Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-04
PASADENA CONVENTION HEARS
MANY REPORTS
TEMPERANCE WORK DETAILED
state President Announces That the
Battle in Los Angeles Against
Saloons Is as Good
as Won
Pasadena Agency,
ia East Colorado street.

PASADENA. May 3-The state w.
c. r. u. convention was one of busi-
ness and enthusiasm throughout the
day. The morning session opened with
reports of officers which were of inter-
est to all present The report of the
state treasurer shows a total of $9169.oS
expended and the total receipts S,5S5.
Mrs. H. NJ. E. Pattee, president of the
board of directors of the Ransom In
dustrial home of Los Angeles, reported
that institution free of Indebtedness
for the past year, although the direc-
tors were hard pressed at times. The
report shows the property of the insti-
tuition to be worth $4,000 and free from
incumbrance.
At the round table the subject of
gambling was dealt with by Mrs.
Hester r. Griffith; narcotics by Mrs.
Mary G. Sampson: flower mission by
Mrs. Laura Y. Carter; purity ana
mothers meetings by Mrs. T. NJ.
Hutton, and the medal contests by
Mrs. Catherine Wheat. At the after
noon session the presidents of the
COuliy pupiillbICu
ports giving detailed accounts of the
progress of temperance work in their
respective localities. When a victory
against saloons was announced it was
met with an outburst of applause and
salute of the flag.
The situation in Los Angeles was
reviewed by Mrs. Cash. state president,
who announced that the battle there
against the saloons was almost as good
as won. She told of the plan of cam
paign to be carried on by the temper
ance forces and the prayer of every
delegate present was asked in behalf Of
success.
There was no session of the conven-
ton tonight on account of the various
prayer meetings. Visiting delegates
We're assigned places of worship at
which to lead in prayer At the cleo
tion of officers tomorrow morning no
opposition to the present able exec
utive body is anticipated and it is pro-
posed to re-elect ali.
The building committee of the First
Presbyterian church has adopted gray
limestone as the chief material to be
used in the construction of the new
church. The interior finish will be of
oak. The plans of the architect for the
ground floor have also been accepted.
The style of architecture is on the
cathedral plan. The choir loft will be
in the rear of the chancel and the organ
hirant1U hohind olni Will
be five exits to the building, two in the
rear. one on the east, one on the west
and one on the main front facing Color
ado street.
Addresses College Women
Miss Anna A. Gordon, national secre-
tary of the w. C. T. u, this afternoon
addressed a gathering of college women
at the home of Mrs. C. G. Bragdon on
East Colorado street. Miss Gordon's
subject dealt with the education of
girls in Spain. with which she is famil-
lar because of the fact that her sister,
Mrs. Alice Gordon Gulick is director
of the international institute for girls
in Spain.
The Vermont society has appointed
c. l.. Lawrence, Maj. S. b. Abbott, D.
G. Andrews, L. M Colyer, w. d. Ste
Vens and Mrs. A. e. Corliss a commit
tee to arrange for a picnic to be held
some time in July.
The Pasadena hospital will graduate
ten nurses this year and the gradual
ing exercises will be held on May Is at
Stickney Memorial hall. Those gradu-
ating AS nurses are Miss Della Green.
Mrs. Dora b. Maud, Miss Mary M.
Raulston, Miss Bertha f. Rolls, Miss
Sarah Shane, Mrs. Susie Barry, Miss
June Chaplin, Miss Rosaline Dawes,
Miss Jessie Cameron and Miss Imogene
Rood.
The Young Women's league has
established headquarters at 1874 East
Colorado street, where three rooms on
the second floor have been rented. The
rooms are yet to be furnished, but dona-
tions are being received from those in
terested in the movement.
Tournament Association Buys Land
The directors OF the Tournament of
Roses association this afternoon ac.
oepted the resignation of g. ID. Dag
gett as president and the meeting was
presided over by vice president Frank
p. Boynton. The matter of choosing
president was, after some discuss
ion, left over for two weeks. The
directors arranged to close the deal
for the purchase of the Pierce Is acres,
adjoining Tournament park, for 81, 900,
which action was in accord with the
vote of the stockholders at the annual
meeting.
Secretary Eaton Sans. of the Y. NJ
c. A., has been granted a months leave
Of absence by the directors. and dur
ing his vacation win attend the ma
tional biennial convention of the Y. NJ.
G. A., at Niagara Falls, May 27 to 81.
The directors have also reelected Mr.
Sans secretary at salary of $500