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SEVENTH ANNUAL MEETING
Held by. the Young Women's Christian
Association,
INTERESTING REPORTS MADE
Show the Excellent Work That Has Been
Done by the Association Excerpts
from Address Delivered at Munici
pal League Convention.
Much Interest was shown in the
seventh annual exercises of the Young
"Women's Christian association held In
the Elm Park church last evening.
Mrs. E. II. Ripple acted as president.
and eeated on the platform with her
were Rev. TV. H. Pearce, Rev. Charles
E. Robinson, and Secretary Mahy, of
the Young Men's Christian association,
During the opening devotional exer
cises a quartette comprising Miss Wini
fred Sullivan, Mrs. Boston Williams.
Alfred Wooler and Richard Thomas
rendered various selections In a charm
ing manner. The quartette, "Abide
wlth'Me," was given in an artistic man
ner. Miss Sullivan and Mrs. "Williams
ang a duet, "The Lord Is My Shep-
herd," and Mrs. Boston Williams sang
"Thy Will Be Done," both being ren
dered with great taste. Rev. C. E. Rob
inson and Mr. Mahy conducted the de
votional exercises.
Miss Rachel Folles, secretary of the
Central association, read the annual re
port, In the opening statement of which
she said that the aim of the report was
to present In as bflef a form as possible
the-results of the efforts during the
past year In achieving the four-fold
object of the association, viz: the physi
cal, lntellecutal, social and spiritual
improvement of the young women of
Scranton. The efforts under the direc
tion of the board of managers and gen
eral secretary had been largely carried
on 'by thirteen committees having a
membership of 125.
Work of the Physical Department.
In the physical department great
Advancement had . been shown, 110
members having been enrolled in the
gymnasium, nearly twice as many as
In the previous year. New apparatus
had been added to the equipment and
the arrangement of the room, in other
ways, had been made more convenient.
Nine classes met weekly, under the
careful instruction of Miss Shardlow,
until last December, and since that
time Miss Yeakle had acted as director.
Under the supervision of ithe lunch
committee, Mrs. William Hanley,
chairman; Mrs. Barclay and Mrs.
Knapp, lunches had. been served every
noon and Saturday evenings, the total
number of lunches were 17,587, making
an average of fifty-seven daily.
In .the Intellectual department, pre
sided over by Mrs. Eugene Fellows, the
chairman of the education committee,
classes had been organized in writing,
common English, algebra, physiology,
millinery, dressmaking and , em
broidery. One hundred and ten mem
bers attended the classes. Sixteen
members had attended the Chautau
quan circle, which, had been carried
on under the presidency of Mrs. J. H.
Carr.
During the year 3,007 Invitations had
been Issued by the invitation commit
tee for socials, religious meetings, and
other gatherings; and literature had
also been distributed at the stores,
hop, station, etc, and visits bad been
Wear, Shirt Waists, Boys' Clothing, Etc.
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paid to the hospitals, where the hearts
of many young women had been
cheered. The rooms committee, under
the presidency of Mrs. C. D. Simpson,
naa been busily engaged in keeping
the rooms clean and bright, and the
amount of work could be gauged from
the fact that 37,526 visits had been
made to the rooms, being an average of
120 per day.
The services of the reception commit
tee, under the presidency of Miss Doers-
am, and the entertainment committee,
under the presidency of Mrs. P. D.
Watts, were also referred to in detail.
The committee on religious services,
under the presidency of Mrs. L. M.
Gates, had arranged eighty-three re
ligious services with a total attendance
of 2,921.
During the same period seven Bible
classes had been held continuously with
a membership of 48 members;' 47 con
versions had been reported toy this de
partment. The membership committee,
of which Mrs. J. A.- Lansing was presi
dent, reported 163 new members, which
made a total of 423 members. The re
port of the finance committee, under
the supervision of Mrs. J. L. Stelle, re
ported that the association was for the
first time in its history in financial ar
rears.
Bo port of South Side Drancb.
Miss Tomklnson, secretary of the
South Bide branch, presented a report
showing a total attendance of 20,550
during the year, and an attendance of
2,597 at the Sunday meetings. Twenty-
four social and seven entertainments
had been held, and employment had
been found for many girls. The work
of the association had been enthusi
astically carried on by the committees
with a membership of seventy-elfrht.
