The San Francisco call., 1898-04-07
Christian Women of Sew eral Counties Meet at
 Santa Cruz.
Well Entertained by the People of the City by the
 Sea.
Appropriate Services Held In Memory of tho Lato Frances E-
 Willard.
Special Dispatch to The Call

SANTA CRUZ, April 6.-Santa Cruz is given over for the remainder of the week to the White Ribbon Army the women of the Women's Christian Temperance Union. The twelfth an- nual Tri-County Women's Christian Temperance Union Convention is being held in the Congregational church ana a large number of delegates are pres ent.
 On their arrival this morning the oel- egates were received by the reception committee-Mrs. P. H. Truax, Mrs. 5. Dorr and Mrs. Lulu Green-and a1ter registering were taken to the homes or Santa Cruz people, where they are pe- Ing entertained during the convention
 The officers of the Tri-County Women's Christian Temperance Union are: President, Mrs. B. G. Greene, Santa Cruz: -presidents-Mrs. L.. A Willits of>Watsonville, Mrs. Virginia 1ershaw of Salinas, Mrs. Lulu Green If East Santa Cruz, Mrs. P. H. TruaX of Santa Cruz, Mrs. Laura Miller Of Skyland. Miss Sarah Severance of Pa fife Grove, Mrs. Emma Murphy Of Tastroville. Mrs Alice Bowman of Cor -alitos. Mrs. c. s. Danks of Hollister; corresponding secretary, Mrs. Ella oringle of Santa Cruz: recording secre- .ary, Mrs. Jennie Winston of Pacihc Grove; treasurer. Mrs. $. A. Shlelds or Hollister; auditorS-MrS. J. Shattuck Morey of Hollister, Mrs. Alice Bowman of Corralitos.
 The superintendents of the several departments are: Evangelistic, Mrs. I. l.. Everts; Sabbath observance, Mrs. Christine Armstrong; mothers work, Mrs. Lulu Green: press, Mrs. J: shat tuck Mercy; juvenile, Mrs. Alice M. Bowman; law enforcement. Mrs. Laura Miller; literature, Mrs. NJ. E. Clark; narcotics. Mrs. E. Bemrose; franchise, Mrs. P. H. TruaX; flower mission, Miss N. Sutphen; labor, Mrs. E. Mason:
 The morning was occupied by meeting of the executive committee. At noon the ladies of the Congrega- tional church served luncheon The .ional exercises, conducted by Mrs. M. A. Small of East Santa Cruz. A cor Iial welcome was extended to the del egates by Mrs. Ella Pringle, to which Mrs. Laura Miller of Skyland respond ed The president, Mrs. E. G. Greene, followed with the annual address.
 The last feature of the afternoon orogranme was the round table, con- iucted by Mrs. NJ. E. Clark of Pacific Grove. on Literature and Ensign.
 All the churches of the city gave up their regular weekly prayer meeting this evening and united in memorial service in memory of Miss Frances F. Willard.
 The delegates in attendance are:
 Pacific Grove-Miss Sarah Severance, Mrs Jennie Winston, Miss Margaret Winslow, Mrs. Mary Harper, Mrs. |. A. Hart, Mrs c. Newton, Mrs. Mary. Ware.
 Hoilister-Mrs: Harden. Mrs s. A Shields. Mrs. Ebi. Mrs. J. Shattuck Mercy Mrs. Winters. Mrs. Henry.
 Skyland-Mrs. Johanna Hearst, Mrs. Laura Miller.
 Corralitos-Mrs. Alice M. Bowman, Mrs G. Morgan, Mrs. J. Davis, Mrs. Kate $.
 Boulder Creek-Mrs. Nellie V Perkins Mrs. J. F. Brown, Mrs. J. Swarthout, Mrs. w. W. Rollins.
 Watsonville-Mrs. Mary c. Futile, Mrs. Fannie Kilburn. Mrs. Florence Bliss, Mrs. L. A. Willett.
 Castroville-Mrs. w. A. Tillman, Mrs.
 Green Valley-Mrs. Ella Chiffon, Miss Jessie McCune, Mrs. Laura Parton, Miss l. McCarkle, Mrs. E. Murphy, Mrs. Mary
 East Santa Cruz-Mrs. Mary Small Mrs. Jessie Baker, Mrs. E. E. Hoskins Mrs. M. A. Hinds, Mrs. Lulu Green.
 Santa Cruz-Mrs. Dr. Garwood, Mrs. S. J, Dorr, Mrs. s. P. Reed, Mrs. s. c. Brown, Mrs. J. L. Evarts. Mrs. Ella Pringle, Mrs. P. H. Truax, Mrs. E. G Greene.