This morning, nfler completing the orginiza'ion
James F. Murdochs paper on Vocal Culture VIII DO
read by his granddaughter. Miss HDneshcnd Edgar
$ Werner will give reception To tlt members OF the
convention at the Hotel Brunswick THIS evening Miss
Elsie VI. Wibor, Miss Caroline ID. lie Row, MISS
Iclcn Potter and Miss Mary :. Thompson are on the
reception committee. Between 400 ana 1Oo people
are expected 10 be- present.
The regular sessions OF the convention begin AZ u
O'Clock a. m, ard at = and O'Clock p. m. Among
the teachers in attendance ROmOln 1yntc, London
England Mrs. G. +. LOunbury the Rev. a. J'
rrmmco New jersey: Cora Worrell Afford Wheeiinf'
Marguerite Moore, ireland, Il. G.. Barnwell, Washing
ton d. C.: Alfred Ayies. Miss Margaret Wardc, san
Francisco Professor 7. j. Mctvoy. indianapolis Ncih
Brown Pond Boston, Miss Iiamrty, Stratfoid ont
L. v llamberlIn, Richmond, Va; Miss Bella II. H.
Plat. West Mpdfold MaSs.; Frederick d. Haight'
CHEYENNE, WyO.; Dr. Mary +. CURRY. Ionia. Mlch.'
Robert Irving Fulton Kansas city; Miss Miriam
Nclkc Fort Worth, Tex: Elizabeth Irving. Toledo.
Ohio Louise Jewell Manning. Minneapolis, Mrs. Juan
Il. lockwood, Washington ID. C.. lille iicF;Fit' iri
ton; Mrs. Evelyn Is. AyIrs. syracuse Mis- Mhhh W
John. y. H.; Professor Henry y shaw Of Arraha
College. WOlfvlllc. Y. =. Miss BESSIE VI. Iloughtcn.
Boston: W. II. Irving. Cincinnati Miss Maud Beck-
with. WATERFOWL; Thomas W. IIot"hSis., Elmira f.
Marney Conner. Buffalo Z. Marshall Dofrrh, Newark
and Mrs. George Fox, Buffalo.