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of the Navy Leage of the United
States and it's students in the nation
al service school for relief work have
been offered President Wilson if it
is necessary to send large army into
Mexico. There are nearly 100000 wo-
men in the Navy League, represent
ing every state in the Union.
A wedding ring made of lead, not of
gold, is going to adorn the finger of
Lady Dorothy Walpole, daughter of
the Earl of oxford, on the day of her
wedding to Capt. Arthur Mills. The
ring is made of piece of shrapnel
which struck Capt. Mills in the foot,
permanently laming him.
Already proud of her record as the
mother of fourteen sons, all living,
Mrs. Mary Wolfe of Baltimore, Md,
has taken on new glory since heroic
rumors of war have been filling the
under the colors. Two are with the
nder the colors. Two are with the
Twelfth Cavalry in Mexico, one is a
member of the Twelfth Artillery, sta
toned in Vermont, and three are
members of the Fourth Regiment
Maryland National Guard.
Miss Olga Dorfner of Philadelphia
holder of the American womans S
swimming record for so, 100 and 220
yards, will take part in the 100-yard
national championship for women
which will take place in San Francis
co tomorrow. Miss Claire Galligan of
the National Women's Life Saving
Le.gue, New York division, holder of
the 500-yard national title, will also
compete in tie championships.
Mary Miles Minter, the infant prod
ICY Of the movies, is receiving a sal
airy of $4,000 q year before having
attained her 18th birthday, and can
without fear of challenge boast of be-
ing the only "schoolgirl' in the world
drawing the salary. For the delight
full little star is still pursuing the reg
ular studies Of the three RS special
to her tender age IN spite Of her wide
fame in the screen art. A governess,
who is a college woman of extended
culture, accompanies the little star
wherever she goes and regular hours
of study and recitation are on the
daily program and strictly observed.
DR.. Rhoda Erdmann has been ap-
pointed lecturer in biology at Yale
for the coming year, the first woman
to be elected a full member of the
Yale faculty.
The first school to be devoted eX'
clusively to the training of women to
become dental hygienists will be
opened in New York next Monday
Under the Seeley bill passed last
April by the New York legislature
the certificate of dental hygienist
opens a new field for women, with po
sitions ranging from dentists assist
ants to school instructor and posts
with the board of health, at salaries
ranging from 1920 to $1,000 year
Nearly $50 have already applied tC
take the course.
Nearly four million women will
vote in the coming presidential elec
ton in November. The states ia which
women can vote and the number o
women over 81 years of age in eacl
state according to. the census of 1910
are as follows: Illinois, 1867, ,491
California, 671,386; Kansas, 43S,9S4
Colorado, 213,425; Washington, PIT,
727; Oregon, 16S,323; Arizona, 1891
Montana, S1,741; Idaho, 69,S1S; Utah
1910; total, 3,665,445.
1910; total, $9,665,445.
Miss Margaret Wilson, daughter o
President Wilson, is daily extendin!
her activities as singer and publi
speaker. She spoke in favor of VIC
man suffrage at the opening of tn
! great Atlantic City chautauqua ol
July l, and will sing next week at
concert at the Ocean Grove AduitoI
ium, N. j. The president is expecte,
to attend the concert if he is then a
his summr home at Long Branch, les
than five miles away.
More than $4,000 acres OF the lat
George w. Vanderbilt's Biltmore es
tate near Asheville, ~ c., has recent
ly been decided by his widow to tn
United States government for ns
tional park. Mrs. Vanderbilt's gif
which consists of forest land, is sal
to be unsurpassed for scenes of ma
ural beauty in the southern states.