Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-26
EXPANSION WORK
IN ABLE HANDS
MOTHERS CONGRESS COMMIT
TEE Is VERY ACTIVE
STATE MEMBERSHIP BODY BUSY
BUILDING UP CIRCLES
Working in 142 Schools with a Chair
man in Every Branch of the
Great Woman's Or
ganizaton

There is no working body in the Cal
iforna Congress of Mothers which Is
making more marked progress than
the state membership committee, OF
which Mrs. C. c. Noble is chairman.
Expansion Of the organization is the
watchword and hundreds of faithful
women are at. work, under direction
of these committee women, building
up the congress vigorously, hopefully
and with the fixed faith of those who
labor In a cause worthy of humankind.
The preesnt state membership COM
mittee has been at work two years.
The activity of the body is indicated
by the fact that the organization is
working in every one of the 142 circles
attached to schools.
Each member of the committee is
held responsible for ten schools. They
must notify the state chairman of all
changes in addresses of circle officers
so that printed matter can be kept up
to date. They must see that circle
presidents appoint chairman on
membership for each school branch
and then assist this chairman in every
way possible to bring her work to sue
cessful development.
To Increase Interest
Committee members must interview
principals Of schools which have no
Parent-Teacher associations, interest
them in the work and request the
privilege of organizing.
This organization has constant re-
quests for printed matter and outline
of work from various cities and states.
The committee follows up the work of
the corresponding state secretary and
asks inquirers in California if they
have formed a Parent-Teacher asso-
citation and, If not, apply for permis-
sion to form such organizations.
The committee has an associate
membership card which anyone may
secure by the payment of 81 and
thereby demonstrated their interest
and appreciation. Another system
which is being arranged is one of
rapid communication throughout the
entire state body. Each member of the
state membership committee being re-
sponsible for ten schools, is expected
to appoint a chairman on member
ship in each circle. Each circle chair
man is expected to secure from the
secretarys book q complete list of
paid-up members, their addresses and
telephone numbers. With this system
perfected, Mrs. Chalmers Smith, state
president, will be able to circulate any
notice or call through the entire men,
bership within a very limited period
of time, reaching the thousands of
members.
Two Successful Plans
Two plans have been tried success
fully to gain members in circles. one
is that of having a general chairman
in each SCHOOL, under her having a
chairman in each grade to call upon
mothers who have children in the
room they represent, all reporting to
the general circle chairman.
The other Dlan involves two general
chairmen in each circle, who divide
UP the active members among them
and contest in friendly manner for
the greatest results in new member
ships.
Since the California Congress of
Mothers convention in November, 1909
223 letters have been written by this
committee. Also 20S calls have been
made in the school and home, twenty
six new schools have been organized
and fifteen reorganized.
1--WE have proved in our work." said
the chairman, Mrs. G. G. Noble, that
the call in the home has been highly
effective in creating an interest among
newcomers and mothers who have not
been associated with the circles.
Is Information Bureau
"Our state is full of strangers and
many times we have been told that
our members have been the only wo-
men to call upon them"
Each member of this state member
ship committee is the mother of her
circles. She also assists Mrs. Ray d.
Sperry, chairman of the information
bureau.
The state membership committee is
doing a grand work. The members
are sacrificing much time in order to
build up the general order For this
SON ft1rd do
are needed. Contributions may be sent
to Mrs. r. L. Lanterman. 1146 Arapa-
hoe street.
Membership List
The women who are devoting their
time and energies to this work COM
pose the state membership commit
tee as follows: Mrs. c. c. Noble, chair
man, 1921 Magnolia avenue, telephone
53959; Mrs. r. d. Sperry, recording
secretary, 1876 West Thirty-siXth place,
telephone 7725S; Mrs. e. L. Geraldine,
corresponding secretary. 1887 West
Thirty-fifth street; Mrs. r. S. Lanter-
man. treasurer, 1146 Arapahoe street,
telephone 54037; Mrs. NJ f. Hansen,
1O9 West Fourteenth street; Mrs. Rob-
ert Thompson, r. f. d. route No. l,
box 40, Eagle Rock valley Mrs. o. H.
Schalwitz. $50 South Burlington ave-
nue. telephone 53150; Mrs. j. H. Nc
Clintock, 1912 Manchester avenue.
route A; Mrs. J. d. Taylor, 1146 West
Thirty-first street, telephone 24456;
Mrs. III. S. Henderson, 991 West Jeffer-
son street, West 343S; Mrs. Nichols
Milbank. 615 Coronado street, telephone
53O75; Mrs. j. w. Francis, 2027 Penn
sylvansia avenue; Mrs. L. It. Moses,
524 West Third street, telephone, 12607;
Mrs. Jessie Russell, 525 Mary street,
Glendale, South s053; Mrs. Thos.
Scott, 1896 South Hamilton, Pomona;
Mrs. c. e. Earl, 45 Galena avenue,
Pasadena; telephone, 2677; Mrs. j. w.
Walters, 61S East Eighth street, Long
Beach; Mrs. e. G. Tallant, 532 Brink
erhoff avenue, Santa Barbara; Mrs.
Thos. H. Seabury. 1888 Hopkins street,
Berkeley; Mrs. o. r. Skies, 4S0 Sew
enth street, San Pedro; phone, Sunset
232S; Mrs. A. b. Armstrong, Fowler.