New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-05
already made a name for himself In l,,..
OF his latest efforts appeared in "The Csrse 0nei
July. and was an essay on that interestirsuy foP'
the "Superstitions Of the Sea-" Ns subject,
QUAKERS AT CHAPPA0CI
TO HAVE BIG MEETING THERE 49,.
WEDNESDAY.
PLANS FOR THE EIGHTH BIENNIAL coNrr,.
OF THE SOCIETY OF FRIENDs-MEN VIA
MEN AND CHILDREN WILL BE IHrnr

OF THE SOCIETY OF FRIENDs-MEN Wa
MEN AND CHILDREN WILL BE Turpr
The quiet little village Of Chappaqua ,u..
hills OF Westchester County. is becoming ,.s ne
and uneasy That something is as,lr 4, ,,"e'
shown in the earnest and serious conyers,,a-
the men they stop their wagons on the ro,s
meet In groups on the porch OF the rneet,nsh~
on First Day morning. II can be seen IN =.
busting, energetic way in which the farmers ~
are superint tending the thorough renovatng O, 49,.
already scrupuousy neat homes and the maj,
Of immense quantities Of delicious bread cak. 49,.
pies which come out OF the capacious ovens TO-.
and brown and are carried away from the hu,,'
eyes Of the children and stored safely in the nar
unit. further notice Next Wednesday the town 80,
give tse.f hna. shake. turn over in its comtor,r
resting pace. stretch out its .ong hosp.tabe 49,
and welcome to It's bosom over a thousand ~
and women, youths and maIdens. children and .
babies, who came to attend the eighth ben,,.,
conference of the Society OF Friends The Quat.
are as renowned for their hospitality as they A..
for their peaceful unpretentious behavior ana .
generous invitation has been sent by the Neyyo,s
yearly Meeting Throughout. the whole society ..
Come one come "a" and representatives from ~
seven weary meetings-Phadeph la Ba.tlmo,.
New-York Genesee (Which Includes Canada a.,
Northern New-YorkO. Ohio. Indiana and IuIpo.
including al. west Of Chcago-w!., be present. .os
be entertained In true Quaker fashion for a wee,
The organization Of the Society OF Friends Ia +,
peculiar one The Friends In one neighborhood ar,
organized into a monthly meeting" This is tho
executive body Of the society and meets once
month Several monthly meetings report to one
quarterly meeting. and the quarterly meetings ia
turn report the yearly meeting. These confer
ences represent all the yearly meetings Al
though u a certain extent they are outside OF the
rao,or orvanfzaffOn They consist OF three dis,,..
conferences phianthropic first day school and r.
glous the alter being an outgrow.h % the religion,
congress held at Chicago last summer. New.York
IS the last OF the yearly meetings to entertain the
conference and for a while II was serious question
as to which monthly meeting would offer the great
facilities. for. one elderly Quakeress truth
fully remarked: 1t wasn't an easy matter to sleep
and eat a thous and people fO- week" At last
Chappaaua was selected the best fitted for he
great afair-the little village where Horace 4eeey
tired OF hunting around for country home, comtn.
ins the three requisites upon which his wife Insisted
a peerless spring Of pure. soft. living water cas-
caae OF baObling brock. and woods composed largely
OF evergresns. built his house I'm the midst Of bic
woods and settled down with his family to what
Old house was burned years ago. but the modern one
stands and VIII be visited with much Interest By the
Friends. who were among the pioneers In the Anti
G Greeeyy. ''''' e'''''' ''' '''''|'
Chappaqua Mountain institute, large. prepau.
tory and boarding school under the care OF Friends
is 10 be utilized for sleeping and eating purpossA
1t Is large and handsome brick building. situated
a high hill at the .dge OF beautiful wood abou.
a quarter OF mile from the road and a mile and
quarter from chapp2qua, station u, on The Harlem
dred who have sent their names 70 the Reception
Committee will be lodgel The younger women
at the top OF the building and / may be presumed
there viii be many frolic and pillow ight when
their elders are sleeping below them. for Quaker
na!dens are b. no means the sedaie and digiei
ihen, aI,tough as true devotion for the faiths 0.
,ha fhers h.
fashionable summer gowns as under the snowy
kerchiefs OF their grandmoihers ana me oe.isf;
ing hower-trimmed chip covers as earnest ana
reasonable head as did ever the ancient gray POKE
bonnet $500,
benches and filed with snowy cots VIII onl
quiet slumbers - the men Friends who VIII OCCUPY
IT, The other visitors will be entertained Al iar1
houses in the neiShDorhood -In HllS - We s1.
OF the meetings in large coaches ana wagons ~
erected on The institute grounds ana mere me 10
ent meetings Will be held In the large dInng,ryT.
the multitude the young men and women wai1
on the tables. which will De loaded down WIKI SUI
Friends viii arrive at Chappaqua by special ,rai
wednesday. or Fourth Day. afternoon Auea'' =,
The First Day School Conference WI mee or 0S Ss.
following morning. and coss on rrAa!, ~ =. go =.
Day afternoon II will consist OF reports iTom w
different First Day schools. and paper, sna T
cusslons on improved manners o; isien r9sv i :,
Religious Conference will open on ssiurly, 81
seventh Day. morning and close on Mone an 49,. -
second Day morning. In this conference me gus
non of the desrablity of a Friends National Asse
citation will be discussed. There VIII be papers ~
scented by some OF the most prominent mn's.snS
AMI members OF tho society tn toioEhg ss.,
iects. The Inner Light" Prayer "MlsslGn ::
the society of Friends % the Young. >srycs y.
pronar1niisn mission Of the Society OF triehe;,
70 the World" The thfd conferenee Is .o- na:
Friends Union for Phl.an hropc lAo.r, ' p pssei
OF delegates from committees appointed W eaI'
yearly meeting to promote phlanthroplc "C,Hi
Reports will be received II the work JON s,ae,..
papers VIII DO presented on the following sIyes;
Mission Work Among Women and C .!hTrsmSsr.
purity" "DemorallzlnE Publications. . ma.
ance - Tobacco ami other Narcotics n,.s
Anairs" The Education o the Coio ns y'niri
II the South" Gambling Lotteries p snu
Vices Prison Reform. "Capltal fu"'s"
Peace and Arbitration. ,,,,. fr.u.h
This conference VIII close on WeaneslaS rsss.Isi
DayD afternoon. AMI the Friends VIII 40 o' sf>
-, .hn fnlinu.inR