Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-10-04
B. P. ". DELEGATION
ATTENDED STATE
MEETING. PITTSF|ELD

A delegation Of five from the Water
vile Business and Professional
Womans Club attended the meeting
of the State Board in Pittsfield on
Saturday afternoon and remained for
dinner at the Lancy House returning
in the evening.
Miss Alice Clark, Club president of
Watervilla Miss Elsie Nichols and
Mrs. Laurette H. Newell, from Wat
erville, and Mrs. Jennie Flood Kreger
from Fairfield We're the only ones
of the Waterville chairmen able to
attend.
The State president. Miss Margaret
Chase of Skowhegan, with four
others were present. From Bangor
Miss Flora Weed. past president. and
three others drove over by auto.
From Portland Miss Mary Alite Pen
ney and with two others motored
over to pittsfield.
Houlton sent two interester 3. P.
W. to this semi-annual conference,
and from Lewiston was the State
| Treasurer, Mrs. Grace E. Fitz, Miss
Whitney of the Lewiston Journal,
and Miss Penny. From the Augusta
|, club came Miss Mary E. Hagerty,
state chairman of publicity.
One of the most interesting reports
of the afternoon was by Miss Evelyn
Buchan, of Bangor, the chairman of
personal research work in the state.
Miss Buchan recommended that all
girls preparing for Office work should
| first get as good an education as pos
sible before starting their vocational
| training, always being sure to obtain
at the very least a high school Dip
Iona. She told the women that in
l I, ! IS to- L.,
offices was about nine years, so the
trouble which is confronting many
employees in the western states of
losing an employe by marriage after
| two or three years, when just be-
coming most valuable does not con-
| front Maine employees.
| Miss Buchan figured that one OF
| the duties of the research committee
was to gather information of value
much as a firm does in taking an in
ventory each year. That this COM
mittee should be able to furnish a
great variety of valuable informa-
| ton and if not able to answer at
once to say we will tell you soon.
This committee should further be
able to tell a girl what studies are
! necessary to prepare for certain po-
sitions and how best to get the in
struction needed. A set Of ques-
| tionaires show that 60 per cent OF
| women have some vocational inter-
| est unsatisfied.
| Miss Grace Allyn Of Portland,
i spoke on the Portland clubs plan 10
| fit girls for vocations, and said that
| Maine next to Michigan had done
| more of this research work than any
| other state in the Union.
Marv Ar1eite Penney, chairman OF
organization gave a very enlighten-
| ing talk on her subject showing that
she had done much comprehensive
and constructive work along her
line. saying that organizing Is not
all the work of this committee but
speakers bureau is one of the things
MANNED. This was followed by dis
cussion.
i DR.. Barbara Hunt of the Bangor
: Health Department, gave very IN
teresting report of her work In the
! state, showing efficiency and enthu-
| siasm. II
Miss Mary Hagerty, chairman OF
the publicity had some very interest
ing plans, saying that puollclty
meant much more than getting re-
ports in the newspapers.
| The State convention will be helo
next wear in Skowhegan, or more
probably largely at Lakewood, or
mart in both places, the Skowhegan
! cI,1h being the hostess when the state
| nrest1ent a member of the SkoWne-
! gan club said they should plan Tor
/ entertainment of at least 300 vlsltoTs.
The meeting closed with the b. r.
w. slogan Better Business women
for a Better Business World"