The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-02
Mrs. Anna Bennett RObb
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 story about Mrs. Anna Bsn- nett Robb, who has made such a dis 1 tinct success of her life as a business woman, as any other; not because her story is fairy tale, and they all be- gin that way. no not by any means, {, but because "once upon a time" this | clever woman found herself with a will 1 to believe in success, a morning declara- tion that there is no such word as fail ure," and a grim and stalwart determin- l ation to accomplish things.
 l Of my entire acquaintance among busi- ness women, I know of no woman who possesses more charm or more radiant personality than Mrs. Robb, a stunning figure, refined bearing, an affable manner are qualifications which belong to her lavshIy, and with these assets one doesn't wonder long how it happened that Mrs. Robb has achieved the great success in the commercial world that she has to her credit.
 When she drops in at an office, she tdITleS WitH H6T dn dlfnOSDneTe Ol WUOlc- someness and gentilty which is refresh ing to degree, for with all her varied experiences in business, she has never yet lost that touch of feminnity, that re- hnement and grace which makes a woman a queen whether in the parlor or in the busy office.
 Mrs. Robb believes as I do that a Woman's appearance has as much to do with her success as her ability.
 What shall l say?'' asks a man as he meets an appointment with another con- eerning some big business scheme.
 What shall l wear?" says woman, realizing that no man has ever lived who could turn down" a business proposition from well-gnoomed, well-gowned, we'll shod, stunning-looking woman as easily as he could from Trump
 And Mrs. Robb's ability is commen- surate with her other charms, and the main reason of her success as I deduct It is that she believes in her work; she lives it.; she breathes it. she loves it. and those are the governing rules of a successful business career.
 AS chairman of the bylaws and con- stitution committee for the First District federation in Mississippi" Mrs. Robb told me when we were talking about how she got her start, 'I had an agreeable and what proved to be later most advan- lesBcOuS+ eApeTleHce. AllerWdrQ | served as Urea surer in this federation. Always have been active in club life, and up in Gary, Ind, long before Gary was Gary was president of the first Womans club ever organized there, and I was also Interested in civic, social and economic work. In those days Gary was a mere vista of sand dunes and black shacks; today, with 45,000 people that city looks vastly different from what it did when the only people there were the builders.
 From club life circumstances evolved which turned the course of my efforts toward a commercial life,' Mrs. Robb said, "and my first business home was Birmingham; so naturally I have very kindly feeling for the Magic City and all that it has meant to me-"
 ITO MT. B. B. Burton I owe great deal of my success, for when I was with the Cable on-Shelby Piano company learned much that has ben profitable in a business way since Later I was af fliated with the Tutwiler, and from there went to the Zac Smith Stationery com pany, where I was most pleasantly sit- uated and where I had the most agree able experiences in business
 "All this gave me an acquaintance with the transient population of Birmingham, as you can readily see,'' Mrs Robb con- tinued "but not with the city population proper. In accepting the directorship of the womans department of the Prevalent Life and Trust company, I feel that I have at last found my metier; my real vocation: for selling life insurance is one of the most interesting, one of the most