Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-20
MOTHERS CONGRESS
ELECTS NEW OFFICERS
Mrs. A. L. Hamilton of Pasadena
Named as Head of State
Organization

Mrs A. L. Hamilton of Pasadena is
the newly elected president of the
California Congress of Mothers. The
entire list of officers placed in nom
ination was declared unanimously
elected.
The meeting was held in the Y M.
C. A. auditorium yesterday There
were 301 delegates at the convention,
of whom 105 were from out of town.
Under the energetic and resourceful
direction of Mrs. d. G. Stephens, first
vice president, the business of the
meeting was dispatched with little
friction and considerable celerity. The
reports of officers were read, the
treasurer's report showing 5217 mem
bers this year and receipts for the
year of $260S5 and balance from last
year of $3.50, making a total sum in
the treasury now of S340.G5.
The largest club in the state is that
of the Breed street school in this city,
which has 226 members, others notable
for size being Cambria street school,
with 100 members and Mckinley ave-
nne school with 100 members. At the
close of the meeting Mrs. Myra King
man Miller of Long Beach invited the
congress to hold it's next session in
May, 1911, at Long Beach, an invita-
ton which received the hearty APPROVAL
of the assembled delegates,
With the change in name and the
association with the National Con-
gress of Mothers it was necessary to
make some revision of the constitu-
tion, a work in which the following
committee had been occupied: Mrs.
Myra Kingman Miller of Long Beach,
Mrs. D. X. Trask of Los Angeles, DR..
Jessie Russell of Glendale, Mrs.
Charles Adair of San Pedro and Mrs.
II Gtqnbpnc Of Santa MOnip9
Loyalty to the president was appar-
ent in every word concerning the
travelling allowance which the state
organization should make for her. The
final word on the subject was that a
sum not to exceed $7J per year be al
lowed for the travelling expenses of
the president when she is called of
ficially. Other expenses are to be
voted upon by the executive board.
OFFICERS ARE ELECTED
Vice presidents: First, Mrs. D. G..
Stephens, Santa Monica; second, Mrs.
Thomas Seabury, Berkeley; third, Mrs.
e. C. Tallant, Santa Barbara; fourth,
Mrs. Mary O'Neal, San Francisco;
sixth, Mrs. Charles Augustus Bron-
augh, Alhambra; seventh, Mrs. Charles
Grim, Anaheim; eighth, Mrs. A. B.
Armstrong, Fowler.
The other officers elected were as
follows: Recording secretary, Mrs. e.
L. Geraldine; corresponding secretary,
Mrs. Edwin Knowlton, Pasadena;
treasurer, Mrs. A. X. Colby; financial
secretary, Mrs. H. V. Davis: auditor,
Mrs. F. Hunchberger, Glendale; his
torian, Mrs. c. e. Hutchinson; parlia-
mentarian, Miss Elizabeth Young,
Hollywood.
Members of the nominating commit
tee were Mrs. A. B. Glass, Mrs Isaac
Springer of Pasadena; DIR. Jessie Rus
sell of Glendale; Mrs. E. B. Maple Of
Hollywood, and Mrs. w. H. Schilling of
Long Beach.
Mrs. H. w. Creveling presented the
retiring president, Mrs. Chalmers
Smith, with a loving cup, the gift of
her fellow workers. Smaller cups were
also presented to the other officers.
The congress moved a rising vote of
thanks to the directors of the Y. M.
C. A for the use of the auditorium
and the many courtesies extended by
the officers.
A meeting of delegates from Los
Angeles county followed the adjourn
ment of the state meeting.