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BREVAKD VOLUME XXXV. BREVARD, NORTH CAKOLINA, MARCH 12, 1930 Number 11 This Issue, of The News Edited By Business and Professional Women's Club HISTORY OF LOCAL CLUB SHOWS GREAT PROGRESS SS MADE Organized Two Years Ago, Brevard Women Entered State Activities HIG.HLIGHTs7N~HISTCr.Y INTERESTING MATTER Business and Professional Wo men of the Town Feel Club's Effects As a preface to th;s history of the Brevard Busing s and Professional Women's club there is a special need that an answer is attempted to the ?>ften asked and poignant questions: For v.h: purpose? To what end? The club motto, "Better business women for a better business world," should in r::n answer these questions. President Hoover in a message to the National Federation on June 20, 1939, said, "Women generally have a natural interest in and vision of social problems. To this, your! association adds the educational work . necessary to help them understand 1 economics , as related to business life, I thereby rounding out tlie life equip- j ment of thousands of women engag- ' ed in business and the professions. This is a most useful service." Prior to 1919 the Y. W. C. A. car vied on a special club work for busi ness women. There were four states, ' perhaps, with independent clubs, but j no state organization was function ing. At the close of the World War [ conditions and the necessarily nar- I rovy scope of a subsidiary organiza- ' tion demanded a separate organiza- 1 tion. It, was At St f, oil's in July of! that year tha,r. the Federation was ' formed. For more than ten years 1 now the National Federation has1 been the school of hard training and the temple of promise and idealism ! for American business women. It was on Monday evening, Feb ruary 27. 192S, that Brevard women) inu i -ted in busin- ;s :;nd the pro-, fessions added th ir voices to the 55,000 others of^ the Federation. Twenty-five young women became charter members of a Business and Professional Women's club, affiliat ing with the state organization. Miss Elizabeth Godfrey, of Asheville, aided by Miss Martha Boswell, of Brevard, instigated and assisted in the organization. I Officers elected were: President,! Mrs. Hugh R. Walker; vice president,! Mrs. R. E. Lawrence: treasurer, Miss Launa Clayton; secretary, Miss Alma Trowbridge. A week later a dinner in honor of 1 six members of the Asheville Busi- j ness and Professional Women's club| was (riven at the Waltermire Grill. It ' was at this meeting the constitution J and by-laws were adopted. A most; enjoyable feature of the evening's program was Rose-Marie at the j Clemson Theatre, which the club and 1 their aruests attended at the invita- , tion of Mr. Clement. At this meet ing:, too, the standing committee J chairmen were appointed. Among the outstanding committees not con nected with routine club work were: legislative. Miss Martha Boswell finance. Miss Annie Shipman; educa tion, Mrs. A. H. Harris; personnel research, Mrs. Rowena Summey; health. Miss Ruth McCall; public re lations, Miss Nell Aiken. It is through these committees that the great puv ( Continued on back page) CLUB CO-OPERATES WITH ALL WOMEN'S WORK OF THE TOWN i i Stands By Civic Organizations In All Their Laudable Undertakings IS ESPECIALLY PLEASED TO ASSIST P.-T. GROUPS Girl Scout Troops and Church Activities Given Loyal | Assistance | I'revard's youngest organization, in point of years of existence, the ( Business and Professional Women's club, wishes to express through these | columns its desire to cooperate with the various women's and men's or ganizations of the town in any way possible toward community welfare and progress. It is the belief of this club that its slogan, "Better Business Women for a Better Business World," may be made applicable to all the civic ciubs and organizations of Brevard, in that the chief goal and purpose for all is to fit the various members to become better citizens to better serve the community and fellowmen | in general. In pledging support and coopera- j tion to the other organizations of j Brevard, all looking toward com munity uplift, the Brevard Business and Professional Women's club takes this means of extending its right hand of fellowship to the following other civic organizations, all of which mean so much in the life of the community: The Chamber of Commerce and thr Women's Bureau, the two largest organizations in point of member ship. are perhaps the two most out standing ones in point of service rendered the community. Both have as their main objective the develop ment and welfare of Brevard to such an extent that it might be a more desirable end attractive place for i .