Evening star., 1931-12-06

Se~SA PAaSC0 ilCi way, MI. ocCTeCdEy!'
beyond doubt" There is the force of deep
conviction behind the simple words THAT
eact is proved by the number and variety of
POSITIONS women are holding in our department.
. number increasing as time goes on
We now have three full -fedged feminine
HeIde commissioners, whose names are so well
known as scarcely to need my repeating them
Miss A Viola Smith (the first appointee), at
Shanghai; Miss Elizabeth Humes, at Rome
end Miss Gudrun Carlson, at Oslo-each of
whom Is making an enviable record for her
self In addition there five women serving
- assistant trade commissioners, all of them
appointed during my own administration, and
Scur clerks who now in line for appoint
tnent to assistant trade commissionerships
,The five former include Misses A. A. Cramer
1t Barcelona; katherine Elliott, at Madrid;
Ndinedee Mclean, at Santiago; Kathleen Moles-
worth, at Havana, and A. A. Darlington, at
'Bogota. The clerks Misses Edith Boyer,
Mexico City; Beryl D. McCann, Paris; K. E.
O'Connor, Ottawa, and Mrs. E. H. Knudtsen,
Buenoe Aires
hl HAVE no doubt that all Of these. barring
a possible voluntary termination OF their
careers through our constant bugbear, mar
f3Age, will eventually win their way to the top
~ the ladder. Which brings to mind point
n contrast between the training Of men and
pf women of Foreign Commerce Service,
y
women considering career Of this sort to note
"As far have observed, the majority Of
women applying for positions with our For
Sign Service to well equipped as far
es degrees and theoretical knowledge are con-
oerned and we'll equipped to cultural back
ground, but they frequently lack practical ex-
t3erience. This is the principal reason for the
Enecessity of starting them at the bottom
sAhey have to get the training after they enter
the service that young man seeking such
career usually acquires the outside before
ooming to us.
MY advice to the young women Of the fu-
cure whose thoughts turning to the Foreign
Service Is to follow the plan Of their brothers
Ind thus avoid the long and sometimes tedious
uphill climb within the service to gain prac-
ttcal experience that will match their usually
excellent theoretical qualifications
ntN virtually every one of our important bu-
reaus today there are women in highly
responsible positions, as well as on the COM
tnittees that have been organized for the Pres
aoents Conference on Home Building and Home
ownership, on which many women Of out
Standing ability serving voluntarily.
In considering the women Of our permanent
organization in Washington think first Of
group OF three who are doing exceptional work
WIeh entire satisfaction. The first Of these
fAS' @Aiiiia f. heySer, mas OlCen, In eHeCt, neiO
soe SAFETY OF thousands who follow the sea in
Sne hollow of her capable hands. She Is OFF,
cially known as the administrative assistant
% the supervising inspector general Of the
Steamboat Inspection Service. Her RESPONSE
oai1ties, at all times great, have on occasions
assumed greater proportions when her chief,
inspector General Dickerson NJ Hoover was
pat OF the city on of his frequent compul-
bory absences.
The other two of the trio mentioned are
Or. Helen M Strong and Mrs. H. M Hoar
Many who have seen the 'by-line,' H M Hoar,
eseached to valuable and comprehensive re-