The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-07-30
WOMEN ARE BEHIND
MOVEMENT TO MAKE
{. OF E.. SUCCESS
Express Themselves at Luncheon
Held as Preliminary to Enroll.
ment of Feminine Workers I'm.
der Organizations Banner.

Resolved that the Albuquerque
Chamber of Commerce accepts the APP
%plication of women for election ga
membership upon the same conditions
aud qualifications MS men,"
This resolution is regarded as open
ing a new vista for the women OF Al
huquorque and for the Chamber N
Commerce For the FIRST time In the
twenty.seVcn years history OF com
merchal organizations in this city wo-
man ~ - take what Is recognized an
her rightful place In one ~ them AZ
a preliminary, a luncheon was held 1t
the Alvarado on saturday. The ar
rangcments Tor the luncheon were IN
the hands OF a committee Of prom
inent women who met recently in the
Commercial club building Tor thai
purpose The asscmhlage was enthusi-
sstic and showed a keen appreciation
OF Chamber " Commerce ideas.
The chair WAS occupied nv W. e.
Ocstrcich. president OF the campaign
committee. short talks were given 10y
Edward r Trefy and \. n. McMillen
who explained the purposes Of the
meeting aud outlined the plans and
policies Of the Chamber short speech
- in reply wcS- made hy Mrs. Cora
kennm. Mrs John W Wilson, Mr7
Florence T. johnson and Mrs VI I.
Fox.
Mr. Trcfz, many years field sccrc.
tary of the National Chamber of Com
mercc ut Washington, n. e., said
Before business can prosper. the poo
pie must prosper. 4 beautiful city -
always "a prosperous city. Ma is "a gre
garious animal There is no wealth
that IS absolute outside 81 the human
being. n any OF you are iu doubt ~
that visuli2e Cor yourself what his
town would a to without men,
women and children.
we can live without business but
We cannot live without civilization
While NJ Princeton. under the tuition
81 the man who is now President 81
the United states. ! learned hat those
animals that move IN herds and groups
lived longer than those that did not.
Hence the Chpmn,r ~ Commerce
idea
Mr. Oes,rcich explained iht work
ings Of the different bureaus AMI
pointed out that "a woman who Joined
the Chamber OF rommerc" might att
er becoming 70 member. affiliate with
that particular bureau engaged IN M
conGuction NJ the work that Appealed
~ her most. and mid strong amphnx.
upon the 1sr1mplishmcnt the direr.
tors - the Chamber OF Commerce ov
! roc,cd from IN, publi. welfare bureau
Indicating that among its other work
would be tho Identification Of our
CITY. the Investigation and endorar
/ mcnt of charitable objects and similar
civic and r~hilar,ropir activities FOR
instance said the speaker. We should
have % park along tho Rio Grando uu
! .bo order Of he one constructed u. q
! result NJ the efforts NJ the chamber ~
Commerce in Grand Forks. Nortn
Dakota They built q park along IN.
Red I'i'er OF the North. whose hnuk'
hdd Formerly been about zee ~aiiractIs'
- mos" ~ me I.i" Grand" Boo H'rela,
u TOOK ihr"' years ." d." a. hut ih"'
did a.
Mr. koll'm iu N'igine her 1ppr'.
fla'I"n ~ the new state % affalrs ihh'
would result nom the action uf tho
'h"in''r or commerce IN lctiin-
down MS bars 10 w"Wen sald, Just 1'
q 'hamoer ~ Commerce 's ,ntctrs'eS