Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-16
THE AMERICAN
WOMAN'S LEAGUE

The Los Angeles chapter of the
American Woman's league held a big
bungalow meeting Friday night at
Symphony hall, Blanchard building, the
first of a series to secure concerted
action by members in winning the Los
Angeles Herald's magnificent offer of a
$500 bungalow, to be used as tenn
porary chapter house and permanent
league home. Hitherto the campaign
has been like the preliminary skirmtsh
of a great battle, but the published
announcement of E. G. Lewis in the
Woman's National Daily and the re
markable increase in a fortnight from
II 900 to 63,S09 votes stimulated the
active cooperation of the Los Angeles
chapter, which will make an organized
effort both in Los Angeles and at the
| great national convention in University
! City, to be held June 8, 10 and II.
! Mr.. Lewis appeal in the daily has
brought subscriptions from all over the
| country, principally from the five west
ern states in which the league move
ment was so splendidly organized by
Pearl Adams Spaulding, and where
there is keen interest in the winning OF
the prize that members may have the
privileges of a chapter house when
visiting Los Angeles. Compton has the
honor of being the first to qualify, but
Los Angeles may be the first to actually
open it's doors to the world, and none
will be more heartily welcomed than
Mrs Katherine Heaton Peck, president
of the Compton chapter.
A $3.50 lot in Brawley, won in the in
crease, is the first property to be Sc
cured by the American Womans league
that is not due directly to the splendid
individual work of E. G. Lewis, and the
Los Angeles chapter is very proud to
deed it to the great founder of the
American Woman's league.
AFTER HERALD BUNGALOW
DR.. Henriette E. Sweet president of
the Los Angeles chapter, presided at
the bungalow meeting" and after the
reading of the minutes written by Miss
Caroline L. Sholtz. secretary pro tenn Of
the great consolidation meeting held
March II, Miss Lotie L. Sinard gave a
charming piano number and responded
to an encore.
Nominations for delegates to the
great national convention resulted in
DIR. Sweets election. and Mrs. Clara
! Shortridge FOltz was chosen alternate
Mrs. Claudia Hazen White was the
nominee of the Los Angeles chapter for
the high honor of state regent and has
| the support of the following chapters:
/
Fullerton Pasadena, Compton, Sun
land, Edendale. Plymouth, Santa Ana,
| Monrovia and Dos Palos. ,
! Madame Russell-Duncan, an honored
| member of the American Womans
| league, who has won artistic triumphs
on two continents, sang group OF
| songs, accompanied by Archibald Ses-
sions A request for the sweetest song
| that was ever written, Home Sweet
Home" in honor Of the bungalow meet
ing followed. Madame Russell-Duncan
| demurred, limiting TOO many memories
of PATHS many triumphs," but finally
! her glorious voice brought the audience
to its feet to join in the chorus and vow
that the bungalow should belong to the
| Los Angeles chapter.
Mrs. Clara ShOrtridge F'oltz, who
suggested the bungalow meetings and
| whose splendid oratorical powers did
much to stimulate the enthusiasm,
made an eloquent appeal and used her
personal influence i'm the winning of the
bungalow. DR.. Sweet called for clubs
of ten yearly subscriptions, and the
spontaneous response brought sixty
new subscriptions Ten physicians or
| Sweet, John Schmitz II. NJ. Bishop, ].
! NJ MEDLEY, W. G. Watson Emma B.
Dill, \. S. Bracket, Susan BALI and
Mary Burns. Others We're formed Of
the loyal members Of many professions.
BIG JUMP IN STANDING
e. G. Lewis, founder of the American
Womans league, and Pearl Adams
Spaulding, telegraphed their personal
subscriptions, with the result that
Tuesday mornings Herald showed the
amazing fortnight increase of from 63.-
900 to 1916 votes which gives the
American Woman's league the honor of
being the first to win four stars, and
places the organization in the lead for
the bungalow, and what is more tang
ible in the beautiful piano, valued at
$500. The first member to touch its
ivory keys was Miss Constance Lister.
1912 East Main street, Alhambra. Miss
Lister is "A graduate of the school Of
music affiliated with the American
| Woman's league, and was the first TO
offer her services as a teacher OF music
in the free classes Of the Los Angeles
chapter. one of the brightest little
girls in the league will become her pro-
tege and will receive personal instruc-
! tions until ready to go to University