Miss Dunn, state secretary, delivered
an interesting address on "The Idea
and Ideal of the Association," and de
scribed how the idea of the association
had originated twenty-three years ago,
and its development to the state asso
ciation, the national and finally inter
national committee. The Idea of the
association was the highest type of
noble womanhood, and Miss Dunn, in
speaking on this feature, dwelt on the
paramount importance of physical cul
ture. In the social department, they
were often charged with taking girls
from their homes, but this she urged
often kept them from places where
girls should blush to be seen. There
were many girls starving for want of
social life, and their educational classes
not only afforded opportunities for so
cial meetings but also for the intel
lectual development of the girls.
Speaking of the religious work, Miss
Dunn mentioned many instances where
girls had been saved from unbelief and
a life of sin.
Ideal of the Association.
The "Ideal" of the association was to
bring the girls of the whole world
to Christ. - They thought . that their
prayers had been so mean and Insignificant-that
God would uot answer
them, but If they persisted In their de
sires he would . grant their requests,
and her prayer was that every girl in
the world be brought to Christ. .
She urced. however, that the church
was the governing power with whom
the association would work hand in
hand and heart with heart. In conclu
sion Miss Dunn said that one of her
chief prayers would ,be -that the Scran
ton association should have a new
home within the iext twelve months.
Mrs. L. M. Gates delivered an elo
quent address upon the growth of the
association, and made a plea for a new
building In this city.
THE 6CEANTON TKIBTJNE SATURDAY MORNING, JUNE 1, 1895.
BARGAINS
SPECIAL FROM 9 A. II UNTIL 1
Case Apron Ginghams, Bine, Brown
and Fancy Checks, best qnality,
Meeting of Municipal Loagno.
Considerable interest has been mani
fested in the proceedings of the con
vention of the Municipal league, at
present in session at Cleveland, O.
Among other interesting topics dis
cussed, the address of John Willis
Baer, of Boston, Mass., upon "The
Work of Christian Endeavor Societies
In Behalf of Christian Citizenship,"
will be of interest to members of the
Endeavor societies of this city, and
particularly to those Interested in the
newly organized Good Citizens' league.
Mr. Baer Introduced his subject by
quotations from the address of Presi
dent F, E. Clark, of the International
Christian Endeavor convention, held
In Montreal in 1893, In which Mr. Clark
urged the Endeavorers to devote some
of their energies to the cultivation of
a more intelligent spirit of patriotism
and Christian citizenship by vote and
Influence; not, however, by. using the
Endeavor society in any way as an
affiliated part of any .political body,
From the same officers' address at the
following convention in Cleveland last
July, again urging the Endeavorers to
renewed interest in good government,
the following was quoted: "Again, En
deavorers, strike once more for good
citizenship. To be a Christian En
deavorer means necessarily a good citi
zen, who will exert every ounce of in
fluence, to whichever sex he belong (If
the young men will excuse the generic
pronoun) for the right. While Tam
many flourishes In New York, open
gambling in Chicago, licensed prostitu
tion In New Orleans, and the Louisiana
lottery has moved only across the
street to Honduras, the outlook Is dark.
But you have only struck once, En
deavorers. Strike again, and again, nu
tll if Christ should come to New York,
or Chicago, or .San Francisco, He will
find clean streets, and clean city halls,
with clean men in them, with never a
brothel or a dive to pollute the air He
Should breathe."
Results of Lost Ten Months' Work.
Mr. Baer reviewed the results of the
work in the several states during the
last ten months.showlng what has been
accomplished In the way of efforts for
clean government In which the Endeav
orers claim to have -borne an active part
by means of united action as good citi
zens. In Wisconsin, Washington, Cali
fornia, Iowa, Florida, Kansas, Illinois,
Indiana, Texas, Missouri, and In Mie
great cities statistics were given show
ing In detail the results of the cam
paign waged on educational lines. , In
several cases instances are cited where
public officers were influenced by
numerously signed petitions to veto
vicious measures and otherwise to
stand for the rights of the people in
both municipal and state affairs.
The work of the Endeavorers In Syra
cuse, N. Y., during the paBt year was
cited as one of the most interesting ex
amples of what has been done, and
among the details given were the fol
lowing: ' "SIxty-elEht saloon keepers
successfully petitioned the common
council to prohibit temperance night
lunch wagons. The good citizenship
committee of the local Endeavor union
quickly secured 3,000 signatures re
questing the mayor to veto- the ordi
nance. He did eo and the council sus
tained him. Again the council rejected
the president of the Young Men's Chris
tian association as police justice. The
same Influence secured 1.900 signatures
demanding his confirmation. - The
council was glad to get out of the mat
ter by , confirming another man, not
to their satisfaction, but agreeable to
the best citizens. The Illegal sale of
Suits,
Goods,
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1 Case Unbleached Mnslin, 1 yard
wide, extra good, at
liquor on Sunday, at the request of the
union, was taken In hand by the mayor,
and two raids were made on successive
Sundays. Then the raids stopped. A
legislative investigation committee
came to Syracuse, the mayor being
first Investigated. Numerously signed
petitions were presented to him April
15, and he promised to resume efforts
to stop the illegal sale on Sunday, and
keep It stopped."
