Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-28
WORK OF UNION
HIGHLY PRAISED
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salute the voters" said Mrs. Stevens,
and the handkerchief salute was given.
Mrs. Sanders gave her report, telling
of the work that has been done for
the advancement of suffrage by the w.
c.. T. u. and gave statistics showing
how much has been accomplished dur
ing the past year. At the close of
her report she introduced the women
delegates from the enfranchised states
Colorado, Colorado,
Land of sunshine; home of freedom;
Men and women vote together.
Striving now for law enforcement;
Pressing on to prohibitions;
Victory will surely come
Thus came the cheer from the women
and the suffrage report had made the
hit of the day.
Mrs. Hannah ]. Bailey of Maine,
superintendent of the department of
peace and international arbitration. re-
viewed the conditions of war and peace
in the world during the year and told
of the part the w. C. T. u. took in
the international peace congress.
Rev. Mary ]. Borden, president of
the New Mexico w. G. T. u, opened
the session with prayer and two of
the most important reports of the con-
vention followed.
Mrs. Susan M. D. Fry, national cor
responding secretary, told of the vast
amount of work carried on in her de-
partment and Mrs. Harriet Wright
Brand of Illinois, the national treasurer,
made a statement of the finances of
ceipts for the year $58,3SS49. and the
expenditures $56, ,164.87, leaving a total
In the national treasury at the present
time of $2.23362.
Miss Cora E. Seberry of New York
reported for the Y. w. C. T. u. total
of 735 Y. unions having a membership
of 921S.
Mrs. Helen G. Rice of Massachusetts,
general secretary of the Loyal Tenn
perance Legion branch, paid a high
tribute to the Los Angeles l.. T. L.,
and introduced Mrs Lucy Blanchard,
who has been the leader during the %
years the union has been formed.
The prize banner for membership
went to Michigan.
Legislation was the subject of the
report of Mrs. Margaret Dye Ellis of
New Jersey, who spoke of the various
measures which the department has
helped in passing and also of some of
the laws which the women hope to put
through at the next session Of con-
gress.
1.-THE Hepburn-Dolli bill for the
protection of prohibition territory from
being invaded with the sale of intox-
icating liquors, and the McCumber
bill to prohibit the sale Of liquor in
all government buildings, parks, ETC.,
will be pressed this year and pure
food law will be advocated by the
department" said Mrs. Ellis.
Polygamy was also discussed in this
connection.
Mrs. Hannah T. Guild of Missouri,
superintendent of fairs and open air
meetings, reported that the w. G. r. U.
now has 63 headquarters on fair
grounds, has erected seven drinking
fountains during the year and has es-
tablished rest rooms and day nurseries
in many places. Mrs. Kellogg of Mis-
souri, received the prize banner for new
members and Mrs. Brigham of Massa-
chusetts received a cash prize of $500
for best work in open air meetings
and prize of $500 for the best l.. T.
l.. report.
The convention decided to present to
the normal school, public library and
First Congregational church, each
framed picture of Miss Frances Willard,
to the library also picture of Mrs.
Lillian M. N. Stevens. the present
president, and to the normal school
a picture of Mrs. Mary Hunt.
Mrs. Frances w. Graham of New
York led in all the singing and also
sang solo, 1.-THE Better Day." writ
ten by Mrs. Helen G. Rice of the l..
T. L.