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Woman C.P.A. Volume 8 Issue 1 Article 2 12-1945 Coast-to-Coast; New Members; New Certified Public Accountants Paula E. Reinisch Follow this and additional works at: https://egrove.olemiss.edu/wcpa  Part of the Accounting Commons, and the Women's Studies Commons Recommended Citation Reinisch, Paula E. (1945) "Coast-to-Coast; New Members; New Certified Public Accountants," Woman C.P.A.: Vol. 8 : Iss. 1 , Article 2. Available at: https://egrove.olemiss.edu/wcpa/vol8/iss1/2 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Archival Digital Accounting Collection at eGrove. It has been accepted for inclusion in Woman C.P.A. by an authorized editor of eGrove. For more information, please contact egrove@olemiss.edu. COAST-TO-COASTPAULA E. REINISCH, Grand Rapids, Mich.The first Midwest Regional District Meet­ing of ASWA-AWSCPA is scheduled for December 1 and 2 at the Lincoln Hotel, In­dianapolis, Indiana, upon invitations sent to the Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit, Grand Rapids, and Terre Haute Chapters by Phoebe Comer, President of Indianapolis Chapter. We hope to have some interesting details for our next issue.ATLANTAThe Atlanta Chapter was very fortunate in having Mrs. Roff Sims as its speaker for the October meeting. An Associate Profes­sor of History and Political Science at Agnes Scott College, Mrs. Sims is a gradu­ate of Barnard College and The London School of Economics, and receiver her Mas­ter and Doctor degrees at Columbia Uni­versity. Her topic was The United Nations Charter, and thanks to her clear and con­cise presentation our members now have a working knowledge of this complex subject. Mrs. Sims is an acknowledged authority on current international affairs.The Educational Committee presented three lectures on Commercial Law by Mr. William Matthews, trust officer of the Ful­ton National Bank. Mr. Matthews’ first lecture was on Contracts, both oral and written.CHICAGOAt the October Meeting of ASWA, Mr. F. E. Wilson of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation spoke on Accounting Proce­dure of the R.F.C., explaining the dif­ference between government accounting and industrial accounting. He commented on the effect that business machines may have on the future of accounting.The Chicago chapters of AWSCPA and ASWA held a joint meeting in November. Gertrude M. Coogan, financial and eco­nomic analyst, spoke on Accounting in Un­derstanding the Operations of the Whole Economic System.CLEVELANDThe installation of officers for the 1945- 1946 term of the Cleveland Chapter of ASWA took place at the October meeting, which was held in the Venetian Room of the Continental Restaurant.Arthur Brockway, President of the OhioSociety of Certified Public Accountants, was the guest speaker. Others were Otto Gammel, President of the Cleveland Chapter of the National Association of Cost Accountants, and Frank T. Hodgdon, President of the Cleveland Chapter of the Ohio Certified Public Accountants.Cleveland Chapter members are attend­ing a special course covering income taxes, conducted by a Cleveland C.P.A.DETROITThe Detroit municipal elections being of such importance this year, the Detroit Chapter of ASWA engaged Mrs. G. DeWeerd of the League of Women Voters of Metropolitan Detroit as its principal speaker at the October meeting, which was held at the Women’s Guild. Mrs. DeWeerd’s subject was Report on Candidates. Marie Eerbeck gave a ten-minute talk on Trans­portation and Traffic Problems—At the November meeting Mr. Kramer of the Bureau of Internal Revenue discussed 1945 income tax problems and the changes in comparison with the previous year. This was his third appearance before the group.GRAND RAPIDSMr. Tamblin, C.P.A., a partner of Scud­der, Lawrence and Co. and President of the National Association of Cost Accountants, addressed the Grand Rapids Chapter of ASWA at the October meeting held at the Browning Hotel. He spoke' most interest­ingly on Analysis of Financial Statements.An address on Postwar Employment by Mr. Ransford, President of Herpolsheimer’s, Grand Rapid’s largest department store, and also President of the Chamber of Commerce, was presented before a large group attend­ing the November meeting.The Grand Rapids