The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-30
WOMEN BANKERS
 A GREAT SUCCESS They Run a FIouriShing Bank
 in Joplin, Mo. PLAN WORKS LIKE CHARM Hustling Business Is Done and the Lady Bankers Are Enamored of Their Jobs-They Have At
 tractive Ways Also.
PLAN WORKS LIKE CHARM

Joplin, Mo.,-Joplin has a bank that is practically run by women There are five connected with this institution, and Mrs. V. Frank Church, the cashier, had the great honor at the annual session of the American Bankers association in Washington of making one of the best business showings made in the conven- tion
 The Bank of Joplin reported surplus funds of quarter of million dollars, just fifty times it's original capital There were deposits to the amount of $476,579. 31.
 There were cheers in the convention when this report was made by the attrac- tive cashier, one of two women delegates in the gathering.
 1-.e other women employees of the bank are Miss Filler, assistant cashier, Miss Ollie McAboy and Miss Henrietta Max well, bookkeeper and Mrs. Blanche Jen- lSins, teller
 Thomas w. Cunningham, former mayor, organized the Bank of Joplin, with George A Case, in 1882 A few years later MT. Cunningham acquired all the stock and is still owner
 For years it was the province of the aged president to pay special attention to business with the older citizens, while Mrs Church came to look after the younger element. Mrs. Church went into the bank sixteen years ago. For six years she filled the position of bookkeeper and teller Then Mir. Cunningham cast about for new cashier, and offered the position to her
 She filled the place ten years with re- markable success. She has won for her bank much business among the younger and newer mine operators
 So enamored is she of her calling as cashier that. on the occasion of her mar riage nine years ago she resisted her hus- bands entreaties to resign
 The heavy work does not dismay this cashier, and each Saturday afternoon, which is pay day for the Joplin miners she handles an average of s25. 900. On Sat urday and Saturday night the bank pays out about s40O00 and credits ,OO0 to it's depostors. She has held up bad paper. and she recalls cases in which the forger made haste for the door as soon as she delayed cashing his check. On the occa- sion a country youth presented a raised check, so clumsily done that she detected 1t at once and politely asked him to step around to the side window. A few min utes later the police were called and the young man captured. He was sent to the penitentiary
 Miss Muller has been an employe four teen years. She Is the assistant cashier and worked up from the position of clerk.
 Mrs. Blanche Jenkins has been book keeper eight years, and, like Mrs. Church, was so fascinated with the work that. on the occasion of her marriage three or four years ago, she chose to remain in her position Both Mrs. Church and Mrs. Jenkins are the wives of young mine oper- ators of Joplin.
 Miss Henrietta Maxwell has been with the bank year as boolkeeper, and Miss Ollie McAboy has just been added to the staff
 All five are attractive. as well as eff cient business women. and the aged presi- cent declines to say whether. in his opin- ion. it Is the brains or the beauty of his employees that has won for his bank much of It's prestige.