The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-11-11

PoRo CLUB MEETS.

Chicago, Ill, Nov. 8.-The Chicago
Poro Club, composed of $50 agents of
the Poro College, st. Louis, Mo-, held
its annual meeting at the Wabash
Avenue Y. M. G. A. auditorium, 1858
Wabash Avenue, with Mr.. and Mrs.
Malone guest. Mrs. Matte Campbell,
president of the club, called the meet
ing to order. A happy spirit pervaded
the meeting. Mr.. Malone opened the
meeting with a short but brilliant
talk on the aim and purpose of the
meeting, stating that he was highly
pleased to see such large number
interested in the work. He told of
how he and his wife worked day and
night for the interest of their agents
and the good being accomplished. He
said there were 5000 agentss~working
for the Poro concern and that the Of
flee received on an average of 400
letters per day, requiring ten stenog-
raphers and ten clerks and that
total number of twenty-five young
women were employed at the plant
Mr.. Malone said with emphasis: I'VE
are working to give positions and
places to the young women of our
race. The agents are making it pos
sible. We had had such meetings at
Birmingham, Atlanta and Montgomery
and they have been a bowling sue
cess. If things don't go right we want
you to help make it go right. We
want Poro to stand out as one of the
great concerns of the day and it can
do that with your help" Cary B.
Lewis of the Chicago Defender spoke
on Efficiency" after which the meet
ing took on the form of school. For
two hours questions pro and con per-
tanning to the work was discussed by
the members of the club. A photo
grapher was called and a picture in
front of the $225,OOO Y. NJ. c. A. was
taken. There was few minutes So
cial hour when the members returned
to the auditorium where the club lis
tened to an address by Mrs. Malone.
Her charming personality, sweet
voice and business-like manner at
tracted the attention of the agents,
many of whom had never seen the
discoverer of Poro, which is the
Rage" of the age for the hair. At
her fingers end she had a hundred
and one points to tell the agents how
to make their business a success.
Mrs. Malone said their object at all
times was to protect agents. She
made it plain that she refused to sup
ply agents who would not keep up the
| prices. There was one agent in the
city who did not keep the rule of the
Poro office and she has been erased
from the Poro list. This in particular
has shown the business-like methods
of the office. Mrs. Malone spoke of
how loyal the agents should be to their
patrons, displaying at all times cour-
tesy and best of treatment; that it
meant a great deal to them and the
Poro business. Mrs. Malone became
very deliverate when she said: 1--WE
must work zealously. Work to help
some one else. Tell each other of their
faults, but do it in Christian-like
manner; be friendly; you may criti-
else but never become harsh. Don't
stay in the club if you have not its
interest at heart. Attend the club
meeting. Don't work on each others
customers; go in new fields; spread
out, there is plenty room. Ten thou
sand more agents could be used ant
you not disturbed" She praised the
officers and members Of the Chicago
club and said she expected grea
things from them. Mesdames Belts
Robinson, Weathers and Jackson were
appointed on a committee OF place
where the club was to meet regularly
The officers are Mrs, Matte Camp
bell, President; Mrs. Bertha James
Vice President; Mrs. Rosa Williams
Secretary; Mrs. Mary Thomas, Assist
ant Secretary; Mrs. P. N. Robinson
Treasury, and Mrs. Birdie Belts
Chaplin. "God Be With You Unit
: We Meet Again" closed one of tn
: most interesting meetings Mr.. ant
Mrs. Malone have attended in the in
terest of their agents.