Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-04-25

Mrs. II. L. Storey and Mrs. Blaney of
Pasadena, with other prominent wo-
men who are thoroughly identified with
the suffrage cause.
Los Angeles Political Equality league
members will be in charge Thursday
night. Mrs. George Drake Rudy and
Mrs. Lulu Pyle Little, pioneers in the
suffrage cause, with others, represents
ing both city and county forces. Fri
day night will see the Modern Cali
fornia branch of the College Equal
Suffrage league to the fore, Miss Sallie
Mclean president.
And there is joker in the pack, too,
and the joke is on the men.
The labor unions of Los Angeles have
not heretofore come out on the side of
suffrage. There were, of course, here
and there men who thought their
wives and mothers and sisters had the
same right to voice in civic and state
affairs that Is cordially accorded any
foreigner who can write his name and
has sufficient intelligence to commit to
memory answers to few routine
questions, but as a whole "the men
would not stand for it."
Now, if you please, in the very 'cor
cordium," the Secret Place, the very
Labor temple ITSELF Suffrage has erect
ed her throne and is fiinging wide her
yellow hag-while the men really like
it.
So the propaganda is spreading in
ever widening circles, and the suffrage
boat which is about to sail for the deep
waters of an aggressive political CAM
paign will carry as passengers not only
thousands of earnest women from
every walk in life, but also the official
representatives of one of the largest
mems organizations in Southern Cali
fornia.
There is one little woman in Los An
geles who wishes most heartily that
the run on 1.-THE Dollar Mark" which is
now occupying the boards of the Be-
lasco, would cease. For seven consecu-
tive weeks she has invited a party OF
friends to be her guests at the first
matinee performance when Florence
Reed, the new leading woman, makes
her bow to a Los Angeles audience
And each week she has been obliged tc
postpone her invitations until next
week, dear" And still the popularity
of Broadhurst's great play is undated
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The presence of the Ben Greet play
ers In Los Angeles last week was al
event of interest not only in the realm
of art and music, but also caused The
Social pulse 10 Dedt Il lltllS iilol0 dulSh'
ly. Members of the company were en-
tertained at many delightfully."- informa
affairs during the week.
Miss Mildred T1orris and Miss Bea-
trice Wigmore were hostesses at a
charming little supper given Friday
evening at the Copper Kettle in cele-
bration of Shakespeare birthday, upon
which occasion Ben Greet was special
guest Other guests were Mrs. Henry
A. Mills of San Diego, Mrs. George
Wigmore, Miss Edith Mills of San
Diego, Miss Grace 4,4ills, Miss Ruth
Vivian, Miss Violet Vivian and Messrs.
George Vivian, Lionel Vivian and AL
bert Morris.
Miss Grace Mills, a popular member
of the Ben Greet company, was special
guest at an informal tea given Satur-
day afternoon at the Copper Kettle by
her cousins, Miss Mildred Morris and
Miss Beatrice Wigmore.
Other guests included Miss Alice
Shaw and the following members of
her bridal party: Miss Brooke Frevert,
Miss Nell Doig, Miss Juliet Newkirk,
Miss Lenore Heller of San Diego, Miss
Olive Harpham, Miss Grace Rowley
and Miss Ethel Shaw.
Ten members of the company, known
professionally and socially as the ben
Greet fairies" were entertained Thurs
day afternoon in the italian garden of
Mrs. John d. Hooker of West Adams
street, while Friday they were guests
of Mrs. Henry E. Mills at luncheon at
the Copper Kettle.
s.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Lummis enter
tanned a few friends informally at din