South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-02-01
BY c. }. COOPER

81 q. j. tOOPE4k
What is the South Bend Business
Women's Chamber Of Commerce?
Why was it organized. and what are
the aims and ambitions Of ia mem
bers2
First &c is an organization COM
posed in membership of South Bend
women who work for a living:
Second. the members banded to-
gether a short time ago with the
view Of bringing about closer re-
lationship between employer and
emplOye, particularly between en-
ployers and women employees.
Third. the South Bend Business
Womens Chamber OF Commerce
has for its purI ose the interesting
OF the working women OF the com
munity in the welfare Of the ely as
"a whole and TO aid working women
I'm realizing taking their rightful
place in the community.
The organization is free from any
political ASPECT, although each one
Of it's members is looking forward
90 The time in the near future when
she VIII have the right of fran
chtse.
The history Of the organization
is short. It's past performances are
only an indication OF what may be
expected in the future. 1t is work
ing i'm cooperation with the South
Bend Chamber of Commerce. In
fact the board of directors Of the
latter organization acts in the same
capacity for the women's Organiza-
ton
Numbers 80 Members.
Already the new organization has
about 90 members. all women who
are employed in the city in various
capacities. These working women
are taking a keen interest in civic
and business affairs as they affect
not only women in particular but
the community i'm general They join
with the South Bend Chamber Of
Commerce i'm carrying out the lat
ter organizations program of work
FOR the year. The members of the
women's organization attend meet
iugs Of the older chambers board
of directors. and join with the board
members in discussing confronting
pfohlems.
The South Bend Business
Women's Chamber of Commerce.
is "a distinct organization. 1t is
merely cooperating with the older
organization. II has its own ambi-
tions for future accomplishment
and doubtless after it is little old
or and has acquired more exp eri
ence. il will choose "A board OF direc-
tors composed of members Of the
organization The organization has
the distinction Of being the first of
its kind I'm the United states. There
are other women organizations
composed Of business women in tho
country. but none has been formed
exactly along the lines of the South
Bend organization, and none has
quite the same ambitions that the
one recently formed here has.
plan Home for Girls.
Among its ambitions for future
accomplishment is the erection here
of a working girls home" Al
ready plans for the accomplishment
of this ambition have been tenta-
lively formed. and the tentative
plans have been approved by the
board of directors. The full accom-
plishment of the ambition undOubt-
edlv will need the cooperation of
the members Of the South Bend
Chamber of Commerce but this will
undoubtedly he forthcoming if the
same spirit of relationship that eN
lists between the two organizations
at present continues.
Members Of the new organization
say that they fully realize that if
there is loss OF interest among its
members that there may be danger
of the organiza ton losing its force
for individual accomplishment and
the further danger of its being
swallowed up by the older organiza-
ton They say that they will work
earnestly against this. and viii en-
deavor TO make their organization a
force for good i'm the community. "a
force that will be able to stand en-
tirely alone as an entity. while at
The same time coopera ting Iully
with other organizations of the city
for the good of all
Urge Others To- Join.
Its chairman. Miss Pearl Neville,
and its secretary. Miss Sadie B.
KoLf. apparently fully realize the