< t h residents and tourists. Roth or ganizations are centering their ac tivities at present on the establish ment of a public park and swimming pool for Brevard, as the mort out standing need in attracting tourists to this beautiful section. The main piece of work of the Women's Bu reau the past year was the comple tion of its extensive school ground beautification program, and the Chamber of Commerce is ever on the alert to better the community through its various channels of activ ity. The Parent-Teacher association is accomplishing much in bringing about a closer cooperation and un derstanding between the patrons of the schools and the teachers. It has also proven itself a valuable asset in the" community in the work it has done and is doing in its school ground equipment program, the establishing of circulating libraries in the rural I schools of the county and its spon- J soring of the county health seal , work for undernourished school I children. The Kiwanis club is another im portant factor in the life of the com munity, in the various activities which it undertakes that are of ' great benefit not only to its members | but to the town as well. Its latest' outstanding piece of work, that of j sponsoring and supervising the rec- 1 reational activities of the young boys | (Continued on back page) Benefits Derived From Membership In Business and Professional Women's Club Are Powerful and Far-Reaching Because water can not rise higher than its source the history of all mankind has been judged by the level of its womanhood. Thus we argue that the highest development pos sible 30uld be given to women who are the makers of men. Thus with their great responsibil ity in mind they have sought the companionship of each other, and surely a finer spirit of fellowship, in tellectual development, culture and recreation could not be found any where than in the life and heart of the business find professional wo man's club. They come to their banquet table from month to month with hearts filled with noble ambi tions and desires to dare and to do. They co:. o not merely to wear paper caps, to frolic and to play, but they desire to serv their town and their community. They are interested in the women of tomorrow which are our Girl Scouts of today. They back them with their loyalty, they back them with their funds they back them by example and they dream dreams for the girls of their teens. Thus the business woman who be comes an active member is com pelled to grow in spirit, to be broad in bnr vHv?. to be real intelligent, to be busy about the thing* which are worth while. She has no time for gossip, she grows out of ithat narrow world of self into a big ; world of service. I In the club each member is given an opportunity for the development ,of individual talents and leadership, i So varied are their problems and | services that any helpless timid soul can find opportunity for self develop ] ment. Then aside from its values and service the fun and forgetfulness is great. In summer when everybody is tired and all down in the mouth, they get out and take a swim. They I Joke, they tease, and soon they go \ back to their respective offices all pepped up and ready for work ; again. And last but not least they find friends among themselves. They work together, they play together, they ( learn to share and out of it grows the warmest friendship to be found anywhere. So warm and so national is this kindred spirit that wherever .the emblem is seen a friend is i 1 found. One true and tried, one loyal J and true, the world over just the ? same. If you are one of the club ? ! you are one of the great family of I ( the greatest organizations in the , | world, and you shall always feel its i protection and dignity. The Mayor's Proclamation I ? . .1. It affords me real pleasure to lend my hearty endorse- - ment to the observance of National Business Women's Week, March 10-16, In view of the part women have . played in history from earliest ages up to the present time when they are taking rightful place in positions of responsibility and trust measured only by individual abilty, it is fitting that their activities and interests receive proper recognition. It is well for the citizfens of -Brevard to join in this week of retrospection and planning for the future. A week of looking back over the path that has been traveled, then planning for the onward march, is bound to have a marked effect upon the future. A week devoted to promoting closer cooperation between the various civic and service organizations and to create better understanding between women and their employers is a most commendable project. 