Los Angeles herald., 1909-04-19
COUNTY W.C.T.U.TO
MEET AT LONG BEACH
TWO DAYS SESSION TO BEGIN
THURSDAY MORNING
Convention viii Be Held in First Bap-
tst Church and Some of the
Exercises in the Audi
torium
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LONG BEACH, April 1S.-For the
| twenty-fifth time the white ribboners
of Los Angeles county will meet this
week for their annual convention. Long
| Beach has been chosen as the conVen-
| ton city and the First Baptist church
as the place of meeting. The church is
at Fourth street and Locust avenue.
Some of the exercises will be held in the
auditorium. The convention will open
at $3.50 o'clock Thursday morning, April
81, and will close Friday afternoon.
April %.
Hester T. Griffith, state president
will participate in the program.
! The sessions will be unusually in
teresting to all temperance workers
| The local committees are diligently eX-
ertins themselves to assure the success
of the convention.
! Mrs. f. e. Young, president OF the
local w. c. T. u, has appointed the
following chairmen of committees: Hos
pitality, DR.. Ella Marsh; decorating
Mrs. Clay White press, Miss Mae
Chapman; courtesies, Miss Ella How,
ard; music, +. f. Young; usherS and
pages, Mrs L. A. Helm; children's meet
| ings, Mrs. Hoag; lunches, Mrs. Billings
ley; recreation, Mrs r. j. Poor; rest
room, Mrs. kimball information, Mrs.
Way; postoffice, Mrs. Barr; check
room, Mrs. Scott
! The convention will be called to order
at $50 o'clock Wednesday morning by
the president, Mrs. Julia D. Phelps. 10
the roll call of ex-officio members each
president will respond with a rally cry
of the union. The appointment OF COM
mittees will follow. Mrs Jennie VIII
liams will lead "a conservation meeting
at 12:15 A prayer meeting will be he'd
at 1880 in the evening. At the session
opening at $50 Mrs. Julia d. Phelps
will deliver the presidents address.
Official Board to Meet
The meeting of the official board will
be held Thursday morning at o'clock.
The convention will be called to order
at 8 o'clock. Mrs. Anna humphrey VIII
offer prayer.
Work among the negroes will be dis
cussed by Mrs. Ida Ford. Miss Lydia
Rhodes will discuss work among for
eigners.
"Health and Heredity" will be dis
cussed by DIR. Emily Shedd and "Medi-
cal Temperance" by Miss E. c. Howard
scientific Temperance Instruction
will be discussed by Mrs. Emily Coard
The Rev. Percy Richards will discuss
| Sunday Schools" and Mrs. Elsie Kane
| "Temperance and Labor" Temper
ance and Labor" will also be Mrs. Net
tie Dingman's topic and "Parliamen-
tary Usage" that of Mrs. Ellzapetn
Harvey. Mrs. Mary f. Garbutt will
sneak on institutes" Mrs. Julia Hen
derson will speak on Press Work. y
Addresses on "Anti-Narcotics," Anti
Cigarettes" and medal Contests" will
be given by Mrs. Clara Payne, Mrs.
Sallie Farris and Mrs. r. j. West.
The other departments will be repre-
E.lI NX-nr Acpn1i CT n
Jennie Williams; Systematic Giving,
Mrs. Mabel Glenn; Penal and Refor-
matory." Mrs. Marion T. Boyd; Rail-
road Employees" Mrs. S. D. Warner;
soldiers and Sailors Mrs. e. B. Taft;
Miners" Mrs. Hannah Price; Sab
bath Observance" Mrs. Mary Shields;
Mothers Meetings." Mrs. Jennie Jud-
son; Rescue" Mrs. S. H. Payne.
State President viii Speak
Thursday afternoon, after song SER
vice led by Mrs. A. Wheeler, Mrs. Ches-
ter p. Dorland will speak on the "Rela-
| ton of Temperance to Missionary
Work" Mrs. Andrew S. Lobinger will
speak on lone Code of Morals and
Hester T. Griffith will speak on Scenes
Seen in Sacramento" Mrs. Grithth Is
| state president.
At 4 o'clock there will be reception
at the Ebell club. At 7:3O in the even
| ing demonstration nlBul Will bC Op-
served at the auditorium. Friday morn
ing will be devoted to reports on the
social and legal departments. For the
social department Miss Libbie Ashcroft,
Miss Audrey Hartkey and Mrs. Hattie
Gaylord will speak. Mrs. Ada Hand,
Mrs. Lucy Wilhoit and L. NJ. Young
will speak for the legal department.
Friday afternoon at the o'clock ses-
sion reports will be given by the official
boord, executive committee and resolu-
ton committee. AT 2:30 the Long
Beach women's quartet will sing. At
| Pas there will be a 45-minute session
with the Y w c. T. L. A chalk talk
to the children will be given by Mrs.
Ellen Blair, national associate of the L.
4. L. The convention will adjourn at
4:80.
The county officers of the w. C. T.
L. follow: President, Mrs. Julia d.
Phelps vice president, Miss M. A.
Stewart; corresponding secretary, Mrs.
f. w. Davenport; recording secretary,
Mrs. Laura T. Carter; treasurer Mrs.
Eva X. Benson.
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