Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-09-25
THE W. C. T. U.
Annual Convention of the
Southern Divisions.
ELECTION OF sUPERINTENDENTs
The Programme Rendered Last
Evening and the Business
for T0day's Sessions.

Yesterday morning at 10 o'clock the
Seventh Annual Convention of the
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
OF Southern California was opened ut tue
Temperance Temple in executive seq
sion, which lasted until 5 O'Clock D. m.
The meeting was called to order by Mrs.
Sophia A. Keys, President of the associa-
ton, who commenced the proceedings
by reading the twenty-third Psalm. Mrs.
81. A. Higgins, of Santa Barbara, fol-
lowed with short prayer, after which
Mrs. Lizzie Il. Mills, the Recording Sec
retary, read the minutes of the previous
meeting.
On motion, it Was resolved that Mrs.
Mary O. Lord, of Pasadena, the editress
of The White Ribbon, he official organ of
the Union, be made v member of the
Press Association.
The following ladies were elected az
superintendents of departments Young
Woman's Work, Miss F. Dunham, Los
Angeles; Juvenile Work, Mrs. Ida Rus
sell, Riverside; Work Among Foreigners,
Mrs. 8. @. w. Bowen, Pomona; Work
Among Indians. Mrs. M. E. Fowler, San
Jacinto: Health and Heredity, Mrs. M.
e. Backus, verdugo; Scientific Instruc-
ton, Mrs. Ida Blochman, Santa Maria;
Temperance Literature, Mrs. L. H.
Warren, Los Angeles; Press Work, Mrs.
b. Z. A. Higgins, Santa Barbara; Sup
preston of Impure Literature, Mrs. M. J.
Bond, Santa Barbara; Relation of
Temperance to Labor, Mrs. A. Huffman,
Saticoy; Norcotics, Mrs. M. @. Lord,
Pasadena; Grape Culture, Mrs. Curtis, The
Palms; Non-Alcohols in Medicine, Mrs.
D. Whipple, Pasadena; Parliamentary
Usages, Mrs. E. ]. Davis, Riverside;
Evangelistic Department, Mrs. A. T,
Armour, Los Angeles; Prisons and Police
Station, Mrs. M. s. Dimmick, Los Ange-
les; Flower Mission, Miss A. L. Sudduth,
Cotton !; Work Among Soldiers, Mrs. e.
Q. Ransom, Los Angeles; Work Among
Sailors. Mrs: D. II. Gillian, San Diego;
Sacramento Wines, Mrs. Marceilus
Bixby, Los Angeles; Department Of
White Cross and Shield, Mrs. DR.. Hall,
Riverside; Sabbath Observance, Mrs. E.
NJ. Grow, Los Angeles; Parlor
Riverside; State and County Fairs. Fairs
Mrs. M. A. Ashley, Santa Barbara:
Legislature and Petitions, Mrs. A. Gin.
pinge,, Tropico; Franchise, Miss Herri-
man, University; Peace and Interna-
tional Arbitration, Mrs. F. E. Barieht,
Long Beach Railroad Rates, Mrs. L. D.
More, Los Angeles.
A number of matters pertaining to the
society, among which was the question OF
the advisability of paying salaries to the
officers of the Union, were brought up for
discussion, but as the meeting was ex,
ecutive, full particulars could not be
ascerSained.
In the evening the Reception Commit
tee was butily engaged in welcoming the
visiting delegates, who came in from all
directions. At s O'Clock a general ad-
journment was taken to the large con-
cert hall OF the building, where the fol-
lowing programme was rendered. Music
Piano solo, selected, Mrs. L. L. Tag
gart; devotional exercises, Mrs. N. P. J.
Button, State Vice-President, prayer
vocal colo, selected, Mrs. T. B. Brown
| Addresses of Welcome by the Presidents
OF Los Angeles Unions; Responses by
Presidents of County Unions of Southern
California; music. guitar solo, selected,
| Mrs. Clarence A. Warren; recitations,
selected, Miss Rose Elizabeth Ashnead !:
vocal solo, selected, Mrs. ]. B. Brown.
The programme arranged for today is
as follows: 9 q. M, Cali to Order by the
President, Mrs. Sophia A. Keyes; Con-
secration Service, Mrs. Anna T. Armour; !;
9:45, Organization; 10:15, Presidents
Address; 1925, report of Committee on
Credentials; 1880, minutes of Execu-
tive Committee, Mrs. Lizzie HI. Mills /:
10 :45, report of Corresponding Secretary, :,
Mrs. Mary E. Garbutt; IL, report Of
Treasurer, Mrs. Anna T. Armour; IL Is.
report of County Presidents: 1. San Ber-
nardino, Mrs. George Button; 2, San
Luis Obispo, Mrs. Thomas Stalker: 8.
Ventura, Miss P. J. Mayhew; 4, Santa
Barbara, Mrs. s. E. Higgins; lL:45,
miscellaneous business; II, noontide
prayer; adjournment; 2 p. M, devo.
tional exercises, Mrs. NJ. NJ Brown, Su-
perintendent Of Evangelistic Depart
ment; 2:30, minutes of previous session
2 :35, reports of County Presidents con.
cluded: 5, San Diego, Mrs. s. Whit.
more; 6, Los Angeles, Mrs. Emma
Cash; 3 :O5, report of Board of Trustees
3:15, miscellaneous business; $3.50, re-.
ports of department work; ], "State and
County Fairs" Mrs. Mary A. Ashley; 2
"Sscramental Wine," Mrs. Marcellul
Bixby; 8, "Work Among Soldiers" Mrs
Eleanor G. Rawson; 4, "Work Amons
Railroad Employees" Mrs. r. @. Rich
ardson; 5, "Work Among Foreigner
and Colored People," Mrs. s. q. w
Bowler; 6. "Work Among Indians" Mrs
Mary E. Fowler; 7, "Flower Mission, ;
Miss Alice L. Ludduth; s, Music, Miss
M. Helen Wooster. 5 100, Adjournment
In the evening at 8 O'Clock there will b.
a platform meeting with the following
programme: Music, Young Mems Chris
, tian Association Quartette; prayer, Rev
A. j. Wells; music, selected, -; address
r "The Saloon and the Church,, Rev. Gan
t tine; address, "The Saloon and LIZ
I bor," Rev. R. M. Webster; music, voca
t solo, "T'was Wine that Spoiled m,
Son." Mrs. Abbott; address, eth
Saloon. Law and Government" Rev. ]
H. Russell; address, 'sThe Future q
!, Under the Saloon Power" Rev. Eli Fay
+ music, Young Mems Christian Associa
( tion Quartette benediction.
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