1 am therefore happy to extend my endorsement to the observance of National Business Women's Week with its slogan, "Better Business Women for a Better Business World," and wish it the complete success it deserves. (signed) T. W. WHITMIRE, Mayor of Brevard. GIRL SCOUT MOVEMENT I MAJOR PROJECT OF THE | LOCAL CLUB'S ACTIVITY: Outstanding among the projects undertaken by the Brevard Business and Professional Women's t!ub is sponsoring the local Girl Scout troops during the past year. In the sponsoring of this work, the club has adopted the Scouts as their little sisters, and is endeavoring to render them any assistance possible in material and financial matters and in general cooperative spirit of interest ? and goodwill. A word about the Girl Scouts and their undertakings is deemed worthy of mention in this issue of the paper. | Girl Scouting was brought to Bre vard in May 1924 by Miss Florence^ Lyles, then a teacher in the Brevard schools. Miss Lyles with Miss Bertie j Ballard and Miss Elizabeth Zachary | organized the Girl Scout troop in . Brevard High School in May 1924, with Miss Lyles as captain, Miss I Ballard as first lieutenant, and Miss Zachary as second lieutenant. Miss Lyles and Miss Zachary having left Brevard in the fall of 1925, Miss Ballard continued the work as cap- ; tani, which place she held until, the ? fall of 1928. Under Miss Ballard j the Penrose troop was organized in the fall of 1927, and a junior troop] organized by her in the Brevard Elc- ; mentary school. It is well recog nized that to Miss Ballard a debt of gratitude is due for her untiring and 1 faithful service in her most ^efficient work with the various Scout troops. The present Scout officers include, Miss Eva Call, Mrs. Willis Brittain, Miss Christine Snelson, Mrs. Ber- , nice Hollifield and Miss Gladys Eng- > lish assisting with Brevard t'oops, , while Mrs P.. S. Bo>J is captain of the Penrose troop. I The following tribute to the Girl , Scouts was written by the beloved Dr. C. D. Chapman, and printed in The Brevard News several years ago. and is herewith reprinted: "Honor is a noble word. It is used in general for the esteem due to virtue, glory, reputation and recti tude. True honor will discover it bums" week was1 FIRST OBSERVED 192? I The idea of National Business Women's Week was conceived by ? Miss Emma Dot Partridge of New York City, executive secretary of the National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Club from 1924 to 1927. At the 1927 conven tion of the Federation in Oakland, California, Miss Partridge presented a recommendation that a week be set aside annually to call attention to the achievements of women in the businesses and professions and to give the community at large an op portunity to become acquainted with 'the program of the Business and Pro fessional Women's Club. Acting upon Miss Partridge's sug gestion the Federation sponsored the , first annual observance of National | Business Women's Week, April 15 to 22, 1928. In 1929 a similar program, but one indicative of the increasing jbreadth of vision of business women was adopted, for this time greater | emphasis was laid upon what the 'business woman could do to promote community welfare. j Seventeen governors endorsed Bus iness Women's Week observance last ? year; 08 mayors issued proclamations | urging it; 1,087 community organiz ations were represented at public re lations dinners and 150 special Bu-i Women's editions of newspapers [were issued. I The Brevard Business and Profe? siona! Women v/eri among the last 'group named. self by a mind superior to fear, t.j . selfish interest and corruption; byani ardent love for the Supreme Being, j and by a principle of uniform recti- 1 tude, it will make us neither afraid j nor ashamed to discharge our duty ( as it relates both to God and man. It will influence us to be magnani mous without being proud; just with out being harsh; simple in our man ners, but manly or womanly in our feelings. It is this noble word that the Girl Scouts have put in the forefront oi their Three Fold Promise: 1. To do their Duty to God and their Country, 2. To Help Other# at all times. i 3. To Obey the Scout Laws. A Girl Scout's honor is to bo I trusted. A Girl Scout is Loyal. A Girl Scout's duty is to be use- 1 ful and to help others. A Giri Scout is a friend to all, j and a sister to every other Girl Scout. A Girl Scout is courteous. A Girl Scout obeys orders. A Girl Scout is cheerful. AGirl Scout is thrifty. A Girl Scout is clean in thought, | word and deed. The Girl Scouts are glad of life ' because it gives them the chance to! love, and to work, and to pray, and j look up at the stars, to be content- 1 ed with their possessions, but not I satisfied with themselves until they! have made the best of them, to des- 1 pise nothing in the world except j falsehoods and meanness, and to fear j ""thing except cowardice, to