The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-12-28
With the Women Of the World

The women of the Teachers assem-
bly, OF North Carolina have just taken
what is said to be the first step toward
the enfranchisement Of women in that
state. They appointed a committee to-
investigate the rights OF women teach
ers to hold administrative Offices in
both the county and the city.
DIR. Eliza ]. Dadmun is the first wo-
man to be appointed school physician
in Boston. Or. Dadmun received her
medical training in the Massachusetts
General hospital, Tufts medical school,
Harvard medical school and under DIR.
Richard Cabot and DIR. Putnam. She
also studied in Vienna and had con-
siderable experience in the Spanish
war. DR.. Dadmun will receive the
same salary as is paid to male school
physicians, $500 a year,
Miss Mary Il. Wadleigh, who is in
charge of the social service bureau
at Bellevue hospital, New York City,
recently delivered an address at the
Brooklyn hospital telling how the work
in her department Is conducted. AS
outlined, the object of the social work
err is to aid the doctor In his dag
nosis and treatment by becoming fla
miliar with conditions in the homes
Of his patients. When the department
was first established at Bellevue there
was only one nurse, but within short
| time several others were added, and
the corps Is being steadily increased.
Miss M. w. Osborn, superintendent OF
the Brooklyn hospital is trying TO form
a regular band of social workers in that
| institution.
Mrs. Henry p. Kidder Of Boston was
elected first e-president OF the Ma
tional Association Opposed to Woman
| Suffrage at the convention recently
held in New York City. Mrs. Kidder
has already served as second vice.
president OF the organization and was
at one time spoken Of for the presi-
dency. The other officers elected ar
| the convention were Mrs. Arthur M.
Dodge OF New York, president; Mrs.
| Horace Brock of Pennsylvania, second
vice president, and Mrs. Robert @. Gar
rett Of Maryland, treasurer:
Miss Amelia Forbes, daughter OF
Mrs. ]. Malcolm Forbes Of Milton,
| Mass, left the other day to enter DIR.
| Grenfelrs hospital in Labrador as q
nurse Miss Forbes began her train
1 ing in the Waltham training school
! for nurses and will enter DIR. Gren-
felPs institution on a six months pro-
| baton, during which time she expects
to decide on her life work. Miss For
hes is a young woman Of large ealth
and social prominence. She has de-
clared her intention Of devoting her life
to the alienation of the hardships of
/ the inhabitants of Labrador and New
foundland. the field OF DIR. Grenfell's
iabors.
4 At the recent annual meeting OF the
board Of trustees OF the New England
Hospital for Women and Children II
was announced that Miss Alice Stone
Blackwell had given her home In Dor
chester, Mass, to the hospital. This
/ gife is in memory Of her parents, Nh,
and Mrs. Henry B. Blackwell. The
blackwell home is one OF the largest
and most beautiful liz Dorchester. Only
a short distance from the Blackwell
estate are the DAILY Industrial home
the salvation Army home, and the
Jewish home The new institution will
be used as home for the convalescine
patients Of the New England Hospital
II for Women and Children.
Il The Congress Of Mothers, the FEEDER.
a ated Women's clubs and the Twentieth
Century club OF Massachusetts, are
taking active steps to have the lesis.