The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-07-07
LOCAL WOMEN TO
FORM NEW CLUB
BrattlebOrO Business and
Professional WOmen's
Club Is Name
COMMITTEE NAMED
ON CONSTITUTION
National Federation-In No Sense a
Labor Organization Statement of
It's Purpose.

The Bratteboro Business and Profes-
,sional Women's club was launched last
evening in meeting of 80 women in the
Chamber of Commerce rooms and a COM
stitution and nominate officers for the
new organization, which will become af-
filiated with the New England and ma
tional organizations as soon as the officers
can be chosen here. The committee also
was authorized to find someone if possible
who will go to St. Paul to attend the
meeting of the national organization the
last week of this month
Mrs c. l. Stickney, VINO attended the
New England meeting in Springfield early
in June, presided at the meeting last night
and told in brief way the purpose of the
club and then called for general discus
sion of the question. Everyone who spoke
was in favor of organizing a club here
and the first definite step was taken when
Miss Ruby Heseoek suggested that I'VE
resolve to organize. Mrs. Stickney asked
for rising vote of those in favor of or
ganizing and every woman stood.
When the question OF officers came up
| Miss Lenore Ayres moved that the chair
appoint committee to prepare constl-
tuition apd a list of officers, the chairman
Of the meeting to be chairman of the com
mittee, but Mrs Stickney declined to be
| chairman on account of her responsible
| ity as president Of the Woman's club. She
/ did, however, consent TO be a member OF
the committee, which she appointed as
/ follows: Miss Bessie T.. Farnum, chair
man, Miss Florence NJ. Wellman, Miss
/ Iucy f. Walbridge, Miss Mildred A. Eddy
Miss Pearl G. Gibson, Mrs. Fred Cressy
and Miss Gretchen Goldsmith.
/ After the chairman had explained the
matter of affiliating with the New Eng
land and national organizations and spoke
of the national meeting IN st. Paul us
ing vote was taken, everyone voting u
4 favor of the affilation as soon as possible
:, and it is hoped that this may be brought
i about in time for the Brattlebcro club tc
! be a charter member OF the national fed
4 Grafton
1t was brought out that while there al
! ready are two or three business womeni
clubs in Vermont TINS state Is not yet rep
resented in either the New England or ma
tional federations, and il is the desire 0
the Brattleboro club to be the first i
the state to take that step.
To avoid any misunderstanding it wa
stated that the club is in no way labo
organization nor will it take that tren'
as it develops It's purpose, is 20 aid in IN
establishment of fraternal feeling anon
women. to create a deeper sense of tn
Idignity of the professions and business an
to advocate and maintain high standard
, of Workmanship and of business and pro
/, fessional business efforts among women.
) Through the discussion at the meetln
} last evening many lines Of possible activit
t were suggested and as the organizatio
: takes more definite form it is expecte
: that more opportunities fo~ service WI
: be seen.
f No date was fixed for the next meeting
e but this will be announced as soon q
0 the committee has been able to complet
n its work.