Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1910-03-13

my library was. | said There it is,
but year from now you will see five
hundred books on the Shelves
II wrote to all the authors and pub
fishers, telling them what l was doing,
and every one responded beautifully,
some of them contributing all their
books.
"In just a years time l secured the
room we now occupy, and the library
has been growing steadily. I have the
largest collection of metaphysical
books on sale in the west, but L want
more room. The ground floor, with
reading room, sales room and rest
rooms, would be preferable. l believe.
Il have managed or organized
classes for William Walker Atkinson
of Chicago, DR.. Alexander j. McIvor-
Tyndall of Denver, Helen Van Ander-
son of Boston, W.. J. Colville and
Louie Stacey of London, England;
Elizabeth Towne of Holvoke. Mass;
Henry Harrison Brown of San
Francisco Henry Frank of New York,
DR.. Norton F. w. Hazeldine of this
city, and other prominent authors AMI
teachers. | am now managing Annie
Xix Millitz' Monday noon lectures Oh
the Power of the Mind, and the Sun
day evening lecture-recitals given by
Bruce Gordan Kingsley"
Less than year ago at one of these
lectures, two officers appeared demand
ing license fee of $780, or no lee
ture. 1t was too late to do anything
but pay the fee This was the first
time Los Angeles had ever demanded
a license fee for a religious or educa-
tional lecture.
Miss Reesburg set quietly to work.
and got a petition through the city
council which now exempts all who
teach along these lines.
On May 1, 1903, she originated the
Metaphysician May festival. The
first was held in the Woodbury. Bust
ness college hall on Hill street, and
proved such a pleasure to all who at
tended that they have been given each
year since, for six successive times in
Blanchard hall.
Some one of the noted authors are
there as guests of honor, and give a
course of instructions following:
Christian ID. Larson, editor of Pro-
gress magazine, and author of many
helpful books, will be the guest of
honor this year.
notable feature of these occasions
is the decorations which each year
differ from all others. Those who at
tended the festival in Blanchard hall
last year will recall the wonderful eff
feet of speakers and musicians against
golden background of wild mustard.
Miss Reesberg, who personally attends
to this, when asked how such remark
able results were reached, replied en-
Enthusiastically: "Oh, it is such an in
SEPARATION to me to go up on that stage
to decorate. My fingers fairly fly, ard
with the assistance of four or five faith
full friends, the work is done as if by
magic. 1 never think out my style of
decoration. 1 wait till 1 get there, and
it does ITSELF
Much more might be written about
this beautiful work, which has been
carried on so quietly that comparative
ly few know of the immense amount
of good the library is doing, but lack
of space forbids.
Meanwhile. Miss Reesberg sits at her
desk day after day working, working,
working. And as she works, she
dreams
A dream of man and woman,
Diviner, yet still human;
Solving the riddle old,
Shaping the age of gold.
A dream which takes visible shape
sometimes in a temple beautiful, ris-
ing here in the City of the Angels, a
great distributing center of health and
good cheer, which, even as a lighthouse,
sends its cheering beams across the
night, shall radiate hope and joy and
Life more abundant" Who will
help bring the dream to pass?
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