Biography of 	Lienhard, Robert Orleans Parish Louisiana 
Submitted by	Peggy Rooney October 2003
Source		An English paper written by Mary Alice Tosso (now McKay) (sometime between the late 1930s and mid 1940s) 

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An Interview of Mr. Robert Lienhard
"From Office Boy to President"

 No author should have had a more inspiring hero than Robert Lienhard. He
rose from just a messenger boy to President and Manager of D. H. Holmes
Department Store.
 He started his career when he was fourteen, just out of grammar school, on
April 30, 1894. He was paid two dollars a week and thought himself very
lucky. After nine weeks he was promoted to three dollars as Office Boy. He
advanced quickly and when one of the two bookkeepers resigned a few years
later Lienhard was given his job, though he was only seventeen. He worked
longer hours than the other bookkeeper so as to be able to keep up with him
as he was very experienced. He became very quick and is still very good in
addition. This job paid fifteen dollars, but when he proved that he was
capable of holding it his salary was raised to $19.00 dollars.
 Mr. Lienhard says he has always prepared himself for the next promotion,
and he has also trained the man behind him to take his place.
 His next promotion was to Office Manager. He was doing so well then that he
married. He was then promoted to assistant credit manager and he was also
office supervisor. Next he was made credit manager and he still held the
position of office supervisor.
 A few years later Mr. Lienhard was made assistant secretary and assistant
treasurer. He was Mr. _. W. Evans, the general manager's right-hand man
until he died in 1937. Mr. Lienhard was then elected president and general
manager of D. H. Holmes Co.
 It is men like Mr. Lienhard that we are proud to have as leaders of our
community.