Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-15
BUSINESS WOMEN
HEAR MRS. BOWMAN
Arlington County Club Holds
Public Relations Dinner
at Alexandria.
BY LESTER N. INsKEEP,
etafiCorrespondent Of The star.

ALEXANDRIA, Va, March l5.-Ap-
peartng as guest Of honor and princi-
pal speaker at the public relations din
ner held at the George Mason Hotel
last night by the Arlington County
Business and Professional women's
Club, Mrs. Geline K, Bowman OF Rich
mond deserted the role of orator after
a speech lasting nearly an hour to de-
light her audience with two vocal solos
that were received with even greater
acclaim than her speech.
Last nights affair was the Arlington
Clubs contribution TO "Women's Club
week" and was attended by many Ar
lington County officials, civic leaders
and club leaders, as we'll as by repre-
sentatives OF Washington and Alexan-
dria clubs. Mrs. Mae z. Jacobs was
chairman Of the committee in charge
OF arrangements, and Mrs. Albert H.
Cohen, president, acted as toastmistress.
Active in Business.
Mrs. Bowman, who is distinguished
by a number Of accomplishments,
among which are the organization of a
bank, organization of a business, first
president of the Virginia Federation of
Womens Clubs, and is the logical can
didate for the next presidency of the
national federation, and who, incl
dentally, Is the mother of 6-year -old
twins, outlined the progress of women
In business and the purposes Of bust
ness and professional women's clubs.
The women Of Arlington County and
Alexandria have greater opportunities to
become closely associated with affairs of
national and international scope than
DO any other women in Virginia, she de-
clared.
Describing the progress of the Ma
tional Federation of womens Clubs,
Mrs. Bowman stated that the organiza-
ton had grown from membership of
1000 women IL years ago to q present
membership Of $4,000. A national head
quarters is maintained in New York City
with O highly trained executive secre-
tary, and $4,000 is being spent annual
~ to carry out the work Of the organi-
zation.
One Of the principal aims of the Ma
tional Federation Of Women's Clubs is
the education Of young women, for
which purpose the individual clubs have
scholarship funds of $4,000 and loan
funds Of 100000. One Of the principal
aims of the clubs is to provide for a
high-school education for each woman
in business.
ut is the duty Of the federation" Mrs.
Bowman said, ito prepare young women
for business, and many Of the scholar
ships are used by our own members who
wish to better themselves"
"One of the reasons we wanted to
have the next national convention in
Richmond In 1881 was so we could show
the men Of Virginia the change for the
better that has been wrought by women
In the past few years. This convention
will be challenge to the men Of Vir-
gtnta. It will be a convention at which
the international federation will be
formed, and at which definite plans are
expected to be made for the erection of
q national club house in Washington"
she said in conclusion.
Two-Minute Speakers.
Preceding Mrs. Bowman on the pro-
gram with two-ninute speeches were:
Hugh Reid, Arlington County mem
Der Of the House Of Delegates; William
C. Cloth, commemorative attorney of
Arlington County; Mrs. Mary w. Troth,
president Of the Alexandria Business
and Professional Women's Clubs; Ash
ton G. Jones, president of the Arlington
County Chamber of Commerce: Mrs. j.
II. Walton, representing the Arlington
County League Of Women Voters; Rev.
Isaac Steenson, pastor of the Claren-
don Presbyterian Church, representing
the Arlington Rotary Club A. B. Honts,
president of the Arlington County Mon
arch Club; Mrs Ruby Simpson, presi-
dent of the Organized Women Voters
of Arlington County; William C. Hull.
president of the Arlington County Civic
Federation; Mrs. Mary Catherine Lewis,
president of the Soroptomist Club of
Washington; Miss Margaret Germond,
vice president of the Virginia Federation
Of Women's Clubs, and State Senator
Frank L. Ball of Arlington County.
The meeting was opened with invo-
cation by Mrs. Meliscent Willis of the
Arlington County Club. There were SIS
persons present.