SIXTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE WOMAN'S CHRISTIAN TEMPERANCE UNION OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, Held in Pasadena, Cal., May 31, June 1, 2 and 3, 1898.

Santa Ana: Women's Christian Temperance Union / U. Sid Lemon, Publisher, 1898.

Softcover. Very good. Item #53914

Octavo. 88pp. Staple-bound pamphlet with printed wrappers. This convention was held during the time that Mary A. Kenney was president of the Southern California chapter and shortly after the death of WCTU founder Frances Willard. In addition to minutes, committee reports and financial statements, this report details the proceedings of the convention and describes the work of the union. Summaries include: Work Among Colored People; Work Among Foreigners; Scientific Temperance Instruction, Non-alcoholics In Medicine and more. Includes a directory of the local unions (including their superintendents) from Los Angeles, San Diego and Santa Barbara Counties. One inch split at bottom of spine fold and some chips to opening edge of front cover. Interior nice and clean.


"The first woman’s temperance group in Southern California was the Women’s Temperance Association of San Diego, organized in July 1882. When national WCTU President Frances Willard visited California in 1883...She also organized other unions in Southern California that year, including Los Angeles."


"Mary Kenney engaged in civic activities, including temperance, the legal well-being of women and children, and equal suffrage. She was a long-time member and officer of the California Chapter of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU), including stints as state president and vice-president."

Price: $250.00