New-York tribune., 1905-06-11

to the executive officials, Miss Amendt is the high
est salaried employe of the Equitable
"a romance of business life" It has been called.
Nor is this salary representing though 1t does an
increase Of 1857 per cent within the last five years
all that falls into the palms of the lucky Miss
Anendt. This remarkable woman is credited with
turning more than 100000 worth Of business into
the Equitable every year. from which shs realizes
in commissions almost much again as her
salary.
One of Miss Amendts chief functions is to assist
Mr. TSrbeI, who. head of the agencies In the
United States and Canada, with 100000 policyhold-
ers has an enormous volume of correspondence.
Nearly all this passes through Miss Amendts s
hands before it reaches her chief, and some OF 1T
never reaches him at all. Yet all this muIhfarious
business the details Of which would swamp a
smaller woman. leaves Mr.. Tarhells secretary with
her grip life unimpared. In her handsome apart
ment. at No. II Central Park West. she entertains
as any other woman might. She is fond of horses
and owns that a red ribbon at the Horse
Show, and her greatest pleasure is smart gallop
of a Saturday afternoon or Sunday morning in the
park. By nothing is her true femininity more
truly expressed however than in her love of pretty
priateiy dressed. and this has probably been no
unmportant factor in her amazing success.
women @ IN the United States is Miss florence Mason
$1,000. but IN sharp distinction to Miss % 4mendt
BELLS business Mr.. Tarbel himself Miss Rhett
onS es so ens ten eI M her a n sp wan M
in the papers, Her interests do not lie along that
direction at all.
It is axiom with business that the en-
ploye must be worth more than he costs out
he goes. How does Miss Rhett make herself worth
$4,000 year household secretary?
Miss Rhetts position is unique There is prob
ably not another woman in the country who is
delicate office she. In brief. her business is
to act general agent in the manifold social,
domestic and philanthrOpic interests of Mr.. Nor
gan and his family. AS both Mrs. Morgan and
Miss Morgan dislike domestic responsibility, Miss
Rhett relieves them of all the details connected
with their three great establishments, such the
purchasing of supplies, the engaging and discharg-
Ing OF servants and the care Of the Morgan town
and country houses and their home IN London
It was Miss Rhett who personally supervised
the renovating OF Mr.. Morgans house ct Madison
ness there and at the country place. West
Point when the family returns from Europe. and
who herself viii sail for Europe month to
superintehd some business connected with their
London house.
II is Miss Rhett who manages Mr.. Morgans
yolnrninous correspondence, besides acting as So
cial secretary for Mrs. and Miss Morgan. All the
details of the multifarious charitable enterprises
in which the Morgans are concerned Mr.. Morgans
the Metropolitan Art Museum and hundred other
affairs fan upon her. She represents the family
In the charitable affairs of ST. Georges parish
where Mr.. Morgan is a warden and a member of
the property committee of the corporation, and
Miss Morgan is member OF the committee on
church decorations At the Lyng-In Hospital IN
Sd-ave. Miss Rhett, as the personal representative
Of the Morgans. Is q constant visitor. Mr.. Morgan
AAkA hAr 1vdxment upon mSn1 q his adventures