Later,  a  tourist  class  was  conducted  by  Miss  Pavey,  a
class  in  calisthenics  by  Miss  Good,  and  one  in  stenography
and  typewriting  by  Misses  Harris,  Saville,  and  Olewine
successively.  Miss  Annie  English  and  Miss  Harriet
Stauffer  have  given  instruction  in  music.  Mr.  Pennock
has  generously  contributed  flowers  on  many  occasions.
In  October,  1897,  Mrs.  Tupper  became  the  leader.
There  are  thirty-three  members.
The  present  officers  are:  Directress,  Mrs.  Kerr  B.  Tup-
per ;  Treasurer,  Miss  Marian  F.  Van  Ingen ;  Secretary,
Miss  Louise  B.  Henderson ;  Assistants,  Miss  Hattie  T.
Stauffer,  Miss  Marian  F.  Van  Ingen,  Miss  Lizzie  Wallace,
Mrs.  John  T.  Stauffer,  Mrs.  Mary  Brown,  Mrs.  James  H.
Bryant,  Mrs.  Benj.  D.  West,  Miss  Louise  B.  Henderson.
II.  THE  BOARDMAN   BOYS'  GUILD.
This  arose  from  an  address  given  by  Rev.  Dr.  Edward
Judson  in  April,  1893.  The  committee,  of  which  Rev.  Dr.
Wayland  was  chairman,  and  at  whose  instance  the  lecture
was  given,  were  greatly  impressed  with  the  need  for  such
work,  as  the  neighborhood  of  our  church  was  fast  becoming
a  business  center.  In  May,  1893,  a  reading-room  was
opened  for  men,  and  the  church  parlors  were  provided
with  games  for  small  boys.  Though  the  experiment  was
a  success  so  far  as  numbers  were  concerned,  it  was  almost


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impossible  to  obtain  a  sufficient  number  of  workers  to  carry-
it  on.  In  fact,  had  it  not  been  for  the  personal  zeal  and
efficient  work  of  Mr.  John  H.  McQuillen,  it  would  have
fallen  to  pieces.  He  was  ably  seconded  by  Misses  Hansell,
Woodruff,  and  Ogden,  and  Messrs.  Hill,  Wilson,  and  Tustin,
with  whom  others,  too  numerous  to  mention  individually,
afterward  became  associated,  and  have  done  most  efficient
work.
