Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-09
Mrs. Josiah Evans cowles Of Los
Angeles Is Chosen President
by Almost Unani-
nous Vote

an almost unanimous vote; thirdly, the
constitution was amended and officers
will be elected annually, instead of BIZ
ennially, which in itself covers several
columns of undercurrent, while inno-
cent on the exterior, and, fourthly, the
cause of suffrage, after yesterdays ex-
perience, lost some of its staunch ad-
herents.
This quartet of incidents did not tend
to court special peace and harmony
at yesterdays session, and, in point of
fact no man or woman uninitiated
could mistake it for Quakers' meeting
80 far as the spirit seemed to move
each one of the delegates and alter
mates to move just when somebody on
the platform was busy telling some in
teresting federation news
Amendments to Bylaws
But there were amendments of the
bylaws to be considered, a president
to be chosen and the great question or
changing the title of "womens clubs"
to plain "clubs" to be considered.
So it is not to be wondered at that
the president, Mrs. George Law Smith,
always gracious and pleasing, was
taxed sometimes to keep order and that
the gavel resounded rather sharply.
The first question of vital Importance
after the nominating board had issued
its ticket was that of amending the
article whereby the word annual was
substituted for biennial
This clause relates to the election of
officers, and had the biennial gained
the victory it would have added honors
to the office of president of the state
federation as delegate to the general
federation. 1t was voted down and the
state president will be elected for but
one year, thus precluding every other
president from being a delegate to the
general federation except in the event
of reelection. This question might be
termed a sectional one, as the delegates
from the north were unanimous in their
vote for the annual and the south for
the biennial
Mrs. Josiah Evans Cowles, one of the
capable club women of Southern Cali
fornia, gracious and tactful, with a
pleasing personality. was the unan-
imous choice for president of the state
federation.
The newly elected officer is widely
admired by her legion of friends here,
who ever find in her a ready sympa-
thizer, good friend, excellent hostess,
as well as bright, ready talker, with a
fund of good humor and wit. The
other officers elected by unanimous vote
include:
Vice president at large, Mrs. Robert
Devlin, Sacramento; recording secre-
tary, Mrs. Frank E. Prior, Los Ange-
les; corresponding secretary, Miss An
ma Meeker of Pasadena; treasurer.
Mrs. Emery E. Donoughue of Fresno;
auditors, Mrs. c.. A. Sanborn of Red
lands and Mrs. John Bakewell of Ala
media; general secretary, Mrs. George
Law Smith of San Francisco. Vice
residents-Northern district, Mrs. w.
F. Little of Woodland; San Francisco
district, Mrs. F. w. Gorham of Valle-
jo; Alameda district, Mrs. ]. e. Thane
Of Niles; San Joaquin Valley district,
Mrs. J. E. Hughes of Fresno; Los An
geles, Mrs. o. c. Bryant of Los An
geles; San Diego district, Mrs. e. B.
Scott of San Diego.
Hear Reports
Owing to the time occupied over the
amendments the program was some
what delayed and the reports were
read through as quickly as possible.
Reports were read by Mrs. Geraldine
Frisbee, chairman of the committee
OF nominations; Mrs. Frank E. Prior
on amendments; Miss M. r. Babson,
of the Oakland Ebell, on "Recipro-
city, and treatise on the same sub
ject by Mrs. Robert Wallace of the
Corona club, San Francisco The fol-
lowing district vice presidents also
submitted reports: Mrs. Victor Mont
gomery, San Diego; Mrs. Frank E.
Prior, Los Angeles; Mrs. e. d. Buss,
San Joaquin Valley; Mrs. ]. e. Thane,
Alameda; Mrs. A. e. Osborn, San
Francisco. A discussion followed on
the reciprocal obligations of the vice
presidents by Mrs. A. E. Osborn and
Mrs. e. d. Buss.
Two interesting papers on forestry,
prepared by Mrs. J. j. Scoville of the
California club, San Francisco, and
"The Preservation Of Our California
Wild Flowers" by Mrs. Alice Merritt
Davidson. Music was furnished by
the Sunny Southland trio, assisted by
G Allen Hancock, 'cellst.
At the evening session at Unity
church last evening the big edifice was
crowded to the doors, every available
seat being filled and many being COM
PEELED to stand In the aisles. The fol-
lowing interesting program was given;
Music-Mandolin club, twelve Indian
students of Sherman Institute; Califor-
MIA History and Landmarks; Report
o. chairman. Mrs. A. S. C. Forbes,
Ruskin Art club. Los Angeles; Cali
fornia writes, Mrs. Robert ]. Burdette;
Our Public Schools; their artistic bet