The herald., 1896-05-07
W.C.T.U STATE CONVENTION
Numerous Delegates Attend the Session
at Pomona
Statistics Of Financial and Numerical Standing
Of the Order-The Subjects Discussed
and the Addresses Delivered

POMONA. May 6.-The Southern Cal
ifornia delegate state convention of the
w. c. 7. U. convened in the Baptist
church of this city yesterday.
Mrs. N. p. j. Button, state president,
of Riverside; Mrs. Garbett of Los An
geles, vice president, the superintendent
of departments and twenty-three county
presidents are in attendance, besides
seventy-two delegates from Santa Bar
hara, Ventura, Riverside, San Bernar-
dino, San Diego, Orange and Los Angeles
counties.
The morning session was devoted to
routine business, followed in the after
neon by devotional exercises led by
Mrs. Anna e. Southwick, superintend-
ent Of Evangelistic work, after which
came the seating of delegates by coun-
ties. The report of Mrs. S. w. Plymp-
ton, treasurer Of the organization,
showed the receipts for the Ransom
Ribbon order S342.59. She also reported
the sale of directories to be $12.56, and
stated that the state dues amounted to
$5s9.5S. Sales Of literature, pledge cards,
receipts from school of methods at Long
Beach to the amount of $63. 30 donations
total up to $t925.74. The disbursements
amounted to $5660.5S, leaving s265.1e bal
arce on hand. The report of the cor
responding secretary, Miss Sticl5ney,
showed the number of unions in the nine
counties of Southern California to be
SO, Y w. c. T. us TO- number of men,
hers of the first named order 159 active
and 256 honorary, of the latter 1872 ac-
tive and Ill honorary. Loyal Temper
ance legions 26, with a membership Of
1908, showing decrease of II legions
and 260 members over that Of last year.
Mrs. Alice Moore McComas delivered
g. paper on equal suffrage, and Mrs. e.
Nj. McLoud of Kern county read an ori
einal poem OH the same subject followed
by reports from Mrs Hand of the lecture
bureau; Mrs. Major Scott, state organ
izer, and the minutes of the state execu-
tive committee were read. A vote of
thanks was extended Mrs. Alice Moore
McComas for her able paper on equal
suffrage, with a request that it be re-
read before the convention at the even
ing session. Mrs. Hunter, superintend-
ont of mothers meetings, Of Washing
ton, made a short talk upon her work.
A number of fraternal delegates were
reported, of whom there were present
Mrs. Withors Of Los Angeles, Revs. B.
c. Corey, pastor of the M. e. church,
and E. r. Bennett, pastor of the Baptist
church, both of Pomona
Mrs. Dow of San Diego delivered a
humorous paper on the rights of women
or the reason why I want to vote:
First am human being.
Second-It is right.
Third-It broadens woman's life.
Fourth-A woman who cares for home
and all the seven periods of mans life
has a right to say what is good for her
home.
Mrs S. D. Moore of Cucamunga, sup
erintendent of parliamentary usage, gave
an exercise drill on rules of order, which
will be continued tomorrow.
Mrs. Couch's (Pomona) paper on the
White Ribbon foreign missionaries.
showed familiarity with this phase of
the work.
At the evening session, the Baptist
church was well filled. Rev Corey led
the opening music. Addresses of well
come were delivered by Rev. E. r. Ben
rett in behalf of pastors union, ex-Sen-
ator ]. E. McComas for Mayor Hutchin-
son, F. e. Adams for the board of edu-
cation, Miss Ethel Soper, good templars;
Mrs. Emil C. Brady. woman's council: