Los Angeles herald., 1908-07-15
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Sunset 1891
VENICE CHAUTAUQUA
HAS 'WOMEN'S Day
MANY BRANCHES ORGANIZED
AT ASSEMBLY
Hollywood Woman Causes Patriotic
Demonstration by Decoration of
Table with Stars and
Stripes

Special to The Herald
VENICE, July 15-The California
Chautauqua assembly at Venice de-
voted today to women's organizations.
Nearly every branch of work under
taken by women'S organizations was
represented.
The morning session was opened by
Mrs. Florence Collins Porter, presi-
dent of the Los Angeles district of the
California Federation of Women's
clubs, who called the convention to or
der, and delivered the greeting to the
delegates.
The first division, presided over by
Mrs. r. j. Waters of Los Angeles, was
devoted to women's patriotic organiza-
tons. The Women's Relief corps was
represented by Mrs. Lizzie B. Cross of
Hollywood, who reused the patriotic
ardor of her audience by calling atten-
ton to the fact that although patriotic
subjects were to be presented by rep
resentatives of patriotic orders, that by
some oversight the Stars and Stripes
were not visible in the building.
Mrs. Cross, however, is resourceful
as we'll as patriotic, and turning to her
seat on the stage produced a silk flag
and draped the chairman's table
with it.
Audience Cheers Loudly
The whole audience rose as one per-
son and hailed the colorS with a ma
tional salute.
After the applause had subsidized Mrs.
Cross carried her hearers from the or
ganization of the Relief corps in 1888
at Denver down to the present date.
She stated the organization now num-
bered more than 10000 members and
had expended more than 100000 liz
relief funds.
Miss NJ. A English represented the
= 1tr4sa
and Mrs. Eva T. Bessenius represented
the Native Daughters of the Golden
West.
The second period was presided over
by Mrs. Egelhoff- Rundel, and was de-
voted to educational work of women's
organizations. Mrs. Rundel empha-
sized the fact that ''the club that does
not educate woman beyond personal
prejudice and petty jealousies had bet
ter suspend business"
Mrs. e. r. Root of Los Angeles gave
an account of the work done In the
scholarship departments of the vari-
Gus clubs, and said that during the
past year this department had paid out
more than $1,000 in sending twelve chill
dren to the public schools, and had
added $50 school weeks to the educa-
ton of children.
Miss Cora latham gave an account
of the work and influence the Y. w. z.
A. was exerting on young women, all
over the country. Mrs. Willoughby
Rodman of Los Angeles described the
work In regard to children's play
grounds. The mothers congress. pre-
sided over by Mrs. Chalmers completed
the morning program
The afternoon, which was given over
to welfare work. brought forth a
variety of interesting papers which
covered all the phases of woman's
SfaVnnd presided.
The work of the Humane society was
presented by Mrs. Fred Hooker Jones.
The Bethlehem Woman's club work
was set forth In a paper by Mrs. G. M.
Storey.
Mrs. Mary N. Cowan of Pasadena
read a paper on the w. c. I. U: work.
The Woman's parliament work was
"Political Equality" was the subject of
a paper by Mrs. George Drake Rudy
of Los Angeles.
Madam Severance's paper on pioneer
Societies" was read by Mrs. Lulu Pa
little.
Mrs. Amanda Quinlan, founder of the
National Societies for Indian work, had
an interesting paper setting fortn tne
work accomplished and projected along
these lines Sunshine work was handled
by Mrs. Culver Lewis.
The evening session was opened by
a. choice reading selection by Mrs Eek
hart Lawrence. Mrs. Lawrence repre-
scented the American woman at the
international congress in Paris in 1900
and wrote the poem commerating the
launching of the batt1eship Ohio at the
request of President Mckinley.
Mrs Maybelle Daily Hardison sang a
solo, which was followed by Prof.
Homer Sprague in one of his choice
Shakespearean lectures. This lecture,
which was given by request, was in the
nature of a delineation of the charac-
ter of Portia.