Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-12
American Women's League

marvellous fulfillment. Edward Gard
nerl Lewis dreamed, and the American
Woman's league sprang into existence
like Juno from the brow of Jove.
Miss Ellen Louise Higbey sang the
new song written by Stephen Bennett
of Pasadena.
After an address by DR.. Sweet, the
meeting adjourned for basket tea.
The Los Angeles chapter will un-
doubtedly lead in the United States for
the number of subscriptions to the
Woman's Magazine, which is one of
the chief sources of income to the
American Woman's league. The enor-
NOUS increase of subscriptions in re-
.sponse to Mr.. Lewis appeal, increased
its advertising value three fold. Mrs.
Sophia Blackford has personally pre-
sented the Los Angeles chapter with
2OS subscriptions for the Christmas is
sue. Mrs. Blackford has given twelve
memberships in the American Wo-
mans league to children who will reap
a lifelong benefit. A membership in
the American Woman's league is one
of the greatest gifts that can be be-
slowed upon a child; for it means a
liberal education in the fine arts.
domestic and applied sciences, a uni
versity course and a training in bust-
ness principles that teaches lesson
every child should understand-that it
is contrary to the law of the universe
TO get something for nothing.
An event of unusual Importance Will
be Flag day, to be celebrated Septem-
ber II at 2 o'clock at the chapter
house, when the beautiful flag pre-
sented to the chapter by Uncle sam
post will be formally unfurled. The
presentation speech will be made by
Miss Martha Ctapin, and the ribbon
drawn by Mrs. Hattie Tucker. Music
will be under the direction of the Los
Angeles Chapter quartet, under the
leadership of Miss Lottie Wands, and
will consist exclusively of flag songs
A feature of the day will be the beau-
tiful pledge OF the flag. The Misses
Ida, Grace and Christine Rankin VIII
lead in this solemn ceremony that eV-
ery member will be expected to re-
peat when the flag is raised, as salu-
tation to the greatest emblem on earth.
The Inglewood chapter of the Ameri-
can Woman's league gave splendid
entertainment in the auditorium Of the
new Masonic temple last Friday even
ing in the nature of a business men S
carnival. The local merchants, and a
number of Los Angeles firms were well
represented.
To Mrs. r. P. Boss and the commit
tee of ten ladies who designed the
acts. to Mrs. Morton o. Leftwich, the
president of the chapter, who acted as
stage manager; to DR.. Cannon of the
Santa Clara Oil company, who so ably
announced the acts; to the Los An
geles talent who gave thler assistance
and to all the members of the local
chapter who labored indefatigably to
make the carnival success a great
amount of credit is due.
Some of the acts were very plctur-
esque, others were comic. The first
number on the program was the en-
blem of the American Woman's league
a female figure and two children, all
in white to resemble a piece of statu-
ary. Then came the real estate bril-
gade. six young women in silk hats
and swallowtail coats, representing the
six real estate companies of the vicin-
ity, who after a brief drill and a bow
to the audience, gave their boosters
rhyme:
The city Of happy homes,
Boost for it as you should
Hip, hip, hurrah! Hip, hip, hurrah!
Hurrah for Inglewood!
All the various industrial activities
of the town of Inglewood received pic
turesoue and effective presentation,
and the evening not only brought home
to the residents there the resources of
their home town, but furnished an
evening of enjoyable entertainment, in
which many of the talented musical
men, women and young folks Of the
city Joined.