Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-11

800 nurses who. some time ago, dis
49, tinguished themselves In rail-
road wreck in France, and thus without
revealing their identity, brought admira-
ton and fame upon the devotion and sacri-
nee OF true American womanhood.
Miss Laura r. Coleman, sometime super
intendent OF the Faulkner hospital, jamaica
Plain; Miss Frances Munroe and Miss
Elizabeth Hoyle are the brave women who,
while travelling In France. were able to
render service in a railway accident when
other medical help was not available.
Near Paris their train was run into by
an express. The four cars in the rear OF
that occupied by the three nurses we're
wrecked.
Immediately the task Of attending to the
suffering was undertaken by the nurses,
and. with a large list Of casualties to care
for. and without any medical assistance,
they worked bravely until help arrived
from Paris.
After the affair the three nurses con-
tinued on their journey without revealing
their identity, and it was only after the
repeated efforts of the French government,
through the American ambassador, that
the three women were located and the
gratitude Of France expressed
Servants Decorated.
A society for the suppression Of the num-
Der %, composed OF 261 at-peace-with-the-
world matrons, whose servants have stayed
with them for two years or more and which
S. known as the German Housewives so
Ciety, assembled in Tuxedo hail. at Madison
avenue and Fifty-ninth street, New York
City, to see their backstairs wonders have
gold badges pinned on them and to feed
them ice cream, coffee and cakes. There
H., 1tgN To
celve the long-service badges, but three
didn't come because their mistresses were
afraid the girls would get their feet wet.
AS a cooperative society for the dis
oouragement Of cutters, relates the New
York Sun, the German Housewives society
seems to have Helicon Home Of Engle-
wood, N. j., soldered to the third rail.
There was Rosa Hahn, who has been the
cook for Mrs. NJ. Weinberg Of Is West
6eventy-sxth street for more than ten
years. Rosa got her gold badge in the
form Of a bee, ate the luncheon provided,
faced the fashiight brigade and went back
TO the Weinberg home of her own free will.
Also there was Lily Freund, superintend-
ent of the culinary department belonging
TO DR.. Willy Meyer, the specialist, Of 700
Madison avenue, and she went back quietly
10 the Meyer home after she had received
her badge to begin her ninth year of hon
orable service
Emma Raining. who has remained in the
employ of DR.. Helen Lowenstein for four
and a half years, even though the doctor
does live in Morrlstown, N. j.. came over
20 Manhattan to get her badge, but didn't
go back. Emma announced a few days ago
that she is going to be married DR.. Low
enstein is unable to leave her room and so
was not present.
The thirty-three mistresses who decided
TO lock the doors and accompany their
maids to the hall were a bit late in ar
irving. Cabs had TO be telephoned for,
canopies stretched from street doors to the
cabs and carpets laid across the wet side
walks. All this took time. Besides few
OF the matrons couldn't find their cook s
goloshes right of the reel and there were
also delays in some houses caused by some
indecision on the part of the mistresses as
TO whether it would be wise to permit the
servants to go out in such weather.
But when the thirty-three had arrived
and each matron had found a white and
gold wicker chair for her particular maid
the matrons stood with firm grips on the
coat collars of their prizes while the vice
president, Mrs. Won Briesen of East
Forty-seventh street mounted the dais, gold
bees In hand Along the sidelines was
about sixty feet Of table filled with fancy
cakes and flowers
The services were simple, so that nc
cook would be at all fatigued. Mrs vor
Briesen had list Of the time servers, and
as she reached each name the girl walked
proudly TO the dals and got her gold bee
and a few words Of encouragement the
tenor Of which was: For heavens sake
stick Marriage is a failure. A rolling
stone gathers no pretty moss. Look before
you leap. Nothing succeeds like a bird In
the hand"