The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-24

men should not be taken into service
as contract DOCTORS" but as doctors
with equal rank with men. The petit
ton was sent to the president, whose
endorsement to this request is ex-
pected. The reason the women desire
equal rank with men is for govern
ment protection. If the woman doc
tor is injured, under the old method.
she receives no insurance or pension,
whereas, if she were placed in the
same rank with the men doctors, she
would receive the same protection
that they receive.
DR.. Ernest declares that women's
opportunities in the medical profess
sion were never SO good, whether for
home or foreign service, as they are
now. There is specially good oppor-
tunity in public health service.
The convention discussed plans for
having lectures made by medical men
before women's clubs and factory
workers on health, sanitation and hy-
giene, on right living. clean habits.
and the proper attitude toward the
soldiers. Short courses in nursing arc
also advocated. Girls and women who
wish 20 study medicine will be given
ample opportunities for doing SO.
There is some talk of putting special
sites for girls for intensive prepara-
ton.
missionaries from the government
have been sent to all doctors IN Kan
sas, whether men or women, in order
to obtain complete survey OF the
medical force in the state. There are
fifty women practicing medicine in
Kanses, and in the entire country the
force of women physicians numbers
$1,000.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. B. Botsford of Bos-
ton will be at home informally to-
night to their friends, at the home of
Mrs. Botsford's mother, Mrs. L. w.
Stricken, 1922 West Eighth street No
are issued, but all friends
of M. and Mrs. Botsford are asked to
call. Mrs. Botsford was formerly Miss
Enid Stricken. Miss Lois Stricken
has come from Lawrence to attend the
party, and to spend few days with
her mother, Mrs. L. w. Stricken.
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The Kansas Free Fair, to he held In
Topeka September Ola, will have four
departm ents headed by women. Mrs
Harry Forbes will be in charge of the
culinary department; Miss Marie Wit
wer, of the art department.; Miss Gus
sic Fuller, of the textiles and fabrics
and Mrs. Robert Copp, of the home
women plans to make her exhibit OF
special value to the exhibitors.
Mrs. Forbes means to make her de.
partment particularly valuable in the
display of wartime foods, especially OF
canned fruits and vegetables and
wheat substitutes. Milling and bak.
ing powder companies are Offering ex.
ira prizes, besides those provided By
the fair association, if their products
are used =
Mrs. Copp offers premiums or
home-dried fruits and vegeta b!es
home-cured herbs, homemade dives
home-cured and preserved meats
canned meats. cottage cheese, yea st
hominy and SOAP :
Miss Witwer expects her exhibit t.
include pictures made by d mum Der O.
men now in military service. Amons
the Topeka men who will send som,
OF their work for exhibit are Seret
Merrell Gage. Frank Peers, Marnarf
Waller and Hampton Shirer. Pro
1essor Griffith of the Kansas univer
sltyt will contribute an exhibit of hi
years work. Among others who will
EXHIBIT are Berger Sandzen of Linds
borg, Elizabeth Sprague of wichita
LYDIA Brewer of Pittsbure. Miss len
ney of Salina.
Miss Fuller's exhibit will fncIud
crochet, EN- broidery, tatting, knitting
quilts and all sorts of needlework. I
special prize will be offered for han,
work done by women more than 6,
years OF age. Darning and patchin,
VIII have a chance for a prize also.
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The young women of College Hill
nefghborhood will meet at 1880 o'clocl
Iuesoay afternoon to do Red eros
work. They are working principall
on hospital garments. and are dom
| excellent work. All the young womel
| OF the nefghborhood are asked to ioi]
! the unit
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The N. N. S. club will meet Tuesda
| afternoon with Mrs. F. P. Elmort
140S West Tenth avenue.
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Notes and Personal Mention.
Dean ]. p. Deb. Kaye and his Sol
Phllip will leave next Sunday for era
Lake, Wisconsin, to spend the summe
at their lake cottage. Mrs. Kaye an
her daughters. Margaret and Barbara
will leave Friday for the north, an
will stop in Chicago to SPEND ten day
with relatives before going to era
| Lake.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willard N. Hall Wi
go to Colorado soon to spend the sum
mer in the mountains.
| Mr.. and Mrs. J. C. Gafford expec
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