[African Americana]: [California]: [Las Fidelas Matrons]:

Reflections 1952-1977 Las Fidelas Matrons 25th Anniversary Banquet [cover title].

Los Angeles: 1977. [108]pp. Original silver pictorial wrappers printed in white and gray, stapled. Minor wear and dust-soiling. Very good. Item #4882

A profusely-illustrated souvenir program celebrating the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Las Fidelas Matrons of the Apostolic Faith Home Assembly, a notable African-American Christian women's organization. The organization was formed in Los Angeles in 1952, comprised of the young married women of the Apostolic Home Assembly. The present work includes a history of the organization's founding, portraits of founding, current, and past members, numerous well wishes and congratulatory messages from a variety of local and national organizations (ranging from sixteen-per-page to full page), and a wealth of advertisements from local businesses. Material from the Las Fidelas Matrons is rare. We could locate no other copies of this work, only a handful of records of the group's occasional cookbooks.

Price: $250