Jane Moore Mock; Former Junior League President

Jane Moore Mock, who was designated a Times Woman of the Year in 1950 for her dedicated volunteer assistance to Los Angeles hospitals and disadvantaged families, has died at the age of 90.

Mock, the widow of Paramount story editor John Edmonds Mock, died Monday in Los Angeles.

A native of San Francisco, Mock became the first person to be elected president of the Junior League of Los Angeles after transferring from a chapter of the group in another city.

“It is only as a native San Franciscan that I can pay the high praise to Los Angeles that I feel,” she said on assuming office in 1949. “This city not only gives us the chance, but urges us to accept responsibilities for its growth and ours. We are not held back by the traditions of much older cities nor are we forced to initiate basic plans for community welfare as would be the case in a very young community.”

She was active in Junior League charitable and cultural efforts for many decades, serving as its representative on the Veterans Psychiatric Clinic board and head of its Volunteer Bureau. During her presidency, she spent much of her time supervising the League-sponsored remodeling of the Childrens Hospital physical therapy school.

Mock also worked in the Community Chest and the Welfare Federation, organizations that preceded United Way. In 1954 she earned the prestigious Community Chest Gold Key Award for her efforts in organizing volunteers, serving on its welfare planning council and working with family and child services.

The organization praised Mock for her willingness to do whatever job was at hand, from collecting contributions door-to-door to serving as president of several of its many agencies.

Mock in 1960 was head of the management committee for the Hollywood Studio Club, with which she worked for many years. The group operated a residence founded by the Young Women’s Christian Assn. for young women in the entertainment industry and allied arts.

She also volunteered on behalf of Good Samaritan Hospital and the Hollywood Bowl.

The daughter of San Francisco shipbuilder Joseph A. Moore and the niece of former San Francisco Mayor and California Gov. James Rolph, she graduated from UC Berkeley and became active in its alumni support groups.

Mock is survived by her son, Joseph Moore Mock; her daughter, Molly Barnes Caputo; two brothers, Jim Moore of Lafayette, Calif., and Joe Moore of San Francisco; five grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.