The Washington times., 1916-01-13
Miss Bina N. West, Noted
Organizer, Says They Are Fit
For Business Activities.
TELLS OF HER LIFE WORK
Will Speak Tomorrow Night At
Entertainment For National
Council of Women.

This era OF woman has so fully dem
onstrated her ability TO follow business
pursuits and bring success to hnanciai
ventures that we wonder why woman
ca pacity for the stern realities OF busi-
ness life was ever question, SAID
Miss Bna NJ. West, supreme comman-
der OF the Womans Benefit Assoc!a- =
ton Of the Maccabees, and one OF the
foremost organizers of women in this
country. last night.
Miss West Is in Washington to at
tend the entertainment to be given to-
morrow night by members Of her organ
liza ton for the delegates to the National
Council OF Women. at the Raleigh. Con-
tinuing. and speaking OF her own or
ganizatio of which she was the
founder Miss West said:
Her Organization An Example.
In 1892 this association started with
out a member and without dollar.
Today It stands in the front ranks as
the largest fraternal benefit association
composed OF and managed exclusively
by women. 1t is established in fifty
five States and provinces. 1t has nearly
1900 local reviews with $4,000 mem
DFTS. VI lht dDiii's VI "'''
en- to organize. Miss West pointed to
her own organization as an example.
"Tor the half relieving and half hon
ing. for the doubtcrs and skcptics. We
have but to exhibit one of the most
gigantic enterprises, in its way 'hc,
has even been launched. managed. and
undertaken by women. rP,s movement
is today believed 10 lie the largest com
merCial business IN the world entirely
composed of and naraGed by women
The institution is safe aud sc1ure. hold
ing place in the financial world beside
similar ventures carried on by men
with a reserve funI Der capita Phcad
| Of any movement Of its kind. This rec
| crd must forever silence any charge
against womcn's ability to cope with
tho stern realities OF life.
OF, For and BY Women.
"When war was raging ZOO years
| ago. women learned the need of pro
vision FOR widows and chilnron. and i
great fratcrnal b"nCflc:ary so2ict" ir
| these modern times has based its oper'
| ations on this ancient idea. From tic
| first movement OF man to protect tht
| homo il is not n far stcr to tho feeling
| OF need tina. woman ShoUld protect tcl
| nome against nor loss, 10" "ilHl Is more
| DE- ISOLATE than tn" home without IL
| mother. or tho woman To bra 1cn oU'
| in such an ORGANIZATION vas marc
procedure for women at first. To bs
| an orgE niZation If women. for women
| and by women has LCCn tie aim ar6
| success o. the Woman's Benefit Asso'
citation Of the Maccahees formally
known as tho Ladies Of the MnccabHc!
| OF the World"
| Taking w tho organization Of the as
| soCiation in th" District. which now is
composed OF ten reviews" Miss West
| said:
The rganiGation was organized ir
| Lulu s Hammond, who was Elected the
| first record keeper. continues to lool
| ftcr the CORES pnndcnce and finances o
| this branch. Nine reviews have beer
| added to the District sinCeH that time
| until now there is large working, en-
thusiasti" body OF women. numbering
about 100.
To Speak At Entertainment.
| Mrs Matel T. La Rue. formerly o.
| Mirnca polls, assumed the leadership OF
! the District some two wears ago. Mrs
! La Rue has been for seventeen year!
connected actively with the associs ton
| She began as a private secretary to he,
| mother. who was the state commander
| Of Minnesota. AS soon as Mrs. La Rue
had finished her college, work. she wa.
placed in charge Of tn" organization
| in Manitoba. Canada. and has sine
| been state commander Of Minnesota
! North Dakota. and Iowa
| Miss West. who Is we'll known tC
Washingtons club women. will be one
of the principal speakers al the enter
tainmcnt at the Raleigh tomorrow
night,