Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-05-22
u. MEMBERS
END CONVENTION
MRS. WILLIAM HILL SELECTED
PRESIDENT
OFFICERS ELECTED FOR THE
COMING YEAR
San Francisco Chosen as Place for
Ninth Annual Meeting by Del
egates of this Patriotic
Society

|, The ninth annual convention of the
California division of the U. ID. c. will
be held in San Francisco next year
This was decided at the closing session
of the present convention, which took
place yesterday afternoon at the Wo-
mans club house.
officers for the coming year were
elected as follows: Mrs. William B.
Hill, president Mrs. Slocum, first vice
president; Mrs. Frank Walker, second
vice president; Mrs. r. r. Hutchinson,
recording secretary; Mrs. A. A. Mitch
ell, corresponding secretary; Mrs. wal
ter H. Cline, treasurer; Mrs. Antoinette
Stearns, registrar; Mrs. Herbert Shick,
historian: Mrs. Sidney Strothers, re-
corder of the cross; Mrs. Ella Hen
bricks, custodian of the flags.
Yesterday mornings session opened
with an invocation delivered by Rev
]. ]. Pritchett, which was to have been
followed by a memorial service con-
Quoted by Mrs. w. ]. Davis, assisted
by Rev. J. ]. Pritchett, but this was
incorporated in Mrs. Davis report OF
monuments and cemeteries, of which
committee she is chairman.
mittees occupied large part of the
morning. Unfinished business was
taken up, and included among the new
business were two amendments 10 the
constitution. Communications and an
nouncements followed and the MORN
ing's program concluded with vocal
solo delightfully."- rendered by Miss
Grace Smith-Bannerman.
Luncheon was served at noon to
large number of guests.
Afternoon Session
The afternoon session opened with a
charming violin solo played by Miss
Mary Read. Mrs. Carrie Jacobs Bond,
the well known composer of songs,
played and sang four of her own COM
positions. These ranged in sentiment
from the elfish spirit of childhood to
the tender pathos of bereaved mother
hood, and were received by the audi
ence with tributes of laughter and
tears. Mrs. Bond graciously responded
to a hearty encore with two charming
selections.
Mrs. C. @. Stanton read a negro Sc
lection with the peculiar warmth and
southern "darky," giving as encore
lullaby which brought vivid picture
to her listeners of loving NANNY
soothing her charge to sleep.
With the reading of the minutes and
adjournment closed one of the most
harmonious and profitable meetings OF
the California division of the U. d. c.
The success of the convention was
largely due to the efforts of the. follow
ing committees:
Credentials, Mrs. N. d. Rideout,
chairman; Mrs. Victor Montgomery,
Mrs. Sarah Hendrick, Mrs. George H.
Thomas, Mrs A. M. stephens. Rules
and regulations committee. Mrs. w. L..
Graves, chairman; Mrs. Antoinette de
C. Stearns, Mrs. ]. De -Shorb
Mrs. William T. Marvin, Mrs. William
Hoelscher, Mrs. c. B. Nichols. Pro-
gram. Mrs. Mathew S. Robertson, Mrs.
Charles Wellborn. Reception and
luncheon, Mrs. Erasmus Wilson. En-
tertainment and hotels, Mrs. C. B.
Nichols. Information, Mrs. G. Q. STAN
orations, Miss Goleta Workman
Trains, Miss Mary Purdin. Autos. Mrs
E. E. Easton. Ushers, Miss Belle
Mitchell
Pretty ushers who assisted at the
various meetings were Misses Hortense
Barnhart Jones, Ysabel Wolfskill, Belle
Mitchell. Elizabeth Wimberly. Mary
Kendrick, Delee Morrow, Alice Butcher.
Berenice Marcher. Cecilia Wilson,
Frances Poore, Lyle Babcock and Ag-
mes Bethune.
At the close of the afternoon session
a large number of automobiles were
waiting at the club house and the dele
gates enjoyed an extended ride through
the city.
A special car which will leave Fourth
street at 10 o'clock this morning will
convey the delegates to Venice, where
they will spend the day.