Sarah Isabelle Bolles;

              90 HASKINS & SELLS December
Sarah Isabelle Bolles
AREPORTER from the Bulletin called
on Miss Bolles to interview her on
the occasion of her twenty-fifth anniver­sary
with the firm. We found Miss Bolles
in the midst of a profusion of flowers, gifts,
telegrams, and admirers, blushing and
radiant with joy, but
for once disconcerted
and extremely self-conscious.
We learned, after
jostling our way
through the throng
of friends who were
waiting to congratu­late
her, that Miss
Bolles was born on
July fourth; not that
our question was at
all pertinent, but
twenty-five years
seemed to us such a
long time that we
couldn't help think­ing
what a young
tot she must have
been when she as­sumed
the role of
"Lady Helpful to
Everybody."
On November 8,
1900, when Miss
Bolles began her long
tour of duty, the firm was located at 30
Broad Street, New York. Five rooms on
the eighth floor constituted the public
offices. One room on the eleventh was
for the typists and accountants. Mr.
Haskins and Mr. Sells were the only mem­bers
of the firm. Mr. Cook was the
stenographer. Miss Bolles became assist­ant
stenographer, shortly after to succeed
Mr. Cook, when either Miss Bolles, or
something which happened in Chicago,
made it necessary for Mr. Cook to go to
Underwood & Underwood Studios, N. Y .
Sarah Isabelle Bolles
the Chicago office for assignment. At
any rate, Miss Bolles maintains that
the Chicago office gave the first impetus
to her march of progress, which we think
stands out as distinctly unique in the
romantic stories of women in business.
Miss Bolles has
achieved the pinnacle
of success. Prob­ably,
she, in the early
days, little realized
the magnitude of the
undertaking. No
one could foresee the
unprecedented devel­opment
and expan­sion
of the firm. No
one could tell of the
joys and sorrows
which would line the
way. But with stout
heart and courageous
vision Miss Bolles has
developed her position
as well as developing
with the position.
The span of
twenty-five years has
been a long span. It
has seen many
changes. It has been
filled with all kinds
of experiences. It
has necessitated patience, tact, perse­verance,
tenacity of purpose, and an abun­dance
of good nature. All of these, and
more, Miss Bolles has supplied.
With a heart of gold which beats,
apparently, for only one sweetheart,
namely, the firm of Haskins &. Sells, we
hope Miss Bolles will receive us as gra­ciously
as she did at this interview, when we
congratulate her (and try to find out the
date of her birth) on the occasion of her
fiftieth anniversary.