The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-07
BIC MORGAN FUND. NOW GUARDED BY. IMMIGRANT GIRL
Self Supporting Since 12 Years Old, Is Now
 Leading Lawyer

NE WYORK, Sept. 6.-Arriving as an immigrant, Mrs. Anna Moskowitz Kross now guards the millions left by one of America's greatest bankers. The court recently appointed her guardian of the trust funds for the minor heirs of ]. F. Morgan's estate.
 s Through the years preceding this new honor she has prepared herself for such responsibility by being lawyer of distinction self-supporter since the age of twelve, having striven amid pow erty; woman who gratuitously gave her time and efforts for the benefit of the night court; a former assistant corporation of counsel for four and a half years, and one who made special trip throughout the United States for the purpose of studying and ascertaining the conditions in the various courts where the welfare women and children was at stake. She attained an envi- able reputation as a trial lawyer, and is vice chairman on the. commission to investigate defects in the law and its administration. She is the only woman on the commission.
 When asked how women attorneys compared with men attorneys in the matter of honesty she said:
 "Women have higher sense of ethics and morals. They haven't been con- timinated by business"
 Opportunity In Medicine,
 Asked about the various vacations for young women, she said:
 Generally speaking, l think that
 I9zs- .fH hal nYann fu than any other profession for a woman, that is, provided that the woman in question is qualified to practice medi- cine. There are more openings there than in law. However, my advice to girls entering law Is that they get a thorough academic training in such sub jects as sociology, history, politics economies, etc. But they must buckle down to study and be prepared for any case that may arise. Personally, my favorite subjects are history and politics.
 "Women, as we'll as men," said Mrs. Kross in response to an interrogation involving the careers of married wom- en. sshould carry out their ambitions, provided they do not conflict with their obligations. I don't believe that wom- an should stay home and look pretty I do believe that obligations should be fulfilled and when woman finds that she can assume career without injury to the home, there is no reason why she shouldn't do so. The best women are those who have interests in life, and cultivate these interests. And usually these women make the best homes."
 Nature Of Morgan Work
 of the exact nature of her Morgan work Mrs. Kross had this to say:
 eve been appointed special guar dian to safeguard the interests Of those children who are in any way connect ed with the Morgan trusts. One of the trustees resigned, and l was appointed temporarily by Surrogate John r. O'Rrien, whose duty it was to- select an impartial custodian. In all probability, the trustees resignation will be accept ed. Until then I am to report whether ar not the trustee has fulfilled his ob- ligations."
 There are more than thirty grand children and grandnephews and nieces who are involved in the seven trusts.
 Mrs Kross is greatly interested in the welfare of woman and children, and III laDOE uulOIlSs OuC ID AOhN PA Hp"AS and appears to be an athlete of no mean ability.
 She is the wife of a surgeon who practices in a large hospital in New York City. They have been married for seven years, Mrs. Kross began the practice of law in 1911.
 At one time Mrs. Kross was chosen to defend eighty thousand labor men. She has been the counsel of eighty-three labor unions, her clients consisting of iron workers, plasterers, fathers, plumb CTS, painters, carpenters, machinists, roofers, upholsterers and cloth spOng- CTS, and the cases that passed through her hands involved anything that had the least legal twist, from the best way to invest few hundred dollars to whether the workers hay right to strike, according to their constitution.
 Mrs. Kross was engaged in labor work for eight years subsequent to her ad- mission to the bar. Five years ago she was appointed to act as assistant cor poration counsel of the city of New York.