Kansas City daily journal., 1895-10-21
Y. W. C. A. MASS MEETING.
LARGE ATTENDANCE AT TuH COATES
YESTERDAY AFTERNOON.
An Enthusiastic Audience Listens to Ad-
dresses by tho International secretary
and Mayor Davis-Iiow the As
ISOLATION Grew.

a mass meeting for the purpose @, getting
Tho objects OF the YOUNG Wom,n's chris
tiau Association more thoroughly before
tle public was held az the Coates opera
house yesterday afternoon, conducted ~
t'ic mcrhtrs and supporters OF the insttti-
tlor Addresses iu favor OF the associa-
tIou end advocating It's support were made
/, Miss E,ne Is. Price. OF Chicago. the
secretary Of the International committee,
UuI Mayor Webster Davis Eoth speeches
we're w,ll received, and at the clos, OF the
services S5i was donated to the asso "a
tion hv individuals 10 tAc audience to be
used ia iurthttIrs the work.
The audience was the largest that ever
gathered IN kHnsts city Tor such an occa-
zion. Nearly very scat ou the FIRST floor
Of the theattr was occupied, and among
those In attendance were some of the best
on ihe stage W,r" occupied by Mrs. George
J.. Gross, president of thc institutions Miss
i. T.. Nette, recording secretary. Miss III
ne X. Price, secretary ot tho iuttruau1nal
committee. Mrs J. r Temple. Mrs z. J.
Beattie Mrs Robertson, treasurer. Miss,
Carrie y. Wilson, office secretary Of the
international committee; Miss N.tt'e Trim
bic, Miss Mae Mcleod. Mrs. O.. r. ThoMp-
son. Rcy. pr. Nass1r. Rev. Charles B.
9iuchell and Mayor Davis
Mayor Davis came latc-ln fact he dld
NOT arrive until after the preliminary song
tervlee mad been gunpletrN, l,ev Or.
Mitchell had invoked divine blessing upon
the institution auI its WORKINGS. Or. Vas
sar had read several Biblical passages and
Miss Price was wei. near through with her
Miss Price, although fully at ease before
u large audience. and an excellent speaker,
IS far from being the new woman
addresses. She H. tan ana graceful.
with w9yy brown hair and eyes OF dark
personality and for nearly an hour she
had the undivided attention Of the audi
enCc, which was detracteG only for mo-
ment when tho mayor appeared upon the
ttage, In her speech she did not refer
once 30 the ballot box. wpmHn.s rights or
the good Of the Institution She represented
and To the welfare OF the young women Of
the country. 4 brief history of the Y. W.
c \ ana the work the institution IS ac-
complishing, with appropriate inctden ms re-
lated at Intervals. Were Miss nrige,S theme
gan. Chat the y. W c. A. hna its h'"'h
in small town in Illinois, October c, 1879,
AT that meeting there were but six women.
who attended different colleges in the
country, and II is to their efforts that the
present result is due. Associations were
established in the different cities and c}i-
leges o. the country, and 50 great was the
popularity Of the institution that cry
part Of the different organizations. So an
International committee was appointed, TO
direct the different associations of the
United states and Canada. This consists
OF thirty-three young women. the mhj5rItN
of whom live In or near chicago. NJ
We now have over 3pp different associations
in the cities and colleges of the country,
with q total membership of $1,000 young
"But all those who are members are not
workers. We have two kinds Of member
ship. active and associate: Ihe a1uNr
membership is open to all members of
Evangelical Protestant churches. me act
I've members have the right to vote and
assist in regulating the matters of the
sociation. The associate membership is
open to all women who have the interests
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