The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-22
TEMPERANCE WORKERS
PASS RESOLUTIONS
W.C.T.U. CONVENTION BROUGHT
TO A CLOSE.
White Ribbonists Plan Campaign
for Woman Suffrage-The An
nual Conference Ended.

BERKELEY, Oct. 2L-The California
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
brought its nineteenth annual convention
to a close to-day. With the imposing
ceremonies held in Stiles Hall tonight
Mrs B. Sturtevant-Peet, the president,
declared the FIVE days session over, and
the white ribbonists are preparing to re-
turn to their various parts of the state
with increased enthusiasm for another
years work in the temperance crusade
The last day of the conference was
given over chiefly to discussion OF the
society's policy for the coming year. That
policy is to consist almost entirely or an
active campaign in behalf of the extension
OF the franchise to women. ElapoTate
preparations are being made TO puo!lsh
literature upon the subject. Every Whlte-
rbbonist VIII go about armed et WIN sba d pa
trine of woman'S right to the ballot. Pet-
tons are TO be circulated and presented
iature, and a large delegation of ladies
will accompany them 10 urge their rdc-
-ceptance. :
the Berkeley Union, Ting STATS organize
ton has decided to take up the struggle
with its local sisters for the enforcement
sity town. They have pledged their moral
and financial support to the ofilcers OF
the local w. c. T. U. In their efforts. to
prosecute all vendors OF liquors WITHIN
Before the convention was adjourned
the following resolutions were read and
adopted:
Whereas, Army management through the
canteen system permits the sale OF Intoxicating
liquors to beleaguer our military camps and
thereby to not only imperil our nation s de-
Tense. but to corrupt the quality OF It's citizen-
ship;
Resolved That we. as mothers, wives and
daughters Of the California Woman's Christian
Temperance Union, do most respectfully pray
our Chief Magistrate and COMMUNICATIVE Chief
of on rarmy to cooperate with the Army and
Navy Department TO Danish the sale~o In
toxicating liquors from the iarmy and navy
Resolved That the nineteenth State eonven-
ton of the California Womans Christian
Temperance Union at Berkeley assembled,
hereby pledges itself to the Berkeley Union in
it's endeavor to enforce the one-mile limit law
and
Resolved That we recommend the branch
unions to pledge themselves. through their
officers and delegates, to accord to the Berkeley
Union their moral, and, II called upon. their
financial support until the next convention
Sophomores Hold Their Hop.
BERKELEY, Oct. N.-The annual ball
given by the members of the sophomore
class of the University of California
passed off successfully tonight. The affair
was held in the Harmon gymnasium. and
was largely attended by the members of
the class and their friends. The COM
mittees in charge were: Arrangements
/ w S. Butler. Miss A. Jennings, Miss
e. Powell, j. Maxwell Taft, H. 7. Moore;
floor manager, E. A. Bruntsch; recep-
tIon-Niss Isabelle Stockton, Miss Anna
Jennings, Mrs. A. K. Hammond, MISS
Irene Cullen; decorations-Miss Irene
Taylor. Miss E. Eby, Miss w. Jones, Miss
&. Graham. A. Turner, Glen Allen, Eu-
gene Rolando.