gov erned by the Ix . Jmiritions rather thnn by their disgusts, to covet I nothing that is their neighbor's ex cept their kindness of heart and gentleness of manners, to think sel dom of their enemies, often of their friends and every day of Christ and to spend as much time as they can with body and with spirit in God's out-of-doors, for these are little guide posts on the Footpath of Peace." GET-TOGETBER DAY PLANNED BY CLUB The Brevard Business and Pro fessional Womens' club will sponsor a get-together meeting next Thurs day night, March 20, at the Blue Moon. The meeting will be featured by a talk on Health by Dr. Elizabeth Smith, of Asheville. Friends of the club who would like to attend this meeting are cor dially invited to do so. Reservations for tickets for the dinner may be made by making application with ;Mrs. Luther Pushell, at Pushell's store, not later than Tuesday of next week. CODRTHOUSEGETS | REAL CLEANSING i Among the recent outstanding ac tions of the Brevard Business and Professional Women's club was the ,vote of the members to pay for the work of eight women to clean the ,court house one day this week. These , women are on the unemployed list of the Associated Charities, and the local club is taking this means of [providing the funds whereby these .worthy women out of employment may be enabled to secure work. I The Eastern Star a'so contribute j$10 in cash to be used toward charity leases among the women, coming un lder the supervision of the Associated Charities. EIGHTEEN WOMEN ACTIVE MEMBERS OF BREVARD CLUB I Classification Shows Brevard Women Are Engaged in Many Pursuits all actively Engaged IN REGULAR BUSINESS Important and Responsible Sta tions Indicate High Type j of Women Here Varied pursuits of business and j profession are represented in the , membership of the Brevard Business and Proiessional Women's club. Of a membership of 18 active members, almost as; many occupations are rep- , resented, in varying types of honor and distinction, all reflecting credit upon the individual members and upon '.he club as a whole. 'il.; club members and their oceu pat ' .is are listed as follows: ' s Jeannette Talley ? Operator o" . genera! merchandise store and of boarding house catering to a hi, class tourist trade, with partic ui; ? emphasis on those in need of spc.:al diets. J.iss Martha Boswoll ? Community we! 'are worker an. d playwright of r t<\ several of her original plays , h,v ing been staged. 'ss Anr.ie Shipman ? Cashier of the Hrevird Banking company, hav ing t listinction of being the only womn >ank cashier in North Caro jina. fche has been connected with , this banking institution for a long period of years, which is the oldest , bank in Western North Carolina. Mrs. Hugh 8. Walker ? Manager of the II. R. Walker Insurance Agency, and active in other business , and civic circles. Mrs. Flax A. Lawrence ? Owner and operator of The Nobby Shop, an i exclusive ready-to-wear shop for 1 women. Mrs. Mary E. Joines ? Vice presi- 1 dent of the Joines Motor company, ' Inc., local Furd dealer, and one of j the stockholders. Mrs. A. H. Houston ? Secretary to the Houston Furniture company and one of the stockholders. Miss Alma Trowbridge ? Associate ! editor of The Brevard News, with I several years' experience in the news paper business Miss Nell Aiken ? Secretary to the I president of the Brevard Banking 1 company, which position she has ; uc- 1 cessfully held for many years. Mrs. Luther Pushell ? Owner of Pushell's Department store, and own er and operator of Camp Perry-Ann, a summer camp for girls. Mrs. Nathan Morris ? Owner of Morris Footwear, exclusive shoe and I hosiery department. Mrs. Madge Wilkins ? Asisstant 1 buyer and saleslady for the Nobby j Shop, exclusive shop for women. Miss Launa Clayton ? Bookkeeper ) and teller at Brevard Banking com- . pany. Miss Eunice Simpson ? Secretary | to the president of the Transylvania > Tannirg company and the Rocmr.n 1 annirig Extract company. Miss Mary Allison ? Bookkeeper for the ?" Mtmire Motor "riles com pany. Miss Fay Clayton ? B^OKkeper for ? Transylvania Tanning con.,-iny. Miss Udell Nicholson ? Salt' 'idy j and window display manager ui . Pushell's Department store. Miss Beatrice Daniels ? Saleslady ; and cashier at Pushell's Department 1 store. tMANY WOMEN HERE ! OWN THE BUSINESS : WHERE THEY WOffi ^ i Some Have Been In Business for a Number of Years ? Well Established ALL ARE "SUCCESSFUL 5!N THEIR ENTERPRISES In AiiiUUcn to These, Many Women Own and Operate Boarding Houses Among the various busines- con cerns in Brevard, a number arc owned and operated exclusively by women. All of these are rated anu.ng Brevard's most successful busine^ lirms, some having operated own business here for a long period of years. Outstanding among the women V1 Brevard tvho own and operate their own business will be included Mrs. ai W Galloway, who takes first place in the list, since she has con ducted her own business here for the past twenty yea/s in continuous op eration. Mrs. Galloway has the dis tinction of being- th- oldest business woman in Brevard, in point <?