Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-19

regard to the women patrons of the
bank that the cashier does to the men
clients, Mrs. Spaulding represents the
miller, feeding into the hopper of the
institution all grist brought to her.
the process that it is speedy
and efficient and that nothing is lost,
and returning to each depositor the
value entrusted to her, winnowed and
in order. But this is the official side
only of the woman.
Broad Scope of Work
Dearer to her even than her pro-
fession is the opportunity afforded by
her official standing in the business
world to be of service to women who
are perplexed and anxious over COM
plications that are the result of their
own ignorance and lack of experience.
A woman so situated often comes to
this strong friendly soul for aid as
traveller to an oasis in a weary land
never is turned away uncontrolled and
often is given counsel without money
and without price.
Speaking to a Herald representative
Mrs. Spaulding said:
Il bring my own knowledge gained
through all these years OF experience
and also the machinery of the trust
company to bear in helping TO solve
the many intricate business problems
of women.
MANY times it is possible for me,
writing as manager of department in
a trust company to procure for women
readily information that saves them
much money, for business men and
corporations of various kinds will pay
instant and respectful attention to
letter from an official of bank, when
an individual, especially a woman,
would receive Scant courtesy.
The trust company is much broad
er field than bank My department is
first of all an inquiry department,
where every conceivable question is
asked by women concerning the care
and management of property or money.
My best work perhaps is helping
women to learn how to think clearly
and how to get results. Women need
to learn how to utilize opportunities
and to the trained mind life is full of
opportunities.
Safe and Sane Methods
MY broad wor,, for women is only
made possible because in addition to
my training = have back of me the
machinery and equipment of a splen-
did financial institution.
In every business transaction in life
there is always one safe, sane, practical
method of procedure. 1t may not be
the spectacular way, but it is the safe
one. And it seems to me if l can help
women to the safe way of doing busi-
ness my work is quite worth while. 1t
is greatly needed in Los Angeles, where
there are so many unscrupulous people
ready to take advantage of ineXperi-
enced business women.
THE tales of woe unfolded daily in
my office are almost beyond belief,
where women have lost all or nearly all
their money in an entirely unnecessary
manner because they didn't know the
most ordinary rules of practical busi-
ness procedure. So l am continually
preaching as prevention of these condi-
tions that women shall learn how to
think for themselves in these matters.
Should Understand Business
'Tt is not necessary nor desirable
that all women be business women in
the sense of battling with the world,
but it certainly is very important for
the protection of the home and family
that wives and mothers know some
thing of the principles underlying prac-
tical business affairs. These principles
are simple and easy to learn.
"Innumerable questions are asked me
concerning the property rights Of wo-