Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1921-02-25
Will Be Held in Seattle Feb
ruary 25-6, Plymouth
Church
ALL STATE SECTIONS
SENDING DELEGATES
Presence Of National President,
Mrs. Lena Lake Forrest, In.
Creases Interest.

The first state convention of the
Business and Professional Women's
clubs will be held in Seattle on Fri
day and Saturday. February &c and
26, at the Plymouth Congregational
church for the purpose of forming
q state federation. Clubs from all
sections Of the state are responding
to the invitation to send delegates
to this convention and a large at
tendance is expected. Any business
or professional woman interested in
the federation of this nature is well
come to attend and 1t is desired that
women cooperate in every way to
make the convention a success.
National President Attends.
The business and professional
women of the state of Washington
are most fortunate in having with
them ON this occasion the national
president Of the Business and Pro-
fessional Woman's clubs, Mrs. Lena
Lake Forrest, who will assist them
materially in this constructive work.
Mrs. Forrest will visit the club Of
Olympia en- route to the Seattle con-
vention and as the women of Olym-
pia will have an opportunity to meet
her first, they will all be most en-
thusiastic in Joining the party which
will accompany Mrs. Forrest to the
state convention Friday.
The National Federation of Bus
mess and Professional Women's
clubs shows extraordinary growth
and strength. Organized in the sum-
mer of 1919, 1t is now represented
in ~ states and the District Of Co.
lumbia. 1t has affiliated with it more
than 800 clubs of business and pro-
fessional women. Many Of these
clubs are large, numbering from 500
to 1900 members each. A large
number enjoy their own clubhouses
or clubrooms.
Club House Meet Needs.
The object of the organization is
to promote the interests Of business
| women and to develop greater
| spirit of fellowship among them.
The clubhouses meet the needs OF
these busy women, giving them COM
fort, recreation and opportunity for
companionship. Writing rooms, tea
rooms, bowling and billiards offer re-
Taxation to them.
The National Federation has head.
quarters in New York city where a
staff Of trained workers promote the
program of the organization. There
are departments for legislation, pro-
| gram, thrift. publicity and industrial
relations. The organization is rep.
resented on the women's joint con-
gressional committee at Washington
and looks after legislation importan,
to business and professional women
Independent Woman National Organ
| The Independent Woman, a maya
zine for business and professional
women, is the official organ OF the
National Federation. The Fedora
ton has also printed a national di
rectory of Business and professional
Women's clubs. This directory /!
the first and only one of its kind.
i Plans are already on foot for al
international organization, an inter
national meeting having been helt
some months ago in New York city
At this meeting, DR.. Moutet Of Lyons
France. Dr. Kahn of China, and DR.
Lollini of Rome, Italy, were anon,
the speakers. 1t is expected that a
the next annual convention, dele
gates will be present representing
Canadian clubs.
The next convention will be helt
July 1922 at Cleveland, Ohio. Eigh
hundred business and professional
women are expected to attend. Thi
convention will be followed by tn,
National Federation Week at Chau
tauqua, New York.