The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-08-25

of sending missionaries to educate the
deaf of Alaska; of educating the
blind and feeble minded deaf; of Sc
curing statistics of deaf mutes in
Pennsylvania and of organizing branch
societies through the state.
PROF. sELINEY's ADDRESS.
This was followed with a very able
address by Professor Seliney. He oc-
cupied nearly an hour In the delivery
OF his address. His Is very ener-
getic style. Little recourse is had to
the fingers. most of his ideas being
conveyed by gestures and pantomime.
II was only when he encountered
word that did not permit of ready
Interpretation by gesture that he used
the alphabet. Laughter and hand
clapping at frequent intervals indi-
dcated earnest appreciation on the part
of his spectators
Professor is not q great admirer of
the oral school. He illustrated his es-
innate of this system with a story
about a Chinamar who came TO New
York to learn English and settled in
the midst of a German colony. 1t was
only when he started out to keep a
laundry that he found how he had
been fooled. He favored the combined
system.
A brief address by Mr.. Walker, con-
graduating the association on its sue
cess closed the evening session.
A committee, consisting of r. NJ
| Heigler, of Philadelphia; Thomas
Breen, of Philadelphia; DAME, Paire.
of Carlisle; Lloyd Hutchinson, of
Wilkes Barre, and William Hummel,
| of Milton, was appointed to make
nominations and present them to the
convention this morning.
This morning at o'clock special re-
| ligious services will be conducted for
the delegates at St. Luke's church. A
business session will commence at 10
o'clock and at it's conclusion sight
seeing trips will be the order of the
day, a local committee consisting of
| William T. Burge, Morris N, Garbett,
Michael Callahan, Thomas O'Brien and
| Daniel Winters having arranged to
take the delegates to the mills, mines
and other points of interest. There
will be reception at the Jermyn in
the evening and tomorrow there will
be an excursion to Farview.
| All the addresses in the convention
are made by the sign language. The
| speaker takes a place on the platform
where he can be seen by all and there
with lightning-like movements of the
fingers, hands, arms and-when he
grows real eloquent-whole body de-
livers himself of his views. For the
benefit of visitors and those of the del
egates who prefer to read the lips, the
speeches are interpreted vocally by the
| celebrated expert John p. Walker. who
for thirty years has been a deaf mute
instructor, and who is now at the
head of the industrial department of
the Mt Airy school.
The storm which broke over the city
about o'clock caused the business OF
the convention to come to standstill
the darkness which accompanied i,
making it impossible for the delegates
| to see themselves talk. The janitor
was appealed to, and with the turning
on of the electric lights the speechmak.
ing was resumed.
THE DELEGATES.
The delegates present are: Rev. ]
NJ. Koehler, Mrs. j. NJ. Koehler, r. NJ
Ziegler, Harry S. Stevenson, Harry Z
Stevens, Professor L. A. Greever, Sec
retary Robert f. Underwood, Mrs
Robert E. Underwood, James S. Reider
Miss Mary l.. Lentz, William II. Lip
sett, Professor S. G.. Davidson, Pro
fessor f. S. Thompson, Professor Johr
p. Walker, William f. Crime, Mis-
Effie l.. Parker Miss Cora Ford, Mis-
Annie Zeust, Miss Amy Appriche
Charles w. Waterhouse, Thomas
Breen, Edward d. Wilson, Mrs. Ed
ward d. Wilson, Miss Eliza Lough
ridge, Adolph Yerkes, of Philadelphia
Professor A. u. Downing, Professor b
Rullabough. treasurer; Ct. NJ. Tee
garden, vice president; Henry Bardes
Frank A. Leitner, f. II. B. McMas
ter Archibald Woodside, Andrew
Donaldson, Rinehart Frtzges, An
drew Zeber, John Rolshouse, manager
Ed. Dahaney, Joseph Atcheson, Mis-
Maggie Wagner Annie Pfeiffer, Alber
Orth, Fred Fark, Jesse w. Baker
Herbert Bellows, Joe Il. Bailie, Johl
Batson, Roy Brown of Pittsburg; Mis-
Anna c. Schatz, vice president; Mis-
Theresa Schoenenberger, Miss Capitol
Biery, Miss Lizzie Hagy. John Zim
norman, David Rosenbaum, Reading
W. w. Swartz, Mrs. w. w. Swartz
Peter w. Leonard, Miss Mary McDer
mott, William Hummel, Lambert Teu
fel, Miss Dora Helm, John G. Clark. o
Williamsport; John Stamre, of Erie
Daniel Paul, Mrs. Daniel Paul. Ir
Poorman, Harry Smith, Mrs. Harr
Smith, of Carlisle; Mrs. Charles Peth
rick, Wilkes-B Barre; Mrs. A. Evans
Mrs. ]. w. Pratt. Brooklyn, N. Y.
Miss Lucretia Sax, Butte, Pa; +
Loughridge, Philadelphia, Pa; Haiti
Eynon, Kate Dempsey, Kate Kenny
Scranton; Gussie Harper, Scranton
Pa. Hanatha Henry, of Brooklyn, \
Y; Miss A. j. Gillen, Brooklyn, n
Y; Mrs. ID. Paul. of Carlisle; Mr.!
Henry Smith, of Carlisle; Maggi
Wagner, Pittsburg, Pa; Mrs. DAME
Stemple, Nettie Stemple, Stroudsburg
Henrietta Hayden, Nellie Hayden Ne,
Milford, Pa; Mrs. Corey Allen. Tunk
hammock, Pa; Mrs. Emma Arnold, {
Luzerne, Pa; Ella Clarke, Mary I
Kelly, Carbondale Pa. Mrs. olive
Mrs. Heron, Scranton; Bertha White
lock, Carbondale, Pa. Bertha Blocl
Mr.. and Mrs. Heyman, New York city
Mr.. and Mrs. Norris Austin, Factory
vile; Theresa Dehonenberger, Ash
land. Pa; J. f. Fister Portland, Me
Daniel r. Winters, Scranton. Pa
Charles w. Hagy, Philadelphia, Pa
julius c. Brenneisen. Philadelphia, Pa.
f. A. Roberts, Muhlenburg; Nose
Foster. Tamaqua, Pa; Charles "
Hampt, Milton, Pa; George Crandl,
Canton, Pa; Charles Snyder. King
ston. Pa. Milton Haines, Macungi,
Pa; William Williams, Thomas Brad
ley, Plymouth, Pa; Tracy Learn,
Noxen. Pa; John McDonough, Thol
OBrien, John Cummings Mike Gala
han. william F. Burge Scranton; JC
seph A. Campbell, Lock Juniata; VIII