Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-10-04
THE RAILROAD Y. M. C. A.
Programme for Its Tenth Information
Conference.

Programme for Its Tenth international
Conference.
The various committees of the Penn
sylvania Railroad Y. M. O. A. have
started in on their work of completing
arrangements for the 10th International
conference, which is to be held on Oc-
tober lltl to l4th inclusive. The con-
held in Philadelphia, and over 1000
delegates from ali over the country,
with many OF The head officials of vari-
oue railroad corporations, are expected
to be pres, Mt.
The chairmen Of the committees are
}. A. Ketsbuiy, 9. Ii. Grove, William
Hammersley, j. N. Purviance, Robert
S. Beatty, Samuel johnson, w. I.
Brown, N. O.. Davie, w. B. Wilson,
W. G. Douglas, d W. Freas. G. g.
Cadwalsder, A. E. Hubbard and @. Q.
Kennedy.
1t IS now positively known that
among the delegates from abroad there
will be two representatives of the RuH-
sian Gear. These gentlemen will be
M. Reiflinger, the assistant manager
of the railroad pension committee OF
the Russian government, and M. Shid-
iovski, assistant chief engineer of the
MoscGssco, Kursh aud Min Noygorod
railroad, and chairman of the Mutual
Help Society of the employees of the
same line. Another interesting guest
of the occasion will be Miss Helen
Gould, who has won SO many good
words for her acts Of charity. She will
be accompanied by Mrs. Russell Sage,
and will help the ladies' auxiliary in
| their work.
Already the programme has been well
mapped out by the committees. The
conference will start with reception
| on Thursday evening at 8 O'Clock. Fol-
lowing the reception will BIZ the open.
| ing exercises of the conference in the
auditorium. At this opening meeting
greetings will be extended the dele
gates by 9 E. Pugh, second vice-presi-
dent Of the Pennsylvania railroad /;
| W. A. Patton, chairman of the depart
ment, and W. Q. Douglas, general Sec
Rotary of the Philadelphia association.
In the evening following the meeting
an address will be made by the Rev.
Theodore L. Cuyler. Friday evening
will be presidents night, and at this
meeting a number of the leading OIL
cials Of the other railroads will speak.
The Saturday night programme will
include features of special interest,
the participants all being of national
reputation. On Sunday there will be
great evangelistic meeting. Beside
! these meetings there will be morning
and evening sessions for the study of
the work On Monday the entire day
will be devoted to sightseeing in At
lantic City.
Among the speakers expected to make
addresses at the various meetings, be-
sides DIR. Cuyler. are NJ. Hobbs, pur-
chasing agent of the Denver 4 Rio
Grande railroad; W, W. White of Chi.
cago, j. r. Mott of New York, A. j..
Cassatt. president of the Pennsylvania
railroad; Theodore Voorhees, of the
Philadelphia u Reading corporation,
President Stevens of the Chesapeake q
Ohio railroad, President Baldwin of
the Long Island railroad. James Nc
Crea, first vice-rresident of the Penn
sylvania railroad, and Capt. John p.
Green, another vice president of the
same road.
All the meetings will DO presided
over by Col. John ]. McCook. the emil
nent railroad attorney of New York,
except the Sunday meeting, which will
be In charge of Fred b. Smith. The
music will be under the supervision. of
the general secretary of the Milwaukee
Y. M. @. A. He will be assisted by
the Association Quartette. The ladies'
auxiliary will take entire charge Of the
work of providing meals at the various
sessions.
The last conference of the railroad
associations was held at Fort Wayne,
Ind. There are now 100 branches with
membership of-50, 600 persons. Forty
five American associations now own and
occupy their own buildings at total
value of $500, 600. Twenty three asso-
Citations occupy buildings set aside by
railroad corporations with value OF
s449, 600. There are also under CON
struction seven buildings costing Sllo,
600. ard the money obtained to put ur
these buildings was contributed by rail-
road employees.