Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-19
WOMEN BOOSTERS
Novel Club 10 Started ny Chi
csgo Ladies With High
Artistic Tendencies.
AID TO BE MORAL, NOT CASH
Personal Influence to Be Used to Sc
cure Work for Their Protegees-
Is Not an Exchange.
Boosting as n fine art!

Boosting as fine art!
Four Chicago women of high social
standing and acknowledged artistic
tendencies have formed the Personal
Interest club
Object, to help young women of tai
lent to get work.
Mrs. George L. Harvey. 221O Prairie
avenue; Mrs. Philip c. Hamill. 1904
Prairie avenue; Miss Clara Laughlin.
100 Pine Grove avenue, and Miss Gene
We've Dement,. who has a studio In the
Fine Arts building. are-the originators
of the idea, which Is something new In
the way of helping hand" societies. FL
nancial aid is not contemplated by the
projectors of the club. Moral assist
ance, with something more substantial
In the way of the use of influence of
the members to obtain their protegees
employment Of the kind they can put
their hearts into, will be rendered.
In other words it's highly special
lied employment bureau without the
fees.
Twenty more women will be asked
to join the club. This will be all for a
starter. but later on 1t is intended to in
crease the membership to perhaps q
hundred, and there In all likelihood it
will stop, for the club has no idea of
sacrificing exclusiveness to mere nu-
merical strength.
The motto of the club will be Not
aims. but ourselves" and each woman
will pledge herself to do all she can for
the advancement of her struggling sis
tiers in art, literature or whatever di-
recticn their bent may lie. Each mem
Der must also come into the organiza-
ton with the object of benefiting her
self by her experience with those not
SO fortunate.
Quarters in Fine Arts Building.
Work of the club is to De laid out
systematically during the summer and
autumn months, and in the latter part
of the fall, it is expected. headquarters
will be established in the Fine Arts
building. and the women will be in a
position to carry out their scheme.
THE club is not to be woman's OK
change or an employment agency"
said Mrs. Philip G. Hamill at her
home the other day. ANY woman who
has any particular talent in any line
can apply for assistance. Oh. dear. no.
We will give no financial aid. If wo-
man knows how TO do any one thing
well. we will help her TO develop her
talent in that line. even if it is only the
making Of marmalade or the embroid
ering of shirt waist If she desires
to be trained nurse. perhaps some
member can suggest to her how to
start at once on her studies. and when
she finishes them perhaps we can find
her q position.
ut Is our plan to start out with
about twenty members at first and
later on to increase this number by
degrees"
The idea Of forming the club is said
to have been suggested to Miss Laugh
lin first. but the other women helped
her develop 1t. Miss Laughlin. who is
a novelist and literary editor has
been besieged recently by young girls
of good education eager to work. but
with no opportunity to secure employ
ment in their line of endeavor. Miss
Dement, is n worker in arts and crafts.
Mrs Harvey and Mrs. Hamill are sis
tiers. daughters of the late Dr.. John
Sfreetor