The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-11-09
YOUNG Christian WOMEN
Seventh Annual State Convention Be-
gins in This City Today.
VERY PRACTICAL CONVENTION
List of Speakers Includes Many Men and
Women of National Rcpute Tho Asso.
citation Aims TO Reach Girls in Col.
lcgcs as We'll as Cities.

of the Young Women's Christian asso-
citation will be held in this city today
tomorrow and Sunday. The large
number of speakers of great repute and
the generally interesting business of
the several sessions is found to attract
many spectators.
At 2 o'clock this afternoon the first
session will begin in the large hall in
the Young Mems Christian association
building, where the meetings will be
continued until Saturday evening, when
session will be held in the Second
Presbyterian church. During Sunday
services will be held in the Young Wo-
mems Christian Association hall in the
morning, a gospel meeting in the Penn
Avenue Baptist church in the after
noon and an attractive speakers meet
ing in the lecture room of Elm Park
church in the evening
Professor Gilmore, who lectures Sat
urday morning, is the literateur in the
University of Rochester, and has
gained wide repute as a poet and
polished speaker. To many he is best
known as the author of "He Leadeth
Me-" Mrs. William Boyd, of Evans
! town, ILL.,, and Miss r. F. Morse, Of
New York city, two of the Worlds As
sociation committee, are two of the
country's most intelligent and popular
women, and have for many years been
identified with the work in this coun-
| try and abroad. Each has Travelled eX-
tensively in foreign lands.
Notables Who viii Attend.
Among the other individuals of note
who will be in the city are Mr. and Mrs.
L, d. Wishard, of New York city. He
occupies the important position of in
ternational secretary of the Young
Mems Christian association, and Mrs.
Wishard is well qualified to speak en-
tertainingly through the knowledge
gained in tour among the mission sta
tions of Europe and Asia.
The first woman to go to a foreign
field in the interest of the association
will be Miss Agnes Hill, who leaves for
Madras, India, during this month to Ia
Dor among the English speaking girls
Of that far off country. She is speak
er of energy and fire, has had wide
experience and is q graduate of the
University of Illinois.
Other we'll known Young Womens
Christian association women and men
from Scranton and abroad who will
take an active part in the convention
are Miss Margaret McLaughry, New
Wilmington, Pa; Mrs. A. NJ Under
wood M. D., Lancaster; Miss Anna
Van Mort and Mrs. j. Max Hark, Beth
lehem; Miss Emma Hays, Pittsburg
c. e. Ehringer, M. D., and Miss Saraf
Kirk, West Chester; Miss Ada Lewis
Bloomsbnrg: Miss NJ. H. Taylor, New
York; Miss Givan, Clarion; Miss Saraf
Pence, Plttsburg; Professor Samue
Dodds, Grove City; Miss Mary Aver
Philadelphia; and Mrs. L. M. Gates, c
Il. Hurlburt, George G. Mahy, Miss
Della Evans and Mrs. H. NJ. Boies, o.
Scranton.
Miss Dunn's Address.
Miss Mary S. Dunn, of this city, thC
state secretary, will address the session
of tomorrow afternoon. Up. to las
evening reports had been received tina
an unusually large number Of delegates
would attend. The anticipated largt
attendance is explained in the fact tha
the deliberations of the. e.convention viii
very generally trend toward extension
work in cities and colleges, an aim tina
is just now particularly occupying tn
attention of the associations workers
To this end an effort will be made t.
secure enough funds to maintain an as
sociate secretary and permit the organ
izing work in fifty possible point
throughout the state.
In this connection one of the move
and instructive features of the conven
tion will be a map exercise. 1t is OF
much the same principle as that of al
army generals map, except that tn
one referred to will have certain mark
: to indicate colleges and cities now occu
, pied by the association, and othe
marks to indicate the possible point
for occupancy.
Altogether the convention will be on