Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-05-16
'kihs. ]. K. BOWMAN TO Be
Federated CLUBS HEAD
Richmond Women Arc Made Prcsi-
dent md ficc.Prcsident of
State Organization.
FIRST ANNUAL MEETING ENDS
Election OF Officers and Delegates
20 National Convention Features
Closing Dky's Session - Miss
phillins' Talk lnspirational.

i AIRS I.s-k. Bowman. n we'll known
s business woman of Richmond. promi-
ncntlyg Identified with one OF the c!ty's
goldcsttbanking institutions. Will head
.sthc Virginia Federation of Business
and Profcssional Womcn's Clubs tor
tho next year, succeeding Miss kath-
crime r: WooiridEe. of Roanoke.
Mrs. Bowman was general Chai--
man. OF the first annual convention.
which closed last night. and her Sc
= lection as leader OF the Federation
for the ensuing year met with the
unnptinous approval Of the delegates
i to the convention.
Another Richmond woman, Mrs.
JanG until recently diTec-
tor OF tRe. public health nursing SER
viceSot,INirgin Was elected first
+ vice. president.
Miss. Margaret i. Brydon. a teacher
Of I3eY. g. McLaren Brydon. treasurer
of the diocese OF Virginia. and of DR..
Evelyn Brydon. State director OF tho
s Bursan OF Child Welfare. of the State
vises SrcsiSen 1 Miss F %oS" Stop iIop.
= kinst:ot LynohburG, Mas elected re-
ScordinEs secretary: Miss Betty Rat
( clifre. of Richmond, corresponding
SECRETARY, and Miss Anita Bell, OF
Roanoke. treasurer.
Choose Delegates 10 81. IiouiS Meet.
MISS Emma l.. Zanzingcr. executive
secretary OF the Richmond y. w. =.
A., was chairman Of The nominating
committees.
tion;.inSt Louis in July. will be Mrs.
]. RS-Bowman. Mrs. llah Williams
polhiil, ;of Richmond: Miss Marsaret
T.. Brrdnh. of Danvillc; Mrs. {. W.
Maddox and Miss Cornela Adair. Of
Richmond.
bringing on: forcefully the domi-
nant idea Of efficiency in business as
well as IN the professions with the
s.nta .,t,
slowly hut surely from successful en-
perience. and a determination 10 sue
coed. the address OF Miss Lena Made
sin Phillips. executive secretary of the
+ National Federation OF Business and
professional women's Clubs last
night at the Jefferson. to an audience
: of several hundred women. was in
spiralienal 10 a degree;
Miss: Phillips WAS introduced by
Mrs.LSJ. *. Bowman in the absence
OF DR.: Ofie Latham Hatcher. national
vicc-nresidcnt for NirE inia. who had
been called away from the convention
by the noNs OF her sisters injury i'm
an aatemobile acciden; a; Bryn Mawr
yesterday afternoon.
MISS Phillips subject was The
New. American Business Woman"
Gonscfousnc.s of Solidarity.
The consciousness OF an Increasing
women In the business and PROBES
sicnai world. brought abou; by or
Eauized effort rather than individual
Initiative. had given 20 the woman
worker a new attitude not only TO
their work. bot toward themselves.
Miss Phillips said
Women. she said. must get away
fro.a Iht idea OF bling sorry for
themselves, self-pi;y being a power
fcl destructive agent 10 efficiency in
lustaeSs.- Women enjoy being mar
lSrs- sho declared
Wnttr women don't marry any more
sGstct % heNs husbands. ihe spea.e.
stated a1d ,hat !; was 10 longer q
diSE-aes- . - an odd mad" yet, in
sEe zee "a <,Stsr Of things. women are
moro NaS moe realizing the Ia, tina;
II uzS c-S-ne ndously soul-satis:yinc
TO have a-Ecod husband. a good home
and a-fswiiy o. nice children.
IEc-. Ezi thing is 20 be % some
definite Service IN the world" Miss
Phillips concirded. NO wonlan's life
IS really com piete unless o. definite
service. 70 people"
An automobile drive 10 famous
points of interest IN Richmond vas
rendered the delegates following
luncheon =, the Wes,ro-cland Club.
4 rece pt!ou and Gauce followed Miss
Phillips address last night. Nine
colored singers entertained the con-
reftioa win several ol6-time ia
roriies as q feature Of the reception