Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-29
W.C.T.U. POSTPONE
CONVENTION DATE
COUNTY MEETING TO BE HELD
APRIL 1918
Proaram for Three Daye viii Include
Talks by Women Famous
in Work for Proh-
billion

To avoid conflict with the arrange
ments of the Sunday school convention
the Los Angeles w. c. T. U. federation
has arranged to postpone the county
w. G. r. Y. convention to April 16, IL
and is.
The convention will be held in the
United Presbyterian church, corner of
Ninth and Figueroa streets, beginning
at 10 o'clock in the morning of April
16, which will be preceded by meet
ing of the county executive committee.
Mrs. Hester r. Griffith, county presl-
dent, will have charge of the afternoon
meeting, beginning at 1880 o'clock. Mrs
Percy ID. Richards will lead a Bible
lesson on practical Christianity" and
Mrs. Laura Carter will give review Of
the records Of the county union.
Mrs. Frances w. Davenport will dis
cuss the financial plans which will be
followed by the address of the presi-
dent. "Resolved, That Tobacco Is
More Injurious to the Human Race
Than Alcohol" will be debated by stu
dents. Miss M. Wiley will lead the de-
bate. The final address of the after
noon will be delivered by Miss G.. Stick
ney, state president. Mrs. Louisa
Helm. county branch secretary for the
Loyal Temperance union, will speak on
the advantages of the union in the
evening. Miss Mabel Ferris will give
a reading and an address will be made
by Miss Mary Stuart,
Wednesday morning, April II, fol-
lowing Bible lesson and a business
session, Mrs. l.. M. Burt will give a
music drill. Mrs. Catharine Pierce,
president of the w. C. T. u. fedora
tion, will speak on current events.
Election of officers will be held
Department Conference
A department conference will open
up the afternoon session. The devo-
tional exercises will be conducted by
Rev. Alice Robinson. "Three Essen
tials to a Home" will be discussed. Dr.
Laura w. Loucke will speak on Fam
lily Culture" d. K. Trask will make
an address on "How to Overcome In
herited Tendencies" Relation of Food
to Character" will be the topic of Mrs.
L. P. Little. Mrs. Julia D. Phelps will
Labor" Mrs. Libbie Ashcroft on
kindergarten" and Mrs. w. w. Muir
ply on Courtesy; How Best to Pro-
mote it." An evangelistic service will
be held in the evening
Thursday, April IS, reports on tenn
perance literature will be made by
Mrs Mary A. Sampson and Mrs. Gene
NlSNt IdyiOI. he pICSlutlI VI IlC
unions will call attention to the tenn
perance leaflets that have been the
most helpful to them.
Mrs. C. o. Gates will make circulat-
ing library report Miss Mary c. Stu
art and Mrs. Mabel Glenn will speak
on temperance publicity. Mrs. Cathar-
inc Pierce Wheat and Mrs. Mary Drau-
bauch will speak on What Consti-
tutes Successful w. c. T. u" The
new president will be introduced by
Mrs Lucy S. Blanchard. Miss Marga-
ret Bitz will speak on "Our New Com
mades," and Mrs. Fitzgerald on "Our
Veterans"
The closing of the forenoon service
will be devoted to memorial services
conducted by Mrs. Percy Richards In
the afternoon Mrs. C. Terpening, rep
resenting the work among the negroes,
and Miss Lydia Rhodes of the foreign
department; Mrs. Emily Biller: recently
returned from a trip abroad; Dr. Emma
F. A. Drake, Rev. Dana w. Bartlett,
who will speak on 1.-THE Social Con-
science" and Mrs. Carrie Grout, whose
theme will be Home and School"
Miss Eta Young will conduct a rest
drill and Mrs. Mary A. Kenney will
have charge of a question box exer-
else. In the evening demonstration
program will be given.