Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-07-28
Constitution of
Business WomenI Is
Interesting One

At the recent meeting Of the bust
ness and professional women of the
United States held at st. Louis, Mo,
a national organization Of business
and professional women was formed.
A constitution was drawn up at the
meeting. which includes a number
OF interesting clauses and has. been
submitted to the public by Mrs. Agnes
Rex of Grand Forks. president of the
North Dakota state organization of
Business and Professional Women,
who represented the state at the St.
Louis meeting.
The important features of the con-
stitution follow:
Article Name
Section J.. The name Of the feder-
alton shall be the National Fedora
ton Of Business and Professional
Women's Clubs.
Article @Objects.
Section 1. The objects shall be to
promote the interests of business and
professional women: to secure COM
bined action by them: to gather and
distribute information relative to vo-
cational opportunity: to stimulate To-
Cal and state organizations and CO.
operation among business and profess
sional women Of the several states of
the United States.
Article 3-Membership.
. Section J.. State and county fed.
erations and local clubs, IS per cent
Of whose membership consist. Of ac-
tive business and professional women,
Shall be eligible for membership in
the national federation,
Section 2. National and i~nterna-
tlonal organizations. rs per cent of
whose membership consist of business
n professional women. may affiliate
with the national federation.
Section 3. Clubs composed of busi-
ness and professional men and wom-
en-, IS per cen of whose membership
consist of women actively engaged
in business or a profession shall be
eligible to membership in the national
federation, provided. however, that
representation in this federation shall
be based upon women members and
gates and only by vote of the women
members.
Section 4. Application for NON.
bership shall be made through the
national corresponding secretary and
must be accompanied by two copies
OF the clubs constitution inc bylaws
and by membership dues.
Article 4-Ohlcers.
Section /. The executive power Of
the national federation shall be vested
in the officers and the executive
board. Only a woman actively en
gagged in business or a profession shall
be eligible for Office.
Section .. The officers of this fed
GRAFTON shall be a president, a vic,
president at large, and in addition
thereto, a vice president from eacl
state represented in. the federation.
recording secretary, a corresponding
secretary, a treasurer and an audi
tor, who shall be elected by a ballo
at each annual meeting: and an ex
ecutive secretary who shall be elect
ed by the executive board, but VIII
shall have no voting power.
Section 4. The executive boar
shall have general charge of the bust
ness of this federation and shall ap
point a chairman Of the standing an
special committees and shall trans
act all business Of the federation l
the intervals between conventions.
Article @MeettnRs.
Section 1. The Annual meeting Q
the national federation shall be hel
in the month Of July At q place an
a date to be determined BY the ez
ecutive board.
Article ..
Section 1. The policy Of this fed
GRAFTON shall be self Recovering, SELF
supporting, on-sectarian and nor
partisan. !.
Article -Amendments.
Section i. This constitution ma
be amended or revised at any annu,
meeting by a two-thirds vote of tn
accredited delegates present. provide
, there shall be appended to the ca
Of the convention q copy OF the PR
posed amendment or amendments.
Mrs. G.. H. stearns OF this city, e,
pscts to leave Sunday for Mimi
apolis 70 visit her sister, Mrs. PA
McMichael OF Minneapolis. MI! an
Mrs McMichael wsr former restden
OF Grand Forks.
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Mias Lydia Dahlquist Of Ware
Z Mimi. was an over Sunday guest
: Nias Glenna johnson, 522 Cottonwot
|. street Miss .DAhlquist is en- route
: her home from Glacier National Par
whore she has. been Visiting. frien.
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