The Washington times., 1920-06-24
Mr.. Perkins to His SeCretary---
$4,000
And 5000 Year for Life. Good Example, Much
Needed May Other Business Men Follow It.


George W. Perkins worked himself to death, and did
much good work while he lived.
The newspapers said he left Of his fortune to
philanthropy. They are mistaken
He dealt Justly with his secretary Miss Kihm who had
worked beside him for twenty years He gave her
$4,000 outright in addition income of $4,000 year
long she might live.
The example which Mr. Perkins puts before other bust
treating decently and justly who
had devoted all of her working to his interests II
great deal more useful to REAL PHILANTHROPY than
would have been the giving OF million TO an orphan asylum
or another million to an old gentlemens home
The world needs more JUSTICE. Supply that and it
can get along with less charity.
Mr. Perkins treated his secretary only JUSTLY There
is doubt that of the millions left by Mr. Perkins some
would missing his heirs would have got them
but for the faithful conservation and detailed ae
tion that his secretary gave to his interests.
The world in general business themselves, DO not
realize what they in this day Of intense business conce1
aon to that private secretaries stenogsphers
and in many other capacities work beside them
1t isn't necessary enumerate disagreeable features Of
the work that such do Often the runt of employ
ers shortcomings bad temper short hours and neciency
falls upon the secretaries and stenographers
The suavity and pOliteness shown In dealing with Gus
toners and other business is too often lacking when
it dealing with the worker who is entitled
to all the polteness shown other women and to ADD1
TIONAL politeness because she EARNS it.
Consider not the negative patient enduring side Of
private secretays work. but what she actually accom-
pshes and especially what she ADDS to the modern bust
mans efficiency.
She reminds him in a year of thousand things to
forget any of them MIGHT cost him money, WOULD
cost him time and trouble.
She attends to innumerable details that arc not be
neath' him. but BEYOND HIS REACH AND CAPACITY.
Each man do much and more; remember
and attend to so many things and no more.
Many man has at his elbow in his business Office
woman whose mind in many lines of his business
superior to his
And few realize the difficulties that would face them
conditions in this world they should be- every
good in her house bringing her children
instead of wasting life some mans money making enter
prise she be completely forgotten by him in his will
peey ignored by the heirs getting the fortune she helped
to accumulate.
The work of private secretary and stenographer
best dscouraging, poorly paid, LEADING NOWHERE.
Over the doorway that leads to the tenogaphers and
private secretarys career, you might well write Dante
words, Leave hope behind you that enter.''
The business man says "Be sure to remind me Of so
and So" She reminds him. He makes a thousand ten
thousand She gets usual few dollars end the
week.
Every day that he devotes successful business
him up higher the ladder of financial safety and indie
pendence.
Each days his secretary just about where she
started years before.
Every business man should have if he can get it, q
faithful competent secretary And every other business
should consider himself disgraced and the community
should consider him dsgraced he ignores such helper
in his will
Mr.. Perkins has set good example, he has put justice
faithful helper ahead of snowy philanthropy and he
gets this conspicuous notice. which he would not have
got it, instead of leaving $4,000 to good earnest
he had left million to some phanthropic generalization