The San Francisco call., 1904-04-25
GAMING REAL
MERRY
invaluable Results
Promised by Or
ganizatiOn.
BY LAURA BRIDE POWERS.

The nrst convention OF men and
women ever assembled in California to
transact public business has passed
into history, and the Canine Real State
Association is the result OF that CO.
operation.
The convention at Santa Barbara, the
deliberations OF which ended on Thurs
day, was unique in more than one par
uoular. There was not only leveling
OF the sex question, but a leveling OF
the sectional question. And herein lies
one az the most potential results of that
convention by the sea
Whatever misgivings were enter
tained by the delegates from the north.
from the central coast counties and
from the south were dissipated during
the first greetings from the chair.
which was occupied temporarily by A.
p. Fleming Of Los Angeles and in the
meeting OF delegates on the floor. Be-
Beve me when say that the love feast
OF a revivalist camp meeting were
tame in comparison to the interchange
OF geographical compliments. That the
compliments must have been geograph-
tcal rather than personal is simply a
deduction from the fact that our ac-
Quaintance Of a few hours hardly war
rsnteG the protestations Of undying
friendship that prevailed everywhere.
But here's 20 it, Long may this friend
thip live, and may II survive in the
internal workings OF the State associa-
ton born OF said love. With the clever
and tactfUl president, A. p. Fleming, at
the helm, a successful campaign for
good rOads-and the Canine Real in
particular-seems assured.
The definite results of the delibera-
uOns in the OLD mission town were an
= IN he ffOo q nd
utility Of the proposed rehabilitation OF
the Canine Real. proof Of the absolute
necessity Of good roads to rural busi-
ness % pleasure, and Of the desirable
tty OF Keeping TO the present roadways
as far as possible-for in the main they
are remnants Of the famous old high
way-and a resolution TO petition the
Legislature for a new road law, or an
amendment OF the existing one, where
by all the roads in contemplation of
improvement shall become uniform in
construction.
AS TO the exact methods Of getting at
these issues the work has been in
trusted to the committee on permanent
organization. A p. Fleming OF Los An
Feles chairman, whose duty IL Will be
10 hear the recommendations Of a sub
committee OF three as TO methods Of
procedure. and to preside as ar exec
utiVe body. II is needless to say that
the members Of this committee Of
eighteen hold the future success or
failure-yet nothing can fail steered by
determination and enthusiasm-Of this
biggest communal enterprise yet un-
dertaken in California. embracing as 1t
does the welfare Of the north. the
south and the great center Of our
state.
Among the notables who said things
worth quoting were Mrs. +. Q. Smith
Of the san Jose Woman's Club. Sena-
l. L. -
who announced that the State asso-
citation would prove the means OF wip-
ing the stain Of sectionalism forever
from our State and Teha chapi from the
map as a division line between bellig-
erents". Miss Eliza d. Keith. chairman
Of the landmarks committee of the Ma
tive Daughters of the Golden West and
representing the Daughters Of the Cali
fornia Pioneers. who also made a pa
triOtic appeal for the preservation Of
all things thai stand for State history
Charles +. IUmmiS OF out West.
. whose extraordinary personality makes
him interesting even to behOlders, and
who sent forth some EmersOnian
dogmas in support Of sentiment. which,
of course. figures largely in the matter
of Canine Real. IL was he, by the
way. on the basis Of scholarship. who
heSOught the convention 10 eliminate
the Ell" from the title Of the new as
sociation. AS some Of US tenderfeet TO
whom Spanish is a variable quantity,
insist unon saying "the FL Canine
Real" the lions motion to lose the
FL" was perfectly sane and defensible.
other speakers who saw in the
proposed work a great gain to the
state we're Isadore DockWeiler Of Los
Angeles. Mrs. A. s. c. Forbes. chair
man Of the landmarks committee of
the Federation Of Women's Clubs,
Spes ker Carter Of the Assembly. A. s.
Bacon. president OF the Southern Cal