The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-16
She Was Guest Of Honor at Session
Of League Last Night and Gave
Interesting and Profitable
Talk.
OPPORTUNITY AT HAND
Women Of This Country Have Spien-
did Chance to Aid, She De-
clared, in This Great
Crlsis.

The Business Women's league held
its regular monthly meeting last
night. Preceding the program and
the business session delicious sup
per was served by the Ladies society
OF the Trinity M. E. church. Forty
four were seated at table set in
the form of T. The menu included
chicken patttes, macaroni au gratin,
hot rolls. lettuce and egg salad, straw
cry shortcake with whipped cream
and coffee. Mrs. C. M. Rich was a
guest OF the league and was intro
Guced by the president, Miss Maude
Immegart and made a very timely
and interesting talk.
/ She said in part: ri am grateful to
you for the compliment OF having
been asked to be your guest this
evening. / am particularly interested
| in your organization for three reasons.
First because you have gone out from
your home life to be dependent upon
j your own resources; in the second
place, that you should receive Just
and fair treatment from your employ
ers and that you should be given the
best opportunity to do all that you
are capable of doing and third, that
you in turn should do your part to-
| ward your employer and put forth for
him your most conscientious effort.
! Il like the name you have chosen
the Business Wonlen's league. The
name implies much. 1t implies that
you the busy, efficient women, united
in league to further your own inter-
ests and happiness. Just now we are
passing through the greatest era for
women that has ever been known.
We women in America have had
greater freedom than the women of
other countries but one benificent re-
suit Of this awful war will be the en-
Reimbursement of women and the
widening of her opportunities for serv-
ice. We may learn something from
the women Of every land in this time
Of hardship common to US all.
Learn From Foreigners
From the French women we may
learn thrift, wise saving, prudent
spending From Russia we can learn
to appreciate the educational adj |
vantages we have. The Russian revo-
luton has disclosed to the world that
the women of the peasant class were
absolutely without education. The
upper class women who are educated |
are now teachers of the women OF
their land This war is going to give
you business women greater oppor-
tunities because you will be called to
take positions heretofore neld by
men, who by the CONSUMPTION will be
called to the army and navy in its
various departments. We, too, must
do our part for our country. 1t is for
every woman to look about and to de-
l. h1
land which has been for all OF us a
land of great opportunity. Such an
organization as this should be a bene-
fit not only to it's memb ers but>ot the
community. In these days no indi-
vidual or organization can be narrow.
The spirit of the times brings all peo-
ME closer together and l pray that 1T
may bring all people and all nations
nearer to the Great Maker of us all"
The Business Session.
At the business meeting Miss I'm
megart presided, Miss Ida Ulrich
read the secretarys report and Miss
Elsie Bank gave the treasurer's re-
port. The following We're unani-
mously elected to membership in the
league: Anna Baum, Garnet Broesel,
Marie Conn, Margaret Dickerson,
Helen Hambleton, Marie Hayes Min I
ME Huff, Mary Lee, Helen Morgan, {
Nina Reck, Katherine Spears, Julia V
Sheahan, Christine Trooper, Celestine s
Welsh, Mary BRASIL, Anna Conley,
Anna Costello, Edna George, Marie t
Hopkins, Katherine Hayes, Lucinda G
Kensit Laura milford Norma Peters, s
Leila schiver, Helen Sargent. Loretta \
Tigue, Rose Welsh
Miss Caroline Kuntz reported the a
tennis ground at Sixth and Franklin d
street almost ready for USE Miss L
Marie Harsh reported an invitation to
the girls Of the league from Miss s
Nichols of Hamilton to come to her +
cottage on the beach for week end 4
marty on May 20. The invitation was
gratefully accepted and the president i
apoointed Miss Alma Bank, Miss
Elsie Bank and Miss Ida Ulrich as t
to plan for the outing. Any d
member wishing to make inquiries on d
anv point will please communicate
with one of this committee. Inc 7
president appointed the following n
committee to plan for the June meet S
ne. Misses Emma Hartrick, Birdie, b
Henzel Elsie Heller. Norma Hager
49,, ond Carrie Hanson. T