Show junior leagues growth made in thirty years the nucleus ot of the present association of junior leagues of 0 america was the junior league of the new york college settlement organized or by miss mary in 1000 this was followed in IDOO by the founding ot of a second league in boston baltimore brooklyn and philadelphia having meanwhile joined the ranks the first arst general conference was waa held in 1911 in 1020 1920 the 89 leagues then existing were organized by mrs wll lard straight dorothy whitney into the present association and six alz years later a national liend headquarters quarters was established in new york city and andin in the following year an anthology of junior league poetry was published list ad in the same earne year the bulletin inca 1012 the official organ was converted into the junior league magazine there were leagues in the unit united I 1 states representing 39 states and three ree additional leagues in canada da lu 1128 1928 the same year a national cju club with offices and exhibition rooms was established in new york city |