The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-04-11
THEY CANE TO HELP
L8DIES HEAR THE MACEDONIAN
CRY AND ALL CONE GU.
Hold a Meeting to Devise Relief for the =.
N. c. A. They appoint Committee
OF Seven to Act With the Board of Df-
rectors--The Ladies Mean Business and
Sub Committees win he Appointed
Great Religious Enthusiasm and n
Great Meeting will be Held Next
Sunday.

When Hon. ". c. Stanley called the
meeting 20 order last night in the 7. NJ.
c. A building. there was a sea of
human faces before him.
There were men there but there were
many more women. Good, earnest
Christian women who lead in the good
work ln all the churches of this city
were there. There in answer To the
Macedonian cry that the men OF Wich-
ita sent up for the women to come over
and help them save the magnificent
building i'm which the meeting was be
ing held TO the Young Mems Christian
Association.
Women are always earnest when en-
gagged in a good work, and the meet
ing last night was very earnest meet
ing 1t was an enthusiastic meeting
and at the close when the congregation
engaged in singing led by Mir. Walden
with Mrs. Platt at the organ, il was a
christian song Of triumph. because
everyone there felt that great work
was more than half accomplished be-
cause it had been inauSurated right.
The object of the meeting was to or
.ganiZe a movement that would secure
at least $500 TO apply on the mortgage
gage now held against the Y. NJ. c. A.
sion of time Of payment and reduc-
ton of rate of interest
The good women came To the meet
ing to assist in fra ming plan To raise
the money and they We're earnest in the
same. Mr.. Stanley said it was a wo-
mans meeting. and he wanted them
to take the lead, but the women soon
gave him 10 understand that they We're
going into the movement to assist the
men, That they had come to council
and not to do all the good work.
Mrs. Golfer thought it would be a
good plan to start in by appointing COM
mittees to visit every family in the
city and if possible get 81 for every man.
woman and child in the city Some
would give more, some less, and some
could not give anything.
The chair suggested that the Eagle
had misery remarked that when the
men got into trouble they always went
to the women for assistance. and now
was the time for the women to keep
right along talking
Mrs Naylor suggested that a commit
tee of seven women be appointed by the
chair to assist the board of directors.
Mrs. RuggIes thought the suggestion
was a good one. and said the ladies
wanted to know all about the financial
standing of the institution. and just
how much money was required
At this point the ladies named Frank
Sherman for secretary in order to have
a record of committees to be appointed.
Mr. Dewey put the suggestion of Mrs.
Naylor in shape by moving that the
chair appoint a committee of seven TO
act with the board Of directors of the
Y. NJ c.. A and apopint all necessary
subcommittee to carry on the work
The ladies nominated the members or
the committee after which they were
appointed by the chair as follows:
Mrs. Carter, Mrs. Todd, Mrs. Naylor.
Mrs. Terrell. Mrs. Conner, Mrs. Rug
giles, Mrs. Geilring.
The committee of seven ladies Will
meet with the board of directors at
100 this afternoon to appoint sub-com-
mittees and transact other business and
in addition a great meeting will be held
in the auditorium next Sunday at D..
m. at which the whole matter OF the
financial standing of the Y NJ. c. A.,
will be laid before the meeting
The ladies OF all the churches have
taken hold of the movement and music
VIII be provided for the Sunday after
noon meeting. and a grand, good meet
ing is expected. and the ladies give
timely notice that those wanting seats