The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-12
OAKLAND'S LADY PREACHER
She Is Elected President of
the Branch Won ans
Congress.
The Ladies' Well Satisfied With the
Work They Have Accom-
pIished.

The annual election of officers of the
Alameda County branch of the Woman's
Congress took place yesterday afternoon at
the Albany Hotel. A good attendance was
present, with visitors from Berkeley, Ala
media and San Francisco. The meeting
opened with Rev. E. 7. Wilkes, the acting
president in the chair.
After hearing the reports a committee
consisting of Mrs. Gushing as chairman,
Mrs. Walker and Mrs. Woodham was APP
pointed to nominate officers for election.
The officers then elected for the ensuing
year were:
President, Rev. E. T. Wilkes; first vice presi-
dent, Miss Florence Chick; second vice.
president, Mrs. Musser; third vice. resident,
Mrs. o. L. Woods; fourth vice-president, Miss
Mary Lambert; recording secretary, Mrs. I.
L. Walker; corresponding secretary, Mrs
Jeunsen; treasurer, Mrs. R. G. Judd; direct
ors-Mrs. Robert Watt, Mrs. Chadbourne, DR..
Sarah Shuey, Mrs. A. Z. S. Barnes. Mrs. Olive
E. Babcock.
Mrs. Wilkes made few appropriate re-
marks for the occasion after her reelection
to the office OF president, IN which she
said:
1T is time we were understanding the
work of the branch congress. BY examin-
alton of our constitution we find we have
no right to do any actual work. We are
only a talking club to educate the people
in reform work. We are not organized for
work, but to educate and mold public
opinion, while other organizations do the
work and carry out our ideas"
Other ladies followed with short remarks
on the same lines.
The annual report of the congress shows
that it has been profitable year for edu-
cation in reform work. Addresses had
been made by Miss Adeline Knapp, Miss
Marlin, DR.. Margaret Smell, DR.. Annette
Mrs. Mckinley, Mrs. Weaver, Mrs. Sarah
Borland, Professor Jenness, Mrs. Wilkes,
Mr.. Grunlund, Mrs. Sarah B. Cooper, Mrs.
Charlotte Perkins Stetson, Mrs. Helen
Campbell, DR.. J. K. Mclean, Rev. Edward
Davis, Rabbi Erie dlander and Professor
Heron.
Some work has been done by the depart
ment of active knowledge of public instruc-
ton, of which Mary Lambert is chair
man; also by the department of manual
training.
DR.. Annette Buckle, chairman of the de-
partment of enactment and enforcement
of laws; Mrs. NJ. E. Teats, chairman,
and many other members of the congress
are credited with similar work in other
organizations.
The report says:
It seems best to be content for the present
with listening to addresses on subjects of in
terest to the community, and discussing them
from different points OF view. This branch of
the congress has to congratulate itself on
being, in part, instrumental in having lady
elected to the Board of Education this year,
the first time in its history.
Mention must also be made of notable occa-
sion in the reception TO Miss Susan B. Anthony
and Rev. Anna Shaw by the association in the
First Unitarian Church. Addresses were made
by Rev. J. K. Mclean, Rev. c. W. Wendte, Miss
Shaw and Miss Anthony to an assembly of
1900 people.
The membership of the Alameda County
branch of the congress numbers $50, and is
doing, according to its promise, a great
deal of public good. Mrs. Wilkes said at
the conclusion of the meeting: What our
meetings have done in San Francisco
never can be estimated"