Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-04-09
STATE BUSINESS WOMEN
WILL MEET IN DANv|LLE
Convention Of Virginia Fed
Grafton to BE Held Week
of May 10.
CHIEF EXECUTIVE WILL ATTEND
Mrs. Lem LIKE Forrest VIII Spcpd
Week In old Dominion, mud VIII
Hr In Hichnond First Part OF
Pageant Week.

Mrs. Lena Lake Forrest Will spend
week In Virginia. starting at Dan
Vile. on May ~ and 90. when the
convention OF the virginia FEEDER
alton OF Business and Professional
Womcn's Clubs meets in that city.
She Will be in Richmond the first
week OF the Pageant Week. and ut
that time, the local members of the
national federation will have an on
portuni,y to meet the chief cxccu-
tive OF their organization. which IS
one of the largest and most innucn-
tial OF national groups The Bust
ness and Professional Womcn's Club
ot Richmond and the Elementary
Teachers Association are the two
Richmond organizations bclonglnE to
ia" national declarations
The National Federation OF Bust
r.ss aud Professional Womcn's
tiuhs. lac. was organized at 81. Louis
IN 1919 and in a few short Years.
mas become one OF the most inaucn-
'ial women's groups IN the country
( 1t has strength of $1,000 member.
composed OF business and profession
al women OF the highest executive
type. and is represented In forty
seven states. with close to 800 clubs
varying in Size from ATTY to 500 in
me mbcrship.
Headquarters In New York
The Headquarters are at New York
CITY. forming clearing house foi
All progress and activitic, Of it's
'n"TThcrs I'm every state. under the
d!rt?tion OF Lena MadcsIn Phillips.
wlaS has been it's executive SECRETARY
[ ri hc Oh
ganiHation IL to promote the interests
or business and professional women
and 20 direct their group strength.
10 this end, there arc strong nation
a! committees. with an excellent pro-
gram along educational. Industrial
ana legislative lines. functionins IN
every state.
The official bull"tIn OF the orrani-
eaton Is the Independent Woman,
tho only national magazine dcvotcn
s"Icly 10 the interests OF the bus!-
ness and professional women. !, has
a wild" circulatIon
Tn" midw!n'"r council Of tho .odcr-
alton was held March .. 10 and II AZ
Kansas city. Mo. and the next an
nial convention. a. which 1000 dele
gates are expected. Will he held in
July. 1922. AT Chattanooga. Tom.
/ OF the National Federation OF HuYl-
;
ness and Professional Women.
/ clubs Inc. who is making her an.
nual trip thrn!Sh club territory, re-
lorts most gratifying growth %.
IL. Il. w. clubs in every state rs
against that OF last year.
Mobilization of Clubs Growing.
/ The mobilization Of business and
professional womcn's clubs in ever,
rity Is rapidly growing" she says
we have never known such en-
thusiasm over this movement IN
unite III" Erou9 strength OF business
/ women in the history OF tho orraui.
zation, which now numbers 10 oar
members in fOrty-scvcn States Tho
southern clubs are growing In mum.
o"fS and In spirit: tho Western cluh.
ar" ialr!y bounding with energy uod
campaign plans: the Northern STATE
report new clubs in every town
'luhs that jump In membership from
Z 'he nucleus OF ten sr twenty In ,
I f'"tr "' a hundred - so IA few
months while tn" EaS, ,s dls,i,..
.nS h"iahi" cagerr'ss To prom":c
IN" work in every respect. Dur
/ thriving u. T. ". Club in Honolulu,
L''"'!NcS representative at our
'""''h annual convention at Cha,,a
n""G' III July. where ". cxncr, 3,
i"iS" gathering OF delegates from,
every state
ne business and professional
women display the most marked
group strength Of any orrauiz,,ior
IN this country today. Thov ,ro
t'"'hch' steady. proficient and Will
h |" work To promote the INTEREST
~ themselves and OF the younger
! BUSINESS women who will hr Tho
leaders OF tomorrow. In our rccnn,
ear council. held at Kansas
Ivy where sixteen states were ron.
,rs.i at our executive board
."e''hE. we were delighted to oh -.
serve the general attitude Of TO-
/ ppcra ,lon' harmony and personal an
nication that marked the catherine
us VIII he seen also at Chatta-
/ Ho"Ea' and tho same spirit will mo
taken back 20 the individual clubs
/ such clubs as have a marked in
huchcc on business and civic better
/ mcnt IN every town"
hbBT N.Y. T"Yny~ ,