The Pacific Ensign

The Pacific Ensign (previously, Bulletin and Pharos) was the official organ of the California Woman's Christian Temperance Union.

[2] At the time, California published five or more well supported temperance papers, three of which were owned by the W.C.T.U.. Of these, the Pacific Ensign was the State organ and the others were county-based.

[3] The Pacific Ensign served as a record and distributor of the work of the California W.C.T.U.

[5] Dorcas James Spencer served as business manager of the Ensign Publishing Company.

[6] Editors included Emily Pitts Stevens, who edited all three namesakes of the State organ,[7] as well as Nellie Blessing Eyster,[8] Ada Henry Van Pelt,[9] and Clare O.