| Show THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE Salt TUNE 14 1938 Lake Leag ue New Officers Launch Plant for 1936-3- 7 With Widened Scope of Servicer to Cooperate Second Completes I s' $ t-- 'CO''- h tiTi Sy Left Mrs Fuller B Bailey new president of the Junior League of Salt Lake City left and Mrs C E Wright retiring president Lower left a juvenile artist one of the many youngsters given recreational assist- £ ance by the league Lower right a scene in the Neighborhood house dental clinic supported by the The league members are league’s welfare division Social Uplift Endeavors in City llll The Junior League of Salt Lake City a week ago completed the lecond year of its activities as a member of the Associated Junior Leagues of America and immediately launched work for another 12 months The local organization is a unit in nation-wid- e association which includes young women anxious to contribute to community life The first Junior League was organized in New York City in 1901 by the late Mrs Mary Harriman Rumsey and a group of debutantes Their first endeavors were devoted toward settlement work in the metropolis where young women vol-- " Unteered their services Since that numerous soclajl welfare agencies time 139 leagues have been or- The organization’s activities are atganized in principal cities of the completed with social affairs United States all linked through the tested by an annuat ball and an anAssociation of Junior Leagues of nual horse show two outstanding events in Salt Lake City social America circles Although the local Junior League The horse show has been the only has been a member of the national activity engaged in by the league association for only two years the membership where funds are de rived from public All funds organization dates from 1921 and is raised from the public are expended an outgrowth of the Junior Aid or- upon welfarethework All other ex ganized in Salt Lake City by a dozen penses are defrayed by the memsocially prominent young women bership Among the many social welfare who wished to engage in welfare activities of the league undertaken activities The first two presidents in cooperation with various social of the Junior Aid were Mrs Bartlett agencies in the city are the nursery Wicks and Mrs Lynn H Thompson school at the Neighborhood House Through the Junior Aid a num- which has become a model for a ber of young women were Induced local school sponsored by the federal volunteer work with to participate more actively In the government: the Family Service society cooperacultural and welfare activities of the tion with baby clinics and the Salt community and in 1932 this organi- Lake General hospital work with zation petitioned the Association of the blind and leadership in the Junior Leagues of America for a Girl Scout organization charter After a two-yeIn addition the league recently probationary period the Junior Aid be- has launched a cooperative project came the Junior League under the with the League for of presidency of Mrs Leland Swaner Hearing and the Community Chest Among the activities of the old whereby aid for deafened is Junior Aid were the annual Chris-ma- s expected to be enlarged persons Weekly party for children at the Neigh- radio broadcasts in behalf of the borhood House and the annual Salt Lake Community Chest also Thanksgiving Day dinner for the have been conducted blind These traditions have been While many league members are kept by the Junior League and are actively engaged in volunteer social conducted each year service work others are active in promoting the cultural life of the Expands Activities The Arts and Interests Changing social conditions have community of been recognized by the Junior groupaided the league has promoted art exhibits musicales League and its activities have de- and studies in literature and discussions veloped with the times The Junior of current problems and events Aid was concerned largely with Retiring Officers eleemosynary work whereas the Junior League has expanded its The league’s activities during the scope to include all types of social last year were under the superviwork stressing constructive activi- sion of the officers who recently ties in cultural life as well as social retired Mrs C E Wright served Welfare as president" Other officers were Mrs F B Bailey who was in- Mrs Horace U Siegel vice presistalled as president at the league’s dent Mrs Beverly S Clendenin reannual meeting last week pointed cording secretary Miss Kathryn out that the Junior League has a Thomas corresponding secretary two-fol- d purpose— to stimulate com- Mrs( D D Moffat Jr treasurer munity interests among its member- and Miss Joan Bird assistant secship and to participate in civic bet- retary terment with the rest of the popuIn addition to the officers valulation able services were rendered by Miss The new president also stressed Helen Sheets and Mrs F Carston the fact that all funds solicited from Dahnken who directed activities the general public by the organiza- of the Arts and Interests group tion returns to the public in the Mrs Robert D Dick and Mrs John form of beneficial assistance Last B Burnham in the Children’s theyear the league contributed $1500 ater and Mrs Allen H Means who to social welfare activities in Salt acted as chairman of the welfare Lake City in most of which mem- group and as placement