The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-11-23
TELLS GIRLS HOW
TO BE SUCCESS
Woman Has Right to BE
Feminine in Business
Says Rose Mckee
SHE Is UTILITY CHIEF
There Is No Sex in CONNER
cial Ability, She Tells Tul-
sa Women at Luncheon


She had starry brown eyes with
swccpinE lashcs matching brown
hair modishly co.ffured. emile that
was sweetness itself. small lovely
hands She wore a plQuant round
brown hat completing a charming
costume.
No, the foregoing lie not doscrlp
tlon OF a debutante en- route 10 q
tea but Of a hlrhly successful young
business woman lin fact. Miss Hooc
T.. Mckee. who holds n unique posi-
tlon iu the business world hy virtue
OF her position as assistant secretary
OF the Middle West Utilities com
pany with headquarters In Chicago.
II any attending the fret women =
public informal on meeting or the
Public Service Company OF Oklaho-
ma and tho ChickaHha Gas q Elcc-
trio co. expected 10 see severe,
mnnnlshly- y-drePsed individual they
were agreeably surprised when Miss
Mckee was introduced.
Right 10 BE Feminine.
Miss McRee's convictions about
womnn's right 10 be femin ne even
IN the big business world CORE
spond with her personal appearance.
Not that she condones ballroom
gown In n business office, goodness
no. But she holds that Il IL every
employed woman's privilege. as well
as her duty, TO dress attractlvely
II la not necessary TO sacrifice fem-
ininity TO achieve 'gh business sue
cess, In her opinion.
Sticlttoltiveness and energy are
two requirements for feminine puc-
cea= 81 Industry. Miss Mckee says.
She advises: "Firet- enter field
that interests you and stay interest.
ed Master your own department
and then learn every bit you can
about tho other positions and de
partments Keep your goal before
you. Don't become discouraged
easily and don't change positions
constantly There is no sex In busl-
ness ability and no height To which
woman can not climb II she tries"
In speech Wednesday morning
Miss Mckee dwelt on woman's Inn
portant place in tho utility world
and the necessity OF courtesy and n
knowledge OF the service sold as
elements making for success She
outlined the elementary rules for
public contact, and touched on the
fundamentals OF the electric busl-
ness which a woman should know.
Part OF Miss McKee's business duties
are TO organize the 400 women em-
ployes OF the companies Subsidiary
TO tho Middle West Utilities COM
pany into groups for study of busl-
ness principles.
Forty women attended the morn
ing and afternoon meetings and
MONDAY luncheon at Hotel Tulsa
yesterday.
Martin ]. insult, vice president of
the Middle West Utilities company,
spoke on the broad opportunities
which women have for service In
the public utility industry,
The two great utility problems
are securing the proper public re-
latons and tho enormous amounts
OF money required for necessary i'm
provements and extensions" he saii.
"of these the first problem Is tho
most important, for on Il the so
luton OF the second depends. Peo-
pie won't invest their money In n
business to which the public Il an
tagouistic II Is largely in the hands
of the women employees OF The cleo
tric industry 20 bring about public
relations. The women come In con-
stant and direct contact with the
public. Their duty is TO impress on
the public the fact that they are IN
an honest business honestly run.
The public thinks Of the utility
women It meets and sees as being
the company itself. and by them the
companY Is Judged"
Miss r. f. Frank. secretary OF the
Pubic Servicg Company of okla
homa, presided at the sessions
Miss l.. NJ. O'Brleu. cashier OF the
Chickasha Gas & Electric Co, gave
some experiences from a local office
standpoint; Dempster O. Murphy
In charge OF publicity and stock
sales for the American Public Serv-
lee COMPANY, spoke on customer
Ownership" Mai James II Buell.
production manager OF the Oklaho.
ma Power company. on what Is 4
Watt and why" II. ID. Shaffer, vice
president OF the Chickasha Gas &
Electr c Co, on Safety" A. f.
Keller, I'm charge of tho electrical
merchandising department, or
"EleCtricpl Merchandising