The Washington times., 1920-09-02

Every woman IL born with q certain
amount of friendship)and love OF hu'
manity which must be lAvished some
where--some time. The average WON
an gets married at a fairly early age.
and lavishes this love and friendship
on a husband and-children.
HER VISION Ca.OUDED.
Occasionally there 10 born a woman
who believes that by ministering to
the physical needs OF her fellow.m n
she Is fulhiling her purpose--thst that
love and friendship with which she
is endowed can be lAvished in this
way. Then along toward middle life
this woman realizes that her vision
has been clouded.
She nnds that that certain amount
OF love and friendship with which
she has been endowed is stiil waiting
to be lavished. She nnds that the per-
sonal touch has been lacking-;hat no
amount OF general physical minister
ing can take the place OF personal
thanks and personal friendship
Some women-when this realization
comes--look around and adopt an
orphan or two.
Into DR.. v. Eugenia Metzger's life
there came at this time Miss Alex
ander Blumberg. Upon her new
found friend DR.. Metzger lavished
tn at friendship which had been walt
ing through so many years to be ex-
pended.
Six weeks ago Miss Blumberg. who
has been working with DR.. Metzger
at the War Risk Bureau. became III
from blood poisoning In Providence,
X. l.
kEPT FAITHFUL VIGIL.
During that six weeks DR.. Metzgcr
found no rest. For hours she would
work at her desk in the Bureau Of
War Risk. Then she would close her
desk and 60 to Providence to sit be-
side her fricnd-who had been her
friend for more than ten years-and
back again to the desk.
Fellow-workers warned DR.. Metz
ger that she would break her health.
They could see that the strain was
telling on her. But she would not be
discouraged. And last Saturday, when
Miss Blumberg died in Providence, Dr.
Metzger was with her.
And Miss Blumberg having gone
before. there were no very close
friends present when DR.. Metzger died
last night at Emergency Hospital.
after doctors had tried for seventy
two hours to counteract the effects
of the deadly drug which DR.. Metzger
took Saturday. after returning from
Providence and the death bed Of her
very close friend. ,... ,
Some Of her fellow workers say that
Dr. Metzger took the druG as a sleep
ing potion-seekinE rost. after her
tireless vigil Of si1 weeks beside her
sick friend. Others say that DR..
Metzger, having given SO much OF her
friendship to this one woman. could
not vision a future without her.
BROUGHT HER OWN DEATH.
And everyone who knew DR.. Metz
ger and her work, say that this
woman who had spent the greater
part OF her life ministering to the gen.
ersl physical needs OF humanity
brought about her own death by an
ministering during the last six weeks
woman who had been her one close
friend for more than ten years.
And DR.. Metzger-whom no one
would have suspected of romantic
ideas, and whom everyone thought
was interested in her work to the ex-
clusion of all else-died, they say. OF
a broken heart.
A little note, written before DR..
Metzger took the drug which ended
her life, told Col. w. c.. Rucker. OF
the Bureau Of War Risk Of certain
personal wishes and left instructions
as to what was to be done with the
body.
The body of DR.. Metzger, IL the
last wishes of the deceased are car
ried out, will be cremated. The body
of her very close friend. Miss Blum
berg, also will be cremated. The
ashes will be mixed and taken hy n
co-worker of the two women to An
napolis, where they will be given to
the sea.
In the note DR.. Metzger named
Harry l.. Benjamin. OF Kansas City
as executor. Colonel Rucker has
sent a telegram to him informing him