( years of service, who fa still in active >ei ? vice. Mrs. Galloway operates a mil linery, dry goods and n<UH;i>. t'lie, carrying "a complete stock <.?' and catering to a popular trade, lit!' business is rated as one r>' Bre vard's permanent enterprise-:. U it i the exception of two year!' Mrs. Galloway was located on ( well avenue, she has operated :e: business for the twenty year per.od on Main street, in the center of \.ac business district- In additi"n t>> carrving on her business pursuit, Mrs." Galloway also maintains ner home and attends to the varK.u-' duties incident to every house Keeper. Mias Emma Bagwell take.- seccr/l place in the list of business woreen, ojnee she has operated her own bus iness here for the past thirteen years. She owns and operates t?e"crf v; merchandise business, and >n Ju.se years has estnbltshed her eoneern &?< one of the permanent hu;:me.-, enter prises of the town. Miss Bagwell first operated her store on< 3ro;u -trect in a small frame juflding ecro.-s the street from the present. High School building, later moving : t? Main street in a small one-room frame structure on Main street, t n building hon cXel!tWa^ o?"he bt adjoining that of the Brevard Banking company building.andshe has since that time occupied thih .o cation. The Nobby Shop, owned and opei ated by Mrs. Flax Andrews Law -once, 'is Brevavd's only exclu?w. shop for women, and was opened m January. 1927. Mrs. Lawrence us had sixteen years experience in ^ men's organizations and in ine M ""J Zl world, and is especially fitted for the conducting of an ex lu. 1 shop of this nature. Among the women of Brevard who are active in business, none have had a more outstanding ? Mr?- Hush K .Walker. Mrs. walker if manager of the H. R. Walker In surance Acency, a business that wa? started bv t late Hugh R. W alker, -,nd -it hi* death continueil under th - m O rient of Mrs. Walter. M! lines of i..c'rance are handled in (Continued on back j-w> Programs for All Meetings of the Business and Professional Women's Club Stress Study of Reel Questions - The state and national departments of the Business and Professional, WomenV club outline from year to year most valuable programs dealing ? with health, recreation, literature. : social and economic problems. How ever any club may have the privil- 1 ege of selecting its own line of study for the year. Thus, during the present year the program committee of the Brevard club have chosen their own line of study dealing with personal culture. They are seeking the highest culture :of each individual member by giving ithem an insight into the most scien tific and recent developments in the I field of home economics. They are I seeking to add the feminine touch of 'refinement and skill in home makin? las well as efficiency in the business j world. They beKeve with all their ? heart that for a great man and a i great woman is a prequisite, and thu? .by a working knowledge of thc=e I subjects they feel that they will be I better fitted for the highest calling | of every woman, namely a real home maker. j At the beginning of the year sev eral programs were devoted to color [harmony and the psychology of color as it applies to the individual in dress, interior decoration, commer cial art, and types of personality. Following this course, a course in table service has been given, demon strating family service, compromise service and Russian service. Teach ing skill and efficiency in the home with reference to the hostess, the host, the family life and honor guest. Along with this will be given stud ies in meal planning, marketing, counting of calerie;s. and selection of foods, thus giving some scientific 'training for every day living. It is ; hoped thst time will permit studies | along the lines of invalid cookery, ,fancv and party cookery with dem onstrations and classes' in each. The fact is, the club is looking forward to a club home, with kitchen equip ment and the opportunity for eve ning classes in such lir.es as the girls .wish instruction which to them will ,be real recreation. The program committee for ' tho present year is composed of Mrs. Flax Andrews Lawrence, Misses , Martha Boswell and Eunice Simp son. The classes in home economics ,are taught by Mrs. Lawrence, who | is a student of Columbia University , and a former employee of thr> <Je j jartintut c; agriculture in ivmie economics.