ations ▁ ▁N ird ling er ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Women ' s ▁Ad vert ising ▁Club ▁of ▁St . ▁Louis . ▁Active ▁membership ▁was ▁open ▁only ▁to ▁women ▁who ▁were ▁and ▁had ▁" be en , ▁as ▁a ▁means ▁of ▁liv elihood , ▁actually ▁engaged ▁for ▁a ▁period ▁of ▁at ▁least ▁three ▁years ," ▁in ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁phases ▁of ▁advert ising ▁( cre ation , ▁production , ▁executive ). ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁active , ▁the ▁club ▁offered ▁junior , ▁non - res ident , ▁and ▁life ▁classes ▁of ▁membership . ▁ ▁N ird ling er ▁volunte ered ▁at ▁the ▁Guardian ▁Angel ▁S ett lement ▁Association ▁on ▁T enth ▁and ▁Men ard ▁Stre ets , ▁where ▁she ▁conducted ▁a ▁business w omen ' s ▁literary ▁class . ▁The ▁mot to ▁of ▁the ▁class ▁was ▁" Let ▁me ▁live ▁by ▁the ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁road ▁and ▁be ▁a ▁friend ▁to ▁man ". ▁N ird ling er ▁also ▁volunte ered ▁at ▁the ▁Method ist ▁Epis cop al ▁Home ▁for ▁Girls , ▁ 4 3 1 0 ▁Morgan ▁Street , ▁an ▁" hon or ▁home " ▁serving ▁hom eless ▁and ▁del in quent ▁girls . ▁She ▁conducted ▁week ly ▁reading ▁classes ▁at ▁the ▁home , ▁selecting ▁reading ▁materials ▁with ▁an ▁eye ▁to ▁inst illing ▁moral ▁values ▁in ▁the ▁students . ▁The ▁Method ist ▁Epis cop al ▁Home ▁project ▁was ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁a ▁new ▁system ▁for ▁the ▁l ending ▁of ▁a ▁helping ▁hand ▁to ▁the ▁hel pl ess ▁when ▁they ▁needed ▁it ▁most