It Is to lie a mighty Forco.
Mr. Baer concluded as follows: "I
hope what has been stated will in some
degree assist all to see that Christian
Endeavor is to be a mighty force In se
curing better government. A promi
nent politician in New York, speaking
of the Endeavor movement, Is reported
to have said: 'It Is becoming an Influ
ence thnt will yet work a complete revo
lution In the state of New York.' 'But
it is not a political organization at all,'
said a friend. To this the politician re
plied: 'The society will have' all the
greater influence on that account.'
"The politician was right. These
two million and a half of young people
are not going to band themselves Into
any political body or party movement,
but they are, as individuals, going to
stand for a more Intelligent patriotism
and Christian citizenship everywhere."
New Choir at First Church.
The newly-organized chorus choir at
the First Presbyterian church will
make Its miiden effort at tomorrow's
twilight service, and there Is much dis
cussion in musical circles as to the
feasibility and ndvlsabllty of Tallle
Morgan's lates attempt In the culti
vation of congregational singing. The
best argument, which, at the same
time, is a weighty one, Is that it will
considerably assist In the cultivation
of good and hearty congregational
singing, and this Is a great desidera
tum In all churches, and If Mr. Morgan
Is successful In this achievement, he
will demonstrate the great resources of
the chorus choir where it Is properly
conducted, and" Its beneficial effects
upon the service at large.
- CHURCH SERVICES.
Pcnn Avenue Baptist Church Preaching
by the pastor both morning and evening.
The Lord's supper will be celebrated lit
the morning service. Hours of service at
10.30 a, m. and 7.30 p. m.
Washburn Street Presbyterian Church-
Rev. Percy a. Schelly, of Slatlngton, Pa.,
will preach.
Green Ridge Rapt 1st Church Rev. W. J.
Ford, pastor. Services at 10.30 a. m. and
7.30 p. m. Communion at the clone of the
morning sermon. Beccrtary Mahy, of the
Young Men's Christian association, will
preach In the evening.
Second PresbyterlamChurch Rev. Chas.
E. Robinson, D.D., pastor. Ser vires at
10.30 a. m. nnd 7.30 p. m. The pastor will
preach In the evening on the "Flner's
Cup." All seats free lit the evening.' All
welcome.
St. David's Church Corner Jackson
street and Bromley avenue. The Rev. M.
II. Mill, rector. Morning prayer and ser
mon at 10.30. Evening prayer and ser
mon at 7.30. Sunday school (Infant at 1.30)
2.30 p. m. Friday evening service at 7.30.
Scats free. All are welcome.'
Elm Pork Methodist Episcopal Church
The pastor will preach morning and even
ing. Sunday school at 8 p. m. Epworth
leagua at 6.30 p. ,m
Simpson Methodist Episcopal Church-
Preaching morning and evening by tho
pastor, Rev. L. C. Floyd. Seats free.
Jackson Street Baptist Church The Das-
tor will preach both morning and evening
at 10.30 and 7.3a Morning theme, "Essen
tial Principles -of the Kingdom of God."
OF THE
Capes, Ladies' and
Notions, Infants'
P. M. ON MONDAY.
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Evening, "Cain and Abel Contrasts in
Religious Thought and Life."
St. Luke's Church Rev. Rogers Israel,
rector. Whitsunday. Holy communion,
7.30 a. m.; Sunday school, 9.30 a, m.; ser
vice, sermon and holy communion, 10.30
a. m. ; evening prayer and sermon, 7.30 p.m.
St. Luke's Mission, Dunmore Holy
communion, Sam.; Sunday school, 3 p.
m. ; evening prayer and sermon, 4 p. m.
Conservatory hall Services discontinued
In hall for the present. Evangelistic ser
vices will be held on Lord's day at 3.30
and 7.30 p. m. In grove on Monroe avenue,
near Delaware street, Dunmore.
Howard Place African Methodist Epis
copal Church Preaching 10.30 a. m. and 8
p. m. by the pastor, Rev. C. A. McQee.
WAVERLY,
Miss Lizzie Knauss, of Dunmore, J
the guest of Miss Bertha Bold.
