New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-28
Y. ". c.. A. WORLDS CONFERENCE.
EIGHTY DELEGATES FROM THE UNITED
STATES GO TO LONDON

Miss Daeniker and Miss Mary McElroy general
secretary Of the Harlem Y. W. C. A.. will sail for
London to-day to attend the first worlds confer
OF the Young Women's Christian Association.
Two Wisconsin sailed yesterday. They
Miss Helen F. Barnes and Miss Elizabeth VIII
SON. both OF whom have been actively interested
for some years In the work Of the association.
Miss Barnes is the State secretary for the asso-
citation in Wisconsin and Minnesota. with head
quarters In Milwaukee. and Miss Wilson. now a
teacher in Lawrence University at Appleton. for
merry held the position. Miss Barnes has
been connected with the Wisconsin association
little year. She is native OF Ohio. and
educated at the Wesleyan University in Della
ware. Ohio. After graduating In 1889. she taught
school for three years. Then sho WAS elected
secretary OF the Y. ". G. A. for the Southern
States. So zeaously did she perform her duties
that her health broke down under the strain. and
for time she was obliged to give UP her work
with the association. She held the position OF
principal OF the Woman's Department Of Drury
College. at Springfield, No. for a time and then
came to Wisconsin to take up the association work
moro.
There are fourteen associations In Wisconsin, and
with the exception Of those In Racine and Mil
waukee they are all located IN colleges and small
towns 1t has been Miss Barnes's earnest endeavor
to induce the young women who are now In Bible
their homes during summer vacation classes for
the study OF the Bible and thus interest multtudes
Miss Elizabeth Wilson, Miss Barnes's fellow
delegate. is the daughter Of the Rev. +. c. Wilson.
Of the Wisconsin Methodist Episcopal Conference:
She educated at Lawrence University, and
after graduating elected secretary OF the Y. w.
c. A. In Wisconsin and Minnesota. helping to
organize the associations In Milwaukee and MIN
neapolis. In 1901 she became international secretary
with headquarters In Chicago. she has travelled
and spoken I'm The Western and Central States,
and for time the editor OF the \. w.
e. A. periodical The Evangel" In 1904 she be-
gan work instructor In English and Latin
In Lawrence University. She has long been espe-
clally Interested in the foreign missionary move
ment. speaking on missions in various churches In
the conference. besides teaching missionary class
in Lawrence University. Miss Wilson will remain
In England for year. taking course at oxford
In the study of English.
Y. W. c. A. WORLDS CONFERENCH
The first worlds conference Of tho Young
Women's Christian associations will open In Lon
don June II. and will continue until June 10. Some
two hundred delegates will probably attend rep
resentng all the countries which have associations
including England. France. Spain. Italy. Germany
India. Southern Africa and Australia There VIII
be eighty delegates from the United States.
Methods Of Bible study and educational questions
will receive great attention. Public meetings will
bc held In some large hall. and will be addressed
by tho Rt Rev. Lord Kinna!rd. president Of tho
Y VI. G. A. Of the world Lady Kinnaird is
member Of the worlds committee OF the Y. w. c.
A. Of the world. Public addresses Will be given
every night. and the day sessions will Re devoted
the discussion OF questions pertaining 10 assoca
ton work