The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-10-19
A CORDIAL RECEPTION
Discussion of Practical
Banking Questions.
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Mo, faced the three hundred or more
members of the American Bankers
association in conventio today and
told them OF womans qualifications
as bank official Mrs Church was
given a cordial reception by the men
of finance II was the final day of the
thirtysecoud annual convention,
which has been one of the most inter-
esting and profitable ever held by the
association A discussion of practical
banking que. tions occupied the great
er part OF the forenoon. The conven-
/ tion concludes this evening with the
installation OF new officers
In setting forth a woman's quaiif
cations az bank official Mrs
\ Church said in part THE first pre-
/ requisite for any bank official is that
/ of absolute honesty, and | believe /
/ am justified in saying that women. as
4 rule. possess this qualification in
! very marked degree Perhaps there
are reasons for 1t. such as their en-
/ viroments. etc. but whatever the
cause may be feel warranted in say.
ing that fewer women are dishonest
than men In this day and generation.
when we have been appalled, by the
gross dishonesty of bank officials in
high positions, men who have been
tempted beyond the breaking point
it is no small matter to see to it that
our banks are onicered by persons,
whether men or women. who are alb
solutely hcuest under any and all cir
cumstan es. and the records will bear
me out in the statement | have made
that very. very few women holding
positionp cf trust have nbsconded.
embezzled or otherwise misappropri
ated the finds committed to their
trust.
Sterling integrity is most certainly
another qualification fW any bank Of
fetal; and right here again | claim
for woman that She possesses this
qualification in its highest form. As
rule wonen are reared and trained
to bear themselves above reproach
and few of them would condescend
to do anything that would lower them
in the estimation of their friends or
acquaintances or in the business
wor' therefore 1t would indeed be
rare to find woman holding an Of
acial position in a bank who would
stcop to do anything that would tarn-
ish her name or reflect upon her
reputation Not even Aattery or a
division OF the spoils would tempt her
to be otherwise than sincere and hon
orable in handling funds intrusted to
the safekeeping OF her bank.
we can not all be bright, we can
not all be wise and sagaeious; but we
ali can, if we will, be faithful; and to
be faithful in the performance OF the
duties impose ed upon a bank Official is
one of the qualifications absolutely
essential, and surely no one will deny
it that Of all the qualifications OF a
woman that of faithfaluess is her
highest and best
TO be anable, polite, civil, courte-
on is most certainly essential for a
bank Official, especially one who
comes Ia contact with the customers
of the bank, and all Of you will bear
axe out in the statement that many a
good bank sc-ount has been lest be.
cause OF some discourtesy or inatten.
ton. and while it is true that our
best bankers have this characteristic,
and some of them in very marked
, degree, yet II is also true that some
Of them are quite unciyil, impolite
and discourteols-espe pecially when Il
is the morning after the night before
p and they may not be feeling in the
best OF hlmor hold II to be true
{ that woman by nature embodles this
b characteristic, and that il "a exceed
ingly hard and unusual for her to be
otherwise than affable polite and eX
Wemely courteous TO all with whom
she cones In contact This character
istic is not only desirable with the
male customers Of the bank but il Is
/ especially advantageous in dealing
with ladies'. who are by nature difft
r dent timid and retiring Such a one
e who might go before man with feai
5 aud trembling, would approach a
woman OFFICER of the bank With as
much grace and ease as she would
meet friend in her own drawing
+ room
{ "a banking institution being a de
+ pcsitory for the funds of the people
m-t OF necessity be careful What
the pablie thinks OF il is what The
people think o. its officials There
fore IL is extremely important and
absolutely necessary that the habits
that is the general conduat, of the
officials OF bank be such as 70 com
mend the institution to the confidence
OF the people who leave with il their