Douglas Island news., 1920-12-31
VARIED CAREER
 or DR VON zEsCH
Woman Dentist of Cordova Appoint ed on Territorial Dental Board
 by Gov Riggs

aas Che following interesting ac- count
 Are women making good iu Che business and professional world3
 Yosi
 Lauc.s chat have hitherto been maua sole urcogauyo. are now with frequency and precision falling into Che aps or women
 Asukus cose in point is that 0l o1r fellow toUusuoman Dr. you Zaeh. who has Che distinction Of being appointed by Governor Riggs ou October Ii. as one Of tho dyc members ol Che territorial board Of dental examiners !. Is said chat Che doctor Is Che only woman Co whom hu ever been rendered au appoint ment ou any dental board. Che im- uoruncc ot which fact Is more readily comnrgboudol when one bears in mind that there Is a board ol dental examiners iu every state and territory of Che union
 Dr. you Io.ch .s a native oi Tezas. having been born ou her eaud- utuaa ostatc. Leon Springs at San Antonio. This at9te was au ol- ueca training camp during Che latc uar having passed from her ,am- uo hands some umc ago after ai- mos. one hundred yeam of posses oa
 At nearly age Dr. won I@oh graduated from San Francisco high booI and atgr from che CoI- logo oi Pbyac.aus and surseous ol Hat city, She sa holder of licenses u California Tcsas Arizona and Alaska and H au aiumuus Of che Northwestern University ot Chicago. In I.0s ur won Iech was ap- pointed acuue U. s. army dental ur- -.on u.b rank and pay Of a ueu- .mu. TO uac charge of Che dental work for Che refugee. O, Che oasth- ru.Ne and uIo at San Francisco.
 This om.o marked tHc beginning ... uc lu..ors m.0uc e.roer she being m. only woman who has cyor hold n commits .Iou as .. S. army ol- r..r The average man erus whom women and politics are mentioned. bat u0.. e.a. have boon known Go a.e une This interesting raen- ouuoa was clearly demonstrated by .r gou z.ea at ,he ume. whom ,he IT s army ro.reI m favor of tho re- I.I corporation dwus thc rebabu- uuou day. u San Francisco.
 When Che .vu authorities took h.rre politics entered into Che
 u. and m. arch politician ol s.u Fuu..oo. Abe Hour had -cnd who wanted Che doctors job. Presto, The doctor vas without 0ut uo. for long, NaunaInr her forces like good uoueIan she brought tHam to bear oa tae oppo- .uu L.I by Dr. Edward T De vim. personal rene .u.aure of Pres d.nt Roosevelt and professor of oe1- aou.s at Columbia Universally who .as at san Francisco at .nat Umc Inc array was formidable and should a.se proven successful -bu. a'a'
 THe following day Che newspapers
 contained ute-crne comment. re. urdur the refusal ol Dr. DeeHea
 .u.. by ho political powers ot s.u Funcs0o 40 ths critical mo- men General Funston took eaa-e. of n. situation Again newspaper conn m.ua bg. ns ume upon Che ey- umIuary c.rgum .auce of a young omu ao.lu. mp San Francisco politics for ..ys and beatue .he game Dr won Zes.h had been re- appointed.
 T.e doctor ha. also boon dentist .u Che stan of Che chudr.ua horI- .aI or San Francisco and the Marin . NIn ouharar.
 Again m fa0s Dr. yon Zeseh ac- .omnI aHoI .u.oea In a unique un-
 rasne When hc us batue- ship fleet smiled around Che vorld aI.h Hs personnel ot approximately s000 men. .hc asked for and ob- uu.l. Che dental work for Che cn- a-e u.et
 The doctor employed forty men during that um. who worked on Che ships wbuo tbey Jay in harbor ot .ne various saaro-.s ou Che Pacific .aast while she travelled from ship .o ship overs 0e.us Che work
 ur. eon Z...h admitted being Che only woman cycr employed n Che capacity of dental surgeon for Che '. $. navy. but speaking Of this ez- n.ri.uec abe oId. smiling broadly. "Nwcr aeaa, Those days wore Fcry interesting but to continue such work one should omboiy Che active principles or s.cel nd.o rub- tor and pirate"
 Tho doctor has made a hos. ot