The New York herald., 1921-10-25
Bodies in AZ Cities Through
out Country Are Already in
New Organization.

Justice Hotchlsiss IN the Supreme
Court yesterday granted the applica-
ton for n certificate Of incorporation
to the Association of Junior Leagues of
America. The directors for the first
year will be Mrs. Willard Straight and
Miss Mary Jay Schieffeln OF New York,
Miss Sopny Sweet of Washington. d. c.:
Miss Agnes Thompson OF Brooklyn.
Mrs. Alexander Coke Yarnel of Wyn-
wood. Pa: Miss Harriet Reynolds Of
Poughkeepsie. n. Y: Mrs. Cybel Light
all Of Montreal Quebec, and Miss
Marion Stearns of Atlanta, Ga. 1t 10
expected that Miss Grace r. Henry.
who has been an important factor in
the extension of the Junior League of
New York for ten ycsrs, also will be-
come member of the national direct
ing board.
In it's application for it's certificate
of Incorporation. which is made up of
numerous leagues In various cities of
the United States and Canada similar
to the Junior League of New York, the
association sets forth that its inten-
tions are ito organize the various
leagues into a single body In order to
foster the best interests OF its men,
bcrs and improve the social, economic
and civic conditions in the various COM
munities where leagues are and render
efficient service therein
In speaking OF this step in national
civic and charitable work Miss Schief-
felin said last night: The incorpora-
ton is the natural outcome through eev-
eral years of cooperation between the
leagues In various cities patterned after
the parent organization in this city. For
several years there have been inter-
league conferences for the purpose of an
exchange of ideas. aspirations and plans.
At the present time there are leagues
| In forty-two of the larger cities OF the
United States. from Boston to San Fran
cisco. as well as In Canada. where the
only Canadian league is in Montreal.
The first conference OF the incorporate
league will be held during the coming
association of leagues will be held during
the coming winter. The date and place
have not yet been decided upon. but am
quite sure the convention will not be held
in New York.
The Junior Leagues in the forty
two American and Canadian cities
are extensions of the representative So
cial life into local charitable and civic
enterprises. The organizations have
avoided anything like political agitation,
combining their activities to the broadest
forms of social service and welfare work.
The initial step in thus brfgading the
younger women of the cities into philan-
thropic work was taken in New York in
1901 with the formation OF the Junior
League of New York by Miss Mary Har-
rman, daughter of Mrs. r. Henry Harri-
man and now Mrs. Charles Cary Rum
sey. From a few members the league
las become more than a thousand
strong
In New York. as in other cities. the
debutantes of each successive winter be-
come provisional members and are
called upon to take their part in an an
nual performance. In recent years the
New York Junior League shows have
become elaborate dramatic or musical
productions in which Miss Grace r.
Henry has had a directing hand. For
the purpose of helping the leagues In
other cities Miss Henry has staged the
New York shows" in other cities with
local casts.
The incomes go into local civic or
philantlropic projects that are always
practical and intended primarily to he
of help to working girls or the class of
young women who are trying to acquire
business speciality although the prof.
Gets of the various leagues reach from
aid to crippled children to motor trans
portation to public schools.
One Of the chief aims is the formation
OF clubs and hotels Tor working girls at
cost. In this latter work the leagues
are signally successful.