chairman bers directly participated Officers for the coming year are: The league plans to cooperate Mrs F B Bailey president Mrs fully with other organizations in A E Brockbank vice president community life Last year close co- Mrs O N Malmquist recording secwas maintained with the retary Mrs Wallace B Kelly operation Art Barn community theater work treasurer and Miss Joan Bird asthe Civic Music association and sistant treasurer ar the-Har- League Head (ft i y 'V I Miss Aurelia - S Year's Activities of junior League Extend to Many Walks of Life ’t‘ —— — D' ?r Report Shows Varied in Welfare in All SUNDAY MORNING Hampton left and Mrs Horace Fisher m Z i' on Year’s Work Retiring President Tells of Unit’s Accomplishments During Her Office Term Stimulation of a attitude among the members of the Junior league was cited by Mrs C E Wright retiring president' as one of the outstanding achieve--men- ts civic-mind- of the league during of office Following Is Mrs K ! ': annual report: her term Wrlght'a "At the close of our second year of Junior league I believe the thing we can be most proud pfls the place we are making for ourselves in the community There eeems to be a growing respect for us the things we are doing and what we are able to accomplish All of which adds to our responsibility as members and places more Importance on each job large or small which we undertake The welfare agencies recognized - early our that volunteer service could be of value to them but the cooperation we have had this year from the newspapers radio and important civic groups makes us feel that they also recognize we have our place In the community Educates Members has been sald that one of the ’ It most Important things that a Junior league does Is to educate lta memThe bership to be activities of our groups proved this to be the case Many of our girls took part in the Community Chest campaign our arts and Interest group worked 0n the civic music drive with one of their members chairman of the drive when the Red Cross called for volunteers for flood relief 21 ©f our girls recivic-mind- Group Cites Major Civic Culture Aid ' sponded We also helped with the organization of a Community theater We have 45 girls giving regular volunteer service Jn 13 welfare agencies 13 girla In opt art and Interest group are iii constant touch with the cultural activities of the citjl J five Major contributions to civic culture were made during the year by the Junior League whose arts and interests group was active in promoting Interest in literature music and art The group launched its program in October when assistance was given the Civic Music association in a drive for members who contributed to one of the most successful musical seasons in the city’s history Through the winter the league sponsored a series of lectures on cultural subjects at the Town club Competent speakers discussed literature history current events and recent books in eight lectures With the advent of spring the arts and interests group brought to Salt Lake City an exhibition of seventeenth and eighteenth century paintings Works of the old masters wre on display for a week and came from as far as Cedar City to view the pictures Through the year the league exhibited collections of rare books at the University of Utah and the Salt Lake City public library with member of the children’' theater group are working with recreational Parent-Teachand school groups 11 girls have taken a deven weeks’ Course In radio work At least 30 of our members are board members of other organization? "We haye spjsnt foe welfare a total of $150003 which in-t cludes our nursery at Neighborhood House and sponsorship of the League For the Hard of Hearing making It possible for them to be a part of the Community Chest this year Sponsors Exhibit “The art and interest department has had a very full year In addition to their lecture course book exhibits and musicals they have taken over all of the exhibits of the Art Barn which is a large' undertaking and has brought to Salt Lake the finest exhibits ever shown here “The children's theater has taken a try at the professional field and brought a very successful performance of the Alvarez Street Marionettes In addition to putting on a good production of the Secret Garden at three different' junior high schools Next year we are looking forward to more professional productions along with our children’s theater J "The most Important neW thing we have done this year is our radio work It has grown from a few publicity programs for the Visiting Nurse association to be part of the d publicity program of the Community Chest and through it we are endeavoring to explain the work of the agencies to the radio er DUs-'yea- Service MarkS£ Major League Activity art-love- rs new collections displayed each fortnight The volumes were gathered by league members from private libraries in the city the university and the public library and St Last March the group presented a musicale and lecture on seventeenth Making City Conscious of Community Chesf Social servioe marks one of the most pressing activities of the Junior League which seeks to impress upon each member a sense of social responsibility and a connection with the community and its progress Throughout the year Junior League women render voluntary service to the various social service agencies in the city assisting the