Woman's enterprise., 1921-08-19
I. H. GOTTLIEB
MEMO RIAL
A Place for Business Women
With All the Comforts of a
Private Family Home.

At the request of one of the busi-
ness girls Of Baton Rouge, a move
nent was started to better conditions
of the business and professional wom-
en- and working girls Of Baton Rouge.
:. At first the movement took the
form of bringing the girls together
and giving them a pleasant evening.
There were musical programs, folks
5 dancing, talks and suppers Mrs.
e Henry Ronaldson being one OF the
: first to become interested in this
S phase of the work. These entertain
: ments went on for about year, start
Y ing in the Baptist church, next held
It in the former library, Washington No.
d | Hall, Church street, then in the
'e Rest room, 81 Main St.
Is Various church clubs furnished re-
# freshments on these occasions.
al By coming in contact with these
young ladies for a year, it became GER
- tain that the best thing was to pro-
I vide a home for them. At the home
| Of Mrs. C. H. Stumberg plans tor
such home were formally discussed
and the following ladies were pres
ent: MesdamGs l.. U. Babin, W. Z.
Young, j. B. Rucker, Lee R. Harris,
Misses Kate Kondert aand Mitt Klein
peter. At this time it was determined
to form an organization with this OBJ
ject in view.
Soon afterwards at meeting in the
Rest Room, Jan. 7, 1918, the Business
Women's Club was formed, with Mrs.
Stumberg president, Miss Hattie Wolf,
1st vice president; Mrs. J. B. Rucker.
secretary; and Mrs. (Dr.) McGehee,
treasurer.
The committee to secure the house,
composed of Mines. Babin, Young,
Garig, s. L. Stockwell and Miss Hat
tie Wolf, got busy at once and finally
: selected the house at 662 College Ave.
The first meeting was held there
March 5, 1918 and there were eleven
young ladies at first.
From there the large Stumbere
house in Lafayette street was rented
for the home. Then, Nov. 1919, the
Ben r. Mayer home, 315 North street
was purchased for the permanent
7 home.
Awaiting the enlargement, the lad
les bought property on the corner o1
Third and North streets and in the
town houses accommodations can bt
given to about forty young ladies.
The work of the board is to pro
vide conditions that make the young
ladies comfortable, home-like, ant
safe, there beinig matron employed
who stays in the home.
Women and men of the town hav'
made this home possible by contribut
ing literally to the starting and fur
nishing of the home, and now to tn
fund to provide for the permanen
home. The members Of the boar
working most on the soliciting com
mittee were: Mines. Ramires, Youn
and Garig.
Some business concerns gave q
much as $4,000. Mr.. Joe Gottlieb,
memory of his son, l. H. Gottlieb, on
of our best boys who died in the SCI
vice, gave Voluntarily the sum of S.
100000.
The board Of managers has BET
enlarged from seven to twelve wit
the following members: Mines. W.
- Young, Joe Ramires, Geo. Garig, J.
Rucker, C. H. Stumberg, Joe Gottlie
A. Doherty, and L. U. Babin, Miss
Kate Koudert, Mitt Kleinpeter, Kat
crime Hill and Elizabeth Ogden.
Officers are: President, Mrs. j
Ramires; 1st vice president, Mrs. j
Gottlieb; End vice president, Mrs. CT
Garig; secretary, Mrs. c. H. Stu'
berg; treasurer, Mrs. L. U. Bab1
The past presidents have been Mrs.
H. Stumberg, Kate Koudert and
C. Young.
The name of the club was chang
and is now the 81. H. Gottlieb Me-
orial."
For three years and half peo]
have contributed financially to Il
undertaking and the ladies have wo1
ed; their services have not been Wi
out labor but surely also not witht
recompense for now the home is
supporting as far as upkeep is G.
cerned.
"A man never notices how won