Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-05
THE AMERICAN
WOMAN'S LEAGUE

WOUA4N - GEIASOG |
The Los Angeles chapter has the
honor of establishing the first Amer
lean Womans League exchange in the
United States. The exchange will be
a great factor in the material pros
perity of many women who are pro-
ducing articles of beauty and utility
a commission of 10 per cent is retained
for the Los Angeles chapter, and the
first quarter is destined to occupy
conspicuous place in the chapter house
this has been suggested by Pearl
Adams Spaulding, president of the Los
Angeles chapter, in the article which
follows:
Another milestone has been passed
and Los Angeles has again come to
the front The first American Wo-
mans League exchange has been es-
tablished and the first commission due
the chapter actually turned in. Do
you remember my telling you several
months ago about the dear woman
Mrs. L. NJ. Cutter, 70 years of age, VINO
had only a few dollars standing be-
tween her and destitution, but who re-
and over again, L only want oppor-
tunity, opportunity, and who started
the woman's exchange idea in a small
way and was the means of turning
into her chapter the first % cents in
come? That 25 cent piece should be
preserved and given honorable men
ton, as it represents nucleus OF un-
told wealth for league members ana is
8. prophesy of mighty things to come.
Among the articles already on sale
are books and music written by the
members. post cards of the chapter
house and ceremonies attendant on
the housewarming and the laying OF
the cornerstone at Compton, fancy
work, ink, soap and toilet cream, pure
foods, grape juice and cookies sun
shine society booklets, exquisite WORKS
of art from Japan, pictures, tapestries,
bed and table linen, slumoer ropes anu
garments for women and children.
An important feature will be the
give and take department, happily
named by Mrs. Leland Norton, vice
nresident of the Los Angeles chapter
and head of the Legal Aid society,"
who. with the distinguished lawyer,
clara. Shortridge Foltz, gives adVlce
freely to members in legal dittlcul-
ties THE give and take department
will supply the needs of members out
of the abundance of others, the plan
heine for members having furniture OF
clothing to give away to reglster the
same at the chapter house. The reg
ister will he open and any of the mem.
hers desiring to avail themselves ol
the gracious offer can secure an ol-
der from the local representatives WhlcIl
can he turned over to an eXpresslhdIi
bv the recipient, who can thus be un-
Known in the transaction. Already d
LITTLE home is being fitted up in TINS
70 shiop for a brave-hearted mother
Who is thus enabled to become sell
eInnorting through the blessed creed
of a kindly deed done by the right htlnu
without the knowledge of the lelt'
Miss Ellen Louise Hlgbey' 1orIneIly ,l
local representative OF the fSSIaueil. a.d.aIa.
chanter. Is an invited guest OF honor
of the usual "At Home" SATURDAY
evening, September 10, at the Los An
oeles chapter house, 1882 West Forty
ninth street, from to o'clock MISS
Higbey, with Miss Frances Shotwell'
organized the American Woman
league movement in California, and her
resignation is accepted with deepess
regret by the Pasadena chapter ana
her many friends in Los Ange!es'
Members are requested to send de-
SIGNS to the chapter house for pin
To he used as the emblem of the Los
Angeles chapter. =.
An event of more than usual i'm
nortance will. be the flag raising at
the chapter house Saturday, september
II. The members of Uncle Sam post
at the suggestion of Mrs. Hattie
tucker, IT. will present the chapter with a
beautiful flag that will be unfurled
daily from the roof of the chapter
house. The lovely silk flag presented
bv Mrs. Marion L. Carlisle, Mrs. Lucy
Smith and Newton Reynolds at Ihe
housewarming Will hang IN place po;oi oi
honor in the interior, except on speclal
occasions. . ,zo ,,,,,1
The Los Angeles chapter house Will
be closed on Labor day.