Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-06
Clubs,

The College Women's Equal Suf-
frage league has affiliated with the
Political Equality league and held it's
first meeting in the new headquarters.
512 Story building. yesterday after
noon. A special feature of the day
was the entertaining OF members of
the senior class OF the University of
Southern California.
The program included an address by
Mrs. c. F. Edison showing the work
that has been done in Southern. Cali
fornia by equal suffrage organization.
Mrs. Edison spoke concerning the sup
port which legislators will give the
suffrage plank which was incorporat-
ed in the platform at the state con-
Vention last summer. Mrs. Mary
kenny spoke of the suffrage litera-
ture available and Miss May wilson,
recently returned from London, spoke
of the attitude of English suffragettes,
comparing them to the revolutionary
heroes of '76.
Miss Elizabeth Kenny explained
some of the laws of this state which,
she said, act with particularly humili-
ating force upon women, especially
tie law of succession and the law con-
cerning community property.
Miss Agnes Frisius, president of the
club, is enthusiastic in regard to the
new plan and at the next meeting to
be held January 8. members OF the
senior class of Occidental college will
be entertained. The purpose of this
club sto study conditions governing
women now, and probable improve
ments which might be effected in laws
governing them will be followed very
generally this winter. Mr.. Miller of
Polytechnic high school will speak on
women and economic conditions at the
January meeting.
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Boys and girls play too much and
unless the matter of work and play
is better adjusted in the next five
years than it has been in the last
twenty-five we will find that we have
a serious problem on our hands," said
John H. Francis, superintendent of
public schools at Ebell yesterday.
MANY boys now pass their time loaf
ing on a public playground when they
ought to be running a lawn mower in
their mothers front yard. Boys and
girls must learn that unless you work
you cannot live, and that you do not
live unless you work"
The Rev. Dana Bartlett followed
with a talk on "Life's Contrasts" He
gave these women glimpses of life in
Los Angeles which proved surprise
and a revelation to many of them.
Pictures showing tumbledoWn tene-
ments of Chinatown, houses which he
said were owned by prominent wo-
man of the city: shacks which were
made to do duty as homes were shown
by pictures, and then suggestions of
Improvement which the housing COM
mittee IS making were offered to the
audience.
Madame Severance was in attendance
at the meeting and spoke briefly from
the platform at the close of the pro-
gram, congratulating the clubwomen
upon their interest in such subjects
and complimenting them upon the fact
that they might have an active part
in righting these conditions and in
effecting preventive measures in
stead of waiting too long and finding
the more heroic curative policy neces-
sary.
At the short business meeting which
prefaced the program Mrs. ]. B. Mil
lard offered a resolution concerning
the appropriation of funds from the
board of public instruction to pay
scholarship funds for children other
wise dependant upon their own ef-
forts, which resolution was adopted
and approved by the club.
Tea was served by Mrs. Harry Pur-
don at the one table assisted by Mrs
Sarah j. Smith, Mrs. Edward w For
gy and Mrs. A. zimmerman and Miss
Agnes Knight were hostesses at the
other table assisted by Miss Edith
Minor and Mrs. William Keasby
Mrs. H. S. Quint of Concord, n. H,
was a guest of the club with her sis
ter, Mrs. L. r. Quint, curator of the
French section.