The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-08-03
PACIFIC GROVES CONVENTION.
Christian temperance Women Open
Their Summer School of
Methods.

PACIFIC GROVE, CAL, Aug. 1.-The
second day of the Women's Christian
Temperance Union Convention began
with the formal opening of the summer
school of meth DDS. The school of meth
DDS is series of sessions in which women
of California and other States meet to dis
cuss the problems confronting the Chris
tian Temperance Union and to suggest
and plan ways aad means of overcoming
obstacles. Many women of prominence
in this work are present this year. Among
notoble names on the rollbook are: Rev.
Eugenia +. ST. John of Kansas City, Kan. /;
Mrs. L. A. McClees of New York, Mrs
Louise NJ. Thomson of Indiana, Miss Ina
d. Coolbrith of Oakland, Mrs. Nellie
Blessing Ely ster, Mrs. Sarah NJ. Sever
ance, Mary Bell Mallory, ND, Mrs. E. G.
Green, Mrs. Sturtevant-Peet, Mr.. D. J.
Spencer, Mrs. Emily Hoppin. Mrs. C. o.
Southland and Mrs. R. R. Johnson.
The first session of the School of Meth
DDS was opened with a prayer service,
conducted by Mrs. L.. A. McCieess of New
York, National superintendent of the SOL
diers' and sailors department of the
Women's Christian Temperance Union.
A paper entitled Hints on Bible Study"
by Miss Mary Barbour, followed. Miss
Barbour made many valuable suggestions
for lines to be followed in investlg ating
the Bible In its scientific and literary as
well as its religious characteristics, and
spoke of the fine opportunity for char
acter study which was presented by the
lives of some OF lis people.
is temperance work church work."
was the topic for discussion al the free
parliament. The talks were opened by
Mrs. D. J. Spencer, STATE secretary of the
Women's Christian Temperance Union,
The discussion was general upon this
point. Blble-reading by Mrs. Louise M.
Thomson closed the morning session.
The afternoon session was called to or
der by the President, Mrs. Sturtevant
Poet, and was opened with short devo-
tional exercises led by Rev. Eugenia st.
John of Kansas.
The early portion of the session was
spent in a free parliament discussion of
press work for the Women's Christian
lem peTanCe Union. Mrs. Clare Southland
opened the topic, speaking only of the
work to be done in local newspapers and
the effort OF women to get cleaner and less
sensational daily reports OF crime and the
like, She read a paper written by Mrs
J. Shattock Morey on Press Points for
Local superintendent"
Mrs. L. II. Button and Mrs. s. A
McCIees also read papers along this
line and leading up TO the second
main work of the afternoon, the
study OF Law Enforcement" Mrs.
St. John spoke at some length upon this
TOPIC. She said the great trouble OF the
day was not so much the lack of
good laws. but the lack OF reverence
Tor and obedience to the existing laws
and she recommended as the first move
toward law enforcement by the Woman's
Temperance Union the training of chill
dren with proper regard first for the law
OF home and then for the law OF town and
State.
The evening session was taken up with
an animated and well contested de-
bate upon the question, Resolved
that the enfranchisement of women is
right and expedient." The affirmative was
represented by Sarah M. Severance, Mrs.
Mackay Willis and Mrs. E. H. Button.
Mrs. Eugenia St. John, Mrs. R. A. En-
mons and Mrs. Grace NJ. Kim bail upheld
the negative side OF the question.
Ten minutes each was allowed the
speakers. The decision rendered by the
audience was that the affirmative speak
ers presented the most convincing argu-
ments.