Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-25

dress. She was greeted with a hearty
burst of applause. She said in part:
1--WE feel doubly honored by this
warm social reception from you tonight
because yours is a commercial, not a
social, body. Some of us have jour-
neyed far to reach this city, and we are
glad to have come. Many of us feel
that we are not strangers, for large
section of New England has come to
Los Angeles and constitutes, 1 believe,
an important and valuable part of the
population of your city.
I'VE all felt that we were welcome
before the words of welcome were ut
tered by you. We believe we know that
the chamber of commerce understands
what we stand for, and we feel that we
are welcome, for our motives are under
stood.
"It is becoming that the largest or
ganization of women in the world
should be recognized by your body, sir,
for we also are interested in commerce.
We believe that the more you know us
the better you will like us. And so, in
behalf of the 250,000 women represented
here in this city by these delegates,
thank you for your welcome. Now we
want you to return the visit we have
paid you, and so extend to the members
of the chamber of commerce a most
the meetingc of the convention"
Francis Murphy Speaks
The chairman here stepped forward
and introduced Francis Murphy who
he said was a citizen of whom Los
Angeles was proud because of the
work he is doing here for young men
and who, because of his labors in
the cause of temperance, every men,
ber of the Woman's Christian Temper
ance union would be glad to listen to-"
E1r. Murphy said: "I am delighted
to be member of the reception COM
mittee the chamber of commerce has
appointed to welcome you. I am glad
you have chance to see what a splen-
did city Los Angeles is. 1 hope earnest
ly that your distinguished president
can be induced to make this city her
home and I take great pleasure in re-
newing my acquaintance with that
noble woman, Miss Gordon, and in
making acquaintance now face to face
with Mrs Stevens.
you people represent the home. 1t
is your business to keep the home
filled with sunshine. There is no place
more sacred than the home. Women
make the home, the home makes the
character of the children and the chill
dren grow up to rule the land.
Just as true as live the inspira-
ton of my life was my mother. SAnd
1t is the business of every woman to be
an inspiration to the children. We want
character, virtue and honor in our
boys and girls.
Lets have a great housecleaning in
America. God bless you and speed you
all! You are welcome here to Los An
geles. The voices that bid you welcome
are many, faithful and true
Introduces Mrs. Stevenson
State President Mrs. K. L. Stevenson
of Massachusetts was then introduced
and said in part:
II am very glad to say a word, to
tell you that we have been glad to
come to you from the far east, every
step of the way. Each day of our jour
ney our interest has increased with the
new evidences we have found of the
sympathy waiting us here. l pray God
that of all the crops you raise in this
state your finest crop shall be that
of your men and women, that you may
make safe paths for their feet and keep
from them anything that will tend to
degrade them. We believe in homes
sheltered by law and by love- And love
finds it strongest embodiment when it
takes justice and law as instruments
to protect the home.
Let me invite you to send sixty car
loads of delegates from Los Angeles
next October to the meeting of the
worlds convention of our organization
in Boston. We will welcome you as
heartily as you have welcomed US to-
night"
DR.. w. A. Lamb was the next speaker.
He said:
I'VE are told that when the great
queen of the east came up to visit
Solomon her visit was thought so i'm
portant that a record of it was made
I@1z To- l.
tion. So Is your visit important to us
here. We bid you to be most heartily
welcome. You have heard the cry for
workers in the cause of human rescue.
30 you come in convention here to
devise ways and means to compass this
end.
Mssourians Show the World
you will find broad, active spirit
pervading our city. You will discover
enterprise, wealth, intelligence culture
and zeal for humanity here among our
citizens. Our women are our most
precious possession and you will find
them interested in everything that
makes for human betterment. They
will take pleasure in assisting you in
debate in conference and in working
for human welfare"
Recording Secretary Clara Hoffman
said: 81 am from Missouri and we
people from Missouri have to be shown,
but today we are showing you that it
is possible to enforce the law when
officials are ready to do their duty A
saloon is as good as the man who keeps
it, He is as good as tho local author
tiles who license him. They are as good
as the law they administer which in
turn is as good as the legislature which
made it. And the legislators are as
good as the people who elect them to
Office.
You see we have been educated to
be logical in our thinking and we are
persistent workers who are bound to
win. We are glad, very, very glad we
came to your city and we thank you for
your kind and hearty welcome"
H. A. Walling then made a short ad-
dress, in which he spoke of some
features about Los Angeles, it's growth
and life that make it one of the most
interesting cities of the world. He COM
mended it to the delegates as a city of
wonderful enterprise and advised them