The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-10-31

The twelfth annual meeting Of the
Pennsylvania Young Womens Chris
tian Association occurs this week at
Williamsport The city association in
that city, assisted by the association
in Dickinson seminary of Williamsport,
have made most complete arrange
ments for the entertainment of dele
gates and the success of the meetings.
The sessions are to b. held in the
First Baptist church corner of Elmira
and Fourth streets. Following is an
outline Of the programme:
THURSDAY AFTERNOON
SOo-opening Service--Nliss Sara Carson,
of New York
Greeting-Mrs. j. NJ. Young, Will
Transport
Response-Mrs h. ]. Matthews,
Scranton.
Organization.
Quiet service-Miss Mary Babcock.
New York.
THURSDAY EVENING.
745-Convention Address-Miss h. Is.
Price, Chicago.
FRIDAY MORNING.
9.3a-Talks with the Master Mrs. G. e.
Wilbur, Bloomsbury
Bible Study-Miss Babcock. State
Secretary of New York
1OSG-The Convention Divides Into Sec
ton Conferences:
The College Conference is led py
Miss Price, the College Secretary
Of the American Associa tion.
Delegates from Mansfield, West
Chester. Shippensburg. take part
Miss Mary S. Dunn gives talk on
the Value of Affliation with the
State Association"
The City Conference is led by Miss
Wild, City Secretary of American
Association; Miss Wood Of Read
ing; Miss Van Mort. of Scranton:
Miss Smith, of Harrisburg and
Miss Shardow, of Wilkes Barre,
are the speakers.
FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
2.OO-Annual Reports of State Executive
Committee, Mrs. l.. NJ Gates,
Scranton, Chairman and Mrs. II.
j. Carr. Scranton, Treasurer.
Address--Mrs. Wesley Fiske Smith,
State Chairman of New York
Address-Mlss E. X. Price, chi.
cago
i.Oo-Receptlon at Y. w. g. A. Building.
234 West Third street.
FRIDAY EVENING.
7.Ij-Address-Miss Laura A. wild, Chi.
cago.
SATURDAY MORNING.
s.So--Morning Prayer, led by Miss Flor
ence Brown, Lancaster.
Bible Study-N1iss Babcock
Reports of Convention Committees.
Section Conferences:
city Conference, led by Miss Wild
Mrs. f.. Fl. Ripple. of Scranton
Misc ED1 Mpnra of 10 riSb bt,r
Miss Jennings. of Pittsburg. and
others will speak.
College Conference, led by Miss
Price-Miss Stanton, Of Bucknell
university: Miss Wintur of Clar-
ion; Miss Bamhart, OF Millersville:
Miss Erring, of Indiana, are the
speakers.
SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
l.SO-Report of state Secretary-Mrs N.
A. Lowry.
Missionary Conference, led by Miss
Emma Hays, of Pttsburg; ad-
dressed by Delegates from Wyo-
ming Seminary, Kingston; from
Pittsburg and other places.
Address-NIrs. w. +. Smith, New
York
Resume Of Department Conferences
Policy of College Members, "
Miss Sara S. Kirk, West Chester.
plans Of City Workers" Miss
Emma Hays, PittsbuTg.
3,3D-Carriage Ride Given 10 Delegates
by WilliamspOrt Ladies.
SATURDAY EVENING.
Reception at Dickinson Seminary.
SUNDAY.
Morning Prayers at Association Building
led by Miss Dunn.
Afternoon Gospel Meeting, led by Miss
Wild.
Farewell Address-Miss Price
Music for the sessions is furnished
by choruses of young women from Wil-
Transport: Mrs Il. Il. Jayne of Scran.
ton; Miss Knox and Miss White OF
Bucknell University and other soloists
also sing.
The Scranton delegates will leave
Thursday at 10 a. m. via Delaware.
LackaWanna and Western. They are:
Mrs. Fl. NJ, Boies, Mrs. L. H. Ripple,
Mrs. II. j, Matthews, Mrs, q, T. Jayne,
Mrs. w. II. Hackett. Mrs. John SCheu er,
Miss Emily Mayer, Miss Louis Mat
thews, Mrs II. j. Carr, Miss l.. NJ.
Gates and Miss Deason. Miss Savage
and Miss Van Mort go Wednesday to
attend a secretarial conference preced-
ing the general convention. Any
member who can go will be welcome.
The fare for the round trip is Sk72.