The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-01-29
Business and
Professional
Women's Club

At the next meeting OF the ~
Tie Business and Professional W.
ems club, which Will be clos
meeting for members only, the
will be an illustrated talk by Nd
G. y. Uhdon. chief engineer Of thd
Skagit river project. upon theY
"SkaRit River Project" February
ist. 1921. which will be followed By
a business meeting of the club.
The committee was appointed 10
cooperate with the Women's Com.
mercial club In the entertainment
or the national president. Mrs. Lena
Lake Forrest. and In making all
necessary preparations for The
formation Of the State Federation Of
Business and Professional Womcn's
Clubs.
On Saturday. January 2sth, tho
club members will go on their second
industrial tour thru the Puget
Sound power plant. where Mr. SAINT
myer Will personally conduct them
thru the plant and explain 20 them
the interesting facts about fuel and
light This ~ the successful way 10
teach our women 10 know our own
city and we expect a large attend
ance.
An interesting informal discussion
Of the subject, Should Married.
Women Work." was led by Miss
Anna Marie Brueggerh0ff, publicity
chairman Of the club.
The Seattle Business and Pro.
fessiOnal Women's club had a most
interesting meeting last Tuesday.
when we had over $50 girls present
at AN illustrated talk on the Philip
pines Of Yesterday and Today by
Miss Bessie Dryer. In her address
history Of the Philippines which 10
shrouded in the mists Of the 70
nance OF the past
In showing the various beauty
spots and the places Of interest in
these Islands that contain much
valuable wealth and raw resources.
she touched upon the contrast be-
tween the life and custom OF the
earlier days with that OF modern
civilization. The people are the 70
suit OF an AEiatic and Spanish
culture and education and this 10
reflected In the language, faith and
customs OF the communities.
Since 1898. when the United States
took possession Of the islands, there
have been many changes. Modern
buildings have been built and the
public school systems OF the Unftsd
States have been established thru
out the islands. The buildings and
school system have been standard
lied and in certain parts OF the
Islands education IL compulsory. AZ
the present time there are 6.l1o
ton and vocational education Is -,
sentlai as well as elementary and
high school training.
OF the ten million people on fhe
Islands. nine million are Christians.
one OF the interesting places Is the
san Augustine church, where the
old Spanish atmosphere prevails
other interesting sights in Manila
are the Luneta. the promenade, tia,
Ayuniamento building. the civil
building where the governof73eneraI
and the legislature and senate msee
and transact business. To date a
OF the members OF the Legislature
and the senate are Ffiipinoo an1
they have established q budget eyU
TEN and are governing themselves
with a great degree Of efficiency,
The remarkable roads and bridges
Of modern construction have made
possible the closer unity among
the provinces and have stimulated
local and foreign commerce. Some
OF the valuable staple crops OF the
country are hemp. tobacco. sugar
and rice. The views Of the rice
fields and other pastoral pictures
were most interesting.
The women OF the Philippines
have begun 20 obtain a higher edu-
cation. and many OF them arc en-
tering into the professional and bust
ness world. Many OF the girls have
taken up courses in nursing and be-
come district nurses under direction
OF the welfare board. There Is one
outstanding woman lawyer. who has
recently been made secretary Of the
legal profession and appointed prose-
cutting attorney. They have the
woman OF the people. the profess
sional woman of the middle class
and the aris,ocratic lady. but all are
rapidly enlarging their outlook on