work of relief public health and social rehabilitation Joins Forces Aid for the hard of hearing was a new social service undertaken by the league during the past year The Junior League joined forces with the League for the Hard of Hearing which has become an agency of the community chest and next year will expand activities through the city reaching many hundreds of persons The Junior League will maintain offices to aid deafened persons at the Civic center underwriting all oosts while the League for the Hard of Hearing will expand its services as an authorized chest agency The league also continued its work at the Neighborhood House defraying half the salary expenses for the secretary and supplying volunteer workers to care for children each day A dental clinic is maintained at tfye Neighborhood House and the Attention to the growing genera- young women offer active assistance tion of Salt Lake City citizens to dentists who contribute their marks one of the Junior league's services Girl Scouting most Important activities and in Girl Scouting is another activity this activity the league devotes a to engage the attention and assistdeal of time and effort to recrea- ance of members of the Junior tion as well as health The children’s theater group of the league is interested In bringing before the local childhood public plays of particular Interest to younger folk Last year the Olivero Street Marionettes from Los Angeles were presented to capacity audiences at' the South high school and later in the year performances of "The Secret Garden” a children’s play by Frances Hodgson Burnett were presented at three city junior high schools Plans are being mads to bring a series of children’s plays to the city next year A company of especially trained actors Is expected to tour the country next winter and the league expects to sponsor Salt Lake City performances of the troupe Children's Theater Group Considered Important Activity Local Girl Scout headquarters are assisted by league members who act as troop leaders for various troops connected with city schools and churches League members make layettes for wards of the Children’s Service In addition the league society launched supervised and presented a series of radio programs to bring the work of the community chest to the many contributors in the city Lcagije Nine Salt Lake Girls Admitted During Year ehooF-pi'ojec- Nine young Salt Lake City women were admitted to full membership in the Junior league during the year Before admission they fulfilled all qualifications required as provisional league members The new Junior leaguers Alice Dick Mrs John H Henderson Mrs Thorton D Morris Beatrice McCrea Ruth Snyder Mrs A P Villain' Becky Whitney Alberta public Davidson and Charlotte Johnson year-roun- “A Scribblers Club Scribblers club has been formed with a member of the uniJunior League sponsorship of an versity faculty as an adviser and exhibition of seventeenth and eight- next year we will expect to see some eenth century portraiture a College of their efforts in the league magaArt association exhibition brought zine "In October Elizabeth Halley to the Art Barn last April outstanddirector paid us a visit ing paintings Included in the ex- our regional hibit were representatives of the and In November we were fortunate English American French Italian in having Margaret Woodson educational secretary of the A J L A and Flemish schools welfare department here for a week's course which was given for the entire league and included in the provisional course “We sent one member to the Children’s Theater conference In Baltimore and had three delegates at the A J L A conference in Richmond Virginiathis year “I appreciate the honor of having been your president this year and want to thank you all for your cooperation and the peasant and tn- teresting year you have given me Fine Art Exhibit - From a League Exhibit Named Member of Magazine- Staff - A group of Junior League women preparing a dramatie broad of Community Cheat agenples Left to righ Alias Catharine Nutter Mias Hlldegarde Thompson Mrs Har ‘“"STftrittllinBSflWIISiasailWgMnSISIgllSPjill old E Raddatz Mrs John J Daly Miss Mra Dorothy Preston E Ashton Mrs Fisher Davidson Mrs Lynch Charles A Boynton Jr by Jean Baptiste French Greuze-- painter Louis Rust Dinwoodey member of the Junior League of one ol the Salt Lake City has been appointed masterpieces to the permanent art staff of the Junior League magazine organ of in the the national group Mrs Dinwoodey's selection re Art Bern exhibit suited from an etching which apof lest April peared In one of the winter Issues of the magazine She won the Mil waukes prize as a result of her sponsored by the league work Mrs cast depicting the work "Innocence" ' Weekly Broadcasts Made During Year Weekly radio broadcast were given during the year by a group of eleven Junior league members demonstrating the work of various Community Chest agencies In the city in dramatic form The league members prepared their own radios continuity selected the cast and $ presented the broadcasts To accomplish this work' the young women were obliged to study radio production and technique before they presented their first program By the year’s end however they had developed Into an experienced group! ol radloactor-produce- rs and atimul&ted both the work of chest agencies and public Interest there! |
