The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-06
Speaker Tells How
To Be a Successful
Woman in Business

Put aside your business when
you go home at night" ADVISED
Miss Grace Frysinger, federal ex-
tension supervisor of home bureau,
in her address to the members OF
the Business and Professional
Women's club following the month
fy dinner at the Y. w. c. A. gym
nasium. "I don't believe men have
the strained, nerybus look our sue
&eessfui business women have aIter
a few years, and it is because they
have learned this. secret. AT
O'Clock on a Wednesday afternoon
Won can find a business man who
has been struggling with the most
impossible seeming business mud
die all morning out on the golf
links. completely forgetting the
business trouble until the next day.
Put aside your business distresses-
You need recreation. Don't come
home too tired at night TO relax
your mind. Dress and go some
where now and then. where you
will get the most essential part OF
your business equipment, enter
tanning. Not jazz palaces, but
places where you can get a com
plete change of thought.
THE equal opportunity is becom-
ing a realization, and we women
must be ready for it. Too many OF
us are working hard, but not keep
ing our eyes open. We keep our
heads down. Don't go into husi-
ness with the idea that you will be
there only a few years, as mere
time-passing until you will be mar
rfed and take up your life with the
Young Lockinvar who will come
out of the west Do your job as II
YOU were doing it for eternity.
Leave it so you will hand it on in
a better condition to your success
sor than YOU found it. Relaxation
is an essential. but should be
sought wisely Analyze your BUSH
ness and then go forward. You
won't find the husband in a ledger,
and you won't do the ledger any
good or get nearer the husband
elect by this one-aim method.
There are three periods in
business woman's development.
The first, hope. second. cynicism,
and the third. philosophy. Never
leave the hope stage. so that when
the cynicism comes, hope will bring
the philosophical viewpoint. And
YOU younger girls remember that
YOU are your employer to the peo-
pie with whom you deal. And that
YOUR mistakes are your firms mis-
takes-the customer is not 10
blame. We must all be good pres
hyterians in business. and realize
that whatever happens is for the
rest"
Last evening was the first time
in her years of meeting and organ
izing women that Miss Frysinger
had ever addressed a business
women's club. She remarked on
the fact and in bringing out the
Importance of women in the bust
ness world, told how impossible it
would have been at the time of her
last visit here, IL wears ago, to nave
gotten together a group of 1O7, the
total membership of the club, with
out having a large proportion OF
teachers. There are only SIX
teachers in the club at present.
She suggested the great adVan-
tages to be gained from the assocl-
alton of the women from various
mes of work at the meetings. A
tired girl who has pored over a
ledger all day should sit next to a
nurse who has dealt with human
beings, and hear of her expert
ences, etc. She mentioned the
smaller salaries generally paid
women than men, because 1t is
Thought men have the families and
the women only buy clothes with
their money" The speaker stated
that over so per cent of the bust
ness women today have the re-
sponsibility of others.
At the close of Miss Frysinger's
talk, short business session was
l held, when the action of the board
4 in planning the garden party to be
y held June IL at the H. S. Cable
home, was ratified. Tickets will be
on sale by the members of the
club. The program of the evening
will be given by the pupils of Miss
Mary Hills Rock Island dancing
classes and several vocal numbers
have been added. The program
will start at $50 and will be given
without artificial light, moonlight
TO supplement the usual lanterns.
The program will continue one
hour.
Miss Velma Hickman, the presi-
dent, was elected to represent the
club as well as the state federation
at the national federation conven-
ton to be held in Chattanooga July
10 to Is. Miss Hickman was elect
ed a delegate at the state meeting
in Springfield The local club vot-
ed to pay her railroad expenses.
Miss Ethel Hess. treasurer, re-
ported total receipts since the club
organization, sos. There is bal
ance in the bank of SSS.32. An
nouncement was made that Mrs.
Georgia Simcox of East St. Lauis,
state president, will visit the club
early next fall. She will make a
tour of the state and Rock Island
is included in her schedule.
Songs were sung, and an ovation
given Miss Fannie Divers, who left
today to make an extended tour
abroad Miss Divers will be a
speaker at one of the fall meetings.
The next meeting will be held on
July 8.
Club Elects Officers.
Past Noble Grand club of Eudora
Rebekah lodge was entertained
last evening by Mrs. Florence