New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-21
A BUSY WEEK IN MONTREAL.
THE FOURTEENTH BIENNIAL CONFER
ENCE OF THE w. c. A.
PROMINENT WOMEN DISCUSS THE SUBJECT OF
HOMES" IN ITS VARIED pEARINGs-GITl-s'

PROMINENT WOMEN DISCUSS THE SUBJECT OF
HOMES IN IT'S VARIED pEARINGs-GIRLs
CLUBS AN INTERESTING TOPIC. u,
The Fourteenth Biennial Conference OF the In
ternational Board OF Women's and Young Womens
Christian Associations that has been In session for
last week in Montreal closes to-day. To
morrow the newly elected Executive Committee. the
election OF which occurs this morning mt 10 o'clock.
will hold its first meeting arrange plans for the
work OF the coming year Mrs. John McDougall.
OF Montreal. will lead to-day's conference.
Yesterday mornings session was devoted to the
topic Homes" Mrs. c. r. Springer. OF St. Louis.
introduced the subject Mrs s. Watson. Of Men,
phis read paper on "Children's Homes: Mrs
Ellis OF Cleveland. Ohio. spoke on the subject Re
form Homes: THE Financial Side" Mrs. w o.
Gould San Francisco: Blind Girls Homes" Mrs
Branch ST Louis. Mo: Homes for the Aged" Mrs.
W. D. Bickham. Dayton. Ohio.
Miss Sarah Cadbury read paper al the noon sos
sion on Business Methods in Association Work"
This was followed by discussion OF the following
topic: Importance TO Local Associations Of Anil
ating With the Internati ona Board and Advantages
Be Derived Therefrom." Mrs. w. II. Page. OF
Worcester. Mass. led tho discussion.
The afternoon meeting led by Mrs. John H.
Leslie OF Chicago The speakers were Mrs. Net
tie L. Fisher OF Chicago. Mrs. Kuhn OF 81. Louis
Mrs Hayes. OF Rochester: Mrs II. T. Brown Of
Providence; Miss Ida Thurston. Of Washington u.
c.. and Miss c Derrick VI. A.. Of Montreal. Mrs
W. O. Gould OF San Francisco also spoke
'G,rls' Clubs"
NETWORK CITY REPRESENTED.
New-York City has been well represented az this
convention by Mrs r. A. Dorman, president OF the
International Board: Mrs. Clarence T. Beebe and
Miss Emily Huntington The description Of 'Kitch-
en- Garden Work In New-York' as given by Miss
Huntington. its originator and founder was one Of
the most interesting features OF the convention
Miss Hunttngion's description 81 the ;n'n'a ture
housekeeping taught 10 the little girls OF the sums
interested the audience greatly.
Mrs. Dorman o. New-York. In her speech made
on the first day OF the convention, said;
The Young Women's Christian Association mas
been the pioneer IN all organized work BY women
and philanthropic work. the leader in educational
effort for SELF supporting women. with platform
the broadcst yet occupied by women ~ Is no mere
accident that many OF our Womens CHRISTIAN Asso-
ella tons have had their birth in the years marked by
the rise OF colleges for women. The broadcast cult
ure the highest mental endowmenis as well a. inc
fullest practical experience and deepest spiritual
insight, all required for this work Every
Young Women's Christian Association Is an educa-
tional force In a community. And they are nuch
needed for on the well-being OF the women. espe-
daily Of the working women. DEPENDS inc chief
welfare OF society.
The corresponding secretary Mrs. John Duncan,
OF Louisville KY. reported on the International
Board sixty four associations with tweniyone thou-
sand members. In thrty-csht OF these work was
carried on along Industrial lines. and in twenty
three Junior work Forty-three had boarding
houses and twelve had summer homes: twenty had
culture classes They had g 10000 invested in
buildings and $4,000 in furnishing, with a debt u
$4,000 Their great need was FOR more money
And why should he asked TO give ~
Women had given 10 the young mems associations.
In some Young Mems Christian Association sta
t.tics she had looked the other day she found
where between 80 mn and 800 CO. aggrcgarfn sH?'
on given by these women 10 mems work