Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-12-08
commercial WORK
Attracted Miss BARR
YEARS OF WORK FOR CITY FITS
HER FOR THIS CLASS
OF WORK.

Miss lone Barr, probably tho best
posted woman on municipal affairs
in Oklahoma. and for four years an
important attache Of the city audi
tors office here. was yesterday made
assistant secretary OF the Tulsa
Commercial club. She Is probably
the first woman in the state to hold
a position OF this kind.
Miss Barr has been a student Of
| civil government all her life and be-
sides her study in that line several
years of practical experience with
municipal problems has given her an
unusual training in this work Mlss
Barr Is not suffragette, or II she
Is she doesn't ever mention the fact,
She is just an ordinary woman in APP
pearance, but a short conversation
with her conyinoes anyone that she
Is a much better conversationalist on
everyday topics OF the kind that gem
orally interest men exclusively. than
most Of her sex.
II like to deal with city work of
any kind" said Miss Barr when seen
at the Commercial club headquarters
yesterday. Ever since / studied
civil government In high school
have been a close reader Of news
papers. Ever since | was 16 years
old | have been interested in the ac-
counts Of city council proceedings
matter that most people. and espe-
cially women, consider rather dry and
uninteresting. In this way | grew
to be an interested student Of NUM-
cipal affairs.
Eventually l became associated
with the Illinois commission to the
Worlds Fair at St. Louis. and that
work gave me my first real insight
f executive work. | then received
some experience In political matters
when my employer at St Louis ran
for the office Of city treasurer
About four years ago | accepted
position in the city auditors office in
Tulsa and have been serving in that
capacity constantly until last week.
when | resigned. During my term in
that office ] became acquainted with
almost every phase of the work of
the city administration. Paving mat
ters, bond issues. and the like all be-
came very familiar to me, and ] al
most forgot to say that | had preu-
ously spent q number of years in the
publishing business, so that l am
pretty well acquainted with the news
paper game and particularly the pub
fishing Of legal notices"
Miss Barr was too modest TO say
So but it Is a well known fact that
she has for several years been the
human encyclopedia at the Tulsa
city hall. She has had charge II
some of the most important bond is
sues the city has ever floated and
many times has served in City A idi-
tor Clne's place at the commission
meetings. II was with the deepest
regret that the present city officials
saw Miss Barr leave the service.
Miss Barr IL enthusiastic over hsr
new duties with the Commercial club.
It will give her an insight into an
other phase Of civic work, she be-
lleves. and being an owner Of Tulsa
property as well as a confirmed Tulsa
booster she is amply qualified to
fulfill and duties that may be assigned
her in this line.
Former Assistant Secretary sgler
whose place Miss Barr is now filling |
resigned recently to accept O position |
with private corporation. He has |
been with the Commercial club for |
some time and was well liked by /