Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-03-24
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STARTED OUT in LIFE.
| The Mission Francaise Organized With q
| Fun Quota Of Omcers-The Deadhead
system at Theaters Forms the Topic Of
| an Instructive Conversation.
WHAT has been known until the present
time as the Mission Franchise became yes.
terday very much organized, taking to itself
as many officers and committees as there are
days in the month. A meeting for this pur-
pose was held in the afternoon at o'clock,
with the Rev. DR.. Purves as chairman. After
a few preliminaries, including good natured
| skirmishes, the Rev. Mr.. Launitz was to pro-
| pose deferment of the election. the
precious matter in the meantime being put
into the safe keeping of q committee. Prof
! Henri Rollin Parker failed to see the utility
aia BUSY msn Ssd been BY
serious disarrangement Of his plans
that he had been able to be present.
Quite likely the same could be said for
| Others
They had for long time been endeavor-
ing to give the mission o place in the city,
and now that they were on the point OF
doing so Mr.. Parker really failed to under
stand why Friend Launitz desired delay.
| NH. LaunitZ made no response to this, and
| then afr. Parker's motion, or rather his In
structions carried the day. Before putting
| m1ttee, the Rev. DR.. Holland begged to say q
| few words. He submitted that committees
were nuisances, and quoted somebody as
| saying tnat a committee of three. one mem.
ber of which was in a foreign country and
| business. -
tended originally to be composed Of 30 mem
Ders, should be cut down to ten. Then a
| comnhttee of four able-bodied men, includ-
ing DR.. Holland and MI. Parker, put through
nj oYs0 iot-o vry in
and sifted the 30 directors until ten were
| taken and 20 got left. Then the Chairman
announced the names as follows: Chancellor
Holland. of the Western University, Presi-
burn, Z: 7. Breck and Rev DR.. George
Hodges, Vice Presidents; H. r. Parker, Sec
retary, and William Il. Thompson, Secretary.
When the list Of directors was brought
Forward, the women members, who, 1t 1s
said, have been chiefly instrumental in fos-
ter1ng the mission i'll the days when it
port it, were informed that they had a half
representation. though the Chairman said
nothing had been done to make them eligi-
The directing board was as follows: Mrs.
Joseph Albree. Mrs. Albree declined to
serve and G. G. Hartman was named as sub
stitute; Mrs. Henry Holdship, Mrs. James
Wheeler, Mrs. Sullivan johnson, Mr.. Harvey
Henderson, DR.. Lippincott and DR.. Mercer.
MIR. Parker. upon the presentation OF this
of 90 people, and said he had wished it might
be otherwise Finally Mr.. Launitz was
formally voted in his incumbency as pastor
by general aGclamation: Mr. Launitz rose
they couldn't do without their pastor. Mr..
Parker reiterated Dr. Norcross' statement,
and when it was left to the ladies and gentle
men present they rose in their might and
upheld the speakers. A further meeting to
arrange details will be held on the coming
Wednesday.
A MARRIAGE has been arranged between
Miss Frances Porter, daughter of Mrs. s. E.
McCleIland, of Uniontown, and Mr. Edward
Yeager, son of Christian Yeager. Esq, of
Allegheny. Miss Porter's family move in
the aristocratic circles OF Youngstown so
cfety, and her fance is of representative
people belonging for many years to this part
t1.e Of the country: Mr.. 1eager, sr. was for;
Works, and before that was partner in an
important business house in Pittsburg. The
wedding will likely be held in June.
AN irate theatrical manager yesterday de-
Hvered a blow straight from the shoulder,
which resulted in q very black eye for Pitts
burg. "This," said he, "is very pretty
town; it ought to have hall built round it,
that might reflect in the sky so that the sur
rounding countries could see and admire.
Between whiles when you are not being
stood up and sandbagged for your money,
they stand you up for passes. Upon my
honor was introduced to man on Monday
and on Tuesday he buttonholed me on Fifth
avenue and said he would like to come down
and see u.s.. so you shall. my. boy said I,
the box office is open from to9, and your,
dollars are always welcome Another time
was q sort of enforced escort to q young
lady. who was belated and had missed her
friends. 1 knew her slightly. and, as q
gentleman should, offered to see her home.
There isn't q blessed relative she has
that haven't passed into this house, and
and said her sister was going to be married,
and Wouldn't 1 give her a box, so her
brother-in-law.to-be could give a farewell
stag party ined sara at Afr rstclass ressag-
class meals, and the clerk. as he struck me
for 81, remarked: You might just as well
use the other side Of that check to make me
81 chucked an infant under the chin the
other day and said it was the living image
of its mother. I got ale:ter from its father
matinee. and please he added, Keep the
third chair vacant if You can. Baby is
going along, as it is nurses day out, and the
little fellow may want to have his mothers
knee Another day on a crowded street car
exchanged my seat for strap, to which a
lady was holding on. What do you think,
she came into my office only this morning,
lite as to give her a seat in the theater also.
She thought was so much of gentleman,
she didn't mind in the least asking me. Ny
pastor begs for passes. My landlady de-
mands them, and pays off her milk bill
with them. When treat a man, he looks as
if he expected pass at the bottom OF the
glass. The street car conductor thinks one
ought to go with every fare I pay
him. Young women present me with
roses, wearing swOn't-you-pass-me.th through
the-door' sort of expression, and their
brothers walk along the avenue with me,
call me my boy and want to know what
night 'rne and sis can find a couple of
sister. But for the cock of the cake walk
give me a fellow on Fifth avenue whom
asked last Monday to- send me down some
things c. o. d.
"'We don't trust theatrical people at all.
my dear sir. We find it doesn't pay 1
wanted the things straightaway and with
difficulty made up the sum out of the change |
man was ar the theater door Just as came |
forward. |
''I suppose it's all right? he said.
"'What's all right?' said 1.
"'Oh, you know me. You did business with |
me yesterday. Isn't it all right:'
81 didn't wait to say word, but l |
rushed home and for five minutes yelled |
after which / went back to the theater and |
for two hours couldn't break the limo OF
people waiting for passes"
Then the manager, signing wearily and |
wiping his perspiring brow, wrote on the
margin OF newspaper: 'Pass Mr. Jones
md party to box" When he finished he
"My best girls mothers
IS standing in again with the old lady. If
,hings continue blooming there will be
louble wedding"