South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-05-26
Business Women
Make Plans For
Chamber Success
BY G. j. COOPER.

Twenty-Five earnest appearing
women assembled in the auditorium
Of the Chamber OF Commerce build
ing Tuesday night Even 20 the un-
initiated it was apparent that these
% women were there for some
thing besides the cafeteria supper
that awaited them.
For As minutes little was said.
those assembled being kept busy
disposing OF the edibles At 10
minutes OF seven the real business
OF the evening began. The 20
women present are members Of
the South Bend Business Women's
Chamber of Commerce, and from / 0
minutes OF seven until 80 minutes
past nine affairs OF the Business
Women's Chamber OF Commerce
were discussed. The cafeteria sup
per was but a mere incident Of the
evening.
Open Meeting.
Miss Daisy Harrison. president of
the chamber, opened the real meet
ing, and then turned IL over 10 Miss
Eva b. Holtzenfeller, who presided
before Miss Harrison relinquished
the chair. she took occasion TO give
an excellent and comprehensive re-
port OF the business of the Organi-
zation. starting from its inceItion
down TO the moment OF her talk.
Throughout the meeting the
members were interested in what
was going on. Matters pertaining
TO the organization were discussed
and many points of difference were
settled, and apparently settled def
nitely. The members Of the organ
ization appeared determined that
the chamber shall be a success.
They appeared proud that it is the
only wOman's organization OF its
kind in the United States.
Keep It Out.
And the officers OF the chamber
seem already 10 have learned how
TO keep what they do not want
printed out Of the newspaL er. They
frankly told the reporter who hap
pened 10 be there that there were
some things they do not consider
should be published. and they told
the reporter this in such a way that
il would be impossible for anyone
except a complete bolshevik not TO
respect their wishes.
AllnOuSu RANK - ATlNbn was
present and offered suggestions
whenever they were asked for by
the members of the organization.
the women seemed perfectly able TO
get along without the affable man
ager of the South Bend Chamber
of Commerce. However, IL may be
said for Mr.. Green that he spoke
only when he was spoken TO, and
when he did speak he answered the
questions put to him as expeditions
ly as possible.
The meeting Tuesday night may
be the last 10 be held by the or
ganization during the summer
months. That is, there may be
meetings during the summer. but
these will be purely business meet
lngs with an absence Of the excel
lent pie and Thousand Island dres-
sing salad in evidence at the meet
ing Tuesday night. The members
in preparing for the real progress
OF the chamber during the fall and
winter months when much is TO be
accomplished.
No FriIls.
There are no frills about the
South Bend Chamber of Commerce.
It's membership is composed OF
women who earn their living and
who have banded together for mu-
tual benefit and 10 make themselves
more efficient in their chosen work.
During the meeting Tuesday
night IL was announced that the full
organization of the chamber has
been COMPLETED In addition 10 Miss
Daisy Harrison. the president, there
are Miss Gertrude Sykes, vice-presi-
dent: Miss Helen Dernbach, secre-
tary. and Miss Florence Irwin,
treasurer, and a board OF directors
including the officers just named in
addition TO Miss Virginia Tut. Mrs.
James Carr. Miss India Smith, Miss
Clara Lochsled and Miss Eva b.
Hotzenfeller.