Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-07-04
tobacco, women, politicians, and others,
were read and diecusaed

tobacco, women, politicians, and others,
we're read and discussed.
Not to be invidious, it is certainly true
that no speech was, all in all, more in
genlous, more taking, than "Why Cali
iornia women seek the ballot" by Mrs.
Mary l.. Garbutt.
The history of the W.C.T.U., by Mrs.
Carter, Of University Place, was very in
terestiDg. She said the first W.C.T.U.
| organized in Southern California was in
March, 1888, at Santa Barbara. A
month later Francis Willard visited our
coast and through her efforts Unions
were formed in Los Angeles, San Diego
and Santa Ana. Miss Willard was fol-
lowed by Mrs. Leavitt, who had
been appointed National Organizer
for the Pacific coast, and by her eight
more unions were formed. About this
time, September Goth, convention was
called, and out of it grew an organization
known as the Southern California State
Union, with Miss Martha Hathaway as
president. The Southern Calitornia
Union was made to include the seven
lower counties, numbering twenty.six
Unions, with mem bership of 632. The
first State headquarters were in the Ma
deau block. The first President resign
ing, Mrs. Olive Bird was next elected to
ill the office. She, as we'll as the first
President, had great. love for the work,
but 1t was left only too soon to the hands
OF another. Next came Mrs. Lucy Drew
Moore, who completed full years
work, and to her efforts, with the Vice
president, Mrs. Keyes, does the Union
owe the success of its monument-the
Temperance Temple. At the last annual
election Mrs. Sophia Keyes was elected
to the Presidents chair, and now is
faithfully serving. The work consists of
thirty.six departments, each with State
Superinten dent, and in some depart
ments also county and local Superin-
tendent, thus dividing the work some
what, The departments are under six
heads, viz: Organization, Preventitive,
Educational, Evangelistic, Social and
Legal.
State conventions are held annually, to
which good delegation is always in at
tendance. County delegations are also
held annually. State Executive meet
ings are held monthly, the Board con.
sisting OF the general State officers and
Superintendents. The County executive
meeting is held quarterly.
The report closed with the following:
complishing a good deal, as we have SO
juvenile Unions, with about 1000
members. At this time, near the close
of the seventh year, we have to report
an addition of 35 unions, making an ag-
gregate of 80, with a membership of
about 1000. We feel that we are grow
ing in strength, and with strength comes
success. We hope our growth has been
in sentiment, as we'll. If we can only
get the people educated up to the right
side of the question, we are then on the
sure road to our final victory.
There will be treat today, as will be
seen by the programme. A special train
will leave Long Beach at p. m., for the
benefit OF those who wish to return.
The programme for the day is as follows:
Salute at sunrise; grand march at
9:30 a. m.; address by Professor s.
Dickie, at 10 80; address by Colonel
L. F. Copeland, at p. NJ. open air
concert at 80 p. m.
On Friday the following programme
will be rendered:
Entertainment by Whittier Band of
Hope-0pening song, 80, We are Volun-
teers;" responsive exercise, prayer;
address of welcome, Fay Cole; Chair
man, Master Gerney Newman; opening
address, Harley Jordan recitation, 'In-
temperance" Eva Milligan; recitation,
"We Girls" Ella Coryell; song, "Hark,
the World is Hoarse with Wailing;"
recitation, "I'm getting to be quite q
man, you see," Master Herbert Lewis;
recitation, "Silently Listening" Ella
Milligan: instrumental march on piano,
Jamie Williams.