Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-18

work which 1t had, and through him, too,
in appreciation Of the society's splendid
services that one of the members of the So
ciety, DIR. Anita Newcomb MCGEE, was APP
pointed acting assistant surgeon with the
rank of lieutenant in HE United States
army, and the work of Selecting the hos
pital nurses for service in the army hos
pitfalls and a. the front was put in her
charge. "a, ~
Mrs. sternberg's business and executive
ability have won fer her the highest honors
in every association with which she has
ever been connectsd. among the offices she
has held being president of the Woman
Army and Navy League Gin which position
she is now serving highly successful sec
ond term): vice presidents presiding, of the
Army Relief Society; president of the
Children of the American Revolution. chair
tiful home of the Washington Club on
street. while in the D.. A. r. she has been
regent Of the great Army and Navy Chap.
ter, whose members are all over the world
wherever United States army and navy OF
fieers are stationed; vice president general
for two terms, while she has been valued
and influential member of Memorial Cont
rental Hall committee for many years.
Record an Enviable One.
In all her committee assignments-as
chairman of the finance committee, when
her approval was necessary for every ex-
penditure of the national society, and as
member of the executive. Spanish war
relief, magazine, purchasing and dozen
ether important committees during her two
terms member of the national board of
n.anagement-she established an enviable
record for faithfulness and ability and 10y
atty to the highest ideals of the society.
Combined with her extraordinary business
and executive ability she possesses tact.
graciousness and a high sense of justice
tempered with kindness, while her fine
ar3 init, fad r
Humanitarian assures the society of a Splen-
did presiding officer in her.
The idea of having national woman for
president general has always been a Ia
vorite one with the D. A. r., and in Sc
Letting Mrs. Sternberg as a nominee The
conference has been especially fortunate for
two reasons. First, the idea of national
is, in her official position as the wife of
general in the regular army, noted
scientist and physician, associated with nu-
merous movements for the betterment of
the sick and unfortunate members of the
community completely disassociated with
the political idea which has caused such
high feeling in the society in past elections;
and second, in her own personality she
combines all the elements which go to make
up national woman in the true sense
of the word.
Born of Kentucky parents. her maternal
ancestors all came from Virginia, while her
fathers family were among the earliest
settlers the eastern shore of Maryland.
Her early training and ideals were distinct
ly southern, but in 1869 she married DR..
Sternberg, soldier of the Union army,
who had served throughout the civil war,
and since then her life has been spent at
army posts in this country or in travelling
about the world, accompanying her huS-
band on official trips.
Her home has been successfully in Kan
saS New York, Ma ssa chuSetts Louisiana,
Florida, Oregon Washington state Idaho,
California, Maryland and the District of
Columbia.
Holder of Diploma.
While stationed at Governors Island in
New York harbor she took an extended
course in bacteriology, in which her hus-
band is world-fameus, at the Hoagland
Laboratory for Original Research in Brook
lyn, and holds a diploma for work done
there. She accompanied General Stern
berg upon his trip to Brazil to study the
cause and prevention of yellow fever, to
Moscow where he went as delegate to
the international medical congress, and
upon his tour of inspection as surgeon gen.
eral of the army hospitals in the Philippine
Islands after the Spanish war.
Since Mrs. Sternberg and Mrs. Lippitt
their friends, to allow their names to be
used as the official nominees there has
never been any thought of any other official
candidates, and it, as indications now seem
to point, Mrs. Sternberg proves to be the
choice of the society, it will find in her.
every one agrees, a capable, wise. patriotic
head who will continue to lead as Mrs.
Fairbanks has DONE in the way of peace,
prosperity and PROGRESS a.ts d.