The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-01-25
CIVICS UNION FORMED.
Reform Association TO Embrace North.
eastern Pennsylvania Arranged
Last Year.

Because the presence of reporters
would have a tendency to discourage
q free and full discussion, especially
on the part of the younger people, at
the Cleaner Scranton" meetings, the
session in Young Mems Christian as
sociation hall last evening was made
executive.
Street Commissioner A. p. Dunning
met the newspapermen at the door and
explaining as above printed, agreed TO
furnish a complete report of what tran
spired, if the reporters would see him
at the conclusion of the meeting. The
following is the contributed report:
Last evening Rev. w. f. Crafts, who
is becoming quite well known in this
city as u resolute advocate of reform,
addressed the Union Reform commit
tee, organized short time ago, which
had to adopt a constitution and COM
plcte it's plans.
Mr.. Crafts in a logical and convinc-
ing address advocated the organization
of all the churches, Young Mems Chris
tian association societies. Young Peo-
pies societies and kindred bodies in
this whole valley into a federation
styled the "Civic League of Northeast
ern Pennsylvania" with a paid field
secretary, whose duty it shall be to
plan meetings. confer with the pastors,
disseminate literature and in other
ways carry out the work of the league
to a successful issue.
The sentiment of the meeting being
unanimously in favor Of immediate ac-
tion, the following constitution was
proposed, article by article, and then
adopted as a whole
THE CONSTITUTION.
|, The name of this organization shall
be "The Civic League of Northeastern
Pennsylvania" and it shall be auxiliary
to the Reform Bureau.
H. The purpose of this league shall be
to promote by cooperation of all good
citizens, the moral and municipal well
fare of the cities of Scranton, Wilkes
Barre Pittston, Carbondale and vicinity.
III. It's board of control shall consist
of two per sons, each from the several
Christian churches of the city (preferably
by presidents and secretaries of the va
riouS young peoples societieS), two each
from the Young Mems Christian asso-
ciation the Young Womens Christian
association and the Women's Christian
Temperance union, together with the
committee of thirteen ministers and lay
men appointed by the Union Preachers
meeting.
". Its officers shall consist of a presi-
dent, three vice presidents, a recording
secretary, a field secretary ana "a treas
| urer. who shall constitute an executive
committee to which shall be added the
chairmen of each of the standing COM
mittees, which from time to time shall be
organized.
V. The standing committees snail con-
sist of three members, each appointed by
the executive committee, TO have in
charge special phases Of the WORK as
| they develop.
VI. The membership fees shall be the
| same as those OF the Reform bureau,
viz, from SO cents to ST. and one-fourth
| of the fees shall go to the Reform bu-
| reau in consideration of the Reform bu-
reau'S agreement to send members the
| same literature as to its other members
and turn over the list of members in this
| territory.
Mr.. Dunning further stated that there
were four or five clergymen at the
meeting.