Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-05-15
CHARACTER ESSENTIAL TO
rise OF BUSINESS WOMAN
Coupled With Brains and Industry,
VIII Spell Success, Declares
Oliver j. Sands.
FEDERATED CLUBS OPEN MEET
Two Hundred aud Fifty Delegates
From All Over Virginia Attend
First Annual Convention i'm def
fcrSon Hotel.

s. dnstry. will spell success for any wo-
Business world vas the statement
of Oliver j. Sands. president; OF the
American National Hsnk OF Rich
ness World l., Asking .. Business
Women Today" las; aish; at the
first annual convention OF the V.r;
4 professional Women's Clubs IN the
8 jefferson auditorium
Abou; e50 representative business
4 and professional women from all over
4 the state Wee presen, rs deicrstcs
is. the frst o! It's Kind ever held in
Nirs mia.
s{E7,1 do not believe women are as
cnnsidcrate OF each other in b,mincss
as,men." MIR. Sands told his audience
arc not generally synpathc;ic, to;
wards each other-,hey are inclined
to, petty jea!ousiss and destructive
I 49,. Have Rirhtfui Place.
Mr.. Sands declared, as an employer
OF large number OF women In h.s
banking Institution. that women. had
world: tina, there are. many inn
portant and responsible positions
which women can iii equally as well
The qualifications required az wo-
men for Sihch pcsit.oas are not c.
there are a few personal fundamcn-
tails which are necessary 20 womcn's
success in business which should al
ways he emphasized. and which are
OF primary Importance"
Tho speaker laid special emphasis
on ,hs dsR ;nInsln OF the business
,.said.
- .'Bns:ncss- nothing bat business
4 woman in, her utlice. The powder
puff should be 50 well concealed that
nothing, hut The faintes; results of
III the same Office
Business dress. Mr. Sands declare I
Is most Important IN ,hes" DAYS OF
women would adopt some uniform
style OF conservctivc dress. because
a business Office J., no; The place for
anything but business clothes.
The convention opened at 10
O'Clock Yesterday morning. wiki
Miss Katherine +. Woodbridge. d
Eoanoke. president OF the state
Danv.iie sen; Misses Ruby Vino.
Sailic i. Has&.ms and MARGARET y.
Brrdon.
HnI city Representatives.
Lynchburr was represented by
Misses Charlotte Williams. Eobina
McGehce. Bertha Hatcher. Mildred
BLOCK. riorenSe ", Hopkins. carrie
danes James Vaughan aud Julia J.
Lavinder.
From Roanoke came Misses Hattie
McCamitte. Agnes scott. Lula Wat
Violet Wohlford, l.ot;ie II. Pickens,
:. q. Richardson and sidney Chicklcy.
MATT AIRS I Gnnna 6 svansnA" and Misses
Gai,chins registered from Pctcrsburg.
and Misses Virginia Adiinston.
Annet'" WARREN and Anne Miller
from an unai!il!atcd club OF Norfolk
Mrs. Jane r. Ransom presided at
Inc discussion .! the Tremendous and
toui :saiisfN!ng possibilities OF The
nursing profession by leaders In ;hc
by Miss Rose Van Wort, prcsiden, OF
the virginia League for Nursing
Eduea'icn ami fnnGriniendeni Of
stuart Circle Hospital Richmond.
Miss Cornclia .hda!r. president Q.
he National League OF Teachers As
seeiations; presided al The discussion
profession Miss Ada!. gave Il COM
parison OF opportunities In business
. With VI, those Of tsacains, as regaras
5 % economic opp"riuniiy. ana t2)
! personal development
Comparison Of snr,eys
Statistics presented Ivy Mss Adail'
y We're hasci on loo missionaries
from surveys made recently Dy the
Virginia Bureau Of Noca,,ons.
- Result q. comparison OF the TWO
surveys showed thar OF the teachers
& per cent were married, against
.h5s per cent OF The bushes, women;
~ persons wholly deptt.fent. IN them,
.s and GU: partly drpGSd.n, 90 per
Scent of the business women had per-
= sons wholly dependent on them. and
GO per cent partly dependent; 81 per
q cent of the teachers and ~ per cent
Of the business women live at home.
No Richmond teacher. Miss Adair
stated. receives salary OF less than
$500 year. Forty per cent Of the
teachers reporting received from
400 10 sl,cVo year. No teacher
received as much as $4,000 year
{ which salary was received by "a per
cent OF the business women.
Decrease Is Alarming.
Miss Affair mad. the further
statement that In. reports received
by the National Education Boa rd
from presidents q. normal schools
show that the attendance In these
q demonstrating Institutions has
- fallen off alarmngly Figures
& available proved that there had been
decrease of over 20 per cent in
: four years in the finished produci OF
normal schools.
4 Delegates 10 tho convention were
rendered Il reception at the Gov
4 errors House from -5.30 to $50
& o'clock by Mrs. Wcstmoreland Davis
4 who IS an honorary member III tn.
Business and Professions! WDmen's
W Club OF Richmond. and whose ap-
pearancc on the iioor % The ronven-
Stion during tar morning session WAS
4 greeted with applause.
&c. In the receiving line in the bluc
~ room OF the executive mansion were