The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-02
TELLS BUSINESS
WOMEN HOW TO
Be SUCCESSFUL
Hiss Lota Kelly, Vice President Of
National Federation, Addresses
Local Club.
I'VE as business women have

I'VE as business women have
few lessons to learn before we
can meet the world foresquare."
said Miss Lota Kelly. of Denver,
first vice president OF the National
Federation OF the Business and Pro-
fessional Women's clubs, In speak
ing last evening at dinner meet
ing of the newly formed local club
at the Y. w. c. A. We must learn
fair play. learn to lose and take
defeat gracefully, how to bow to the
will of the majority. and how to
play" she continued in her heart 20
heart advice to women in business
and professions.
Mostly woman has been in the
home, where she reigned supreme.
1t was pretty much what the Wo-
man wanted which prevailed, but
we find in the business world that
the majority rules. Men in politics
can fight and quarrel in the eve
ming, and the next day we see these
two bitter enemies lunching togetn-
er. That is the spirit we have to
learn, not perhaps, as applied TO
politics, but in every day business
life-in the little things that wor-
ry us.
I'VE must be careful to keep
broad. Don't let's build little shacks
around ourselves and not make an
effort to see others viewpoints ami
keep our minds and hearts open
to receive and give of ourselves to
others. The most pitiful creature
in the world is the woman who has
always been in business, a success
no doubt, but who has isolated her
self to such an extent that she does
not know anyone and has allowed
no one to know what is in her.
There is an awful pity in standing
alone. The federation is trying to
get in touch with the business wo-
men all over the country and keep
them from getting into an isolated
group.
Play Essential Item.
Business women must learn how
to play" said Miss Kelly, in con-
Guiding her talk. Times have
changed and it is no longer con-
sidered necessary for woman who
has reached a certain age to settle
down and be primly, sedate and for
get her desires for pleasure. Re-
taxation and play will help keep
up your health, and you can do al
most anything if you feel we'll"
Miss Kelly precluded her advice
to the business women by tracing
the spirit of unselfishness which
started before the United States
was formed, after the IS colonies,
isolated on the New England coast,
had felt the urge to develop and
get away from living for self and
progressed. She mentioned the war
. work women did, and questioned
the thought that women stepped
into what was called a new role
when they took the mems places
stating that it was very probable
that this latent energy of unself-
1shness acquired from these fore
fathers made them come to the
front when unselfish effort was
needed. Then they stayed in bust
ress. she said, because they liked
it and thus created this new prob
lem Of woman in business.
Constitution Adopted.
Fifty-five members of the club
which was formed Feb. 20 heard
Miss Kelly's talk and learned much
about the national organization and
its purposes from the round table
discussion which followed. There
are now 400 clubs in the country
and some $4,000 members. Clubs