Women on World Affairs

Taranaki Daily News, 1 September 1942, Page 2

Women on World Affairs

Miss A. Ruth Fry, in her latest book, "Everyman's Affair."

Our World Council and its very many subsidiary councils must not be merely masculine in membership. The world must contain many more women and children than men. Their viewpoint "is needed to»ensure that the "world is not run in the lopsided way which seems inevitable if only men function. For instance, I should like to propose for some important position Mrs. Hortense Odlum, who recently resigned her post as president of a great department store at New York after six years' service. In this time she raised the annual volume of saies from 3,500,000 dollars to more than 10,000,000 dollars. Then, to everyone's amazement, she retired. She was not interested. she said. in mak-

ing money, but merely in experimenting as to the validity of her principles. These principles were kindliness, consideration for customers and employees alike, courtesy and appreciation. These, qualities, she believed, together with good merchandise, would create a store where women would like to shop. Would it not be worth while to invite Mrs. Odlum to try out her theories on the World Council?—