The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-31

Important Factors Prominent
Brooklyn Divine Who Will Assist
Rev. DR.. Pierce in Special Meet
ings Mrs. Wadhams, of Wilkes
Barre, Read Paper.
Mrs. l.. NJ. Gates writes as follows
| concerning the Young Womens Chris
burg:
Friday morning found the lecture room
of the Second Presbyterian church fuil
at the opening service, which Was Il pray
| er service conducted 10y Miss Savage. Of
| Scranton. This was followed ay q Bible
! talk Oh AIDS to Holy Living 10y Rev.
Cornelius Woclrkin. Cf Brooklyn. Mr.
Wuelfkinisa very clear thinker and pleas
AN, speaker and most earnest aud consc-
| Grated man. His talks mt the convention
have been full of spiritual power.
The last half of the morning session the
convention divided into Two sections; one
for members Of city associations led hy
Miss Harriet TAYLOR, OF Chicago. the In
teruational secretary. who is a vc.y
| bright and interesting woman. The nrirf
papers on religious and educational work
by Miss StOLer. of Will Imsport. aud
Miss Macdonald. Of Pitisnurg. lea to
animated discussions of best methods,
Miss Bennett of WilkcS-arIe, had a nine
paper Oh summer vacations COR cirlS.
! And Mrs. Wadhams, OF Wilkes Barre.
| ON tile responsibility of the local asso-
Citations to support the state work.
Miss Ruth Ronse. the International sec
| retary led the conference for college
! workers, which was very interesting
/ Miss Itunse is an English woman. II
graduate Of Girtcn coll, &c.
/ Lunch was served to all the delegates
| in the church by the Pittsburg associa
| tion giving chance for acquaintance
| and informal talk on the subjects brought
| olit in the meetings.
! AN INrERESTiNG VISIT
The afternoon was largely given M to
| IA visit to the building of the YuUuS WO-
mems Christian association of Pitts,arg
with its various departments. ClHSsos
/ in cooking and dressmaking were in ses-
| sion, ana We're wgtchvd with intcicst.
| over 200 have been i'm the cooking school
! this year The teacher now has an as
! sistant. Both are from DreXcl institute,
| Philadelphia.
! Between aud y. IN. the residence of
| Mrs William Finn was sthrOwn open 10
| the delegates. who We're made to feel at
| home in this elegant ana hCautitui man
sion at the entrance to Highland park.
\ dainty lunch was served and every
| thing possible was done To max, The
guests enjoy the time. 1t is very prob
| able that if the ladies had votes now at
! Harrisburg Senator Finn would have u
strong support.
The address of the evening was by Mr..
| Woelfkin.
Mr.. Wcclfkin, whc was 80 mucn IN
! ioycd by all. is the pastor OF III" Greene
! Avenue Baptist church of Brooklyn. hc ~
"A friend Of Rev. II, +. y. Pierce, of
! Scranton, who expects IL have his AS
! sistance this sgring il a series of mec,-
| ings in Penn Avenue church.
! Mrs. q. T.. Wilbur. the secretary of the
| convention. is a daughter OF Rev. +. Hill
| her a former pastor Of Hyde Park. 1t
! was during his paStOratc that SIMPSON
! Memorial church was built. Professor
| Wilbur has been professor of mathc-
MATES at Bloomsbury for about twenty
years.
/ Some Of the Scranton delegates called
at the Hotel Scnenly to see Mrs. De
| Haven. formerly Miss Louise Scybolt, ana
! were sorry to find her sick.
| News has been received that Miss Mary
Dunns sister is worse. and that il is
very doubtful if she can attend the con-
! ventOn.
SATURDAYS SESSION
| vic u lIlN p'-Sl NOl'NtillltllS lllt Slui'
! has held is rapidly drawing to it's clos.
| The sessions have hcen OF unusual in
tcrest ana the Programme has been car
| ried out promptly from beginning to emit.
The opening prayer service Saturday
! was led by tha president of the PcnnSVt-
vania College for Women in Plttshurg.
! Miss Il. J. DE Wore. She gave a praC-
| tica! talk and very suggestive one. Miss
! Wild, of Chicago, followed with Bible
| lesson OF great inter Test, The section con-
| !cienCcS were OF even mere interest than
! Friday, the papers Icing very strong ana
! the sCussiOrS lively. In the city confer
| ence the influence of the Young WOIncn's
association on social conditions i'm cities
was the main topic. Miss Pierson. of
! PittsburG, gave n fine talk on the value
of boarding homes in connection with the
association that Scranton people ought to
| have heard.
! Mrs. T.. Fl. Ripple's wide awake re.
marks have been much enjoyed in theS.
| conferences The closing talk of the col
! lege conference was by Mrs. Lowry, for
! mer SECRETARY ri Scranton association
| and now state secretary on "iNhat col
| lrge Girl Can Do After Leaving school"
The chief feature Of the afternoon SCS-
| sion was the reports of state officers
| Mrs l.. NJ. Gates. chairman. and Mrs
| II. J. Carr treasurer and Miss Emma
Hayes and Mrs. y. \. Lowry, state sccrc-
turies.
| The election of members of the state
committee resulted in the recollection Of
| Mrs r. ]. Matthews and Mrs. l.. NJ
| Gates, of Scranton; Mrs. Wadhams, of
! Wilkes Barre; Mrs, G. $. Chambers, OF
! Harrisburg; Mrs II. NJ. Buies, Mrs W.
! W. LathrOpe and Mrs. &. NJ. Glffin of
! Scranton, and Miss Eva stanton, of Lev
| isburg.
The delegates We're invited to a drill
| hy the gymnastic pupils Cr the Pittsburg
association which was very entertaining.
EVENING ADDRESS.
The evening address was by Miss Ruth
Ronse on "Thc Missionary Attitude of
| the Association" One of the pleasing
| features of the convention has been the
| chorus of girls that has led all the even
| ing services. A meeting of the state
| committee was held a1,er the afternoon
| session at which nine members from six
| places and two secretaries were present
| and plans were discussed for the next
years work.
The social spirit has been marked at
| this convention, due To the fact that the
| programme had so many short. bright
| talks and informal conferences rather
| than big papers, and especially 10 the dp-
| lightful lunch hour at the place OF meet
| ing each day. Some of the delegates VS.
| tied Carnegie library Friday under the
| leadership of Mrs. Carr Most of the
| delegates are entertained at pleasant
| homes in the East End or Allegheny, hut
some are at hotels and I'm the ussociat tinp