The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-25
1~1THAT THE WOMEN
OF THE WORLD
l31 ARE DOING D >

OF all the year books which have
made their appearance in Minnesota,
the official directory of the Hcnnepin
County Registered Nurses association
claims attention. because it is the first
time in its existence that the ~associa-
ton has published a year book, at
tached to which is a small blue book
OF Minnesota state registered nurses.
This book. which is a pretty buff
ana scpia brown color combination,
showing Florence Nightingale's pic
t!lrc ON the front (Florcncc
Nightingale established the first train
ing school for nurses in 1900 has
been compiled by DR.. Marion a. Mead,
registrar of the II. G. r. n. A.
1T is a volume full Of interesting
matter and contains the names of re-
llahie nurses that come within the
province of the association. 1t gives
lit the state of Minnesota. and if all
came to the front in response to tho
associations bugle call. about from
200 to 1000 nurses i'm pretty blue.
white. pink or striped uniforms would
stand in line.
Reading matter is devoted to the Or
ganization of the Minnesota State
Graduate Nurses association, to the
visiting nurses in Minneapolis. to the
Hcnnepin County Registered Nurses
association. to the American Red
Cross nursing service. to the proposed
home for nurses who have contracted
tuberculosis and to all such matter
That lekftimately goes under tho head
nj nursing. The system of nurses reg
istry was esta blished ten years ago and
has been since under the dictatorship
of DIR. Mead.
The officers Of the Hennepin County
NI1rcDC' cc@o;.<:- MI NJ
plTmton, president: Miss Augusta
Mettel. secretary and Mrs. Charlotte
a. Roberts. treasurer.
Miss Edith Rommcl is the president
of the Minnesota board of examiners
OF nurses. who examine candidates for
the off1clal register of nurses, Miss
Helen NJ. Wadsworth of MINNEAPOLIS is
secretary. Miss Bertha Johnston of
RED Wing is treasurer. and Miss jean
cite Mclaren of st. Paul and Miss
Lima Holl Of St. Paul arc the other
members of the board. The book is
Well illustrated and the picture of the
mascot of the Minneapolis Nurses
Registry. "~Sandykirk," a beautiful col
lie, occupies a whole page.
The salon and ballroom in the beau
tiful Vanderbilt residence on Fifth
avenue. New York. were opened by
Mrs. Vanderbilt for the exhibition and
sale or laces made by Indian women
on Thursday. This event was Of in
terest to many women in Minnesota.
who have had the lace making indus.
tries of the Minnesota Indians at heart
and who have tried to stimulate an in
terest tor years SO that the industry
might not become extinct. kaces
made by the Indians of half a dozen
states were on exhibit in the ballroom
and much Of tho beautiful work of the
northern Minnesota Indians had found
ITS way tn The exhibit. The late Miss
SNhlI Carter. who had heen a mission
airy among the Indians. was the first
to realize the need of remunerative oc-
'upation for Indian In 1890
she started the lacemaking industries
among the Ojibways and later she
opened the first lace making school at
White Earth. MINI. Now there are
lace schools in six states of the union.
Society f1ocked in masses to the
lovely Fifth avenu mansion not only
to help this worthy charity object. but
hfhition and sale We're under the aus
rices of the Syhil Carter Indian mis-
sion and the Lace Industry association
OF which Miss Amy Townsend is row
the vice president. 1t was the first
time that the Vanderbilt home had
been thrown oren to an event of that
kind. The whole of the main floor
with its. suites of salons. and drawing
rooms on the Fifth avenue side and
the ballroom which occupies the CEN
trad portion of the house. were open
to the public. The sale commenced at
II a. m. n closed at 5 p. M, and
during that time Mrs. Vanderbilt had
an orchestra play.
AS will be remembered. some Of the
most exquisite laces that have been
made by the Minnesota Indians have
heen purchased by eastern women,
and the oJibways have enjoyed the
patronage of the New York rich for
many years. Some time ago at an ex-
hibit of Indian lace work at the pub
lie library in Minneapolis samples of
such laces as have been sent to New
York were the cause of admiration.