The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-08-26

The deaf mites held their closing
business session yesterday morning
electng officers and adopting q number
OF resolutions, and after tour of sisht
seeing gather ii at the Je:myn in The
evening, where the local committee had
arranged for them reception and ban
quet.
Preceding the business session the
delegates attended divine service at ST.
Luke's Episcopal church. Wyoming
avenue, the president, Rev. j. NJ. Koch
Ter, officiating.
Rev. j. NJ. Koehler was reelected
president; j. N. Rolshorse, of Pitts
burg, was chosen first vice president:
Thomas Breen, of Philadelphia, second
vice president; G.. n. Teegarden, of
Pittsburg secretary; b. r. Allabaugh,
of Edgewood Park, treasurer: r. N.
Zeigler, of Philadelphia; Henry Bas-
den, of Williamsburg; j. S. Reider, of
Philadelphia. and Daniel Paul, of Car
lisle, managers.
The report of Treasurer Allabaugh
showed that the balance on hand Jan.
l was $6.17, receipts during the year,
$3.50; disbursements, $11.6S; cash on
hand, s5499.
Professor J. T. Walker, treasurer of
the Home for the INDECENT Deaf, re-
ported that the fund was steadily
growing and that the $4,000 necessary
to begin the erection of the building
would soon be collected.
THE RESOLUTIONS.
The committee on resolutions through
Chairman Seliney presented the fol-
lowing:
Resolved, That local branches of the
society be founded throughout the state
and that the president be empowered to
appoint committees in the various towns
and to take whatever action in his judg-
ment is necessary to carry the idea into
effect.
Resolved That the wants of the uned-
ucated deaf, in Alaska, Hawaii and Porto
| Rico are so pressing that the attention
of the National Association OF the Deaf
| be called thereto and its aid and that of
| the proper educational authorities be Pc
| titioned.
Resolved, That the state of Pennsylva-
| MIA needs more school accommodation for
the education of its deaf. That separat te
| provision should be made for the instruc-
| tion of the blind and feeble minded deaf
and that the society pledges itself to Sc
| cure action by the state authorities for
| the relief of beth these reeds
| Resolved, That the thanks of the asso-
| citation be extended to John T.. Walker.
| esq, for his valuable services as inter-
| prefer.
| Resolved, That thanks be extended to
the county commissioners of Lackawannd
county for their generous permission to
| use the court house for the convention.
| Resolved, That thanks are due to the
! following railroad companies for the re-
| duced rates they have given US: The
pennsylvania Railroad company, Lehigh
Valley company, Central Railroad of
New Jersey Philadelphia and Reading,
| Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
| Railroad company and the Delaware and
| Hudson Railroad company.
| Resolved, That the thanks of the SO.
ciety be rendered to the press of Scran.
ton for its impartial and excellent ac-
count of the proceedings of the conven.
tioh' i. l.. Selney, Chairman.
TWO ADDRESSES.
The resolutions were unanimousl,
adopted by rising vote. The business
session was pleasurably interrupted
with addresses by Rev. ]. Philip B
Pendelton, D. D., formerly pastor of st
Luke's now Of st. Georges church
Schenectady, N. Y, and William Jones
superintendent of the Rescue Missio,
at Reading.
After adjournment the delegate
were photographed on the Spruce stree
steps of the court house.
At o'clock the delegates assembled
in the parlors of the Jermyn and afte
an hour of sociability sat down to {
banquet. President Koehler was toas
master. Addresses were made by Prot
Seliney, Thomas Breen, of Phladel
phia. and President Koehler. At tn
conclusion of the banquet dancing wa
enjoyed in the parlors.
This morning at $50 the delegate
will go to Farview. The excursion will
be the concluding number of the con
vention programme.