The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-03-05
Business and
Professional
.Women's Club

The Seattle Business and profeh
glonal Womcn'e club Will hold 10
next open meeting In the assembly
room Of the Chamber OF commcrce
at Gao .. m. on March =.
A. tho last meeting 81 the club
Mr.. Charles H. Allen. formerly with
the Food Administration In Europe.
delivered tho fourth travel lecture
which the club had planned. en-
Titled Trade Possibilities With the
Balkan States"
Mr.. Allen points out the fact thnt
the East and the West shall meet
on a common interest. foreign trade.
lie stated that the Balkan people
feel kindly towards our people be.
cause Of our participation in the
world war and because OF exPresi.
dent Wilson's attitude OF protection
OF the smaller countries against the
aggression Of the larger ones. This
kindly feeling Of the Balkan people
toward Americans establishes what ~
called good will In business and
trading relations. II ~ this trust
and faith in the Americans that
will aid ms materially In being lead
erH In obtaining foreign trade with
the Balkan states.
The Balkan states need what our
country can supply. The thing for
US Go do IN 10 make them realize
this need and show them how 20
use our goods TO their profit The
country IN farming and mining
section and there Is a real need for
our machinery. These people look
20 W. as the Industrial leaders and
We should be In "a position 20 sell
them farm implements. tools. ma.
chincry. tractors. icc-making ma
chinery and refrigeratorE. incubat.
ors and railway equipment They
In turn produce grain. tobacco, coal.
hides OF goats. kids. sheep and cat.
tie. petroleum, carbides and other
raw materials that We can use.
The trade relations between the
United States and these Balkan
states win grow because Of travel.
education. personal contact with
these peoples. and because our peo-
pie can aSsimilate a European civil.
izauon and they may understand
our ideals and methods OF business.
We in Seattle, however. should not
concede the point that this trade
with the Balkan states and the rest
Of Europe belongs 10 the Atlantic
coast because they do not feel as
generous abou, giving us all of the
Oriental trade on the Pacific coast. -
AT a first annual convention OF
Business and Professional Women
Of the State OF Washington held IN
the Plymouth Congregational church
IN Seattle on February 25th and
seth. the State Federation of Bust.
ness and Professional Women's
Clubs was formed
The permanent state officers are
Miss Lulu NJ. Fairbanks. Seattle.
president. Mrs. Grace y. McKendry.
Yakima. first vice president. Miss
Katherine Severyns. Prosser. second
vice president: Mrs. Edna Van
Niack. Olympia treasurer. Mrs. Dor.
othy Slmonton. Seattle. recording
secretary, and Mrs. Cora Ainey. Ia.
coma, corresponding secretary The
directors are Miss Anna Marie
Brueggerhoff. Seattle: Miss Rhoda
Carmichael. walla waiia: DIR. Ro-
berta WImer.Ford. Seattle: Miss
Edith M. Thornton. BellIngham;
Miss Edna Cagwin. Olympia. Miss
oigo Mox, Yakima. Miss Claire
Powell. Puyailup. and Mrs. Jesse
~. Lghtfoot. Seattle.
Al the executive meeting OF the
federation on Saturday evening.
February 2sth. the following stand.
Ing committees were appointed 10
carry out the coming years work IN
cooperation with the officers and
the board OF directors:
Membership-Mrs. Jesse NJ. Light.
foot. Seattle. chairman: Miss Kath.
oryn Severyns. Prosser: Miss Jose
phlne Spiclbauer. Seattle.
Publicity-MtssA Anna Marie Brueg.
gerhoff. Seattle. chairman: Miss
Georgia Fuller. Olympia: Miss In.
CRED Void Tacoma
Program - DR.. Roberta Winner.
Ford, Seattle. chairman: Miss Lizzie
NJ. Palmer. Tacoma: Miss Bessie
Kirk. Toppenish: Miss Lueila Ayers,
Seattle.
Miss Edith NJ. Thorn.
ton. Beliingham. chairman: Mrs. A.
NJ. Kramer, Tacoma: Miss Grace
Hungcrford. BeIlingham.
Legislaiive-Mrs. Maude Tamblin.