The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-12-09
WORK AMONG WOMEN.
The Good the Y. w. C. A. Is Ac-
complishing in Cities.
ABLE PAPERS BY FAIR TAKERS.
reports OF Committees show R.ptd
Growth OF the orgsnix.tfon and
More work 20 Do.

AoEen.s Christian Association had three
long sessions at Plymouth church ye-ter-
day aud great deal of discussion was in
dulged IN by the fair delegates from this
city and up and down the sound. The
good, sensible talks BY Miss Effe Price.
general secretary Of the national associs-
ton. and Miss Emma Reedcr. general sec
rotary OF the Pacific coast association, were
features Of the day. Today the convention
ends in mass meeting NJ the First Metho-
dist Episcopal church, which will be adj
dressed by Miss Price, who is an eloquent
speaker. and by Rev. W. A. shanklin and
Rev. Alexander Alison. Il will De a great
meeting.
The morning session opened with de-
votional exercises. The first business was
the receiving Of the reports from various
committees. The committee on perms-
nent organization reported the choice of
Miss Ellen CnamberIin. the temporary
chairman. a. president; Mrs. W. ii. Well
bon, OF Seattle. vice president; Mrs. r. b.
stacy, OF Tacoma. second vice president:
Mrs. ID. ID. Harger and Miss Leece Thomas,
OF Tacoma. secretaries. Miss Sarah Tai
madge. from the Y. W. c. A OF the state
university. reported the organization in
that institution TO be in flourishing con-
dition. great deal had been done in
making new students of the gentler sex
fee at home and interested IN the school
almost At once after their arrival. The
report of the association connected with
the Puget Sound university at Tacoma
was of an equally encouraging nature.
though there the membership is small as
vet. the association being still very young.
has Of
retary OF the city association, was next
read and proved TO be- of great interest
The association has a membership of over
loo and Is fiourishing. The lunch rooms,
where working girls can come at noon TO
rest and get substantial meal for small
price has proved to be one of the most sue
cessful enterprises adopted so far. About
forty girls and women attend each noon
hour. The plans for g gymnasium did not
mature, not enough interest in the subject
being taken to make the plan feasible.
The committee appointed from the asso-
citation TO visit boats and trains and ex-
tend helping hand TO young women ar
irving in the city as strangers. had done
good work for a while. but owing TO the
absence of some of its members was not
dong anything a. present. Financially
the association was out of debt and in good
shape for acIiys work during the ensuing
year.
The reading of Miss Anna Murray's pa
per on the subject, What the College
Association Can Do In Developing
Christian Life and Work Among Stu
DENTS" followed. The paper showed
careful preparation. 1t was discussed at
length by Miss Price. Miss Reeder and
Miss Byers. Mr.. Madison Moss. of the
state university. also took part in the dis
cussion. In this connection Miss Price
gave her views on the subject Of Bible
classes. which she warmly favored. She
also gave q sparkling narrative descrip-
tion of the great national convention of
the association at Detroit last summer.
She was in attendance upon it as a dele
gate, and Was enthusiastic over its results
The need of good association literature
was the subject upon which Miss Reeder.
who followed Miss Price. spoke, and then
both united in asking donations of money
for the association after which envelopes
and blanks for pledges of money to be
paid during the coming wear were passed
through the audience. The president an
nounced the followin & committees:
Execut iye-Mrs ". II. WELDON. of Seat.
tie, chairman; Miss Irena Byers, Mrs f.
Il. stacy, OF Tacoma.
Resolntlons-Miss E. Wakefield. chair
man; Miss \. French. Mrs. II. Reeves
Business -Miss L. Thomas. chairman;
Miss Rose Ksrr, Miss Clara Whistler.
Credentials Miss {. Y. Robinson chair
man: Miss b. Freeman, Miss Carrie Davis.
The convention adjourned for the noon
recess, and its delegates and visitors were
invited TO delicate lunch in the parlors
OF the church.
At the afternoon session an interesting
discussion of the association in its differ
ent branches was held, Mrs. X. T. Dunlap.
Mrs. Clark Davis and Miss Price taking
ravt. Mrs. Dunlap related some OF her
own experiences. showing the good n com
mittee TO receive girls and women coming
to the city ought TO do In the way Of di-
recting them TO respectable lodgings
Mrs. Davis showed the necessity Of all the
Miss Pficc told how, in the
associations Of great cities, all classes OF
women were thrown together and the
ones OF coarser fiber insensioly refined bv
mere association. The rest OF the after
noon session was consumed in the reading
and discussion of the exhaustive paper
prepared by Miss Mary Dunn. OF PennsyI-
Yania. on the subject OF physical culture.
A. the evening session an interesting
paper on the good the association in the
colleges Is capable OF doin was read by
Miss Ruth karr. Dr. Sarah Kendall
talked exiemporaneously and 10 the point
on the necessity Of unity Ia society. She
SAID that where girls ard young women
were not thrown into close contact they
we're sure TO De hardened. Miss Price
spoke Of the association in the East and
Miss Reeder told what had been done by
the Pacific coast association since it, or
gan .zation. A. L. Burweli and Rev. ".
+. Taylor made good talks on the useful
ness OF the association. The convention
then adjourned.