The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-09-21
BUSINESS WOMEN
in BUSY SESSION
Hear Report of National Meeting from
Miss Minnie Kehoe.

The luncheon of the Woman's Club
which was held yesterday at noon at
the Army and Navy club was foltuTed
by talks on citizenship b. DR.. Macy
Moves and Mrs. John Hall, and al in
teresting report by Miss Minnie kenoe,
who represented the Pensacola Bust
ness and Professional WOman'S Club
at the national convention which met
recently in ST. Paul.
There was no business session, the
talks taking the place of business dis
cussion. Dr. Moves, president OF the
club, reminded the members that this
was the first meeting since the en-
reimbursement Of the women, and urged
the members of the organization to
take an intelligent part in citizenship
and try to fit themselves for the new
duties which are theirs.
Mrs. Hall urged the women to regis
| ter. She said that it is the duty of
every woman to register at once, in
| order that she may do her full duty
| to her government, her county and the
/ municipality. Mrs. Hall called special
attention to the election to be held on
I September goth for permanent roads
for Escambia county, and declared that
! fessional Womans club and all other
this county the permanent roads that
it so much needs.
Miss Nell Burrow, president of the
Woman's Club, was the guest of honor
Of the B. w. P. C.
Miss Kehoe, in making her report,
spoke of the splendid address of the
retiring president of the National As
ISOLATION of Business and Professional
| Women, Miss Gail Laughlin, and Of the
/ fine work that she has accomplished
as district attorney of the United States
court at San Francisco.
, She also spoke of the work of Miss
Lena NJ. Phillips, the executive secre-
tary of the association, whose report
at the convention covered a year of eff
| fort and splendid results. Miss Phil
| lips now has offices in the Flat Iron
building in New York.
The National Association of Business
and Professional Women's clubs at the
end of the last fiscal year had $4,000
| in the treasury There were present
at the meeting more than 400 delegates,
with 16 from Florida.
Miss kehoe. as one of the II lawyers
in attendance on the convention, was
guest at a dinner given in their honor
by the West Publishing company, pub
fishers Of law books, with headquarters
at st. Paul. Many other dinners and
entertainments were also rendered the
members.
THE best thing about the meeting.
however, said Miss kehoe, was the
amount of business that was transacted
during the five-day session, and the
splendid understanding that resulted
from the sessions. Miss Laughlin is a
fine presiding officer. and her tact and
knowledge of parliamentary law es-
peciaIly fitted her for the office Of
president. She was succeeded by Miss
Lena Lake Forest. "a prominent insur-
ance woman OF Detroit
Miss Martha Whiting was in charge
of the luncheon, and was assisted by
Mrs j. B. MCNEIL, an honorary mem
Der of the club.
1t was decided at the luncheon. as
the women are now more interested in
ciVics and other public matters more
than they have ever been, that in flu
ture short talks by women on various
public matters of interest will be fea-
lures of the meetings