Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-11-22
SOCIAL DUfNGS
Receptions Dances and Literary
Circles-rhe Werk's Work
in Society Quiet.
MRS. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

MRS. RAMBoRoER-HAMM
One nf the victims of the Lake
I.abish disaster who is at The Villa.
nIeiIe hotel is Mrs. DIR. Hammell, of
Philadelphia. Mrs. Hanmell Is not
only the wife ofa physician, but Is
u, r>elf IA doctor of dental surgery of
high standing in her native city.
Philadelphia, aud Is well known to
the profession not only in this
country but also in Europe. Mrs.
DR.. Hammell has the honor of being
the first woman tn receive the degree
of "Ductor uf Dental Surgery" IN
America, aud is considered the
pioneer lady in the profession. The
illustrated Sidney News. under dat,
OF June :. 1890, has the following to
say of this eminent woman: "Wheh
ut the age of Is Miss Annie Ram.
berger decided to adopt this prufes
siuu, she found herself surrounded
with difficulties, among the greatest
heing that SHE WAS l,enniless. Al
Uncle, however. generously enabled
her to complete her course. Sli,
literally hewed her way through
what she termed "a how ling wilder
ne~~ of men, AT the Pennsylvania
College nf Dental Surgery her al p l.
cation was received with hesitation,
out sine Was allowed to pay her
ma,riculatinn fec. Her earliest aud
most iunplacable enemies were her
fellow students. They declared
first, she would cause them to cease
smoking; second, slie being a woman
and attending the lectures with
them she would deprive them Of tn
full explanation Of the human organ
ism. She overcame all objection 10y
saying science knows no sex and
went Oh with her studies. The
students prepared petition asking
that she be expelled. She drew
up u counter petition, which
had as r,any signatures ~
her opponents. The faculty
weighed the matter and eX-
pelied her, whereupon she appeal, d
10 the board uf trustees, aud the
battle WAS thrown into court. Ther.
she received justice, Judge Kerie de
Gliding that ii she were nut allowed tu
pursueher studies the cullege would
Ire clpsed by order of the court
The dicison of the court settled tn,
question and she finished her cours,
under varied trials. Al the aye u1
/ 10 she passed her !inal and rigid eX
/ animation and stood second in .
class of thirtyfuur. An attempt
was made to with hold her diploma
until she was 81, but she cvercaili,
This aud graduated with the highest
iIonOrs. She immediately opened
an office III Philadelphia and sooii
surrounded herself with innumer.
able friends and tt growing praciic,
which was bringing her in the hand
some SALARY of 5000 year. Among
| her patrons were Postmaster Gen
eraI Wannanlaker' family. A littl,
ninre tEan II year ago she was mar
ried to DR.. Hanimell, of Philadel
phiu, aud on the same day they
sailed for Europe and since that
time have been making n tour OI
the world. They visited nearly ali
the countries of Europe and srenI
some time in Australia. They ar
rived in San Francisco about twu
weeks ago on the steamer Zelandia
from Syney, and sailed from there
Ia Portland, and were on their way
to Southern California to spend the
winter, but were delayed ly ;he fatal
disaster of Like Labish on Nov. II
Mrs. HaninIill is a very pleasant
lady, Lut is badly Injured in the
spiie. She expects to get satisfac
tiUn from the railroad company be-
fore leaving.