The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-06-24
PENSACOLA BUSINESS WOMEN
SEND DELEGATE TO NATIONAL
CONVENTION
FROM 10 A. M. TO 6 P. N.

SEND DELEGATE TO NATIONAL
CONVENTION.
The Business Wornan's Club of PEN
sacola viii probably have representa-
ton at the National Federation Of
Business and Professional Women
which win be called July 14th at the
Statler hotel. st. Louis, in joint con-
vention with the Women's Association
of Commerce. The club sent DR.. Mary
Noyes as a delegate to the Mobile
conference recently and members are
planning to enlarge the scope of their
activities by playing a definite part in
the big business organization of wom
! en- which is to be perfected.
Miss Marion Glenn, who is organic
ing the business and professional
women on the west coast into state
declarations which will send delegates
to the National Federation of Bust
ness and Professional Women at St
Louis, July 14-1S, has issued an A B
of the work of the organization that
has proved to be one Of tire most
popular pieces of federation literature
yet sent out
Miss Glenn was formerly associate
editor of Forbes Magazine and or
ganized and directed a nationwide
business information service in New
York and has been interested in the
work of decorating the business and
professional women Of this country
from the moment of it's inception. She
has very clear and definite views on
the subject and in a recent interview
says:
F'The National Federation of Busi-
ness and Professional Women of the
u. S, A, has been brought about by
the desire of the millions of business
and professional women of this ma
ton, who feel the need of working In
a group force that will not be diverted
or lost. Five organizers are at work,
with headquarters in New York, Dem
YER Chicago, Atlanta and San Fran
cisco. The national headquarters are
at 500 Lexington avenue. New York,
where Lena MADISON Phillips is ex-
ecutive secretary.
Women are not in business and the
PROFESSIONS merely TO divide human
labor. They are producers and they
add to the power of human produce
ton. Their status, their pay, their
problems indicate that contributions
are not being measured by adequate
standards. They now propose to d.
rect their power wisely and to put
the business woman on the economic
map through steady publicity, to unity
their mutual interests, to get direct
action upon their problems. TO make
better personal adjustments to their
own work and to raise their own
standards.
THE national business woman's
committee, composed of active busi-
ness and professional women from /
every state, headed by such women
of wide note as Ida Tarben and Eliz-
abeth Marbury, who have gladly sig
nified their intention Of serving on the
advisory committee, is behind the
movement to federate. The federation
will include all groups of business
and professional women and any club
that has a rs per cent membership OF
such women, is invited TO send a dele
gate to the convention at st. Louis.
1T is so composite that it is nom
partisan, nom political and non-sec-
tartan Miss Maude Smith, of the
War Camp Community Service, at
Portsmouth, New Hampshire, is the
chairman OF the committee, and Miss
Lena Madesin Phillips. of 500 Lexing-
ton avenue, New York, is the secre-
tary. The federation will frankly be
Just what the members clubs make
it. If every club of business and pro-
fessional women enters the federation
in the formative stage. it will never
become either partisan or one sided.
The way to get what you want cut
of an organization is to put the right
spirit into il.
"Pledges are rapidly coming from
general and civic clubs of business
women, from lawyers doctors. adver-
Using women. Y. w. c. A. and Z. M.
III. A clubs of business girls, who see
in it a wonderful guide toward bust
ness honesty and success. The con-
yentfon will discuss what it takes TO
make a thorough business woman.
The constitution and policies OF the
federation will be formulated at 81.
Louis on the basis of what clubs want
done-training. higher standards, en-
ployment facilities, better balance IN
the salary and mental scale and the
right kind of living conditions.
1.-THE best way to come into the fed
Grafton is to join before the July con-
vention. Pass a club resolution TO
Join at once and send the resolution,
signed by the club president, TO, the
organizer for your district and select
a delegate to go to St. Louis. If your
club cannot bear the expense alone,
begin now 10 find a way 10 properly
finance your delegate.
The things we business and pro-
women will get out of the |
convention will be many, In the first
place we will get out of the rut-we
will get a chance TO give whatever |