Mexico City's League

The Association of Junior Leagues of America, whose 20,000 members in 114 cities of the U.S., Canada and Hawaii do charitable work socially, last week swung open its exclusive gate on the southern border of the U.S. to admit the Junior League of Mexico City. It was the first league branch in any foreign country other than Canada. But with Mexico admitted, the A.J.L.A. found itself without a definite "foreign policy."

The Mexico City League, organized three years ago by Mrs. Francis Ranney, wife of a Mexican Light & Power Co. official, with the support of Senora Fortes Gil and Mrs. Dwight Whitney Morrow, is composed of U. S. citizens permanently resident in the Mexican capital. Its lone Mexican member is the wife of a U.S. citizen. Because they were considered transients, Elizabeth and Anne, daughters of Ambassador Morrow, were not admitted. When it applied for membership in the national association, the Mexico City branch was, as is customary, kept waiting two years to test its quality.

Junior Leagues in London, Budapest and Halifax are also seeking membership in the A.J.L.A. The Association intends to consider each application separately, to set up no inflexible international rule which might embarrass, should some undesirable group of outlanders fulfill the technical requirements of membership of an International Association of Junior Leagues.

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