The San Francisco call., 1910-10-02
STATE CONVENTION
PROGRAM COMPLETE
Preparations Made for Thirty
first Annual Meeting of
California w. G. T. u.

BERKELEY, Oct. 1.-The progra m
for the thirty first annual. convention
of the California w c. r. u. which will
be held in the First Presbyterian
church, Dana street and Charming way,
in this city, October to II, was an
nounced this morning. Mrs. Sara J.
Dorr of San Jose will be the presiding
officer and Mrs. Mary Harris Armor of
Georgia will be the special guest of
honor at the convention. Officers for
the new year will be elected Saturday
October s, and the place of the next
meeting named. About 200 delegates
are expected. The program includes:
WELCOME NIGHT, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6
Mrs. Sara ]. Dorr, state president W. c. T. T.,
presiding.
Addresses of welcome:
For Berkeley-Mayor Beverly L. Hodghead.
For the chamber Of commerce-President C. c.
Juster,
Federated women's clubs of Berkeley-Mrs.
Elnor Carlisle
Churches of Berkeley-Rev Lapsley A. Nc
Afee, pastor of the First Presbyterian church
Berkeley W. c. T. U.-President Mrs. Mary
Responses to the welcome il, behalf of mem.
bers and delegates-Mrs. Addie A. Estes of
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7
Friday will be devoted to the receiving of
dentials and the organization for business offi-
appointed for the convention.
The chief address Of the convention will be
NOR. former president Of the Georgia W. c. I.
q. and prominent orator. She will be
the guest of honor at the convention.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 8
In the morning reports Of superintendents of
departments will be given as follows
Work among foreign speaking people-Mrs. G.
S. Banks.
Chinese work-Mrs Laura P. williams.
Eyangelistic-Mrs. NJ. NJ. Gilmore.
Unfermented wine-Mrs S. NJ. NJ Woodman.
Systematic and proportonate givng-Mrs.
Railroad enployes-Mrs. NJ. E. jerks.
Work among soldiers and sailors-Mrs. Alice
E. Bradley.
Penal and reformatory work-Mrs. Jean Sim
clair.
Indian work-Nfrs. Dorcas J. Spencer.
Officers for the year will be elected.
In the afternoon the delegates Will take IN the
In the evening Mrs. Annie Little Barry, club
woman, will give an address on Parliamentary
SUNDAY, OCTOBER
Mrs. Bridelee c. H Washburn, national lee
turer and organizer, will give the convention ser
mon Sunday afternoon. and Rabbi Martin A.
3The White Slave Traffc'' in in Trinity II. 3.
church.
The reports OF the superintendents of depart
ments will be heard Monday morning as fol-
Sabbath observance-Nfrs Christine Armstrong
Mothers work.Mrs; Louise Seymour.
Rescue work-Mrs Mary Deswell.
Mercy-Nrs. Mary II. Cartwright.
Purity In literature and art-Mrs, Margaret B.
| Pelton. \
Health and heredity-Mrs O. j. Ward.
Medical temperance-Mrs. Rose Grigsby.
Monday afternoon Miss Sarah NJ Severance
will talk on The Apathy of Women
The diamond medal contest will be held Mon
day evening in the auditorium of the high
'1I' TUESDAY, OCTOBER II
The chief business of fhe convention Tuesday
,r.rt1T ba ~ no fofa
Franchise-Sfrs. P. a. Truax.
Peace and arbitration-Mrs. Maria Freeman
Christian citizenship Mrs. Bridele c. H.
Gifts and beouests-Mrs. Lizzie wolfe.
Scientific temperance instruction-Mrs. Sara E.
Ayree.
Temperance In the Sunday school-Mrs. Eva
Literature Miss Annie E. Chase.
Union Signal-Mrs. Jennie E. Rhoades.
Parliamentary usage-Mrs. Annie Little Barry.
Institutes-Mrs Abbie a. Estes.
Temperance and labor-Mrs. Eudora B. Mercen
! Juvenile courts and industrial training-Dr
| Ruth French.
Physical exercise-Mrs R. B. Painton.
Press-Mrs. Glare o. Southard.
Anti -narcotics-Miss Julia Wilson.
School savings bank-Miss Sabre French.
Medal contests-N A. Rowell.
Free reading rooms--Mrs. ]. Shattuck Morey
! Cooperation OF missionary soceties-Mrs. J. L.
Eeverts.
Tuesday afternoon addresses will be delivered
as follows: Mrs. Dorcas J. Spencer on Indians
| wine Drunkards.'
There will also be addresses by the following
state organizers and lecturers: Mrs. Augustus
! c. Bainbridge. Rev. Bridele C. II. Washburn
! Mrs. Beaumelle Sturtevant- Peet. Mrs. Elizabeth
Ross Miller. Rev. Mary ]. Bordeh. Mrs. s. NJ. NJ
Noodmen.
The closing session viii be prohibition rally
and jubilee night in the evening.
The convention will then disband
The local committees who will have
charge of the convention arrangements
are:
| finance Mrs France c. Almind; entertainment
| Mrs Elizabeth Mussellman; hotel and boarding
house rates MIS- MIS- u. u. faIlersoh; pnlpit sup
gates at trains Mrs. B. J. Williams; press, Mrs
| Mary H Cartwright; reception, Mrs. Mary r.
! Thomas bureau Of information, Miss Ursula
Broad