On a whim she took an unpaid speaking engagement before a women's group and, much to her surprise, was asked to be the superintendent of what was then called "Vancouver Girls' Corner Club" for a salary of $80 a month - a small amount even then.
On a hunch, she accepted an unpaid public speaking engagement before a women's organization and, to her astonishment, was offered the position of superintendent of what was then known as "Vancouver Girls' Corner Club" in exchange for $80 per month - a modest sum even at that time.