The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-09-27
CRYING need
OF The Y.M.C.A.
MRS. Z. n. RIPPLE SAYS 1T 1s A
NEW BUILDING.

r 10 tnc NoCessity AVA D""6
Where Young Women Can Be
Boarded in a Home-like Manner.
Public Meeting to Be Held in the
Elm Park Church Sunday After
noon at 3.45 O'clock.
| The fourteenth annual meeting OF the
Young women's Christian association
was held last evening in the rooms OF
| the South Scranton branch, when re-
ports of the work done in the past year
were read, and the following members
| elected to the board of managers: Mrs.
j. A. Price, Mrs A. F. Law, Mrs. James
McAnulty and Mrs. Robert Williams.
| The board will hold meeting next
week and elect officers of the associa-
tion.
The present officers are: President,
Mrs. E. H. Ripple; first vice-president,
| Mrs. j. A. Price: second vice-president,
| Mrs. &. d. Simpson; secretary, Mrs G.
B. Derman: treasurer, Mrs. H. j. Hall.
In the presidents report, Mrs. Ripple
| says: Ever since our organization 1t
| has been our aim to be help to women
and girls, and until the secret of all
hearts Is made manifest no one can
estimate what has been done for those
among us in these fourteen years. Our
work has been constantly limited by
not having the means to carry 1t on
larger scale, but our lunch room is daily
crowded and our monday services we'll
attended.
"Our crying need at present is to own
t,.si. ~, sN,,I
lodge in home-like way the many
girls and women who find it hard and
burdensome to work and really have no
| home life in the boarding houses. May
we hope ere long there shall rise in this
city building for the Young Women's
| Christian association, now that the
young men are provided for. God will
| surely reward those who do it,"
FOR CENTRAL BRANCH.
The report of the central city branch,
| submitted by the secretary, Miss Bertha
NJ. Wood, was review of work done
at the rooms on Washington avenue,
showing the average attendance at
monday meetings, Sunday afternoon
gospel meetings, gymnasium classes,
domestic science department, etc. She
emphasized the great need in the center
of the city of a good boarding home
for self-supporting young women in
connection with this Christian organ
liza tiOn.
The report for the South Side branch,
submitted by Miss Marie j. Meredith,
showed the urgent need of more equip
ment to carry on the work among the
young women, and the Importance at
tached to the junior work, of which
there is a class of from 45 to 100. SINH
lar reports We're also received from the
North End branch, where the junior
sewing school has registered 120 girls
from to IA years of age.
The treasurer's report showed total
receipts of $8.02610. and disbursements
of $S,O13.63, leaving a balance on hand,
September 3. Of $1247. The associations
outstanding indebtedness on the above
date amounted to $1,1s2.24.
All classes of the association work
will open on October 6, unless other
wise stated, and will include Bible
classes, domestic science, physical cul-
ture, English classes, Christmas nov-
city classes and shirtwaist class The
West Scranton branch Of the associa-
ton has been closed, but not aban-
doned, until it can be opened in more
satisfactory manner.
CANNOT COME.
Miss Wood, secretary of the Young
Women's Christian association, re-
ceived telegram yesterday, stating
that Mrs. Margaret r.. Sangster Is un-
able to fulfill her engagement in Scran-
ton, because of cold, which has de-
prived her of her voice. This is a great
disappointment, for Mrs. Sangster's
coming was anticipated with extraor-
dinary interest. Her beautiful poems
are familiar as household words: her
gentle, helpful thoughts are known and
loved the world over, and she would
have received hearty welcome. But
1t has been decided not to POSTPONE
the public meeting in Elm Park church
at 3.45 tomorrow, when 1t Is expected
that great audience will be present
to hear about the work of the associa-
tion, and when an excellent programme
will be presented.
If ever there was need of an active
Young Women's Christian associate
1t is in this city. Not half enough in
terest Is taken in this most noble work,
which has wrought out wonderful re-
suits so quietly and unassumingly that
the public hears but little of it. If it
were generally understood what faith
full. tender benefcent influence it
throws out around the path of the
young girls whose feet must walk in
perilous places because of the struggle
for life, perhaps 1t would receive more
earnest recognition here.
NEEDS OF THE GIRLS.
A great deal Is being done for the
young men and little children and al
ways appeals. to the kind hearts of
public-spirited citizens, but the work
for the throng of young girls who are a
large percentage of the wage earners in
this region. receives very little atten-
tion, except from the few devoted wo-
men who have long toiled In it's behalf,
amid very discouraging conditions.
At the meeting tomorrow at Elm
Park church, many points which have
been hitherto unpublished will be given
to the public. 1t will be a meeting of
exceptional interest and value. No one
who has any sympathy for one of the
greatest of all philanthropic efforts Will
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