Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-05-10
MISS JONTZ TO LEAVE CITY
Secretary Of Associated Charities to
Take Up Y. W. G. A. Work.
BISHOP M'G0vERN ALSO RESIGNS
His Piaee-ssccessor TO Miaa
Jonts TO BE Named in shert
Time by the Beard.

Miss Ida v. Jontz. secretary Of the As
ISOLATED Charities. has resigned and viii
taks up work with the National Young
women's Christian association as execu-
tive secretary OF the central territory
with headquarters In chicaso, she viii
assume the duties OF the new office
September l. Her resignation takes et-
feet August l.
No selection TO FIJI the vacancy left by
Miss Jontz has been made. but several
Applications are on file. The board 10
considering these and within the next
two weeks will have selected a successor
Miss Jontz will be executive secretary
for the Young women's Christian assocla-
ton In the states Of Illinois. Indiana.
Michigan and Wisconsin. She will have
several assistants. who VIII devote their
time to field work. Before taking up her
work IN Chicago Miss JOINTS will so TO
Lake Geaeva. VIA. where she will be
one Of the Instructors at the conference
to be held there August 1874.
Resolution of Regret.
Upon the RESIGNATION OF Miss Jontz the
Board Of Charities adopted the following
resolution:
Resolved. That the directors Of the
Associated Charities Of Omaha express
their keea regret at the resignation Of
Miss Ida v. Jontz. who for four years
has held the office OF secertary-manAger
or said association. In placing upon the
records OF the board an acceptance OF
the resignation We feel 1t TO be duty to
add thereto formal expression OF APP
probation, shared BY every member Of
the board. OF the remarkable efficiency
and ability Of Miss Jonts; OF the many
diffcult problems encountered and
solved: OF the rare executive force and
wisdom displayed; OF the fine Christian
real which always acutated her. OF the
good taste and business acumen shown
by her In conducting the practical work
OF the board. OF the many acts OF kind
ness and mercy which II was ever her
pleasure TO DO. IN value far beyond the
possibility o. peeunisry reward Of her
the unfortunate and 10 the distressed. 10
whom she carried the consultations of
the Christian's faith a. well a. material
aid. for the lack OF which they had
In placing this resolution upon the
records Of the board we are making due
recognition Of the high womanly quail
ties Of our secretary and at the same
time We extend our best wishes for her
welfare In the new work about to be un<
dertAken. confident that she VIII achieve
IN that fieid a success no less marked
than that scored during her long service
with this board.
Bishop McGevern Resigns.
Bishop MeGovern's resignation from
the board has been accepted and Raw.
James N. stenson has been elected to the
vacancy. The following resolution re-
GREETING the fact that Bishop McGovern
had to resign has been passed:
Resolved. That II Is with q sense Of
profound regret that we accept the resig-
nation OF Bishop MoGoyern, whose long
term Of service upon the board won the
unqualified admiration and respect Of its
members. Called 10 a wider field OF use
fulnees In the bishopric Of Cheyenne, he
sewers his relations with the board whose
intelligently To promote. Taking note OF
the loss to It's effective force by his de-
parturs, we, his colleagues on the beard.
Join In this expression OF gratitude for
the many acts OF Christian charity and
bepevolencs performed by him In the
name Of the board: for the gentleness and
mercy and patience which eharaoterised
helpless and destitute persons who ap-
pealed to the board OF substantial re-
lief; for the generous, self-sacrificing
spirit in which he labored INCREASINGLY
10 comfort the afflicted and 20 afford
material aid to the INDECENT and dis
tressed. His kindly mlnistrations have
and his work with the Associated charf-
ties has been OF tnestimable value, and
we unanimously and most heartily CON-
mend him to the citizens In his new
field OF labor.