Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-05-12
GRAND FORKS HERALA WEDNESDAY, NAY IL, 1890.
Honor Men1ory 81 /
Famous Nurse

The M hundredth birthday ami
versary of FLORENCE NiShtingale, Was
celebrated today throughout tHis
country and In England. her birth
place, where a. q nurse she. wis fire.
quently consulted BY Aoyal Commits
hospitals. and gave valuable advice
during the American Civil War and
the Franco-Prussian wAr. Z,
STUDENT and graduate nurses in
practically every state have arranged
appropriate programs Ia memory Of
the famous woman. whose books on
nursing are among the mort valuable
of modern times.
The Grand Forks Nufsas'N ,~associa-N
ton have prepared . an attractive
memorial program to be given at
eight O'Clock tonight In Wo6dworth
auditorium at the University to which
the people Of Grand Forks, have .eeA
invited.
This evening At sight o'clock in the
Fargo auditorium, the purxeg OF thaA
city and MoorhesaP IRE holding q pub
Of Miss Nightingale. 4 parade viii
feature the meeting. and the proce
sion will be- made up Of nurses and
the American Legion led by the Agri-
culture College band.
ALL nurses will appear in uniform
and Red Cross nurses are to wear
their capes and hoods. The members
Of the American Lesion have >also
been asked to-appeRr In uniform. An
interesting program OF addresses and
musical numbers viii be given in the
auditorium following the parade.
An important meeting Of the serv-
ice Star Legion Of Grand Forks was
held on Tuesday afternoon in the.
| r0 r1nNS ~ fhA " Al r. and tha
following committees were named to
make plans for the years work.
Program committae-Mrs. 8. B. p.
Seese, chairman; Mrs. P. NJ. Cole,
Mrs. c. e., Brawner, Mrs. w. H.
Witherstine.< Mrs. j. B. Cooley.
Historian-Nrs. G.. ]. Hamilton.
Pubiieity-Mass Blanche Lynch.
Nash.
Magazine-Mrs. 4. NJ. Lom.nen.
Mrs. Neil Norman. Mrs. Van SICKLE,
Mrs. J.. w. Kearns, Mrs. Caldwell.
Fower-Mrs. Frank Gilby, Mrs. c.
A. Hale, Mrs. l.. X. Hassell.
Hostess committeeman. G. s.
Darling, chairman: Mrs. Frank An
derson, NJ. G. 4. Aylesworth, Mrs.
H. K. Chfdlaw, Mrs: T. b. Holmes.
Mrs. M. Fitzgerald.
Credential-Mrs. Bathgate, ' cnair-
/ man; Mrs. J. Il. Wineman, Mrs. 8. H.
Irwin.
Flag Etiauatte-Mrs. cady Hoop,
Mrs. Culliton. Mrs, Sutherland.
Visiting Committea-Mrs. Lasli&
Ryan, Mrs. p. o. Mallory. Mrs. C.. D,
LockliR, ST. Mrs. Andrew Peterson,
Color Bearers-Mrs. Griggs, Mrs
w, M. Ball.
The executive board consists Of
these 0%fficers: Mrs. ]. q. Moore, Mrs.
Hamilton. Mrs. 8. b. e. 8eese, Mrs.
p. NJ. Cole, Mrs. S. Paige johnson,
Mrs. J. p: Read, Mrs. Cady Hoop.
Mrs. r. d Campbell, Miss Eleanor
Healy and Miss Pearl Ball.
Ways and Means .CommittesvMes-
danes J. b. Winsman, H. Fl. Healy,
l.. M Carter, w. E. belong, w II.
Arrangements are being made for
a more fitting observance of Mem
oriai day and q beautiful nag has
been purchased b. the Service Star
Legion which 1t is hoped will arrive
for that day. Mrr. G. n. Schuyler has
been appointed custodian Of the aas;;
Mrs. E. r. swensor returned
Tuesday evening from Warren,
Mimi. where she has spent the last
week visiting with her parents,
Judge and Mrs. A. Grindsland. While
IN Warren. Mrs. Grindeland attended
the sessions of the ninth district of
the Minnesota federation of Won-
ems clubs, whitt was held in that
ciu.
OF considerable interest to friende
in this city Is the announcement that
Miss Vera kelsey, daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. w. H. Kelsey, 223 Vernon
avenue. will sail in July tor Shanghai.
China, as private secretary to George
T. Challoner, head of the China Gen