The New York herald., 1921-05-15
Financial Genius of the Gentler Sex Vastly
Developed by War, as Resume OF
Activities Shows

books in her work treasurer or chairman
of the finance committee of as many differ
ent organizations.
More than 100000 has been handled hy
her as treasurer OF the Womans Roosevelt
Memorial Association. For some time she
acted as treasurer for New York for the
American Committee of Devastated France.
She has served as chairman of the finance
committee for the Inwood Home for Girls
In addition to handling large amounts OF
money for various organizations Mrs. Hep
burn has also shown a keen talent for rails
ing large sums for the different kinds Of
work in which she is interested. One Of
these is the City History Club, OF which she
is president
Perhaps no American woman is better
equipped with natural ability to handle the
financial side of womens organizations than
Mrs Henry Wade Rogers, for many years
treasurer of the National American Woman
Suffrage Association.
fund that will do credit to woman's
ability in matters of finance is represented
by the $500.O00 Anna Howard Shaw Me-
mortal. This fund is being raised as
tribute to the memory of this pioneer suf-
frage worker and for a continuation of her
life's work in the things in which she was
so deeply interested and which concern the
higher development and advancement of
women
announces that the money will be expended
in the establishment of a foundation in
political science at Bryn Mawr College and
foundation in preventive medicine at the
Womens Medical College of Pennsylvania.
Miss Booth Supervises Spending
of Millions for Salvation Army
No one woman in the country is charged
with greater responsibility in the supervision
of many millions of dollars contributed by
the public than Miss Evangeline Booth Of
the Salvation Army Since she took control
of the work in this country fifteen years
ago many millions have been collected and
expended by this organization. Her excel
lent judgment and foresg ght in the execu-
ton of this enormous work won for her the
puolic confidence long ago
Working with her many boards, Com
mander Booth supervises the work of this
great organization as general manager so
to speak She appreciates, at the same
time, the high service rendered by many
associates of her own sex, and consequently
some of the most important positions in
volving unusual executive ability, eXper.
ence and tact are held by women This
great organization with general headquar-
ters in New York city and branches and Of
fices scattered throughout the country has
in all approximately $500 officers with
more than $4,000 members
Commander Booth works as untiringly in
the interests of the Salvation Army as the
most conscientious general manager of a
great financial institution. She possesses
unusual executive ability is keenly alert
and thoroughly familiar with every detail
of the huge organization. The number Of
hotels run by the Salvation Army through
out the country would represent a large
enterprise in itself. In addition to young
women's boarding houses they reach the
big number of fifty-seven. Only last week
q big hotel for young working women was
opened I'm the national capital In addition
the organization conducts eghty-two indus.
trial homes and three childrens homes.
So any one can see at a glance that the
supervision of such a gigantic responsibility
requires positive financial and organizins
genius. That the slender. dark eyed, en-
ergetc young woman who heads the Saliva
ticn Army work in America represents such
a genius is never for one moment ques-
toned by her associates nor the public
which again and again has shown the great
confidence IT feels in her sincerity and
ability.