The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-18

This is something for which the busi- ness woman is better fitted to do than women of tht so-called leisure class. The kind of service needed today is the de- velopmcnt Of uniformed, untrained, un- disciplined young women now coming into the business world. We can best mobilize by getting together and work ing togetier all over the country
 Miss Helen Davis, executive of the field work department of the nationa. board of the Young Women's, Chris tian association, told of the organization which they had built up in the last oJ years through the home, through reliG- ious worE, and through the social work. How the YoGng Women's Christian asso- ciaton had learned during this war to give itself and forget it's organizations. How 1t had met the challenge of Gen eral Funstcn and had met the need. on the border, and the great work it is doing since war has been declared. The national board of the Young Wom' ems Christian association offered to the business women of this country it's or ganization with it's years of experience, it's reputation, and all that it has done for the past 50 years as a basis of or ganization for business women. Then Miss Phillips, national secretary or Business and Professional Women, mdQe ar. dDHedl TOT WOHen lO. WOfk tO- gether and as she expressed it Come into their own"
 Miss Florence Simms, industrial sec retary of the national board, talked on Service in the Crisis" She believes we should have an organization of business women that should uplift and uphold the standard of business women moral ly, physically and mentally, thereby in creasing her efficiency. Such organ
 zation would teach women to work col lectively instead of struggling individ- ually, it would teach them cooperation, which it is said women cannot practice. In this organization we eed'leadership. This is an entirely new life and we could adapt ourselves to the present sit uation better with leadership which will make women stand together so tha. they may acquire the best that the state can give to protect them and enable them to render the proper service to the state The leadership must have states manship and wisdom. We must over come, indiviGualism and learn from the past what to do in the future."
 Dr. Bertine of New York city gave ! splendid talk on Social Standards in War Times,' which was very interest ing. She told of the wonderful effect the methods of caring for the soldiers health and the training in taking care Of themSciVeS ana what It all Inedlt, would have on the future men. She thought the government was handling this primarily from the standpoint or the men ant we should handle it from the standpoint of the girl
 From the facts gleaned from the re- port brought to Birmingham from the conference in New York by Miss Lynch 1t is readily seen that the Association of Business and Professional Women is nonsectariar. nonpartisan, Jew and Gen. tile, Protestant and Catholic, alike stand shoulder to shoulder; one cause one ainl-Cne mission.
 The most vital work of the hour with the association is the efficiency work. which means education for the un- trained girl;
 Helping the business woman to find her need and to reciprocate and CO., operate in every way possible Each woman is boosting the other wom- ans business;
 Making an effort to increase the vol ume of business which women can do, telling them how to make it pay; Encouraging women to take the lead
 E any work of peculiar interest, and to take the lead in promoting various in terests.