The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-06-10

speak Of any without touching upon It,"
and We praise the Lord for this golden
thread which runs through all our depart
ments Of work.
The lunch department. under the super
vision OF Mrs. G. p. Matthews. is delight
to the girls, help to the association and
also help to the secretary. Mrs. Knapp,
in her genial way, has served dinner every
noon and lunch on Saturday evenings.
The average daily attendance at the lunch
room has been forty -eight. with a total
attendance OF fourteen thousand nine hun
dred and thirty-one. The simple figures
mean that II has been self-supporting and
II has given the secretary an opportunity
OF doing personal work.
Much depnds on personal invitations In
any work. This has been conducted by
the invitation committee, directed by Miss
Abbie Hancock. Six thousand eight hum
dred and eighteen mimeograph and four
teen thousand printed invitations have
been distributed. House to house visita-
ton has been made: literature placed In
the railroad stations. and visits to the hos
pitfalls have been made. The committee
has also assisted as ushers at the Sunday
services.
Through the generosity Of the people of
Scranton, Mrs. J. L. Stelle and her COM
m,ttee are able to report.-through the
treasurer-that the association is not in
debt.
GREETING THE VISITORS.
The reception committee. with Miss Es-
ther Rowlands as chairman. has been
faithful as hostesses at the rooms, greeting
the girls who visit there In cordial man.
ner. This committee has also relieved the
secretaries OF their work on certain even
ings, and it has been helpful in many
ways.
Our rooms have been kept In order and
made attractive by the watchfulness and
care OF Mrs. G. d. Simpson and her COM
mittee. That her efforts are appreciated.
1t may be shown by the following report
of attendance. which has been forty-three
thousand and forty, having an average
daily attendance Of one hundred and thir-
ty-five. These statistics cannot be exact
ly accurate as many duties crowd our
work and many visits are not recorded.
The summer rest committee, Of which
Mrs. II. d. Gardner Is chairman, has not
had the demand or much work, but what
they have done is worthy of commenda-
ton. The committee has furnished us
with boarding house directory, which We
find verp helpful.
The employment bureau sometimes
seems quite h!ndrance, yet 1t opens the
way for personal work. Employment has
been given to fifteen women. Perhaps a
new system may be adopted In which the
work may be carried on more satisfactorily
The membership committee under the
| leadership of Mrs. H. j. Carr, has assisted
the association in many ways, but partic-
| uarly in bringing into the association
| many new members The enrolment of
paying members is four hundred and sixty
| five Three hundred and fifty -one of these
| are active members, eighty-two associate,
| twenty-seven sustaining. and five life
members.
JOURNALISTIC WORK.
There have come to pass during the year.
events not particularly connected with
any one department but vitality affecting
| the association as a whole. Three of our
young women attended the summer con-
| ference at Northfield and nineteen went to
| the state convention at Bloomsbury. Pa.
The work of this year has mad the seal
of journalism stamped upon 1t as two pa
pers have hade their debut, since Feb
| ruary.
The first was "Our. Young Women
which is the organ of our association. II
| is published by Mrs. l.. NJ. Gates every two
weeks. 1t contains the current events Of
| the association and 1t is designed to spread
| the news of our work in such way as
| to create new interest, for the work,
among our members and friends.
The undertaking OF any new enterprise
or the starting point Of any work Is of
great consequence. This has been real
lied by those faithful women who issued
"Our Woman's Paper" May "A. 1t was a
gala day in the history Of the association.
The thought originated In the minds OF
the gymnasium committee: wishing to as
sist in some manner the finance committee
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