History of the Pennsylvania Railroad Department of the Young Men's Christian Association of Philadelphia (1911) (14572793420)

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Title: History of the Pennsylvania Railroad Department of the Young Men's Christian Association of Philadelphia
Year: 1911 (1910s)
Authors: Wilson, William Bender, 1839-1919
Subjects: Young Men's Christian Association (Philadelphia, Pa.). Pennsylvania Railroad Dept Pennsylvania Railroad Railroads
Publisher: Philadelphia ( Pa.) : Stephen Greene Co., Printers
Contributing Library: Princeton Theological Seminary Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Internet Archive



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the Department. On August 3, 1887, Mr. Frank H. Gregory was engaged asAssistant Secretary to take the place of Mr. H. B. Rankin who hadresigned. Mr. Gregory entered at once upon his duties, and noperson entered the building without receiving a kindly greetingand a proffer of service, the outward expression of his heart, whichwas overflowing with a deep love for humanity. Mr. Gregorystill remains in the service as General Secretary of the RailroadDepartment at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. To bring the home and family into close affiliation with thework of the Department, one of the earliest and very significantprovisions at the initiative and under the leadership of ChairmanKeesberry, was the formation of the Womans Auxiliary, composedof the wives, daughters and dependent female relatives of members,and a Boys Department for boys between the ages of ten andsixteen years, sons of members. Thus, at the outstart, there werebrought into harmony of purpose and action fathers, mothers, sons, 30
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CHARLES G. CADWALLADER,Chairman, 1889-91, 1892-93. daughters, brothers and sisters of the railroad community. Thesetwo subordinate organizations have had an important bearing andlasting influence on the progress and prosperity of the Department.No greater work could have been installed at that time, for it wasthe corner-stone in the arch of success. At the close of the year 1887, there were 294 names enrolledas members of the Department, classified as follows: Life 5 Active 85 Associate. 145 Sustaining 59 Total 294 The life members and their contributions were: J. N. Du Barry $100 Wistar Morris. 100 N. Parker Shortridge.... 100 H. H. Houston.- 250 George W. Childs 100 Mr. Shortridge alone survives (1910). The active members were divided denominationally: Baptist 22 Christian 1 Episcopalian 8 Lutheran..... 12 Methodist... 18 Presbyterian _ 21 Reformed. 2 United Presbyterian 1 Total 85 January 1, 1888, Messrs. William A. Patton, Solomon G. Grone,Samuel D. Wilson, J. C. Gilmore, Naylor C