Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-08
woMEN's CLUBS

UyHE club year OF 1e7-s in this section
of the state is to be a'spiciously
Il opened in Los Angeles October and
2, when the Women's Parliament OF
Southern California will meet in Cum
mock hall for the sixteenth annual ses-
sion. A large attendance is anticipated,
as enthusiastic letters are coming from
all sections and arrangements are being
made for the entertainment of 225 dele
gates.
The program, already in the hands Of
the printer, has for its keynote the sub
ject of juvenile courts, although the re-
vision of the constitution and the election
of officers Will also receive their due
share of attention. Everywhere interest
is growing In the work Of the Juvenile
courts and the thought of the parliament
will be centered exclusively on this topic
Tuesday afternoon. Among the speakers
announced for this meeting Is Mrs. G. l..
Grout of Pasadena, who has been In close
touch with the work both In Denver and
the east, and is In a position to present
her subject convincingly Mrs. Grout Is
an interesting speaker and thoroughly In
sympathy with this movement in behalf
of the boys and girls.
The meeting will be opened at $3.50
o'clock Tuesday morning by the president,
Mrs o. Shepard Barnum, and after the
singing of Nearer, My God. to Thee
by the assembly Rev. Eliza Tupper
Wilkes will offer the invocation, after
which the usual program of reports from
officers and delegates will precede the
presidents annual address, The last hour
will be occupied by Frank G. Tyrrell. who
will speak or County Citizenship: How?r
The afternoon session will be devoted to
discussion on ",rhe Need in Southern
California of Juvenile Courts and Other
Forms of Child Saving" The general sub
ject will be divided into sub-topics dele
gates making five-minute addresses as
follows: Mrs. George HI. Ballow, San
Diego county, Industrial Schools; Mrs.
John Swanner, Orange county, THE
School City; DR.. Louise Harvey Clarke,
Riverside county, "Truancy'; Mrs. G. l..
Grout, Los Angeles county, Juvenile
Courts; Mrs. M. b. Goodcell of San Ber-
nardino county Report of Progress;
Mrs e. A. Brooks of Covina, beginning
of Crime; Mrs. e. A. Tallout. Santa
Barbara county, "Chldren's Amuse-
ments"; Mrs. F. H. Dudley. Ventura
county, Girls
The music this year has received espe-
cial attention from theoprogram COM
mittee, and Tuesday evening the College
Settlement orchestra will furnish several
numbers as setting for Mrs Andrew
Stewart Lobinger's illustrated lecture on
wordsworth"
The session Wednesday morning will be-
gin at $3.50 o'clock with an invocation by
Rev. Dana w. Bartlett, followed by re-
ports of committees and election of Of
ficers.
At this time revision of the constitution.
which has been in the able hands of
Mrs. D. G. Stephens since the parliament
of last year, will be presented for consid-
Grafton, and 1t is anticipated will pass
without more than a nominal discussion.
Children from the Bethlehem institute
will sing and the afternoon will close
with an address on Goods First Temple
! by e. ]. Harper, city forester.
| A special program has been prepared
| for the closing session Wednesday after
noon under the direction of Mrs. Ste
phens, but the details are not being made
public. as the occasion is the celebration
| of the sixteenth anniversary of the or
| ganization. Officers who are in the
secret, however prophesy most enter
| tanning hour. Music on this occasion will
be furnished by a quartet from the Lyric