Chapter of ASWA has accepted an invitation to attend the Decem­ber meeting of the Western Michigan Chap­ter of Certified Public Accountants, at which Frank E. Seidman, C.P.A., of the firm of Seidman & Seidman, nationally known tax expert, will address the group on Individual Income Taxes.The Grand Rapids Chapter of ASWA was the largest group present at the annual Busi­ness Women’s Co-ordinating Committee dinner held at the Rowe Hotel in the early fall. (Continued on page 11)5COAST to COAST (Cont. from page 5)INDIANAPOLISAt the October meeting of the Indian­apolis Chapter of ASWA Miss Ruth Lew­man, student counselor at Shortridge High School and a past president of the Business and Professional Women’s Club, discussed Women Retaining Their Places in the In­dustrial World.J. Roland Duvall of H. P. Wasson and Company was the guest speaker at the No­vember meeting, bringing interesting notes on his work with the O.P.A.LOS ANGELESFederal System of Old Age Survivors’ In­suraance was the chief topic of conversation at the October meeting of the Los Angeles Chapter of ASWA, at which Mr. James Nor­ris, Manager of Los Angeles Field Office of the Social Security Board, discussed social security benefits from the employee’s stand­point.Virginia Virgilio is the new Recording Secretary.Estella B. Plough, Associate in Commerce Practice, University of California at Los Angeles, has been elected an honorary mem­ber of this organization.Virginia Boyer is actively interested in forming a CPA study group.Mr. R. J. Wade, Field Representative of the California Department of Employment, was the guest speaker at the November meeting. He described the principal benefits of unemployment insurance from the stand­point of both employer and employee.NEW YORKThe New York Chapter’s November meet­ing, held on the 19th, was a dinner, after which the group attended, as guests of those of its members who belong to the New York State Society of Certified Public Accoun­tants, a meeting of that society held in the Grand Ballroom of the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel. From the platform the President, Mr. William R. Donaldson, extended them a hearty and gracious welcome.The guest speaker was the Honorable Bolon B. Turner, Presiding Judge of the Tax Court of the United States, Washington, D.C.SAN FRANCISCOThe October meeting of the San Francisco Chapter of ASWA was held at Hellwig’s Restaurant, with Mr. Chas. G. Heimerdinger of the firm of McCutcheon, Thomas, Mat­thew, Griffiths and Greene, as speaker. His subject was California Community Property Laws.The Group Study Club of the San Fran­cisco Chapter has had two monthly meet­ings. At the present time the study period is given over to accounting and taxes; Miss M. Whitbred leads the talks on accounting and Mrs. V. Cary conducts the discussions on taxes.NEW MEMBERSASWA welcomes as new members:Chicago:Thetis ChiolesFlorence OrfordJeannette WhitsonCleveland:M. 0. FrantzRuth M. HavilandPearl HummelHelen S. MansellCatherine R. McKayBetty ShattoEthel M. SlagleEdith TretropEmma Kocsis (transferred from Detroit)Detroit:Helen Yotsen Joanna McRawMabel MoeGrand Rapids:Clara NewmanLos Angeled:Ella SteinertVirginia S. MettertSan Francisco:Katherine McLeod Rita W. Marshall Louise StiversAWSCPA welcomes as a new member:Mrs. Dorothy A. Alciatore, of New Orleans. Mrs. Alciatore, who is with Barton, Pilie, Sere and Wermuth, is a member of the Louisiana State Society of Certified Public Accountants. She attended Soule College and Loyola Uni­versity.NEW CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTSThe women listed below have passed the May C.P.A. examinations. Our congratula­tions to each of them!KENTCUCKY:Mrs. Mary R. Fowler, Henderson Kentucky.LOUISIANA:Miss Augusta M. Geer, 403 Cotton Exchange Building, New Orleans, Louisiana.Miss Dorothy G. Phillips, 530 Giddens Lane Building, Shreveport, Louisiana.MONTANA:Miss Mary Helen Mathieson, Great Falls, Mont. OREGON:Miss Hilda W. Freed, 2114 East Burnside St., Portland 15, Oregon.TEXAS:Miss Irene Marie Arnold, 4833 Pershing, Fort Worth, Texas.Miss Lucille Rorex, 1005 National Bank Build­ing, Fort Worth, Texas.WASHINGTON:Miss Alice W. Olsoe, 3427 West 59th Street, Seattle, Washington.11

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