East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-06-23
woMAN's LEAGUE CONVENTION.

The following letter may be OF in
terest to members of the American
Women'e League and their friends.
1855 Sheffied, Ave, Chicago, H.,
June 10th, 1910.
My Dear Miss Boyd:
1 hope you will pardon my delay
in reporting upon the greatest conven-
ton ever held by women, some five
thousand strong.
Who says women cannot pull to-
gether? l only wish all women
could so to University City to see for
themselves, The half has not been
told. They would need no urging to
join the League. The organization
would simply be overwhelmed with
applications to join.
They have called Mr.. Lewis a
dreamer. Some have gone farther,
and said "a dangerous dreamer" The
former statement is true in a meas
ure, for no one could materialize the
artistic beauty of University City but
dreamer of beautiful dreams for
the betterment of humanity.
1 expected a great deal of the
League before l left home, but l
was not prepared for what l have
seen and learned. If nothing else,
l received a lesson of unfailing cour-
| tesy and unselfishness under the
most trying circumstances, from Mr..
Lewis down to the janitors (and he
employs hundreds); so much so that
! they had a spiritual influence upon all
League members. So strong was this
! influence that the watchword of the
League came to us spontaneously:
Pull together, is our motto.
! Keep together, is our creed
Hold together, is the watchword.
| OF the American Woman's League.
This was sung to the tune OF
John Browns Body Lies Mouldering
in the Grave"
Mr.. Lewis employees worship him
or rather his principle, as he allows
no personality in this homage, which
is the best proof of his character
Mr.. Lewis himself is a most modest
and simple man. But you cannot
meet him without being at once con-
scious of the greatness of the sou
within. and all felt the same about
him, the men, too, many of whom
came out of simple curiosity, bu
went away convinced.
Until lately, st. Louis people have
been very skeptical. 1 made it my
business to talk to disinterested, re.
liable business men for information
Many told me Lewis honesty hat
never been questioned, but until the
last year, they had doubted his abil
ity to carry out his plans success
fully. But now, even the most skepti-
cal will reluctantly admit that h,
both can and will carry out hi.
promises, for the number and the
class of women that attended tn,
convention was an eye-opener to st
Louis. Every state in the union wa.
represented by the best of its wo
manhood
The railroads laughed at Mr.. Levi!
when he tried to get rates and tolt
them the number he expected to at
tend the convention. They said h,
would do well if three hundred came
The League paid out nearly fifty
thousand dollars in railroad fares, t.
i say nothing of the many who paiC
their own fares. Next year, it is SAT,
lawait Mr.. Lewis pleasure and max,
terms with him. not he with them
Mr.. Lewis has about the creates
credit of any man in st. Louis, as ht
can borrow 90 per cent of his hold
ings. This was told me by a mar
holding a trustworthy position in ont
of the leading banks in no way con
nected with Lewis. This speaks fo
itself
I believe in time, the Peoples Uni
versity will be the greatest institu
/, ton of learning in the L. s., for the.
have a solid foundation. The ar
building. with its treasures. simpl.
amazed me, for nothing finer is pro
duced anywhere in the world. TIL
pottery and sculpture are marvels o
art. And just think this is free t.
the humblest member of the League
No wonder people doubt the goo
tidings, for upon the surface. it look
too good to be true. only regre
have not a son or daughter to tax
advantage of all this. and then hel
spread the news of the beauty an
gladness to the less fortunate owe
the land.
My dear Miss Boyd, do you real2
how far reaching this will be in W
, lifting humanity, to teach them tn
. nobler things in life? You may h
we'll proud and enthusiastic to be tn
representative in Pendleton.
I could talk on and on of what
, have seen and heard, but there is
! limit of time and patience even for {
enthusiastic a member as you are.
Personally I had the time of m
life, and I have greater admiratio
for my own sex than 1 ever had b.
h fore; for the lesson of the Leagu
e Force in Kindness" struck hon
y and made it an unwritten law to
: kind and considerate of each othe
= We arrived in a drenching raj
= which lasted until the last day, whiC
e spoiled many Of the plans Of ente
e tainment. but others We're substitute