New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-01
MISS GOULD At y. NJ. c. 4.
Guest of Honor at Bedford Branch
Meeting, but Makes No Speech.

Mss Helen Gould's pre- sence at meeting In the
interests of the Bedford branch of the Young Mems
thrlstan Association of BROOKLYN. and e-rumor
That she would make address attracted nearly
three thousand persons to the Tompkins Avenre
'ongFeea onal Chur- h. that borough yesterday af-
'''i''on The rrmor proved to be false Miss Gould
was there all right. sitting at the IF hard OF
EDWARD 2 Lyon, pres dent of the Brooklyn Young
Mems Oh iztia1 As ocIation and ta-:y IN the
exercises she stepped forward to the reading desk
ana read as the Scripture lesson the 18th cha pier
OF st. Paufs Ep!stle to the Romans. But that was
the sum total OF he performance unless 10 smile
frequentlr End look pleased and syrpa theiic be
counted IL.
She wore a black cloth suit the coat open.nc o,er
white vest. ard a black hat. with large white
pune falling over the Trim the left side She
also wore sable collar and muT and carried
a few white carnations
There were number Of stirring SPEECHES the
meeting b'lng really rally. held un'e the auspices
Of the Wonans Auxiliary TO the Bee ford Branch
of the Young Mems Christian Association for the
purpose of increasing the membership OF the auxil-
larry and obtaining pledges 20 the building fund
The branch now has over s175OGO or ha-d but II
needs S350co0 to buy a plot Of ground and erect
and furnish proper building. Every programme
coHtaired a card hearing side formulas of
membership to be filled out. and on the other a
blank pledge TO the building fund and every pew
contained sharpered lead pencils.
The gist of the fervent speech made by H Ham
roud, secretary OF the Bedford branch was to
induce the audience to the pencils to fill out
the cards BY way OF preparation he told the WON
that canvass Of the Bedford district by his
young men disclosed the fact that at time on
"a Saturday night there were six thousand nen
in thesalOons in that section of Brooklyn
Then the young women ushers gathered up the
pledge cards in baskets
Mrs. f \. McAlp!n president OF the :
auxiliary of the international committee, said she
would rather have woman than twenty-five
where there work to be done. W. &.
Miller brought the greetings OF the tuterna tional
committee. He said ne had Just returned from a
thirty-two thousand mile trip around the world
and everywhere he found Young Mems Christian
Associations and found them valued and respect
ed. too. Mrs I.ucie Boice- Wood sang solos from
the Messiah and the Creation
\ reception. At which Miss Gould was the chief
guest of honor. followed in the church parlOrs
A string orchestra played sweet airs; big tables
set cut with fruit, lemonade and cakes which
were served by the daughters of the members OF
the auxiliary.
Some of the young who assisted were
Miss FiEgus. Miss Christensen. Miss Burrows
Miss Pollock. Miss Smith and Miss Nearing
Among the women the reception committee
were Mrs. ". ". Figgus Mrs. A. 5. Baty. Mrs
+ H. Pollock, Mrs. J. X. Nanderver. Mrs. F. P
Lyon. Mrs. J. T. Horton. Mrs. T. Hesenhockle
Mrs F. H Bishop Mrs. r. Christensen. Mrs. H
c Bristol Mrs. II. Hammond, Mrs. S. NJ Roberts
Mrs. G.. Lynch. Mrs. George O'Neil. Mrs. H. Hen
Erickson. Mrs. II. z. SCofeid and Mrs. J. A. Pick
EFT. 1t rumoTed that Miss Gould had made
a generous sum toward the fund to be raised, but
all those who supposed to know about II de
MED any knowledge of such gift.