Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-26
W. c. 7. j. MAY
BAR TOBACCO
YOUNG PEOPLE TO HOLD MEET
INGS TODAY
Several California Unions Already
Have Decided Against Nicotine.
Action to Be Considered
by Delegates

"shall the z include tobacco in its
pledge?"
This is the question which the Young
Woman's Christian Temperance union,
meeting in national conference today,
will decide. Already several Of the Cal
ifornia unions have declared that none
of the male members shall be allowed
to use tobacco and today the advisable
ity of making it a national issue will
be discussed.
Temperance temple will be turned
over to the "Ys" today and everything
in convention work will make way for
them.
Miss Emma Yoe, the California state
secretary, has been making plans for
this meeting for many weeks and IN
addition to the regular sessions she
has arranged two receptions. This
evening the young people will be en-
tertained at the home of Dr. and Mrs
D. w. Edwards, of 900 Beacon street,
when they will meet the national sec
retary, Miss Cora Seberry, and on the
evening of Pasadena day" they will
be received at the home of Judge and
Mrs. ]. H Merriam of Pasadena.
Miss Cora Seberry, the head of the
union in America, has arrived from
New York, and will preside at the con-
ference today. There will be morn
ing session, at the conclusion of which
the members will march in a body to
the Young Woman's Christian associa-
tion where they will be served with
luncheon, and in the afternoon the dele
gates will convene again.
Miss Seberry is a native of New
York and a daughter of DR.. Alice B.
Campbell one of the first women to
study medicine in the state of New
York.
For several years Miss Seberry has
been national officer and was called to
her present office at the national con-
vention in Philadelphia.
The young woman's branch aims to
enlist young women and young men and
establish them in temperance prin-
ciples, by the organization of Young
Womans Christian Temperance unions
and by branches. It's object is to for
ward the cause of total abstinence, and
to establish an equal standard OF
purity for young women and young
men.
Miss Elizabeth Thomas is Miss Sc
berry's chief assistant.
Following is the program: o'clock,
roll call of state and introduction of
state secretaries; greeting by Miss Yoe,
state secretary; response by Mrs. Cora
r. Seberry; paper, "a Girl in Japan,
telling of Miss Kara Smart's work In
that country; discussion, "Shall the Y
Include Tobacco in Its Pledge?" opened
y
of Illinois; paper, work to be Done by
Honoraries," Miss Rose A. Davidson OF
Colorado; discussion, 1.-THE Future of
the Y" opened by Miss A. E. Thomas,
secretary of Pennsylvania; "The Most
Encouraging Thing Last Year." by the
state secretaries; lunch at the Young
Women's Christian association rooms at
11:30 o'clock
Afternoon session will be begun with
Bible reading by Miss Olivia Annette
Thomas, secretary for Ohio; paper,
"Essentials of Success in the Local.
Miss Elizabeth Goodwin, secretary for
New Jersey; general suggestions,
what Literature do We Need Not
Now in Our Possession" paper, GLOW
to Unite Forces in the Church, School
and Young Peoples Societies." by Miss
Florence Hammond, secretary for
Maryland; Especial Need of Y Work
in the West" by Miss Annie Chase
secretary for North Carolina; sale of
Y almanacs; college Work." by Miss
Rhena Mosher, college lecturer of New
York question box; adjournment!