uffrage in the different cities the list filled two pages of a
leaflet sent out from the headquarters. The annual convention was held
in Calvary Presbyterian Church, San Francisco, October 5, 6, with an
attractive program of men and women speakers. The initial number of
_The Yellow Ribbon_, a monthly magazine edited by Mrs. Katharine Reed
Balentine in the interest of woman suffrage on the Pacific coast, was
distributed among the delegates.

The State convention of 1907 met in October in the Ebell Club House of
Oakland, where excellent arrangements had been made by the various
committees, and it was the most satisfactory yet held. There was a
program of very good speakers, well-known men among them, and Mrs.
Maud Wood Park of Boston was a guest of the convention. The chairman
of the Press Committee, Mrs. Mabel Craft Deering, reported that 203
newspapers were using all the suffrage matter sent them. The chairman
of the State Central Committee, Mrs. Lillian Harris Coffin, said that
all the labor leaders were standing for woman suffrage. It was
announced that headquarters for pushing the submission of an amendment
would be established in Sacramento as soon as the Legislature opened
in January. There was a resolution on the death of Mrs. Laura de Force
Gordon, the pioneer lawyer and suffragist. The work conference
conducted by Mrs. Coffin was a valuable feature of the convention.
Over 5,000 clubwomen outside of the suffrage clubs had now declared
for suffrage.

In January, 1908, Mrs. Maud Wood Park was invited to address the
students of the State University in Berkeley at the Friday morning
meeting and Professor Morse Stephens said he never heard as able a
presentation of any subject in so short a time. She organized branches
of the National College Equal Suffrage League here and at Leland
Stanford University. All conventions during the year were asked
through Mrs. Keith's committee to adopt woman suffrage resolutions and
many of them did so. Steps were taken through the State Central and
Legislative Committees to interview candidates for the Legislature
and pledge them after they were elected. The convention was held at
the California Club House, San Francisco, October 2, 3. The work
conference was conducted by Mrs. Keith.

In 1909 strenuous work was done with the Legislature but it again
refused to submit the suffrage amendment, which it was the general
opinion the voters would adopt if given an opportunity. The officia