The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1923-10-25
BUSINESS WOMEN's CLUB


The women and girls of Blackfoot,
who are in business or working in
business or industries are organizing
a club in which membership costs
only $1.00 a year, and each one is
going to have a chance to be a
worker, a doer of things, leader
or whatever her talent, ability or
ambition or her wishes prompt her
to undertake or show inclination for.
The girl who does not at present
want to do or be anything in particu-
lar is invited to become member
and meet with the rest and look on
and listen until she finds something
she wants to have a hand in. 1t is
not the purpose of those who en-
gineered the move, to concentrate
the management or the activities
among a few ard have the rest for
followers, but to distribute the activ-
tiles so that all may have a part in
it.
There are ITO business women
and girls in Blackfoot already listed,
and there are probably some more
yet to be discovered. Some of them
are good musicians, some of them
sing well, some lead in singing, some
are speakers, some are actors, some
are good stOry-tellers, some do
special stunts in dancing, some
can give interesting talks on
subjects of Importance to bust
ness girls and women; there
is one who has been engaged
in Y. w. c. A. work, one or two who
have Travelled much and happened to
learn great deal about what bust
ness women do in other places in
their clubs, some are teachers of
dancing, of languages, of music, of
expression, of parliamentary usage;
some could teach night school in
special studies or teach things in art
or business, and when they get toll
know each other and take account of
their leisure hours and what might
be done in groups that have mutual
surprises for girls and women who
hours.
Monday evening at the home of
Senator Dubois, Mrs. Dubois having
arranged a good little program to
fill in the early part of the evening,
and while they we're assembled the
club idea was introduced. Miss Vera
Bentley was made president; Mrs. D.
P. Brill, vice president; Miss Grace
Peck, secretary and Miss Irene
Briggs, treasurer.
The second meeting will be held
On Thursday evening, Nov. 1, at the
Commercial club rooms at 8 o'clock
and all the girls and women who are
engaged in business or ON salary
are eligible to membership and
ire urged to attend and to con-
'ider it their meeting At that time
he committees and board of COVER
lOrS will be appointed to set club
activities in motion. They will be
| part of the national organization
md will receive the benefit Of the
already gained by the
pioneers in the work. We under
tand the organization is in most
aspects like a commercial club as to
is frame work and methods of func
ioning, but adapted to the needs of
he girl in business, her lack of in
on subjects not taught in
he schools nor in the homes nor yet
n business in a broad way, but only
n special lines according to what
inc of work she is in 4. Men meet
nd discuss the ways to organize
usiness or to sell goods or how to |
cal with customers, what cOurtesies
nd rules of conduct are right and
esirable in business, what the town
ives to the public and a hundred
hings not taught by any one Of
hem in a broad sense, and now
ONES the business wOmen's club to
urther whatever the women and
iris are interested in from both the
usiness and the social and the
ecreation side. Whatever number
their members sincerely wish to
O or enjoy, the organization will
eek way for them to have 1t. This
list sentence covers the whole thing
retty well.
The secretary has sent to national
for information as to
ist who is eligible. The correct
anne for 1t is the Business and Pro-
Women's club, and they
ave had big task in getting the
ork laid out so that it is suitable
} them, and in getting the member
lip lined up so that it suits the in
Ill Iu0 ulAClCut fOCdtOAo Il
thout beng bore to some Of them.
hese things have been studied for
Ears and classifications made, and
we can give you now is that any
oman in business or professional
ork is eligible, the details of CLASH
,ation will be given when the secre-
ry receives them.
Now word to the individual girl
I'd woman-if you did not receive
invitation to attend the first meet
6 it was due to one of two things,
Their the committee did not have
ur name and correct address, or
e invitation miscarried. The COM
ittee now knows of some of each
nd and they express regrets and
k that it be forgotten and that
CHI one shall be at the next meet
g Thursday evening with a smile
d willingness to get into the
tivities of the club on level with
the rest to put as much of self
10 it as may seem needed and to