The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-12
PROGRAM FOR NATIONAL
BUSINESS WOMAN,S MEET

Now that the local Business and Pro-
l~eSslonal WOman'S club has been sue
ceSSfully r~eorganized and affiliated with
the national organization, its members
are evtncing great interest in the CON
Nentlon of the National Federation of
BUSINESS and Professional Women,
which will meet at st. Louis July l4-l5.
MISS Leora Pellette, viCe-president Of
the local organization, was appointed to
represent the local organization at the
convention. DR., Elise Rutledge, presi-
dent, will also probably go.
We do not propose to offer any
long, tiresome, prosy speeches to these
business and professional women says
Miss Lena Madesin Phillips, executive
secretary of the business women's COM
mlttee, and to whose keen brain the
entire federation is due. 1.-THE thing
We are after Is to assemble this groun
or representative women from every
state in the union-nOt to waste time
in talking, but to help to solve bust
ness and professional problems. We
have had to refuse many wonderful in
vitations from st. Louis people in the
way of Entertainment. for as business
women we intend to devote the en-
tire time of the four-day convention to
hard work and will have 40 time to
play, greatly as We appreciate the cour-
teSy of our st. Louis hosts and much
as we would like to accept all Of their
Invitations
The program for the national fedora
ton is an unusually even one all the
way through. Monday will he taken
up with registration, the meeting Of the
board of directors of the national bust
ness women's committee and the Wom-
ms Association Of Commerce, A re-
ception for the delegates and the Wis
TORS will be given Monday night at
the Statler hotel, where all meetings Of
the convention will be held.
| On Tuesday the national business
women's committee and the WOmen's
Association of Commerce of the United
States of America will meet in sep
arate conventions for the necessary
transaction Of business. The time will
be taken up with the usual reports of
committees, organizers and chairmen,
together with the discussion of the con
stitutiOn and bylaws. The Joint SEES
sion of the two bodies in the after
noon will be opened by a community
Florence King. president of the Won
ems Association of Commerce, and
Maud T.. Smith, chairman Of the ma
tional business women's committee, Will
offer reports for their respective groups,
and Grace f.. Parker, national com
mandant of the National League for
Women's Service, win speak on the
Value of organization followed by
a general discussion. At s pm. the
speakers will be Ida Clyde Clark, on
Business Opportunities OF south
America" Florence Sims, on Present
Status of Women of England and Eu-
rope"
The Wednesday session will be a gen
eral one, the various topics to be dis
cussed being, paramount Needs Of
the Rusin@s Woman Business Eth
les 1.-THE Business Woman's Respon-
sibility in citizenship" and Housing for
Business Women" The luncheon will
be distinctive because each vocational
group of women will lunch together TO
discuss their own problems. In the
afternoon Lillian Palmer, of san Fran
cisco. will speak on The Mutual SerV,-
ice Of Business Women together with
Joanna Downs. OF Chicago. Maud Rob
erts, Of Illinois, will speak of the Sue
cess of Business Women" and Anna
Martin Crocker, of New York, viii speak
on various angles of legislation and
civil service reform. A banquet to the
delegates will wind up the day, with
various and appropriate speeches,
The Thursday session Will include
the election Of officers, the gathering in
of unfinished business, the selection OF
the place for the next convention and
the report Of special committees. On
Thursday night he delegates VIII be
the guests Of the st. Louis business
women at the municipal opera at For
est park.