Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-09
AMERICAN WOMAN'S
LEAGUE EXPANDING
LOS ANGELES CHAPTER THE
LARGEST IN COUNTRY
Five Cities, including Angel City,
Have Qualified for Society
Houses-Local Home
Will Cost $27, 900

The American Woman's league, ma
tionaI organization of men and women
united for mutual benefit, protection,
education and advancement, is found
ed on the cooperative idea and operat-
ed on conservative and economical
business principles.
Although California was the last to
organize the movement, Los Angeles
holds the banner for the largest chap
ter in the United States.
Three months ago Pearl Adams
Spaulding was appointed western man
ager of five states-California, Wash
ington, Nevada, Arizona and oregon.
She has organized the work in 145
towns Among those who have quail
fed for chapter houses are Los Ange-
les, Pasadena, Corning, Pomona, Santa
Cruz and Big Pine.
The houses are to be built at a cost
ranging from $1,000 to $4,000. More
than $1,000 will be spent in erecting
chapter houses in and about Los An
geles. These will be absolutely free to
members of the American Woman's S
league.
Final arrangements for the location
of the Los Angeles building are now
being made by Mrs. Spaulding, who
has gone to st. Louis to arrange the
details for a beautiful $4,000 chapter
problems will be worked out for the
west in the conference between Mrs.
Spaulding and E. G. Lewis, founder of
the American Woman's league, with
headquarters at University City, St.
Louis, Mo.
Many Members in City
There are $50 members in Los Ange-
les, and federated meetings of all mem
bers are held the first Thursday of the
month in the ball room of the Majestic
apartment, First and Hope streets.
The first meeting was held last Thurs
day evening, with the president, Pearl
Adams Spaulding, in the chair. The
other officers are honorary president,
Mrs Amelia A. Gunton, and secretary
and treasurer, Jennie Van Allen. The
chapters were represented by their
officers, DR.. Henriette e. Sweet, Mrs.
Ella *. Sprinkel, Mrs. NJ. L. Hubbell,
Claudia Hazen White, Mrs. Leland
Norton and Miss Caroline Schulz,
Mrs. Spaulding made a ringing speech
in which she outlined the work already
accomplished and pledged her support
to the work on the Pacific coast. She
announced the fact that Los Angeles
Herald had promised to give a column
of live news concerning the American
Woman's league every Wednesday
morning, and that all notices and news
of the movement in the west would be
found there every week. Also a resume
of work being done in the chapters in
the five states. and that she expected
the support of the members to the pa
per that had offered its columns to the
American Woman's league,
Pasadena
The usual monthly meeting of the
Pasadena chapter of the American
Woman's league was held Tuesday
evening in the quarters in the board of
trade, Pasadena, with the president,
Miss Ellen Louise Highly, in the chair.
Minutes were read by the secretary,
Mrs. Jennie L Thayer. Twenty new
members were elected.
Mrs. Bertha Plant, parliamentary in
structor, gave the first lesson in the
course. Glasses were organized in
physical training and contemporary
history.
Pasadena has 200 members and has
qualified for the $4,000 chapter house.
The lot committee is composed of j. r.
Glddings, Lewis Davis, stephen Ben
nett and Mrs. Harriet S. Browning.
Lamanda Park
The Harriet Browning chapter of the
American Woman's league of Lamanda
Park was organized last Thursday and
dent, Mrs. Lottie d. Robbins; vice
president, Mrs. Mollie f. Bradley; sec
retary, Mrs. Dora Mcclure; treasurer,
Mrs. Maud L. RidgWay.
The meetings will be held at the home
of Mrs. Mollie e. Bradley in Daisy
avenue, Lamanda Park, every Thurs
day evening. They are working to
build $1,000 chapter house.
Pomona
There are 100 members in Pomona.
The president, Dr. e. c. Armstrong,
and the secretary, Mrs. Kate Fleming,
are pushing the work in Pomona and
have qualified for a $4,000 chapter house,
the lot having been donated.
San Diego
Work is progressing in San Diego,
and DR.. George w. Corey of Pasadena
will go there February % to deliver a
course of lectures on plans and pur-
| poses of the American Woman's league.
The officers are: President, Mrs. Con-
stance p. Conner; treasurer, Mrs. A. p.
S. Herrick; secretary, Mrs. Cora r.
! Fracker.
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