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A Association of Junior Leagues International, Inc. (AJLI) is an organization of 294 Junior Leagues in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and a United Kingdom. Junior Leagues come training & benevolent women's organizations aimed at helping their communities and improving their members through volunteerism. A number 1 Junior League was founded around 1901 in New York CIty by Mary Harriman, daughter of the moneyed railroad executive Edward H. Harriman. A organization's foremost design was the settlement house. A league was presently emulated, & by 1921, Thirty Leagues joined to form a national association.

Inside 1921, Dorothy Payne Whitney became the number one president of the Association of Junior Leagues International Inc., operating when a umbrella organization for everthing Junior Leagues worldwide. There are presently 294 Leagues around Canada, a United States, Mexico & a UK. A number one League outside a United States was inside Montreal, Canada.

Ropin' the Flavors of Texas
Recipes with a western flair, and favorites of the Coastal Bend area. Provides sample recipes. Junior League of Victoria, Texas.

Junior League of Denver
Sells 3 cookbooks - Colorado Cache, Creme de Colorado, Colorado Collage. Has brief descriptions and cover photos of each book.

Junior League of Houston
Stop and Smell the Rosemary, The Star of Texas Cookbook, and The Houston Junior League Cookbook, listing descriptions and awards. Also sells cookbooks from other Junior Leagues.

California Fresh Harvest
Features recipes using fresh foods of northern California. Provides seasonal suggestions and sample recipes. Junior League of Oakland-East Bay, California.

Great Lake Effects: Buffalo Beyond Winter and Wings
A collection of favorites with watercolors by local artist Margaret Martin. Includes sample recipes. Junior League of Buffalo, New York.

VIVA! Tradiciones
Includes artwork, history and culture of south Texas. Provides a sample 'recipe' for pinatas, from the Kids Place chapter. Junior League of Corpus Christi, Texas.

Junior League of El Paso, Texas
Seasoned with Sun features Mexican cuisine and local restaurants, and a companion book, Seasoned with Sunlight has light recipes. Seasoned with Fun offers ideas for fun and entertainment. Includes sample recipes.

Junior League of Rockford, Illinois
Describes the two books, Brunch Basket and Generations, and option for gift delivery in the Rockford area.

Junior League of Richmond, Virginia
Two books, Virginia Fair and Virginia Seasons, are described, with printable order form.

Junior League of St. Louis, Missouri
Two books of member and local recipes, Meet Us in the Kitchen and Saint Louis Days...Saint Louis Nights, are described, including sample recipes and information about the illustrator.


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