Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-02-05
Mrs. Ives of Portland
Lectures at WOmen's
Club Meeting Mon.

Mrs. Howard Ives of Portland gave
very interesting lecture on Spirit
ual Assets of the Business World"
at the meeting of the Waterville
Business and Professional Women's
club. held in Modern Woodman hall
last evening. This was preceded by
a short business meeting and a very
delightful program was presented by
the program committee.
Mrs. Ives has the rare qualities of
presenting her IDEAS clearly and of
carrying her audience with her at
all times. She has always stood for
the child welfare movement and is
connected with the work of the New
England Home for Little Wanderers.
She explained last night that she
believed in child welfare work, not
because she is paid to speak in favor
of it, as some retroactive politicians
have charged, but because she is a
sincere friend of children. Mrs. Ives
has been member of the Portland
Business and Professional Womcn's
club since its formation.
The first asset of the business
woman, said Mrs. Ives, is the re-
liability which comes from a steady
Job. The woman in business learns
to get to her work in the morning
regardless of u headache or slight
illness which would keep another
woman in bed for an extra hour.
The never varying, hours of work
teach her the asset of reliability.
The business woman's second asset
is a knowledge of life. She comes
to know life as 1t is. She becomes
accustomed to all types and all sorts
of people, the educated and the un-
educated, the good and the bad. This
quality should tend to make the
business woman more tolerant of less
fortunate women and girls. The
business and professional women'S
clubs should make friends with the
younger girls. and find out and try
to improve the conditions under
which they work. 1t is the duty of
of every club TO have a committee
to look after the young girl and to
investigate her pleasures.
Other assets are courtesy and pa
tience. of which nothing so makes
for success. Courtesy is all import
ant in the job of the clerk or the
telephone operator. She must an
swer courteouslv when others are
discourteous. This is also true of the
school teacher. The nurse must con-
troll herself and furnish cheer to
others. These assets are what make
the business and professional woman
capable of the gift of giving.
Next comes the greatest asset of
all. sacrifice. Many of the women
in business take care of helpless
mothers, or earn money to educate
other members of the family. They
want their younger brothers and sis
tiers to have better educat ton than
they have. The womcn's clubs
should work more and more for
more education. The clubs should
Give scholarships for deserving girls.
The greatest sacrifice is made by
mothers who are forced to return to
he business world. They add the
wear and tear of business life to the
cares of home.
The business world needs woman's
religious faith, because it is now
concerned too much with dollars and
cents. Nothing Is ever won without
taking a chance. therefor the woman
must he ready to fight for her place.
Mrs. Ives closed by saying that wom-
n do not want to interfere in mems
work. but they have enough to do
llone their own lines. Woman's
n the work of the State should COR
respond to her place in the home
The entertainment program of the
evening consisted of piano duet by
Misses Evelyn Lydickand, Dorothy
Daggert: reading by Miss Claire
Richardson; trio by Leo MERCER,
Hillierd Sawyer. and David Vigue,
and solo dance by Miss Nellie Nc
Phee. At the business meeting 1t
was announced that dancing class
Is to be formed. The first session
will be held on the evening of Feb.
Fl at IT'S. The charge will be so
cents q lesson,