The Coolidge examiner., 1946-03-08
Business Women
Elect Officers
Dee Valazza Chosen Presi-
dent Business And Profess
sional Womens Club OF
Coolidge. DR.. Josie M.
Trinkle, State President,
Installs New Officers

EARAt ktlAt at tslf Fltf NlhA AtfFAANA
Tuesday noon OF the newly organ
ized Business and Professional
Womens Club Of Coolidge. The
mseting took place I'm Community
church recreation hall. with DR.
Josie " Trinkle. of Tucson. state
president OF Arizona Business and
Professional Women. present 70 in
stall newly elected officers.
The meeting began with a brief
prayer, in which guidance and help
were asked that the group might
prove OF service in the community.
Luncheon followed. with business
in order Immediately afterwards.
The club bylaws were reported 10
be IN readiness and viii be passed
on by committee OF five before
the next meeting.
After this. the real business Of
the day began. Mrs Ruby Elliott.
chairman OF the nominating com
mittee. read the groups selections.
Mrs. Charles Cohen and Miss Eve
lyn Trout completed the nomigat-
ing comittee. Two women were
named for each office and further
nominations were called for from
the floor. The selections OF the
committee met with unanimous ap-
proval and ballots were distributed.
Mrs. Dee Valazza was elected
president OF the business and Pro-
fessional Womeus Club OF Coo
lidge Those chosen 10 serve with
her for the remainder OF the clubs
fiscal year. which ends tn June
and the full term OF the coming
year were Mrs. Viola Loucks.
vice president: Miss Ruth Miller
recording secretary: Mrs Gwen
Eyre. corresponding secretary. and
Miss Juanita Mccullough, treas
urer. Mrs. NalazZa Is Co-owuer of
Walls Frozen Food Bank, Mrs
Loucks is home economies instruc-
tor at Kenilworth School. Miss
Miller is instructor OF commercial
education at the high school. Mrs.
Eyre is bookkeeper for the Coolidge
sand and Rock Company. Miss Nc
CuIlough Is head bookkeeper at
Boswell Ginning Company.
The new officers were Installed
In a friendship chain. formed by
the entire group clasplng hands.
When the ceremony was completed
Dr. Trinkle's guest. Mrs. Beulah w.
Johnston OF Champaign. Illinois.
past president OF the Business and
Professional Womens Club Of
Champaign. assisted Dr. Trinkle In
presenting corsages 10 the new Of
ficers with the compliments OF the
Tucson club.
Subdued merrimeut was created
among members OF the nominating
committee, who had been beaten
to the draw" but nevertheless
carried out their plans and added TO
the fun by presenting each officer
with second corsage and one ID
DR.. Trinkle. with their compli-
ments. Mrs. Katherine Hupfel, who
served as chairman protein, also
received a eorsage.
At the conclusion Of the installa-
ton ceremony il was disclosed By
a club member, who inadvertently
discovered the fact, that the day
was not only marked for Mrs. Val
azza by being chosen president o.
the new group. but was her birth
day as well. Immediately the group
started singing Happy Birthday
To You" in honor of their new
leader.
A gayly wrapped box overflowing
with gifts ito be used in any way
the club DESIRES was presented 70
the new club with the compliments
of the Business and Professional
Women OF Tucson. The Coolidge
club. DR.. Trinkle said. is the first
Business and Professional Won
ems Club TO be organized in Arizona
in the past seven years and the
older groups are taking a special
interest in its progress.
The charter of the Coolidge
club was closed at Tuesdays meet
ing with forty charter members
Those not previously reported are,
Mrs. Louise Mcfarland, bookkeep
er: Mrs. Lois Jellison, accountant
Mrs. Lois Chadborn, bookkeeper
Mrs. Alice Eyre. co-owner sanC
and rock company; Mrs. Gwer
Eyre, bookkeeper; Mrs. r. j. Jones
Investments: Mrs. Pearl Anr
Lynch, bookkeeper: Mrs. Ernests
vidano. secretary; Mrs. Ardis vii
son. school cafeteria manager; Mrs
A. ]. Dunnaway, co-owner grocery
Mrs. Clydine Tardy. telegraph ope
rator: Mrs. IVA Gammage. teacher
Mrs. Harriet Lewis, secretary; Mis-
Juanita Mccullough. bOokkeeper
Mrs. Fern Cannon, co-owner drui
store: Mrs. Ina Reed, secretary, an
Mrs. Ina Sroaf, receptionist ant
clerk
The club will meet on the frs
and third Tuesdays of each month
morning where she will accept con