The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-05-18
Pensacola Club Endordes Federation
of Business Professional Women

In keeping with it's standard OF high
efficiency, the Pensacola Business WoH-
ans Club made a further step forward
when at the weekly meeting of the CLUB
the movement for a National Federation
ri Business and Professional Women WAS
endorsed.
After delicious supper, the culinary
perfection of which was due to Mrs. John
Hall. the report of Dr. Mary Moves was
received DIR. Moves represented the Per-
sacola Business Woman's Club at the
convention in Mobile. when Mrs. Nina -.
Price, of Atlanta, delivered an address on
the federation of business and profess
sionaI women.
Dr. Moves told in a general way Of
the many advantages resulting from such
a federation and of the increase in eff
cheney and strength to be obtained from
such an association. At the close of her
report, after some discussion. the club
unanimously declared itself In favor OF
the federation and prepared to FIJI out
the questionaires to be sent to Atlanta.
DIR. Noyes talked very Interestingly or
the plans of the federation, as presented
at the convention in Mobile.
Mrs Price. herself said Or. Noes,
is most interesting woman. Born m
India, educated in England and the wife
of an American soldier. who fought for
the flag, she has high ideals and has
had wide experience, and seems tmbued
wit hthe desire to serye-andv most of al,
| to srve efficiently.
.'The object of the federation. as OUT
| lined by Mrs. Price, is a national ASSOC
citation. inspired and conducted by bust
ness women who are proving by their own
careers the possession of executive abil-
| ity and force. of a standard that quail
fies them to be leaders of women.
The federation would make its first
obligation the securing for women equal
opportunities of work and equal wage for
| equal work. and would have for its pur-
pose the promotion and support of every
movement looking to the advancement of
/ the interests, individual and general, Of
business and professional women.
1T is believed that such an associa-
ton would encourage among business and
| professional women the deepenig sense CT
responsibility to their work. to their en-
ployers, and to their own business repu-
tation, with a consequent increase in
efficiency.
1T is also believed that the federation
Iof business and professional women will
stimulate the desire of women to train
themselves for better work or more suit
able work than she could of her unaided
effort attain to.
IAN object to the federation will be to
supply vocational guidance and assist
ance. suggest methods of broadening OF
opportunity and advancement in the bus
mess in which women may be engaged
| and to secure and supply information
concernig new openings for women al
over the world.
| Through the association from year f.
year. federated force win be behind the
| solution of whatever problems are in
that year the urgent problems
The federation of the business and pro-
i fessional womens clubs of America !.
being pushed from five different centers
their combined territory covering thu
/ whole country.
& Only clubs having IS per cent or NOR,
business membership are eligible to tn.