The herald., 1896-05-08
THE w. G. T. u. CONVENTION
The Fourteenth Annual Meeting 10
Session at Pomona
A Large Attendance Of Delegates Prom
Various Counties Of the State-rhs
Public Shows Interest

POMONA, May This mornings
session of the fourteenth annual state
convention Of the w. c. r. U. of South
ern California was devoted principally
to the election of officers, both general
and honorary
The general officers of last year were
all reelected, and are as follows:
President, Mrs. N. p. j. Button.
vice-president, Mrs. NJ. T.. Garbutt.
corresponding secretary, Miss G. T.
6tickney.
Recording secretary, Mrs. l.. H. Mills.
treasurer. Mrs. 8. w. Plimpton.
upon the reassembling of the conven
ton this morning Mrs. Button led the
opening devotional exercises. which
were followed by the reports of the
numerous county presidents.
me Los Angeles county delegates,
slxty-t three in number arose and sang
an original song composed by Mrs
Srreenland's Icy Mountains This was
Ioilowed by Mrs. d. F. Barrett of San
Bernardino. who presented the work in
tnat county, and with her twenty-tW
delegates repeated in concert the San
bernardino county motto.
ventura county, with Mrs. M. S.
wright, president, and her five dele
gates. came next and were followed in
urn by Mrs. Jennie Garden, president
~ " SanIa Barbara, six delegates; Mrs.
~. u. DOW, vice-president of San Diego
county, one delegate; Mrs r. M. Nc
i1eoo. proxy for the Kern county presi-
Gent; Mrs. Charity e. Way, president of
orange county, made report for her
co.iaporers. and with her twelve dele
gates completed the roll of the counties.
AFTERNOON SESSION
Inc reading of the minutes Wednes-
day AFTERNOON showed 109 voting dele
sates present, II superintendents of de-
partments, general officers, S county
presidents and fraternal delegates a
total of 140 delegates.
The devotional exercises were led bv
Miss Ada Bisbee. superintendent of "Y''
work. Reports of superintendents of lit
efature bureau and the corresponding
secretary followed
Discussion upon lack of the several re-
ports followed
Mrs. Tongier delivered a paper on How
to interest older members in order to
retain them in the Loyal Temperance
Legion. Little Miss Lena Goodwin sang
q solo and the convention sang the State
Song, as sung at Baltimore
Mrs. Scott recited several anecdotes
of her visit to the national convention
at the time when the prize banner was
awarded to Southern California for the
largest increase of membership
MISS Matte A. Reed, preceptress of the
Pomona public schools. delivered an ex-
ceilent paper on methods to increase the
membership of the Loyal Temperance
Legion.
a letter from Mr.. Webbwas read ask
ing for fraternal delegate to the grand
lodge at its next meeting.
The children of the Loyal Temperance
Legion marched in a body to the church
and occupied the attention of the con-
Vention in well-arranged program
DIR. Whipple Marsh gave an illustra-
tion of the practical worth of Jamaica
ginger and extract of lemon.
The Demorest medal contest held in
the Baptist church last evening as part
of the evenings exercises resulted in
filling the church almost to suffocation
and the awarding of the medal to Rush
McComas of Pomona.
The six contestants were: Misses Ma
bel st. John, Ada Gardner. Happy Paine.
ingalls, and Messrs. Edward Mather and
Rush McComas. The judges comprised
Mrs Lizzie H. Mills of Santa Ana, Mrs
Lucy II Blanchard of Los Angeles and
Rev. Mary Brown of Long Beach, the
latter of whom rendered the decision of
the judges.
Miss Ada Bisbee, superintendent of
Us. made the collection speech.
Hon. John G. Woolly will speak to-
night on the cause of temperance.