New-York tribune., 1899-02-10
DIR ABBOTTTO YOUNG WOMEN
BF SPEAKS AT THE ANNUAL MEhll>"
OF THE Y. W. c. A.
,o,,s r,rcrFD AND REPORTS READ-A
FINANCIAL DEFICIT FOR THE NbAN MAJ
- ACTIVITY IN THE DEFAR MEN -

FINANCIAL DEFICIT FOR THE YEAR MADE
rp-AcrIv1TY IN THE DEPARTMENTS
- ,Aao,, made the address yesterday
,,a-roor a, the eleventh annual meeting ol u
Young Women's Christian Association in '"'"o' .
uau After commenune On the secretary -
ana COMMUNICATING the excellent "o'h W r.
catior Dr Abbott asked: What Is II '"''
fortunate woman Of city ike BrooKN" o o" ~
~, Ices fortunate sister? Certainly some'W"s III u
The way Of what is termed charity-in dIieO' az ,
,,-,o5,a,e contribution Of things pdrcnasa1e WIN
roonev But We are learning more ana H'olc ~
distrlist what is called charity that IS 'e P'"'
doing good simply by the giving oi 'hl"sS'
most difficult thing IN the world Is 20 "o 50 80.
stead az harm in the givins OF money. ne "7
way is to enable those Jess fortunate TO io'o"
line Of your secretsry's thought 10 earn " w." =,
uhere before they earned S3 and SO 10 pay 'Ae -
that is charged for board Workers Whos' 0'"'',
are developed mtellieenty are less ol''" '"
work because adaptab.lity follows On ""n'" -
,au,g.rce This is Gods way. u We want hT"ad
II. saws There is the broad prairie se' your s'"''
from mat DIG your fuei and sct your ma'ei'"'S w.
sefher FOR vour house Thc things are ah t"''' ''
the getting and you have the brains to get mem
Il confess J look not altogether ".lh o'"'' ~"
this age when So large a proportion OF ""n'" '''
becoming wage-earners men 7i' S''''''"
their evening papers ani ler women hant ONO we
car.straps regret that men are losing hei gar
,.n,rv | regard marriage As the highest relation
q, life and ihe home as it, highest institution me
eno OF all life r. the development o. character
Certain clements can he imhioei from teacnhS an"
from books hu' moro important ihan tAdt l. tn' Gee
velooment bv the touch Of one character asaInS'
another This is The greatest form of galllHs '"e
culture The most formative Influences are mos
least understood Real courtesy cannot oe taught
mus he inbibed from the daily life. tt'nco ,'ile
valna of college sc- dement's an0 Of coileee li';
correspondeuce colleges ;a Of this. TheN are s""l
as TAR as they 90. Dtt hey lack TIE lr. -'a ~
OF mind to mind which alone gives 'Ne 'eS' an"
mos powerful training - -. .t,
Tie exercises o. the afternoon "ero begun uI Ing
,inelne of Love Divine" followed by ce, -,
exercises after Vhicn there vas Ia oi.nt ."' T VI.
cers with ne following result. l.I'Sftnl ~ n,
Charles Y JddsOu NiCc-pr'sieen's NfS. Snil',i -
puryea MIR Edwin Beers. Nrs. George " fead
soondng secretary OF the Executive bgaro. Mss
Sarah J Day. recording and cgiIesp',....ulis :,
1ary of the active members. Miss hh1an'tt,, -
Mead: treasurer. Mr. Daniel q. Nch~rl "lehl-
her of the Executive Roard-For nneNprei l'i n
.ndins Fefrja~v lq0i Miss BESSIE Colson. term
.xDiring February T. 1906 Mrs Edwin Beers. Mss
Caroline " Rarncs Miss Sarah J. lay, ~
Samuel B Duryea. Mrs George keaH ana MISS
The treasu~er's report. submitted hy Ms DAME.
{ NcFveu showed the oHp,n it,roS - Ita ~. pee n
tio 5i7 g The in omo amounted u" S''l-f -. - ~. ~
fund gifts and th. fee for NE meinh'rShlp .
Ms charles \ Iuf~Or. pre- .dtn'. mac. shpIt
sddress and Mrs Rossfer ". RAYMOND preSell go %
Inc secretary's report There b. one iccanHer
resented are Episcopal. Methodist. haI.,.9 anu anu
Roman Cafhoilc ~ tho o~dcr named mere "ie
two THOUSAND pupils In the various classes To-
cepiion followed the meeting