The record-union., 1894-10-09
WOMEN WORKING FOR TEMPERANCE.
Convention of the Women's Christian
Temperance Union.
The Delegates Received Last Evening
With Words of Welcome-The
Session To-day.

The fifteenth annual convention of the
California Women's Christian Temper
ance Union will convene at the First
Baptist Church in this city. this morning
at 8 O'Clock.
A meeting of the Executive Com inittee
was held yesterday afternoon, at which
the work of the convention was dis
cussed, and other matters attended to.
The local branch of the w. c. I. U.
gave an entertainment to the delegates at
the First Baptist Church last evening.
The entertainment was opened with
prayer by Mrs. A. B. Cove, after which
was sung the w. c. T. U. hymn. "To
Thee, o Lord, We Raise Our Hymn of
Love and Praise"
George b. Katzenstein then delivered
an address of welcome to the delegates
on behalf OF the l. .. G. L.
c. NJ. Campbell of the Young Mems
Christian Association. on behalf of that
organization, greeted the delegates. MIR.
Campbell, i'll the course OF his remarks,
said there are about five thousand young
men in this city, and less than four nun
dred OF them belong 10 the churches.
There are about three hundred saloons in
the city, and nearly all of them are sup
ported by the younger element.
a song of welcome was rendered by
the children of the Loyal Temperance
Legions.
Miss c. Schubert then welcomed the
delegates OH behalf Of the Young
Women's Christian Association.
Mrs. L. b. Purnell, for the w. C. t. U.
of this city, welcomed the visitors in an
extended address, which was listened to
with close attention.
A piano duet was rendered by Misses
Maude Willis and Eva Sent
The delegates were then welcomed by
Rev. X. NJ. Stevenson on behalf OF the
clergy Of the city. He said women had
been hammering away at the liquor
traffic for many years, yet the tratllc is
stronger than ever. Tho w. G. 7. u, the
speaker said, will eventually sue
ceed, as its members have the courage to
both work and pray for the destruction
of the evil OF strong drink.
He called attention to the saloon close
to the entrance to the City Cemetery, and
said the communicating influence of the
liquor traffic pervades the atmosphere at
the very threshold where lie the loved
dead. lie never lived in a climate more
genial than that of California. and with
the eXtirpation OF the saloons this State
would be moral paradise.
Rev. a. b. Banks welcomed the dele
gates on behalf of the First Baptist
Church.
Mrs. Sadie Renowden Bailey then rem
dered pleasing solo and encore.
Next followed a vocal duet by Mrs.
Addie Carter and Mrs. c. I. Pinkham
and recitation by Miss Aimee MurreIls.
The response to the addresses of well
come was to have been made by Mrs. II.
h. Brown. Corresponding Secretary of
the State Woman's Christian Temperance
Union, but she was unable to be present
and the response was made by Mrs. Rose
NJ. French.
THE RECORD UNION would have been
glad to have published the reply of the
Secretary as read by Mrs. French. That
document had, however been indis-
creetly promised exclusively to an OBJ
scure evening sheet, and its repre-
sentative, on being applied to by Mrs.
French TO forego the promise in or
der that the reply might appear in this
mornings report, refused to do so, ana
the lady submitted to his eXaction. The
course of the evening sheets representa-
tive is quite too contemplate for lit char
acteriZation by newspaper men of self
respect. Officers OF public convention
OF this Importance ought TO know that
morning paper is entitled, by all ordinary
courteSieS, to matter coming legitimately
within its news hours, as also is an even
ing paper to matter falling between the
news hours OF its publication. II the
ladies conducting the convention, and
who have never been refused publication
in these columns Of news matter concern
ing their organization, are disposed to
throw obstacles in the way of reports of
the proceedings appearing in any OF the
press, morning or evening, they are pro-
ceGding most unwisely, and as no other
deliberative body does. If the desire is
that this journal shall not print the reports
made to the convention, save at second
hand (which it will not do), the conven-
riN nj will 1,o ha
Our columns are open to fair reports for
the ladies, but we shall insist upon fair
play also, nor viii we be driven to short
handing matter legitimately belonging to
our news hours.
j. Il. Week rendered a solo, and the en-
tertainment closed with a benediction by
Rev. A. Z. Banks.
Following are given as the officers of
the State w. G.. L. u, list OF delegates to
the convention, etc.
STATE OFFICERS.
Mrs. Sturtevant-Peet, President, San
Jose; Mrs. II. Il. Brown, Corresponding
Secretary, San Francisco; Mrs. d. j.
Spencer, Recording Secretary, San Fran
cisco; Mrs. Emily Hoppin, Treasurer,
Yolo; Mrs. S. &. Sanford, Auditor. Oak
land; Mrs. ID. j. Spencer, Official Re-
porter; Mrs. Sadie Renowden Bailey,
Musical Conductor. Vice-P Presidents
Amador County. Mrs. Z. NJ. Cooper;
Alameda, Mrs. 5. Z. Borland; Butte,
Mrs. l.. a. B. Curtis; Colusa and Glenn,
Mrs. a. j. Hall; Yuba and Sutter, Mrs.
Ida Frances Lee; Tulare and Kings, Mrs.
L. w. Dopkins; Calaveras, Mrs. Susan
Wright: Sonoma and Marin, Mrs. 4. j.
| Wheeler; Contra Costa, Mrs. Oma r.
Miller; Del Norte, Mrs. r. l.. Cooper; Ell
Dorado, Mrs. S. u. Beach; Fresno, Miss
Clara a, Boyer; Hum boldt, Mrs J. w.
Kelley; Lake, Mrs. II. n. G. Newton;
Mendocino, Mrs. L. r. Miller; Napa,
Mrs. Clara Elliott; Nevada, Mrs. A. j.
Ropp; Placer, Mrs. Fannie Thies; Sacra-
mento, Mrs. Jennie Dixon; Santa Clara,
Mrs. 5. 1. Churchill; San Francisco, Miss
). NJ. \. Cummings; San Joaquin, Mrs.
5. r. Dorr; Shasta, Miss Rosaline \.
Bell; Siskiyou, Mrs. j. b. Rutter; Solano,
Mrs. G. NJ. Baldwin; Stanislaus, Mrs.
Jennie Phelps Purvis; Santa Cruz, San
Benito and Monterey. Mrs. E. 6. Greene;
Tuolumne, Miss a. 4. Mansfield; Yolo,
Mrs. Ruth a. Armstrong.
THE DELEGATES.
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