The San Francisco call., 1896-03-15
CHRISTIAN ENOEAVORERS,
The Alameda County Union
Holds It's Twenty-Eighth
Quarterly Session.
Republican Club Meeting-Alameda's
Candidate for Congressional
Honors.

: ALAMEDA, CAL, March 14.-The
quarterly. convention of the Alame eda
County Christian Endeavor Union took
place yesterday in the First Presbyterian
Church. 1t was the twenty-eighth con-
vocation of the kind. H. A. Wastell OF
the Oakland First Methodist Church pre-
sided. E. G. Gilbert of the Oakland First
Presbyterian Church read paper on the
Alameda County Junior Work" Miss
Gertrude Klmball of the Oakland First
Unitarian Church read paper on "Aims
of the Christian Endeavor Society,"" and
Mrs. j. A. Cameron of the Alameda
Christian Church made plea for conse-
Grafton as means of more efficient work.
A lunch was served and while it was
being dispatched the heads of the COM
mittee rendered their reports.
The evening session was characterized
by the reports of the officers. Miss Lulu
Brown of Oakland, the secretary, reported
that twenty-one cities and towns OF Ala
media County are represented in the union.
Two new societies were added during the
term. There are seventy-one senior So
cieties in the county, with membership of
3107 and 600 associates. There are forty
one junior societies, with membership OF
1898. making total OF some 1900.
The secretary was thanked for her untir-
ing services by rising vote. The treas
urer reported the receipt of $170 so and the
disbursement of $130 80. w. S. Condor of
the PIymouth-avenue Congregational
Church OF Oakland was elected president
for the ensuing term g. P. Lowell of the
Brooklyn Presbyterian Church, vice-pres-
dent; B. l.. Lick of the Alameda Santa
Clara Methodist Church. recording secre-
tary; Mrs. B. L. Spence of the First Chris
tian Church of Oakland, corresponding
secretary; Victor Stewart of the San Le-
andre Presbyterian Church, treasurer.
g The next meeting will be held at San
Jose.
Library Association Meeting.
ALAMEDA, CAL, March 14.-The Lii.
brarv Association of Central California
April in this city. The subject for consid-
Grafton will be "The Press, Pulpit and
Public Library as Means OF influencing
Public Opinion and of Elevating Human
ity." r. g. Daniels, editor of the Daily
Argus, will read paper on the press; Rev
G. b. Dodson of the First Unitarian
Church will discourse of the pulpit, and
D. J. Sullivan, superintendent of Schools,
will treat the subject OF the library in it's
other exercises.
Taylor for Congress.
ALAMEDA, CAL, March IA The
friends of City Attorney Taylor have begun
to talk him up for Congress. He is young,
energetic, has had considerable experience
at the bar, and is a consistent and active
Republican. He is son of the Bishop of
Africa, whose missionary work has ex-
tended at one time and another to almost
every foreign land. Mr.. Taylor is now a
member of the Congressional Committee,
and has always been very active in party
affairs.
Republican Meeting.
ALAMEDA, CAL, March 14.-The Ala
media Republican Club held most enthu-
siastic meeting last night at Foresters'
Hall. 1t was addressed by John T. Dare
of San Francisco. Clerks were present and
a large number of names were taken down
for the great register. There was a great
deal of party spirit manifest and the fndi-
cation is that the Republicans of Alameda
will be thoroughly awake by the time the
campaign fairly opens.