The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-05-03
INTERNATIONAL
v OMEN CLUB
HERE
MONDAY noon
"RyONIS" Is NAME GIVEN CLUB
WITH THE MOTTO: 1--WE HELP:
MRS. JOHN WHITEMAN WAS
ELECTED PRESIDENT

An international Woman's Club wa,
launched here yesterday afternoon. f.s
bark has been put to sea- it has been
given power by bearing an appropriata
name and by asserting a worthy object
and it is confidently believed that it win
enjoy a faster growth than any Of the
civic clubs that have been ORGANIZED
exclusively for men,
The women who met to form the or
ganization We're Mesdomes Charles Won
Wese John +, Easey. W H. Burntt
Charles l.. Anderson, B. a. Simpson,
Mark kirkpatrick, A. b. Seay. John
Whiteman, Walter Lindsay Arthur
Walcott, Don Lacy ANA Maggie Foster.
"Ryonis' is the name given the CLUB
I'VE Help is the motto.
The name was obtained by taking the
last syllable from the names Rotary.
Lion and Kiwanis. The letter y is givcn
the sound of ard the name is pre-
nounced Reonis' and its meaning ~
We help.
Temporary organization was formed by
the election Of Mrs. John Whiteman o.
chairman and Mrs John T.. Easey az
secretary.
Mrs. Arthur Wacott who left here
today as u representative Of the Ladies
Of the Leaf to attend the district fedora
tiQn OF women's clubs at Idabel wiz
make report of the organization Of the
new club and will ash; the women OF
the state TO organize branch clubs In
their home cities.
The international president ana the
international secretary will be- in Ard
more II is planned to issue a club paper
weekly and the offices of publication
will be i'm this city Whether interna-
tional organizer will be placed in the
field Is not known. Many OF The details
are yet 10 br worked out but the women
have taken hold Of their organization in
manner that assures its success.
There is q recognized demand for such
work among The women OF all the cities
pl the country. Many cities have olup-
composed exclusively Of women but III
was left TO the enterprising women OF
this city to pave the way for the organ
tfeAAlNlA VI al AilAfA N4ullll tluQ lHAT
Will correIate all the clubs Of the nation
ana put them TO woiHing in harmony
with one another as the civic clubs or
Eani2ed for the exclusive membership
Of men work.
Commercial organization all over tho
country will welcome such an organiza.
tion among the women. The strength ~
% Chamber nr Tpr,,,.,.,.. ft.. L., IA. 800.
ganzation OF its people. The power that
. commercial organization has lies b.
It's skin to induce the people to organize
and do their own work
I'VE Help has b"en taken as the
motto Of the ueW club. The motto .s
significant IL does not mean that th.
women uf the country have some pet
scheme or hobby 10 put over. they aye
merely asking to help IN the work tina.
Is undertaken by the mems clubs They
are willing 10 do their share OF the civic
work aud have organized this dlh
througl which they viii DO their Worl,
The club will be- made mp of the uu.
selfish public spirited women OF the ell
leS it's membership viii br made ND l.
those who are inspired to help IN th
civic work undertaken by the several
cities AMI the work OF thc club in on
city viii differ from the work In anoM.
er lu other words ID has no hobby. i
seeks Tea devote lIs cnrreie. and sLiI
10 the work most needed in each com
muuiy.
Alert women u all communities ur
asked to organize their cIubs. to e., .n
touch with the organization in this cit
aud Al the unSelfish help that is posi-
blr will bee rendered them n forming
their organization