Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-05-20

auCa kcr for lectures given NpnN pl. "i-
cal culture and massage. Another
special feature OF the evening OUTSIDE
the program proper was the ~ l7,c
rendered by Miss irene Kelly ana Mel
vim Peterson who delighted the
audience with their several vocal
selections.
MRS. BATHsHEBA W. SMITH.
The exercises opened with prayer BY
Dr r. $ Wright which was followe,u
bv the Introduction Of the venerable
president OF the Relief society Mrs
Bathshoba W. Smith. by Mrs ClarissA
smith williams, who stated that tine
interest Of the president went out 20
the various branches Of the society ana
am their work Mrs Smith declared
this was enc 81 her dearest interests
ana said that no blessing could be 20"
great for workers FOR charity, especlai-
ly those who went among the afhicted'
and hoped that the blessing Of heaven
would follow them wherever they went
PRIEST JOHN HENRY SMITH
President John Henry smith followed
in an earnest appeal TO the nurses 10
keep true To principle in an their ok
perlenccs. said that ln their line OF
work many serious responsibilities
would face them. moral as well as pro-
fc4sioual. calling for decisions when
might affect even human liie' but they
must consider principle before an
things and under no appeal faint their
hands or honor with questionable
practises. Their influence should make
for purity and integrity az wei as
professional skill. and neither fame,
money nor sympathy should tempt
them 10 faltcr from q straight way. tie
dWcit upon some OF the problems which
might confront them and warned them
60 special caution along these lines.
MRS. ANNIE WELLS CANNON.
Mrs. Annie Wells Cannon followed
with an address 10 tho nurses begin
ming with "a quotation from Inc
Rivals" On which Mrs. Malaprop dennes
her ideas OF the proper education Tor
women MRS. Cannon followed the
laughablc inventory with the remark
thar this idea was really n prevalent
opinion 20 half century ago, that IN
spite OF the growing advance made IN
thought of the DAY in regard 20
Women's possibilities OF achievement,
the old idea had prevailed with many
even 10 the present. She cited such
names az Hypatia. De Stacl, George
Eliot and others 10 show how little pre-
fudicc could affect the true genius OF
women and that In every country all
most and in every age there hau Deen
women whose natural gifts had pointed
the fallacy Of the common idea u the
inherent lnfcriority OF women. The adj
Yantages OF today were proving the
general adaptability % women FOR
achievement In an lines OF life, and
no more notable instance existed than
in the field of medicine. In the little
village OF Hatfield. Mass. Mrs. Cannon
said, when it was first suggested that
women should be given the same edu-
cational opportunities as men, gen
eral sneer OF dcrision went round, yet
10 WAS n native Hatfield woman who
founded Smith college for women. The
same prejudice had met the efforts OF
women for medical education and prac-
tisc. yet today women are recognized
in that field and our nurses classes
throughout the land prove how much Is
being done by women In practical
medical work. SHE cited the examples
Of Florence Nightingale and Clara Bar
ton and said that while the present
class might not have the glory OF
effort on battlenelds nor the honor OF