The Jersey City news., 1904-05-05
Y. ". C. A.
CONVENES
New York and New Jersey
Board Held Session In
Newark Yesterday.
BRANCH FOR THIS CITY
Mrs. Wilson Suggests It's
Establishment Under Joint
Controls Officers Elected
BRANCH FOR THIS CITY

[special to 1.-THE Jersey City News."1
NEWARK. May 5, 1904. Women
from parts of New York State and New
Jersey to the number of 100 attended the
fourteenth annual meeting of the New
York and New Jersey Board of Young
Women's Christian Associations opened
its first session at 1890 o'clock in the
morning. Delegates from Buffalo, Utica,
Syracuse, jamestown, Brooklyn. New
York, and several New Jersey cities were
present. Mrs. James Godfrey Wilson, of
New York, director of the board, presid-
ed
Rev. Chales Hastings Dodd; pastor of
the church. offered prayer and made a
short address of welcome. Mr.. Dodd
said that he hoped to see the day when
all Protestant churches would have their
deaconesses or sisters, as the Catholic
Church had, and that Protestant young
women should be encouraged to join such
orders. He expressed the opinion that
the daily press now contained the best re-
| ligieus discussions that were published,
| and that one of these articles that he had
read lately, stated that very soon the
churches could get along entirely without
the men, if it became necessary, because
women are developing such executive
| ability. Mrs. Wilson responded briefly.
In her annual address Mrs. Wilson ad-
yocated affiliation with the American
| Committee. She said that inthe New
York and New Jersey board there had
been a year of growth to the society; still
there had not been new branch formed,
although several societies had expanded.
I'VE cannot afford she said, ITO be
out of touch with any present condition
offecting Y.W.C.A. work. and the neces-
sity for better understanding of our
contemporary, the American Committee
/ and its remarkable growth and influence
is necessary. We no longer stand pre-em-
inent as an organization. but are facing
conditions to be seriously considered. Not
in seventeen hyears has a new and inde-
pendent association been organized in our
State work jamestown w. G. A. de-
yeloped Y. w C. A. in 1890, but it is
affiliated with the American Committee;
Utica w c. A also developed Y. w. G.
A. in 1897 but in bot instances the work
was an outgrowth of the older associa-
tion. During this period of time the
American Committee has developed in
New York and New Jersey eighteen city
association and twenty college associa-
lions. ] am impelled to conclude that the
primary reason Of the phenomenal growth
of the American Committee associations
is because Of its perfected system
During the last two years, and espec-
tally the last an unusual opportunity has
been given me to study the system of the
American committee In the winner Of
1903 joint committee was formed. and
in our business meetings and on many
other occasions we have been impressed
with the unity of spirit that should be IN
in spirationt for larger joint-work.'
MRS Wilson recommended starting 4
r w. c. a. in Jesey City, under control
Of the two boards.
i Adiscussion on the proposed afflliation
will take place this afternoon Al closed
meeting.
III tile absence Of Mrs. z. r Pardee
Of jamestown, the treasurer, Miss Grace
a. Higbie Of New York read the report
she said that tie eesipts had besn