Decoration Day was observed In a
very apropriate manner. The parade
under the auspices of George Fell post,
No. 307, Grand Army of the Republic,
formed in front of Grand Army of the
Republic hall, on Main street, and pro
ceeded to the beautiful Hickory Grove
cemetery, where the usual Grand Army
of the Republic ceremony was con
ducted. Rev. A. Bergen Browe offered
prayer and R. II. Holgate, commander
of the post, made appropriate remarks,
At 1.30 memorial services were held at
the rink, which were attended by a
large crowd. A. J. Colborn, Jr., de
livered a very appropriate address, and
was followed by C. Comegys, esq.
xe old folks concert will be held at
ye rink tonight.
Herman Cole has had his hack newly
painted nnd lettered, and looks very
pretty, also Mr. Thomas Kennedy, who
Intends In the near future to run a
hack to Clark's Summit, which will be
quite an accommodation to the public
wno intend going that way.
Miss Mildred Green, of Scranton, was
the guest of her father, B. M. Green,
inursuny.
IN THE SHADOWS.
I stand In the silence that Death has made
uy the side of my loved one's tomb,
And fondly fancy her l.hantom h!iiu!
Is blent with the Bhadows thut fall and
fade
O'er the grass grown grave where we
mourning mm
All tho prldo of her earthly bloom.
The flowers and buds that In Death's dark
day
We wreathed on her robe of rest.
Seem springing to life from her shroud of
clay
And nod In a wistful and meaning way.
As tho" throuKh their forms she would
fuln convey
A sign to my sadful breast.
The anthemed winds that around me sing
Are surely her Bplrlt voice
For they move like the breath of an
angel's wing.
As her's used to do when 'twas wont to
ring
Thro' my raptured soul and went carroll
Ing To bid me In love rejoice.
The silken leaves with their soothing
sound.
Strew softly the moss-clothed clay.
And silvery grasses array the ground.
As tho' e'en the earth she had meekly
gowned
To welcome my feet to her lowly mound
To her home in the shadows gray.
O, shrouds and sorrows and stillness deep,
I thank ye after all
Ye yield me my love In the winds that
sweep
In the fragrant leaves that around mo
heap,
In the blossoms that waken and buds that
sleep, -
In the shadows that fade and fall.
-J. T. Doyle,
SEASON
1 Case Challies, New
WITH THE MISICIAXS.
Musical people have derived much
pleasure the past week listening to the
excellent band concerts given at Laurel
Hill park each afternoon by the Marine
band that has been secured by Mana
ger Lalne. The concerts begin at 3
o'clock each afternoon, and the pro
grammes rendered include classic and
popular numbers which are given In
good style by the band. There is no
more pleasant resort In which to spend
the warm summer afternoons In the
vicinity of Scranton than Laurel Hill
park, and Intelligent citizens readily ap-
I predate the enterprise of Mr. Lalne.
The concerts will be given this arter
noon and every afternoon next week in
the pagoda on ithe park grounds, and no
doubt many new visitors will Join the
regular attendants In availing them
selves of the opportunity of enjoying
sweet music wafted upon woodland
breezes.
Miss Marie Warren, the Boston so
Drano. Is making quite a hit at the Pa
vilion theater performances In Laurel
Hill park. Miss Warren, a handsome
brunette, possesses a fine stage pres
ence and an excellent voice that has
aroused much favorable comment from
visitors at the park.
The piano recital by T. Reeves Jones
on Monday evening more than fulfilled
the expectations of the music-loving
neonle who filled Young Men's Chris
tian Association hall. During his ab
sence from the city Mr. Jones has made
marked improvement In manner of
execution and his entertainment was
one of the most enjoyable ever given at
Young f Men's Christian Association
hall. MIhs Sullivan, solo soprano at
Elm Park church, was heard for the
first time In concert work In Scranton
and acquitted herself admirably in the
rendition of her portion of the enjoyaDie
programme.
Bauer's band gave a pleasing open
air concert In front of the Westmins
ter hotel last evening. Bauer s oanu,
like wine, Improves with age, and Is
better than ever the present season.
SHARPS AND FLATS:
a oil nod called Bach the "Moses of Mu
sic." Tierr Huimicrdlnck. the author of "Han
sel and Gretel." Is said to be the busiest of
modern musicians.
Jenn de Rcszke. the famous tenor, Is to
build an American cottage on his estate
at llorovno In Poland.
Ysaye Is now In San Francisco, where he
will appear In eight concerts. He will re
turn to Europe on June 8.
