The Indianapolis times., 1923-10-20

OulIcQ OIdItS.
Mrs. Sears, head of the New York
League of Professional and Business
Women, was asked to choose the ten
best business women after a similar
list of men had been published.
Mrs. Sears says her list ranks with
the Fords, Schwabs, Rockerfellers
and Armours of industry.
"f I were listing just another
name, 1 would add Mrs. Stella Cole
man, Ill E. Eighteenth ST., Indianap-
Oils said Mrs. Spears. Left a widow
with two children, she went to work
for a Indianapolis bank, and soon de-
elvoped an industrial department that
has been an influence on banking
throughout the country"
just Matter of Necessity
There's nothing wonderful about
It," said Mrs. Coleman. "I just did 1t
as a matter of necessity because my
children had to be educated"
From 1919 until last July, Mrs.
Moore was the active head OF the
Pittman- Moore Chemical Manufac-
turing Company, III N. Capitol Ave.
She took charge when her husband,
Harry Coleman Moore, founder of
the business, died
She was ready in her time of
greatest emergency.
81 didn't take ever the business
with any idea OF wanting to run it,
said Mrs. Moore. "It was one of
those emergencies in life that come
to US all and had to meet it,
1t was no small job.
Quiet in manner, but thorough in
work, she developed a field that
was exclusively worked by men,"
said Mrs. Sears of Mrs. Moore.
The company's business extends
into all parts -of this c0uHtry, and
into Canada, South America, Eng
land and the British possessions.
1t is the largest producer Of hog
cholera serum in the world
Second Big Emergency
This was the second big en-
ergency met by Mrs. Moore. In
1907 her father, State statistician,
died She took over his office and
conducted it until the term expired.
With all her success in business,
Mrs. Moore prefers the home to the
office. She relinquished her active
control In the chemical company,
but not all her financial interest, to
James E. Bartlett last July. She
still watches progress Of the COM
pany.
She is intensely interested in
problems Of business women, being
vice president of the National
Federation of Business and Profes-
sional Women. AS such she is work
ing out plans to bring several thou
sand women to the national con-
vention of her organization at West
Baden, Ind, next spring.
"It is difficult to limit the list to
ten," said Mrs. Spears, FOR there
are some 1000 women whose sue
cess has put them in the front ranks
of the business world
She Blazes the Way
"But foremost of these, believe,
is Mrs. Lena Lake Forrest of De-
troit She probably has done more
for blazing the way Of women into
the business world than any other
person. A wizard at her own work,
insurance, she matches up well with
any of the men in the same calling"
Miss Georgia Emery, head Of the
women's department of the Mutual
Life Insurance Company, closely
associated with Mrs. Forrest, has
made such a go of it that she
matches Mrs. Forrest in bringing in
at least 100000 worth Of bushes a
year, says Mrs. Spears.
Miss Ann Baker, Paducah, KY,
won her place by settling a strike
in her fathers plant.
On $1,000 capital, Miss Mary Ryan
of Brooklyn established a paint and
supply company doing a 100000
bushes annually.
None of these women" said Mrs.
Spears, "are 1etterhead' women
They are women who do not seek
the spotlight, and their names are