The herald., 1898-10-12
THE ONLY LADY MAJOR IN THE U. .s.A

q paper entitled "A Well Rounded Cha-ac-
ter" She drew her illustrations from his
tory, showing that characters developed In
some directions may be seriously lacking IN
others.
'"The Needs Of the Hour" the third pa
per of the morning. was read by Mrs. B. F.
Thomas of Santa Barbara. These needs.
as treated by the speaker. extended only
as far as the position Of the woman today
Is concerned in club life, and the possi-
bilities Of her success or failure, in dealing
with the common problems of life. In
clubs the business should be conducted
strictly by parliamentary rules. crying
need Of the hour Is that women should
raise their voices for social reform and
municipal government Some excellent ad-
Vice was given to mothers to keep their
children OF the street as much as possible
in daylight, and always at night. Tenn
perance and other reforms will be brought
about when parents know where their
children are. The paper was discussed at
some length.
Mrs. E. E. Spaulding presented the last
paper on women In the Church" One OF
the most important Of the various agencies
Of church work that appeal more es-
pecially to women Is the Sunday school.
from which 1t ought to be as natural to
grow into the larger body as to merge
from childhood to manhood. The social
side of church life was emphasized, and
the importance OF opening homes to young
people, who may be far from family and
home, was pointed out. The paper not
calling out any discussion. the president
declared the session adjourned to give
members an opportunity to pay the annual
fee
Afternoon Session
Miss Louise Hoppeck Of Redlands pre-
sented the first paper of the afternoon EN-
At<i>N sWVhn VVorlx 0f thA Wnmansa Ma.
ttonal Indian Association" Miss Hop
pock gave an outline Of the formation and
some OF the events that inspired its organi-
cation. Abuses OF the Indian began under
Washingtons administration. When
white men were arrested for committing
offenses among the Cherokees. There
have always been protests against the out
RACES perpetrated against tho red man
since the government existed. The object
Of the Indian association was to make pop
ular O better national Indian policy, and
since It was founded few years ago
thirty-five missions have been established.
The first one opened In this state was at
Hopper's island by the San Jose and San
Francisco branches. The next was at
Greenville, founded by the San Jose branch,
assisted materially by that Of Jamaica
Plains N. r. The school at Cahuilla,
the Potrero and Perris, In Southern Cali
fornia, were described, where the Indian
children are given Industrial training by
which they can earn a livelihood. The
object Of the society is 10 help. the Indian
to help himself, not to give him something
for nothing, and pauperize him.
Mrs. z. J. Maris Of tho Perris school.
who was to have read the next paper, be-
ing unable to be present, brief report Of
the work there and the scope Of the indus
trial. literary and musical education and
the social side Of the school. was read by
Mrs. r. H. F. Variel.
Mrs. Sarah e. Norris of the Banning
school, who was to have read the next pa
per on the subject. being absent also, the
time was occupied with general discus
sion Of the question and Miss Hoppock was
frequently called to the defense of her
wards.
Mrs. M. A. English Of the state normal
school, presented the claims of the Educa
'tional Extension association, the new
movement being inaugurated by the lead
ing institutions of Southern California. Its
object is the wider education and broader
culture. for adults who wish to continue
college studies. or those who have been
denied the advantages Of higher educa-
ton in early life. A detailed description
of the plan Of work was given and a history
Of the rise Of the movement In England.
In the discussion which followed, Mrs