The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-02
TWISTS
WILL CLOSE
CHARTER
New Club for Business and
Professional Women Makes
Rapid Progress.

The newly organized Soroptimist
Club, Washington's latest and one Of
its most active business and profess
sionaI clubs, today viii end the first
phase Of it's existence, with the clos.
ing OF the charter membership list.
Up to tonight any member who
brings a new member into the club
will be given the status OF a charter
member, with all attendant privi-
legea.
The Soroptimist Club il to the
professional and business woman
what the Optimists. Lions, Kiwanis,
Rotary, and similar clubs are to the
men. Such women obtain, from the
club business and professional adj
vantages not offered them by other
organizations. Membership II re-
stricted to principals and limited to
one member In each distinct line Of
professional or business activity.
Growing Rapidly.
The organization has grown with
great rapidity, six clubs having been
formed In various parts of the coun.
try In year and q half. The wash
ington club was organized NOvern.
Der II, 1892, with q membership of
1O8.
Luncheons are held every wed.
nesday noon at the City Club, en-.
cept for one evening meeting each
month, which IL purely social In
character. At the noon luncheons
the business Of the club Il trans
acted and addresses are made by
speakers prominent In business life.
Among the speakers who have
already addressed the club are Mrs.
Mabel W. Willebrandt. Assistant
United States Attorney General:
Mrs. ]. W. FriEzell, president of the
District Federation of Women's
Clubs; Roe Fulkerson, past presf-
dent OF the Kiwanis Club; the late
Thomas Bradley. president Of the
Washington Board Of Trade: Eliot
Wadsworth. Assistant Secretary of
the Treasury; Mrs. l.. B. SWORN
stedt. president OF the Federation
OF Women's Clubs; Mrs. Oda Faul-
coner, president OF the Los Angeles
Soroptimist Club: Francis x. Who'll
ley, director of the Better Business
Bureau; Clarence L. Harding, presi-
dent of the Civitan Club, and James
p. Schick. president Of the Lions
Club.
Aims and Objects.
The club has for it's principal
aims and objects the following:
Patriotic-To assist in spreading
and popularizin the ideals Of true
AmericaniSm.
Civic-To encourage meritorious
civic movements, and to urge CO.
operation for the betterment of To-
cal conditions.
Moral-To encourage and foster
high ethical standards in business
and professional life.
Social-To promote the spirit of
service and true friendship among
It's members.
Personal-To develop efficiency
and the success to be derived there
from; the interchange of ideas and
business methods as a means OF in
creasing the efficiency and useful
ness Of Soroptimism; the recogni-
ton of the worthiness of all legiti-
mate occupation and the Identifying
Of the occupation of each Soropti-
mist as affording her an opportunity
to serve society.
Membership Qualifications.
Active membership is offered to
any white woman over the age of
eighteen years, who is q citizen Of
the United States, Of good charac-
ter and good business reputation,
engaged as a proprietor. partner,
corporate officer, or manager Of any
legitimate business or profession.
Associate membership Is offered
to any woman filling the conditions
for active membership, who Is in
business or Is proposed for associate
membership by an active member.
No more than one active member
and one associate member may be
admitted from each classification.
Officers of the club are Mrs.
Ruby Lee Minar, president: DR..