The herald., 1894-04-18
THE WOMAN'S PARLIAMENT.
An Interesting Session in Prog
ress at San BernardinO.
A Representative Body of Earnest
Women in Attendance.
Proceedings OF the Flrst Day-rhousht-
ful Addresses on Timely Topics
Presented and Discussed by
the Members.


SAN BERNARDINo. April 1.-THE
Woman's parliament OF Southern Cali
iornia holds its fifth session in the
Methodist church of this city today aud
tomorrow.
The following well-known women are
the officers:
Prsaident-Mrs. Elmira T. Stephens,
Los Angeles.
General aecretary-Mrs. Mary s. Glib.
son, Los Angeles.
Treasurer-Mrs. Lucy s. Blanchard,
Los Angeles.
San Diego county-Mrs. N. A. Parker,
district vice-president; Mrs. Lenore
Schultze, district secretary,
San Bernsrdino county-Mrs. Mary
Lynde Craig, D. V. p. Rsdlands; Mrs.
R. V. Hadden. district secretary.
Orange county-Mrs. Isabel Carpen-
ter. d. V. p, Santa Ana Mrs. Lizzie H.
Mills, district secretary.
| Los Angeles county-Mrs. Emily Col
lins Brady, D. V. p, Pomona; Mrs.
Emma Ellsworth Sanders, district sec.
retary. Pomona.
Ventura county-Mrs. Theodosia B,
Shepherd, ID. V. p, Ventura; Mrs. An
nio Baker, district secretary, Ventura.
Santa Barbara county-Mrs. Emily G.
Wright, d. V. p, Santa Barbara; Miss
Susan Wade, district secretary, Santa
| Barbara.
Riverside county-Mrs. L. M. Good
hue, d. V. P, Riverside DR.. Lucy ".
/ 1srA- -.
The local committees are as follows:
Introduction committee-Mmes. f.
K. Zombro, l.. P. Bidgood, NJ Byrne,
H. L. Drew, D. A. Moulton, Kendall
Holt.
! Reception committee--Mmee. Robert
Garner, +. NJ. Johnson, J.. W. Curtis,
NJ. B. Goodcell, II. II. Abrams, DR.. r.
| L. Burcham.
Credentials committee-Mmes. E. @.
Perkins, S. B. Colvin.
Entertainment toommittee-Mmes. R.
V. Hadden, II. H. Baker, D. A. Gros-
venor, @. NJ. Smith. J. Bright, N. &.
Gill, 0. Hambleton, O. ID. Dicke.
Ushers - Misses Maud Saulsberry.
Minnie Riley, Gertie Roe, Mabel Ize-
nour. Verbell Mcleod, Marie Parker,
Mabel Warren. Mae Lewis.
Decoration com mmittee-Mmea. w. L.
G. Soule, Smith Halle, K NJ. Elverson,
Miss frankie Raynor, Mrs. F. s. Testal.
Miss Florence Gibson is the accom-
paniat.
All women of Southern California are
invited to become members OF this or
ganization. whose broad purpose is to
forward the interests OF women in the
home, church and society.
About 1000 women are present at to-
days session.
THE DELEGATES.
The following delegates who presented
snow now vrniy representative this pop.
ulsr quarterly gathering has become:
Mrs. NJ. E. Buss. l.. A. s., Presbyte-
risn church. Tustin; Mrs Rose NJ. Ha-
! gan. Orphans home, Los Angeles; Mrs.
j. M. q. Yalerday, L. A. s First NJ f.
church, Los Angeles; Mrs. Alice NJ.
McComss, Woman's Suffrage eooiety,
Los Angeles; Mrs. NJ. H. Finney, w. G.
t. o., Los Angeles; Mrs. E. O. Denis,
w. F. M. s., First NJ. E. church, Los
Angeles; DR.. Kate S. Blsck, w. G. T.
u, Pasadena; Mrs. A. L. Bibber, L A.
S., Baptist church, Orange; Mrs. w.
Menzel, Unity guild, San Bernardino;
Mrs. Lee, W. F. M. S., Baptist church,
the Maccabees, San Bernardino;
Alhambra Mrs. M. G. Smith, Ladies'
guild, Episcopal church, San Bernar-
dino; Mrs. Bell, Political Economy club,
Los Angeles; Mrs. N. G. Gill, w. r. c.,
San Bernardin0; Mrs. Althea Pridham,
| Shakespeare club, Los Angeles Mics III.
Belle Rice, w. o. T. u, East Riverside
Mrs. T. j. Williams, Congregational
church, Westminster; Mrs. NJ. r. Brun
son, Kings Daughters, Redondo Beach;
Mrs. NJ. Z. McCully, W @. T. u, East
Riverside; Mrs. Sarah F. Judson, Wom.
ans league, Universalist church. Pasa-
dena Mrs. Barrows, L. A. s., Baptist
church. San Bernsrdino; Mrs. NJ. J.
Hsfel6nger, ". G. I. u, Santa Ana;
Mrs. Elida Huntington, L. A. s., NJ. E.
church, Santa Ana; Mrs. N. Il.
Gill, Baptiet church, San Bernardino;
Mrs. f. A, Sloan, Redlsnds; MIRO. Mary
b. Smiley, W. G. 7. u, Villa Park;
Mrs. Ruby Keep, Congregational church,
Santa Ana; Mrs. Huntington, M e.
church, Santa Ana; Mrs. Isabel Car
penter. W. @. L. u, Tustin; Mrs. M. E.
Fillerton, Santa Ana.
The parliament opened promptly at
10 80 q. N. with the hymn, Nearer NV
God to Thee, followed by a prayer by Dr..
Deer OF Riverside.
The gecretary's report and the report
OF the district secretaries and the treas
urer occupied the greater part of the
morning.
Mrs. Sarah Longstreet of Los Angeles
was made chairman of the committee on
resolutions.
Afternoon Session.
The first address of the afternoon was
by Mrs. Sophia s. Webber OF Riverside,