Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-04
WOMEN ELECT
OFFICERS
ANNUAL MEETING BROUGHT TO
CLOSE
MRS. LUCY S. BLANCHARD is
CHOSEN PRESIDENT
Resolutions Passed at Closing Session
Pledge Parliament to Aid in
Establishing Juvenile
Courts

Establishing Juvenile
Courts
At the seventeenth annual session
of the Woman's parliament, which
closed in San Buenaventura yesterday
afternoon, the following named Off
GERS were elected TO serve the ensuing
year:
President, Mrs. Lucy s. Blanchard;
vice president at large, Mrs. X. IL. +.
Variel secretary, Mrs. f. w. Force;
treasurer, Mrs. Maynard Force Thayer.
District officers:
Los Angeles county-Vice president,
Mrs. F. II. Taft, Santa Monica; sec
retary. Miss Elizabeth Mclaughlin,
Santa Monica.
Orange Countrywide president, Mrs.
John Swanner, Santa Ana; secretary,
Mrs. Frank Eye.
San Diego countrywide president,
Mrs. George Ell. Ballou, San Diego; sec
retary, Mrs. C. s. Alverson, San Diego.
Riverside Countrywide president, DR..
Louise Harvey Clarke, Riverside; sec
retary, Mrs. Charles Stibbins, River
| side.
Santa Barbara Countrywide presi-
dent, Miss Mira Morgan, Santa Bar
| bara; secretary, Mrs Maud j. Farley.
Ventura Countrywide president, Mrs.
M. e. Dudley, Ventura; secretary, Mrs.
Harry M Clarke, Ventura.
! San Bernardino Countrywide presi-
| dent, Mrs. M. B. Goodcell, San Ber-
nardino; secretary, Mrs. L. R. Lathrop,
| San Bernardino.
lndorse Juvenile Work
Resolutions passed yesterday after
| noon pledge the parliament to efforts
along the following lines: The estab-
| lishment of juvenile courts, securing
resident labor inspector for South
| ern California, urging legislation that
will raise the age of girls majority
| from 18 to 21 years, abolition of the
| billboard nuisance and the support of
Senator Cranes bill now before con-
gress, calling for protective measures
against tuberculosis.
Friday afternoon was devoted to the
reports of committees and the cleo
tion of officers and an interesting
program of addresses was furnished
by Mrs Elizabeth Boynton Harbert,
Phi. D., of South Pasadena, Warren c..
Eberle and Rev. Charles Scott of Ven
tura.
Mrs. Harbert, who was the first
speaker, enthused her audience with
vision of that time which she hopes is
in the near future when among the
cabinet officers at Washington should
be found woman who is presiding
over the portfolios of the child and
home.
Tells of Junior Republics
Mr.. Eberle, who is well known in Los
Angeles as the efficient assistant of
Rev. Dana Bartlett at Bethlehem insti-
tute, gave rousing account of the
success and possibilities of the George
Junior republic, making an especial
plea for the California republic, where
many things are yet needed, such as
sewing machine and a cottage for the
girl citizens. Mr.. Eberle said that 300
applications for admittance to this re-
public had been received by Superin-
tendent Bedford
The address of Rev. Mr.. Scott on
"The Result of Our Local Election"
dealt with the outcome of the special
election held April / on the saloon
question. The temperance element in
Ventura lost out and many of the mi
nority are asserting loud and clear that
the election was secured by fraudulent
registration. Mr.. Scotts address was
timely and vital.
Interesting Features
Among the interesting features of the
conference was the address of the re-
mum, who in reviewing the work of the
past year referred to three counties
that have annexed the juvenile court
plan-San Diego, San Bernardino and
Riverside. Mrs. Barnum's tact, ex-
ecutive ability and winning PERSONAL
ity have secured success and a broad
ening of the work of the parliament
along many lines, and she leaves an
enviable record as presiding officer
rafnG11 IN accent n third term Is
cause of universal regret among the
women of the parliament.
OF quite a. much interest to the vis-
itors as any item on the program was
the fine manual training exhibit made
by the county schools and which
aroused enthusiastic commendation.
Th@report from Santa Barbara coun-
ty was full of interest, "Boys' and
Girls Clubs being the subject of an
excellent paper by Miss Myra Nor
gan; manual Training" being treated
by Miss Ednah A. Rich; industrial
Work." by Mrs. Farley, and Mothers
Meetings. by Mrs. e. r. Gilman.
Teacher Explains Ideas
Miss Rich, who is director of manual
training in Santa Barbara, is princi-
pal of the Anna S. c. Blake manual
training school, the first one of the
kind west of Chicago. established in
H.,
of the county and of the Boys club.
She holds that manual training should
be part of the school curriculum be-
cause each club is entitled to that
training which will best fit him for
life, and comprehension of the worlds
industries will give breadth of view;
working for a purpose, knowing how
to do work well and acquiring right
standards will help girls to become
good housewives and home makers, and
advocates manual training for both.
1t was the opinion of several edu-
Gators who addressed the meeting that
modern schools are failures when con-
sidered as aids for fitting boys and
girls for other than a scholastic life.
Judge F. F. Oster of the superior
court of San Bernardino county for
warded a report of the conference
called in San Francisco March 21 by
the state board of charities and cor
rections, of which he is a member.
This report, Mrs. Barnum said, was
the first public utterance of any men,
ber of the board, so far as she knew,
regarding the proceedings. Among the
recommendations approved by this
board, and which will be supported by
them, are the following:
First-Let the probation officers be
appointed by the probation commit
I. fRrs