Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-03
URGES NEED OF
PURE FOOD LAW
CIVIC ASSOCIATION APPEALS
TO SENATOR FLINT
Women Of Organization Take Firm
Stand Against All Adulteratlons.
Members Asked to Visit
DaIrIes

Angeles.
The Civic association met yesterday
in the assembly room of the chamber of
commerce, elected Mrs. Willoughby
Rodman president, heard reports Of
committees, made plans for the year
and finally closed the morning by franz
ing a request to Senator Flint from the
organization, asking that he present the
question of enacting a national pure
food law before the senate.
Mrs. o. Shepherd Barnum reported
on the pure food question, and the writ
ten request to the senator will not be
the only one he will receive.
1.-The national pure food law has failed
seventeen times anu it has failed
enough" said she. I'VE want Senator
Flint to take the question UP for us.
Senators need all the moral support
they can get and there is no moral
support like that in your own family
If every one of you women who know
Mr.. F'lints mother or wife would speak
to them about it it might do some
good"
Mrs. Willoughby Rodman recon-
mended the written request and it was
so ordered.
Need of Pure Milk
Mrs. Barnum also said more attention
IF every woman would visit her own
dairy there would be less trouble about
milk. Visit your dairy; it is more i'm
portant than shopping, or calling, or
club duties"
Mrs. d. G. Stevens was in the chair
and a large volume of business was
transacted during the morning. Re-
ports of officers and committees in
charge of every branch Of civic i'm
provement were given.
Mrs. Chalmers Smith gave the treas
urer's report, one of the most impor-
tant of the day in shown, the amount
of work accomplished during the year.
Mrs. F. &. Prior of the committee on
high school lunches reported complete
success, and outlined the plan of the
new lunch room at the high school,
where wholesome lunches will be served
to the pupils at cost.
Mrs. Burton Williamson of the lee
turing committee told of the various
lectures which have been given in the
public schools before clubs and at
other public meetings to arouse interest
in civic improvement.
Mrs. Willoughby Rodman, chairman
of the outdoor art section which Mrs.
]. w. Washburn declared in nominat-
ing Mrs. Rodman for president of the
association to succeed Mrs Josiah
Evans Cowles, has done more work
than all the other branches put to-
gether," reported work in her depart
ment.
Garbage Question Settled
Mrs. Rodman said that through the
effort of Mrs. j. G.. Mclean there viii!
no longer be any need for a garbage
committee, as the city fathers have
promised even more than the Civic
association demanded.
Mrs. Mclean will have charge of the
tree committee and will also see to tie
removal of oil derricks not in use. The
work of the signboard committee, park
visiting committee, street committee,
playground commission, garden COM
mittee and committee for the non-ex-
tension of cemeteries inside the city
limits was reviewed by the head of the
section.
Mrs. Rodman announced that the
association had secured Prof. Zeublin
of Chicago to deliver a course of six
lectures on civic Improvement.
1--WE want to get the men educated"
said she. Women stay at home If you
must and let your husbands come. We
women all know what ought to be; it
is the men who need instruction"
In the absence of Mrs. J. F. Sartcri,
Mrs. w. ]. Washburn reported for the
juvenile court commission, and Mrs. Q.
Shepherd Barnum reported on manuel
training. Mrs. Boynton told of the work
done by the Consumers league
Name Is Changed
Until yesterday the Civic association
was known as the Civic federation, but
the word association was substituted
for federation because the national as
sociation of which the Los Angeles Or
ganization is a part is the civic asso-
citation.
Every effort will be made to have the
national association hold it's next con"
ventlon in Los Angeles.
Mrs. e. r. Cresswell was appointed
to succeed Mrs. w. H. Housh as chair
man of the circulating art department.
The officers elected are Mrs. Will
loughby Rodman, president; Mrs. H. G.
Stephens, first vice president; Mrs. r.
L. Craig, second vice president; Mrs.
w. j. Washburn, third vice president;
Mrs. F. c, Potter, recording and corre-
spending secretary; Mrs. Chalmers
Smith, treasurer and financial secre-
tary; Mrs. A. ]. Hamlin. auditor.
Advisory Board
The advisory board is composed Of
Judge Enoch Knight Gen. Harrison
Gray Otis, J. r. Newberry, Mrs. Josiah
Evans Cowles, Mrs, George A. Caswell
and Mrs Anna S. Averill.
The board Of council chosen includes
Judge M. T. Allen, Charles Caset Davis.
H. w. O'Melveny and Willoughby Rod
man.
Women elected to serve as directors
are: Mrs. ]. z. Cowles, Mrs. H. C. Wad-
leigh, Mrs Florence Collins Porter, Mrs.
d. G. Stephens, Mrs. r. L. Craig, Mrs.
w. J. Washburn, Mrs. A. G. Davis, Mrs.
w. w. Murphy, Mrs. Chalmers Smith,
Mrs. F. e. Prior Mrs H. A. Hamlin,
Mrs. w. A. Varcoe. Mrs. G. B. Wood
head, Mrs. George Rice Mrs. M. A.
Ryan, Miss Jessie Anthony. Mrs. ]. G..