Omaha daily bee., 1906-10-14
About the Women Folks

before Justice of the peace. who held
them for trial
The woman who caused all the trouble
for the wouid-be "spongers" was Mrs.
Elizabeth Helms who had been commits
stoned special police ofieer and provided
with a star and a club
Mrs. Helms took her post inside the fair
grounds long before the hour for opening
this morning She had not been on duty
long before she spied a foot extend cau-
tiously over the top OF the board fence.
She waited an instant and saw a limb and
body follow. A man dropped lightly to the
ground and looked around
He got but one glance at the inside Of
the inclosure when a firm hand was laid
upon his shoulder
you are under arrest, SIR" exclaimed
feminine voice. and the unlucky Individual
looked into pair of piercing black eyes.
Dropping his eyes slightly he beheld
bright star gittering on the breast Of his
captor.
''oh I guess not" he retorted. and he
gave a twist and started to fee.
mo, you don'tr' exclaimed the woman
as che gave the prisoner a quick jerk that
landed him on the broad OF his back. You
are arrested, and I guess you'll come right
along with me, so there, now"
The woman was right, and the young
man was dragged to the Office of the as
ISOLATION. where he made arrangement for
his trial tomorrow.
Fifteen other persons suffered similar
fates during the day, and when the fair
opens again It is not likely that any will
try to gain entrance except through the
gate where the quarters are collected.
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women Tnvade Another Field.
A new field for the trained nurse has been
recently opened up and way for her en-
trance therein pointed out by one OF the
profession. The pioneer In this instance Is
Mrs. Jennie Morgan walters. who has en-
tered the ranks of women embalmers. Mrs.
Walters was formerly superintendent Of the
Williamsburg hospital. She In graduate
Of the nurses training school of Memorial
hospital and was for time supervisor
there.
In answer to the question ms 70 why she
left the ranks OF trained nurses to go into
a profession that heretofore has not been
entered very largely by women. Mrs. Walt
ers said:
II have felt for a long time that there
was an opportunity for the trained nurse
in the ranks of embaimers and my expert
ence has shown me how much they are ap-
preciated in this new role. The trained
nurse is as a rule, well educated and
refined young woman and her training fits
her without much extra preparation for the
examination she Is required to take In or
der to become a licensed embalmer. It is
calling suitable for women, though not
one which many women would choose. MY
work Is confined entirely to embalmng
women and children. I expect to lecture
on this subject before nurses training
classes in two or three of Brooklyn's hos
pitfalls and l hope to induce other trained
nurses to join me and become embalmers, "
Brooklyn has a number of women under
takers, many of whom are licensed embalm-
ers, but they do not care to do the actual
work of embalming so hire men for this
task
Mrs Francis A. Classy is another woman
embalmer. In fact, Mrs. Classy was the
first Brooklyn woman who after the organ
izatlon of the State Board of Embalmers,
received a license. Mrs. classy was an I'M
dertaker for three years before she became
an embalmer. In her three years expert
ence she says that she realized that women
are needed in this profession and she has
received the same appreciation of her labors
as has Mrs. Walters.
Another woman who voices the same SEN
tIments as do Mrs Classy and Mrs Walt
ers is Mrs. e. 'Berwin, who has been in this
work for nine years. Mrs Berwin is a resi-
dent of Brooklyn and is employed by vari-
Gus undertakers.
Mrs. Margaret OConnor Is probably the
FIRST woman In Brooklyn who entered this
profession. She took the examination about
ten years ago and since that time has been
very successful.