San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-23

met IN business session on TUESDAY,
September Is, in their accustomed
place in the red room of the st. An
thony Hotel. Delegates with their
alternates were electe. to attend the
state convention of the U. ID. O.,
which will be held in Bolton, October
%. "a and %. The list of delegates
elected IS as follows: Mrs. E. O..
Spencer, Mrs. Irwin Brown, Mrs. u.
n. Gushing, Mrs. p. b. Turner, Mrs.
Fanny AppIewhite, and di;s Evelyn
Sterling; nth Mrs. A. L. Smith, Mrs.
e. w. Titus. Mrs. George Surkey,
Mrs. T.. W. Evans, Mrs. X. III. Fas-
cett and Mrs. George Wurzbach as
-alternates.
The Womens Christian Temperance
Union met IN regular business session
on Thursday, September 20, in the
Gunter Hotel. The meeting was led
by Mrs. Porter Loring, and reports
were read by the chairmen of commit
tees who have been appointed to pre-
pare for the state convention to be
held in San Antonio between October
% ard 20. Mrs. Mary Harris Armer.
LID, will be the principal speaker
at the convention, and other speak
will represent the city. state, churches
and kindred organizations.
All meetings Of the convention will
llbe held at the Travis Park Methodist
Church. except. q formal. banquet to
visiting members which will be, given
in abe. GuBter Hotel on = be. event"
of Oktober ga and a reception in the
hone of Miss Eleanor Breckenridge.
for which The date has rot yet been
definitely arranged.
! Constitutional week was observed
by the w. C. T. U. with programs
devoted to that subject. A feature
was the talk given by Mrs. S. j. Peter
on constitutional outline. explain
ing the legislative judicial, and execu-
tive departments, as well as the first
ten amendments to the constitution
and the nine more afterwards added.
Mrs. r. T. Milburn and l.. II. Parr
were also entertaining speakers.
/. A called business meeting will be
held at the Gunter Hotel on Thurs
day, September 81, at 8 o'clock, at
(which all members are urged to be
present.
Last July, the American Associa-
tion~o of University Women, of which
Miss Mildred Harrigan is president,
sent out more than 1000 question
naires to prominent BUSH ess men of
San Antonio, in an effort to establish
a bureau of collegiate Occupations in
Texas. 1t Was desired to ascertain
how many university women were en-
ployed in San Antonio in positions
other than teaching, what occupa-
tions were particularly in need OF
women with college training, and what
personal qualifications the employers
considered especially desirable.
Many interesting and illuminating
answers have been recci-sd.
For stenographers, the average EN-
ployer is satisfied with a high school
graduate, but few professional men,
particularly lawyers, would like a
girl with university education.
These lawyers lament:
I'VE find it exceedingly difficult TO
get competent lesa. stenographers,
those who take sufficient interest in
Sber work to become proficient"
Other occupations oren TO univer-
sity trained women, and 18th a pres
ent or future salary possibility -suf-
fieient to interest them, ranged from
life insurance solicitor to such posi-
tions as educational director in de-
partmert stores, higher class clerical
work, requiring initiative advertising
writer. real estate saleswoman, secre-
tary and director of religious educa-
ton. buyer and department manager
of department stores, newspaper writ
err and optometrist.
The demand for private secretaries
exceeded that for any other business
occupation about ten to one, and the
salaries Offered. from $3.50 to $175
per month. were better perhaps than
the average teacher receives.
Among The personal qualifications
stressed we're: neatness in appear
ance, even temper, desire to succeed,
attractive personality. ambition. in
dustry, and ability to leave senti-
ment out of business.
One interesting fact is that firms
whose managers IRE college men, are
usually the ones who wish TO employ
college women.
1t is hoped before long TO send out
similar missionaries in the other
cities of Texas. and as soon as posi-
bic get the Collegiate Bureau of Occu-
pations established for the whole state
Such bureaus exist in New York. Chi
cago, Los Angeles, the nearest one TO
San Antonio being in Nashville. If
one is established in San Antonio II
will be the first in the Southwest.
Mrs. G. Z. Ellis was hostess to the
Sunf'ower Club THURSDAY afternoon
in her quarters at Camp Travis.
prizes were awarded Mesdames r. G..
F. Brush and J. f. Foster.
Refreshments were served to Mes
danes L. Ackley. F. Brush. r. j.
Cameron. p. F. Farrell. G. u. Fulmer.
!. Z. Foster. II. c. Gordon. W. NJ.
Trep.owe. 2. Snyder. W. G. Low,
J. Prichard, +. Wright. l.. Taylor,
Williams, J. Armstrong and the host
ess. Mrs. J. +. Foster will be the
hostess at he next meeting.
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The Chaminade Choral Society will
have heir first -ehearsal t 4 o'clock
Friday at the home Of Mrs. Eli Hertz
berg. 521 West Euclid. David Grif-
fin win be the director. Owing to
the membership Of the society being
limited, applications for new members
will be received October 10. Applica-
tons must be mailed to 52t wsrs
Euclid.