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Show Pioneer Utah CPA ,Wins Recognition " Utalm H. Claire Haines il1 be among charter honorees 'at the golden anniversary con vention of the National Feder ation of u_$iness and Profes siona(Women's Clubs July 20 ' to 24 in St. Louis, Mo. Miss Haines,' the only char ter BPW member in Utah, has been affiliated with the Salt Lake City BPW Club .for 50 years. The Salt Lake City BPW Club was organized in 1913 and was a charter club of the The Federation. National of BPW Utah Federation Clubs wasn't organized until 1923, she explained. Miss Haines will be joined in St. Louis by state officers headed by Mrs. Josephine Yergensen, Roosevelt,' state president, for the trek. Three members of her own club will be on hand to see her hon ored, Miss Miriam E. Parker, president; Mrs. Bessie F. An derson and Miss Helen Dahle. Objectives About Same "Objectives about the 50 years ago," said Miss Haines during a visit in her apart same now are as they were ment at 169·1st Ave. The organization seeks to the standards for women in business and the elevate j professions; promote the in terests I sional 1'. of business and profes- and to extend women opportunities to business and professional women through feels women education. Miss_ Haines still are pioneering in some fields today as they were 50 years ago. She has herself as an example of pioneering. She was the first Certified Public Miss H. Claire Haines Recalls Club Advancements But the West called. She got far as Chicago and for seven years ran her own Inde pendent CPA business with a small staff of employes. When family obligations required her close attention she returned to Salt Lake City and set up her own business. She maintained that business until a heart attack limited her activities a few years ago. as Care About Performance "Clients don't care if you're male or female, only that your performance and counsel their behalf is good. "The technological and sci entific advancements in the on past 50 years have emancipat in many ways. cut advances have down on the time and energy to run a house, have provided more opportunities for women to work outside the home and ed women These Accountant in Utah. She was m 0 r e In taking the examination the examinee used a "Women, too, found they had brains and they wanted to certified in 19. not number, a. name on the paper, she explaIned. "Later I 'heard on good au thority' that if the examiners had known I was a woman I would said. have flunked," she Were Quite Shocked ,"Examiners and CP As were quite shocked when they found out a woman was now one &1 them," she recalled. Position and salary com mensurate with male CPAs ju t weren't to be found in Utah then 0 he went East, affiliating with a firm in New k City her first year. Then to Bridgeport, opportunities advancement. use for. them." But she still feels that men keep women in sub executive' positions in their businesses,. especially in Utah and women are still "pioneering" for ex ecutive, top positions in many areas or business and profes sions. Miss Haines has done tax work, set up fiscal systems, audited books and been con.' sultant to many Utah busi She has gained their" respect as evidenced by their nesses. continued use of her profes sional services. At one time she was the only woman bank director in the Salt Lake area. She was on the board of the UnionJ3ank and Trust. |
