. History of the Pennsylvania Railroad Department of the Young Men's Christian Association of Philadelphia . vidences that its members were rapidly ad-vancing in morals, intellect and physique. The railroad serviceshowed a decided uplift and the community experienced benefitfrom the movement. The fame of the Department was phenomenal growth and activity so impressed the leaders ofthe Young Mens Christian Associations throughout the land thatit was decided that an International Conference should be held inits building. So it came to pass that the most notable event inwhich the De
. History of the Pennsylvania Railroad Department of the Young Men's Christian Association of Philadelphia . vidences that its members were rapidly ad-vancing in morals, intellect and physique. The railroad serviceshowed a decided uplift and the community experienced benefitfrom the movement. The fame of the Department was phenomenal growth and activity so impressed the leaders ofthe Young Mens Christian Associations throughout the land thatit was decided that an International Conference should be held inits building. So it came to pass that the most notable event inwhich the Department was a participant was the meeting in itsbuilding of the Tenth International Conference of the RailroadDepartment of the Young Mens Christian Association, heldOctober 11 to 14, 1900. The Conference awakened a strong popular interest and at-tracted the attention of the governments of the world. The Rus-sian and German authorities gave it recognition, and sent repre-sentatives, not only to aid in its discussions, but also to study itseffects upon railroad men in the United States. The movement 154. RICHARD C. MORSE, General Secretary. CLARENCE J. HICKS, Associate General Secretary. H. O. WILLIAMS, Railroad Secretary. INTERNATIONAL SECRETARIES. which the Conference represented was and remains in its moral,material and political bearings perhaps the most important one ofthe age. The delegates who attended it represented railroad menin all of the different phases of railroad employment; men whowere in constant touch with the traffic of continents, and familiarwith industrial and trade conditions and their requirements. Intheir home communities they were interested in moral, material andphysical prosperity, and nothing so chained their attention as themobilization of the railroad men under the supervision of the YoungMens Christian Association for the purpose of advancing suchprosperity. The entertainment of the Conference by the PennsylvaniaRailroad Department of Philadelphi
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