The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-08
IN THESE WOMEN'S
LEAlCON THERE'S NO
SUCH WORD As FAIL


II there is in Memphis a pesSimist
VINO doubts the success OF the Victory
loan, he should have been present AT
the conference held at the Masonic
temple Tuesday morning. when the men
ana women who form the executive
organizations for the Victory loan cam
palgn Tor both Tennessee and Missts-
slppl met TO discuss their plans Tor
acton, Tor the confidence n enthusi-
asm evident on all sides was most con
tagious.
Under the leadership Of Mrs. Theo-
dore Benoist, OF st Louis. chairman OF
the wOman's division for the Eighth
district. Mrs, Edmund Taylor, OF
~Greenvilie, Miss, state chairman Of the
loan organization for Mississippi, and
Mrs, Samuel h. Phillips. state chair
man for Tennessee, about loo county
chairmen OF both states attended the
conference.
Never have the women's organiza-
tons Of the " states been stronger
than now, the leaders assert, and
never have they been more confident
OF an overwhelming success for the
loan,
Enthusiasm and youth are the two
great factors in the Tennessee organl-
zation, said Mis-. Phillips, and the
motto which rules our organization Is
cooperation, coordination and rgani
cation. This loan must. in every mean
I MS VI AAlN NOIh.. ne ~ kIB1I NIAlOINr
All chairman attanding tha Confar-
ence during the dav we're The guests
of the Memphis Organization at A
luncheon at the Nineteenth Century
club at o'clock, at which Mrs. S. Il.
phillips presided.
The county Chairmen stated that
every possible co-oneration was being
rendered them bv an The women in
their various districts. The entire or
ganlzation is now in such splendid con-
begin their work the moment the men
give the starting signal.
Make the NI,toTv loan n yroatar
victory" seems TO be- the firm deter
mination of e,-ary eTIordiS y'n,non vrh,
viii take part, and What can s ToU
us?' they say.
The program at the Nineteenth Con =
fury club was opened by MIR. Erin
Farley, whose beautiful voice thrilled
all his audience as he SAM '"rhe star
Spangled Banner"
The guests were cordially welcomed
to the club by Mrs. Arthur s Bnrh-
anan, the president, who made a brief
address wa" ~ "''
Mrs. Il. G. Wilingham. vice chairma n
for the Shelby county organization for
the Victory lam rmada r. r"sn"mdi ~
address g,S'o iS w robtC' maze shn t tbe %resPohamI rl
Buchanan in behalf Of he ruests WIS
s]issippian. made a charrm niT;'' respons @' II
behalf Of Miseiesinni "
Mrs. Theodore Benoist. federal direc.
tor of women's oreanigatinns fnr ~,
Eighth district smoke on the Victor,
, loan. the fifth great 1oan issued il,
the American Government, and wha
, II should man 70 tha ArnarLoan na"nio
Its purpose, its meaning and how IN,
women viii helm to mate q - ,r n
% mendous success was the theme of t6,
, splendid talk which she made -
! Mrs, Edmund Taylor. chairman n
' Mississippi. Eighth federal district als
made a splendid address on the' Ian,
and how the women we're preparinI
to make II the greatest "viGtorvi N
all. y
!, Mrs. Sam Phillips. Tennessee's stat
y chairman. who doesn't even use IN
word failure" made a brief tall
; voiclng her pride in the two snIendi
state organizations, and adding eve
n more confidence to the atmosnhere h
{ her own assurance and enthnsiasm y
NJ. II- 4. "