Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1910-10-31
THE AMERICAN
WOMAN'S LEAGUE

WOMAN , LEAOOE
Prof. Edgar F.. Larkins, the dis
tinguished head of the Mount Lowe
observatory, will be the guest of honor
at the first public meeting of the WIN
ter to be held by the Los Angeles
chapter Wednesday evening, NoVem-
Der 2, at o'clock in Symphony hail.
Blanchard building, and all members
and their friends are most cordially
invited to attend. The program Will
include addresses by Prof. Larklns'
Claudia Hazen White, nominee for the
state regency, who has recently re-
turned from a summers residence IN
University City, and will answer ques-
lions regarding the recent radical
changes made in the policy of the
league; music by Miss Lottie Wands:;
1t has been decided to close the
chapter house on Saturday night DUR
ing the winter and hold the classes
in the downtown district. The chapter
house will, however, be open every
day in the week, including SATURDAY
from to 5, excepting Mondays, Wneh
it will be closed in the morning.
Miss Constance Lister will begin
class in music on Friday night at
o'clock at the residence OF Mrs. M. M
Howarter, 922 Maple avenue, using
ten weeks course of the celebrated
Quinn Campbell conservatory corre-
spondenee course. The experiment
has proved a notable success, and
thousands of members of the American
Womans league are now enrolling
throughout the country. The music
class will be one of the largest formed
in the Los Angeles chapter, and under
the leadership of Miss Constance Lis
| ter, who is an accomplished musician,
and a student of the Quinn-Campbell
conservatory, will achieve the most
satisfactory results. MISS Llster Is INC
first volunteer teacher in the Amer
lean Womans league to offer the COW
| eted honor course to members of any
chapter, and If she discovers a chlld
with exceptional ability and talent 1t
| may be given a liberal musical edu-
cation.
CORRESPONDENCE CLASSES
Correspondence classes are already
an assured success, and the American
Womans league is the only instltu-
ton that offers to supplement- us
courses with personal instruction.
Travelling teachers will be appointed,
| but at present coterie of brilliant
women in the Los Angeles chapter
have given their services gratultously'
among them being Mrs. Clara snort
bridge Foltz, law, at her offices IN Ihe
| Merchants Trust building SATURDAY
| afternoons from 3 to 4. MISS IDA M.
| Coates, 21571a Washington street. art
| class to be formed as soon as stuuents
| have received their course from Uni
| versitv City, Mrs. Emily Lockwood
| Hubert, art, at her studio, 1901 west
Twenty-first street, Friday afternoon
from 2 to 3. DIR. Susan Balfe, parlla-
mentary law, at her offices, 5Oo mason
| building, Tuesday evenings from Z TO
| I left a
the residence of Mrs. M. M. HoWarter'
Friday evenings at s o'clock. MISS
Emile Perry ornamental lettering, at
| the chapter house, Saturday afternoon
| from to 4. DR.. Henrtette q. Sweet
body building class, to be held at
! REST Home as soon as there is an
| enrolment of seVenty-five. Mrs. A: M
| Calkins, remedial, and DR.. Viola Ott'
| curative physical culture, classes to be
! formed. Mrs. Leslie Marion Carlisle,
chemistry of foods, in connection with
| the domestic science class, which VIII
be one of the most important in the
! course. Mrs. Prudence Stokes Brown
| mothers class.
SAMPLES OF WORK WANTED
Mrs. M. M. Howarter and Mrs. L. M.
Vance have generously opened their
homes for the class work; Mrs. How
arter for the music and Mrs. vance
for the home economies.
An event of extraordinary impor-
lance to the members of the American
Woman's league is the first competl-
ton for honor courses at the Academy
of Arts at University City. The mem
bers Of the faculty being: Taxile
Doat, director of the division of GER
amics: John H. Vanderpool, director
of the division of drawing; George Jul
liam Zolnay, director of the division OF
Sculptures; Katherine e. Cherry, In
structor in the division of china paint
ing; Adelaide Alsop- Robineau, instruc-
tor in ceramics; w. Laird Turner, m
structor in textile design; Frederlck
H. Rhead, instructor in pottery, and
Arson K. Cross, instructor in drawing
By order of the board of manage
ment, all members of the American
Womans league are invited to submit
samples of their best work in sculpture,
drawing, painting or design, in any
medium, pencil, charcoal, pastel, wa
tercolor or oil, in the first compete
ton for honor courses of the art
academy of the American Woman's
league. All works must be properly
packed. Drawings, paintings and de-
signs must be packed flat.
The opportunity of competing for
the honor course at the art academy
of the Peoples university at Untver-
sity, the capital city of the league, has
produced an unprecedented degree OF
enthusiasm among members. How
ever, no one will be appointed as an
honor student who does not give evil
dence of creative ability of a high
order. 81.
In future two annual competitions
will probably be held, one in October
and the other in January. A jury of
the foremost artists will be appointed
to Judge the exhibits and make the
final awards.
Miss Clara Louise Newton and
James Washington Pierce, head of the
| Bach School of Music of Los Angeles,
| were married Saturday evening at the