Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-01
POOR RICHARD CLUB
MAY ADMIT WOMEN
Mr. Bloomingdale, President,
Will Ask Directors to Receive
Them as Members
NO GROUND FOR EXCLUSION

The Poor Richard Club may accept
lwomen az members. r .,
Karl Bloomingdale, president OF tne
club. today declared his intention W
bringing the matter before the Doara o,
h directors Monday and at the montnlN
II Meeting next Thursday in the int2'
II Carlton. ,,,
The plnp occurred to Mr.. blooming,
\ dale at the meeting OF the ciuo' nSiu ,.
at the Ritz Carlton last month. Inc
meeting was attended by members OIL
the PHILADELPHIA Club OF NdVcrus.he
yVomen the Three Arts Club and the
plastic Club. Mr.. I'loomingdnlc said
that the hearty acceptance Of the POOR
Richard Clubs invitation shows that
thc advertising women Of this city arc
greatly interested in that organization
and are desirous Of becoming members
should such IN opportunity be ahorded
them. :.
'.This is the era for women said
Mr.. Bloomingdalc. "Thcy have OBJ,
/ tanned the vote and serve on juries ana
\ have successfully engaged in business
I In fact. women have been successfui Ill
virtually every undertaking they nave
ATTEMPTED. In the advertising business
tbero oro hundreds of women who have
| becn successful and even have surpassed
i the men in ability.
Women Successful in Business
In, this era it is impossible to keep
u ,hc women down. II has reached such
/ point that the modern woman, in
H preference to the home, has taken up
\ politics, law, medicine and business
H They have displayed unusual ability in
\ every undertaking and have becn eN-
\ eeedingly successful and have made con
II o,l alan in puph OF
\ their projects. You cant keep the
women of today down. Thsv arc slowly
\ but surely reaching the pinnacle OF sue
\ cess. Therefore, VIII. not help them
I along?
'Thcre is no difference between the
n tvo sexes from business angle. Both
are employed in the same occupation
Therefore, why not CO. opernteE WhF
J keep the women out Of the Poor Richard
Club? ...oo. ,,hr
the women should not be admitted IA
members. They will get in cventua !ly,
ms they have got into everything else'
so why waste time and keep them wait
ing for such small matter as tc"
months? ~
advertising mon and women are all
eventually advertising men. the only
UiHprpnrP uPlnR IHdJ WI" H''ub
skirts md tho other trousers. ! VIII
make n recommendation for the admit =
tancc OF women into this city at the next
meeting of the board Of directors. and
also Mt the monthly meeting to be held
next Thursday ut the Ritz Carlton.
Would Help Advertising Business
"Such Il move would he most bcnc-
fetal to the advertising business as O
Ivholc. Advertising men and womef
Icould meet and exchange views and make
suggestions. Women see things an,
know things that we men do not know
and their ideas on advertising wou,t
helm thc men. Heretofore we have al
WAYS looked at things from ~ man.
angle: now It will be different, | an
i sure.
"Whcn ! was reporter. was AS
signed to cover charity bali in tn'
BELLEVUE .Stratford. In my story I gav'
an elaborate description Of the variou
GOWNS worn. I thought ! did rath"
i we'll. but was later told by one of tn
J women present that my description o
Il the charity ball made that affair lool
ii more like n masquc costume ball, ant
III she proved it TO me. She showed me m,
II mi stakes. and then ] realized that wear
IN in apparel was q woman's work.
III 1T il tho same in advertising. W
| must write advertisements for wcarin
| apparel and write them from the wa
wc see the artice--fron II mans view
point a woman, on the other hand
would probably notice something Il
the hem and something here and ther
that would escape the man. They ca
help us in our chosen occupation i'm
mpnSely, Let us not be too proud I
admit it. We must wake up and reali2
thee truth. instead of having 1t ham
/ uered into our heads