Smyrna times., 1952-10-23
BPW GATHER AT
DINNER MEET
Achievements and Purposes
of Business and Professional
WOmen's Clubs Outlined
REPORTS ARE HEARD

The achievements and purposes
of the Business and Professional
IWomen's Clubs were outlined at
the dinner meeting of the Smyrna
Clayton BPW Club last Monday
night at The Wayside Inn. Miss
Ruth Ellen Reihm presided. Re-
ports were made by chairmen, as
follows: Mrs. Laura Myers, Civil
Defense; Miss 7. Ann Scout, Safe
Il ty; Mrs. June Anthony, Legisla-
ton; Miss Reihm, United Nations
Week, with poster displaying the
flags of the sixty member nations
The club recommended that Town
Council continue efforts towards
safety for school children on the
streets, and that an effort be made
to get volunteer women to protect
the children at intersections three
hours each day. Mrs. Esther Keck
coordination chairman of the State
Federation, listed achievements
on the national level, including the
fostering of international fedora
tions; change in public opinion fav-
orable to women workers; equal
pay for women. in military service;
appointment of women to policy
making posts; scholarships for
young women; foreign exchange
students, fellowships; financial aid
for research; investment guidance
groups; public relations as to view
point and needs for women; sup
port of United Nations; and valu-
able training in leadership in group
organizations. On the local level
Mrs. Laura Myers listed the out
standing speakers presented by the
club, including Marjorie Webster,
Washington d. c.; the late Paul
Burkholder; Mrs. Marjorie Speak
man; DR.. Alexis Tarumianz; John
]. Leach, DR.. Irving Finn, Col.
Donald F. Dutton, Mrs. Margaret
O'Neill, and many others.
Medical Lending Closet
Miss Scout told of the medical
lending closet sponsored by the
club, and of its use in community
service, furnishing an up-to-date
hospital bed, crutches, canes, air
cushions, rubber sheeting, among
other articles. She stressed the
need for a wheel chair. Mrs. May
Parker read the report of Miss
Virgie Bauer, on the educational
project, including two typing class
es and showed reference book
given the club by Miss Bauer on
the vocational guidance program.
Mrs. George Scout told of assist
ing the Legion Auxiliary in spon-
soring girls for Girls State and of
the value of that training in gov
ernment; she also described the
set-up of Girls Nation.
Next Meeting at Dover
Miss Reihm announced the next
meeting of the Women for Better
Government organization to be
held at LePore's, Dover on Nov. IL,
at which time the newly-elected
governor will be a guest. The
club voted to endorse state sup
ported kindergartens. The fall
workshop is scheduled for Nov. 2.
The club members are invited to
attend the dinner meeting at
Hanna's on Nov. 6 of the Christina
BPW Club, at which the speaker
will be Miss Grace Daniels, third
vice president of the National Fed
Grafton. Volunteers from the club
for plane spotting were requested,
also as blood donors during the
next visit of the mobile unit here
on Dec. 10. Miss Reihm announc-
ed that the next board meeting, to
be held in Dover on Jan. 20, will
be open to all club members. She
also urged all members to vote on
Nov. 4. Mrs. Miriam Leyshon was
introduced as a new member, and
Miss Mary Esther Jefferson had
also been accepted into member
ship at a recent meeting. Mrs.
Margaret Pappas was a guest.
Mrs. Adelaide Stafford and the
speaker, Mrs. Keck, were visitors
from the BPW, Middletown.