It Is said that Adollna Pattl will be a
member of Abbey and Grau's Metropolitan
Opera House company next season.
Tho first performance of the opera,
Fortunlo," composed by Westerhout, was
given In Milan on May 16 with great suc
cess. ''
A writer In one of the leading French
Journals says the Parisian critics have be
come almost fanatical converts to the
Ideas of Richard Wagner.
Madame Melba got her first solars of 8T0
a week from Williamson & Musgrove, of
Molbourne, Australia, If she sings for the
firm In September next she will get 81,000
a week.
Wagner I tes will be 'comforted by the
knowledge that the young .emperor of
Russia Is a warm admirer of the works of
the Bayreuth master, and has a distinct
aversion to the muslo of the Italian and
French schools.
Since Miss Eames got married, It Is said,
her splendid voice has deteriorated. The'
range of her voice haa fallen from a pure
soprano to the suggestion of contralto;
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and Its technique, which won our applause
three years ago, has steadily diminished.
Mascagnl's "Cigarette," the new and
much-talked-of work, will be produced
next fall. The composer Is preparing a new
opera on a subject which has been fur
nished by a German writer. It will be en
titled "Rerdoa" and treats of Grabbe's
"Duke Theodor of Gothland." Verdi was
much Interested In this story, and Illlca Is
studying It with a view of using It for a
libretto.
It Is said that Calve will be heard here
next season In Massenet's "Le Cid" and
"La Navarralse," but It Is not probable tnat
she will be heard In the former role. She
will sing Valentine in "The Huguenots,"
and Atda In addition to Carmen and San
tuzza, "La Navarralse" was written for
her by Massenet and Henri Cain, to whom
she Is said to be engaged. Boito's "Mefls
tofele" Is another opera which it is said
may be given for her here next season.
This season she has sung In Spain, Russia
and Paris, but will not be in the company
at Covent Garden during the spring and
summer. When Mile. Calve was last In
this country she received 4,000 francs or
JI00 a performance. It Is not likely that
she will be paid much mora next year.
Mme. Eamcs, who has been holding off
for an Increase In salary, has not been re
engaged for- next season. Mile. Calve,
who Is an emphatic person, swore when
she resigned from tho Abbey & Grau com
pany that she would never again sing In
the same company with Mme. Eames.
Abbey & Grau have also engaged Mme.
Sembrlch.
MISAPPLIED BENEVOLENCE.
Kansas City Woman Who 19 Shuddering
Over a Blunder Made.
From the Kansas City Star.
There Is a woman on the west side who
still shudders when she thinks of a blun
der sho made one! day last week in a Sum- '
mlt street car. Sho Is an elderly woman,
with sons old enough to attend the High
school, and Is of mild and benign disposi
tion. She does not see well without her
glasses, and to this she attributes her
misfortune.
About 8 o'clock In the evening of one of
the very late cold days she had a seat In a
Summit street car. It was crowded with
shoppers and men going home from work.
Standing In frontof her, with his back
turned to her, the i. ;r passengers saw a
very short man. lie was having a hard
time keeping on his feet as the car lurched
from time to time with the slack of the
cable." He was too short to hold to the
straps, and the best he could do was to
hang to the man In front of him. A look
of sympathy passed over the benign-look
ing woman s face as she witnessed hts
struggles. When the car rounded the
curve at the corner of Ninth and Wash
ington streets It gave a frightful lurch.
Tho little man was taken off his guard .
and landed squarely In the woman's lap.
Ho tried to rise as fast as ho could and
excuse himself when, to his surprise and
horror, he felt lhat she was holding him
where he was. He tried again to get up,
but she held him tlghtor than before.
"That's all right, little boy, sit still," she
said kindly, with a smile.
Passengers were staring In amazement
at the unusual spectacle, and tho ribbon
counter girl In the corner of the car tit
tered audibly.
The undersized victim began to squirm,.
but his captor attributed it to boyish em
barrassment. It was only when he turned
his big round eyes on her and said, In a' '
deep bass voice: "Will you be kind enough
to let me go, madam?" that she discovered
that she had made a horrible mistake. She
had taken him for a mere boy, and her
motherly Instinct had asserted itself at
seeing him stand up in the crowded car.
Her confusion was painful to witness.
She stammered a few words of explana
tion, which the short man was too rattled
to reply to. The passengers were cruel
enough to laugh, and they both looked as
though they wished themselves far away.. ;
At the nearest corner she got out, her,-,
oheeks still crimson with mortification.
The short man took her seat. Jammed his. ,
hat down hard over his forehead,, and t
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