. History of the Pennsylvania Railroad Department of the Young Men's Christian Association of Philadelphia . om December 1, 1897, to February 1, 1898, andagain, on the resignation of Mr. Towson, from January 1, 1907, toOctober 1, 1907. On the latter date he was elected to be GeneralSecretary, and continues to hold the position (1910). He has so oiledthe machinery of the Department and so watched and directed itsdifferent parts that work goes on with perfect regularity and entirelyfree from friction in any direction. Mr. William N. Multer, after having filled with satisfaction fora period of si
. History of the Pennsylvania Railroad Department of the Young Men's Christian Association of Philadelphia . om December 1, 1897, to February 1, 1898, andagain, on the resignation of Mr. Towson, from January 1, 1907, toOctober 1, 1907. On the latter date he was elected to be GeneralSecretary, and continues to hold the position (1910). He has so oiledthe machinery of the Department and so watched and directed itsdifferent parts that work goes on with perfect regularity and entirelyfree from friction in any direction. Mr. William N. Multer, after having filled with satisfaction fora period of six 5^ears the office of General Secretary, resigned on March31, to accept a similar position at Washington, D. C. The vacancywas not permanently filled until September 25, when at a joint meet-ing of the Executive Committees of the parent Association and theDepartment Mr. Samuel J. McConaughy was selected. He wasinducted into office on October 1. Mr. McConaughy was a youngmarried man with excellent antecedents, spiritually and intellec-tually, and was one of three brothers whose lives were devoted to ii8. GEORGE C. BARTLETT, JR.,General Secretary, 1907 to date. Christian work in connection with the Young Mens Christian Asso-ciation, and in widely separated parts of the world had already madetheir mark upon religious life. Of the brothers, James was associatedwith Mr. Moody in his work, David was General Secretary for India,and Samuel had but recently been connected with the KensingtonBranch. With a lovely Christian training at home, supplementedby a collegiate education, added to a sweet disposition of mannerand a sturdy Christian manliness, he soon won the love and sturdyco-operation of the members. Mr. J. Q. A. Herring, Manager of Adams Express, having re-moved to Baltimore, resigned at the June meeting of the Board ofManagement the Third Vice-Chairmanship. The resignation wasreluctantly accepted, for Mr. Herring had been one of the most activesupporters of the Department and
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