Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1889-09-21
THE W. G. T. U.


Preparations for she state COnven.
tiOn Next week.
The regular weekly meeting of the
ladies of the w. G. T. U. was held in the
Temperance Temple, on the corner OF
Fort and Temple streets, yesterday after
noon, Mrs. S.'A. Keyes presiding and
thirty-one members being present. The
proceedings opened with the reading OF a
number of scriptural texts, after which q
request from Washington Territory for
prayers was received and read. These
preliminaries having been disposed of,
nominations for delegates to the State
Convention OF the w. Q. L. u, to be held
in this city next week, were declared in
order, and the following ladies were
elected Mesdames Ross, Oliver, Hunt,
Blanchard and Hobbs. Their alternates
were elected as follows: Mesdames
Bosbyshell, McFadden, DR.. Spaulding,
and Miss Graham.
On motion, the sum of $l2 was appro-
priated to defray the expenses Of printing
the reports Of the convention.
A number OF minor matters were
brought up for discussion, after which the
meeting adjourned. The Executive Com
mittee went into executive session imme-
diately to discuss important business
connected with the coming convention.
The following call has been issued from
headquarters relative to the convention ::
The Seventh Annual Convention OF our State
W. G. I. U. will be held September oath. 25th,
26th and 9th, at Los Angeles. The session
will commence Tuesday evening at p. m. with
q reception to the delegates, and continue daily
from am. to pm. till Friday. inclusive. 1t
is Of the utmost Importance to our Union that
each delegate should attend every session. The
membership of the annual meeting, as defined
in Article ~ of the constitution, is as follows:
The Executive Committee, Presidents and dele
gates from local unions whose annual State
meeting. Local unions are entitled to one
delegate for every twenty paying members or
fraction thereof, unions having less than twenty
members being entitled to one delegate besides
the President.
There will be meeting of the Executive
Committee on Tuesday. September oath, in the
headquarters of the Temple, at 10 a. m. The
State officers, the Presidents of the county
unions who are ex-ofico Vice-Presidents of
the State Union, Superintendents of depart
ments, President and Secretary Of the Board of
and the editor OF the official organ. The
County Presidents and State Superintendents
are expected to give condensed reports of
county and department work. with suggestions
for the new year. These reports should be in
proper shape for the State minutes and left
with the Recording Secretary. Come prepared
to pledge your union for certain number of
State reports If possible one for each member,
with some for distribution.
The Southern Pacific. R. R. Co will issue
round trip tickets good for ten days. Rates by
the Santa Fe are round trip tickets where they
can be had; at other points full fare going and
one-third returning, If the following instruc-
fcates to Mrs. Lucy D. More, $40 W. stu street,
Los Angeles Have certificates stamped by
agent at time of purchasing tickets. Each
Union ion is requested to send names Of delegates
street, Los Angeles. that the reception commit
tee may make provision for them.
An excellent programme has been
arranged for the occasion which will
doubtless meet with the appreciation it
merits. Those who will participate in
the exercises, are as follows:
Tuesday evening, September oath
Mesdames J. L. Taggart, N. P. J. But.
ton, J. B. Brown, Clarence A. Warner
and Miss Rose E. Ashmead.
Wednesday morning, September 18th
Mesdames Sophia A. Reyes, A. T.
Armour, J.. h. Miles, NJ. F. Garbutt, A..
T, Armour, G. Button, 7. Stalker, T. J.
Mayhem, II. d. Vail, M. E. Brown, S.
Whitmore, Emma Cash, NJ A. Ashley
NJ. Bixby, E. G. Ransom, R. G. Richard
son, S. G. w. Rowan, M. E. Fowler, A.
h. Sudduth, and Miss M. Wooster.
Wednesday evening: Rsvs. A. j.
Wells, R. S. Cantine, r. M. Webster, +.
L. Russell, Eli Fay and Mrs. Abbott.
Thursday morning, September Goth ::
Mesdames s. B. Annis, Emma Cash, M.
s. Dimmick, J. A. Chippinger, M. M.
Bowman, L. H. Warner, NJ. j. Bond,
M. A. Gibson, E. M. Cow, G. w. Mel
son, E. J. Davis and J. P. Mayhem.
Thursday evening, WV. 9. T. U. night
Mesdames M. N. Hathaway, L. s.
Blanchard, Abbott, E. A. Cole, and
Misses Leila Breed, Sadie Hare, R. E.
Ashmesd and Mr.. H. r. Maybin.
Friday morning, September 9th {:
Mesdames M. A. Huyck, W. W. Stewart,
M. L. Severance, I. H. Russell, L. a..
Mills, Ida Blockman, Alma Huffman,
Francis Baright, M. S. Backus, P. R.
Wright, Mary G. Lord, S. E. A. Higgins
and DR.. Fannie Williams.