The Spokane woman. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1921-1935, 1928-04-26
BY Pauline Suing Bloom

Of the country where those delightful people insist
On lacking 'r' every word 10 which il
could not possibly belong. Mrs Bahrpnburg came
from New England ten years ago and being II pro
greSsiNe business woman has acquired enough
western initiative which added Ia her distinctive
culture makes her 100 per cent On any form
of rating card you may produce
Her Ella siication in the Soroptimist club, which
taa eH,y one woman of profession and aims
always To get its best representative in the com
munity, is supervising laboratory technician'-af-
Ter the first of the year this will be changed To med
teal tecithoosist because the American Society of
Clinical IhIhologiSts is standarlizing the work of
laboratory technicanS into three classs-labora-
tory assistants. labraory technicians and medical
tertnofogiSs. IL is just since the that women
have found advanced places in the field of tests
of clinical analysis and bacteriology The work
is so technical and eXacting that the most innites-
mai lapse could have the graves results for often
human HE hangs in the balance while the doctor
in making his diagnosis waits for the tecbnoIo-
gist, who works with the microscope seeking the
c3tusatiye organism which the angel Of Death is
couriing in an effort to draw another soul across
the border line. to make her report. Since coming
west, Mrs. Bahrenburg has taken some technical
training at Washington State College and her
daughter, Miss Felice Ray, who will be graduated
from Lewis and Cark High School in June. will
take the science course there hoping to follow her
mothers profession
As president of the S0roptimfst club Mrs BAH
renburg is steering straight of activity
for the organization. She aims to keep all Of
the members busy at something worth while and
AT the last regular monthly meeting of the club
il accepted the plan of the activity committee
tn make the identifying of the grounds surround
ing the Salvation Army Hospital off Northwest
Boulevard 3i22 Garland Avenue. the major ac-
tivity for the year Al the present time the six
lots at the front of the hospital. which not only
present an unsightly appearance but are real
hazard to the hospital and the neghborhood rs
fire trap will be plOwed and seeded To grass
and landscaped. Audrey l.. White, whose life
hobby has been gardening and the identifying of
Spokane, his home and the city he loves, has
Enthusiastically endorsed The plan Of the Soro,t-
msts and promised Mrs Bahrenburg not only To
provide large quantities of bulbs and perennias,
but td further cooperate with the club in secur-
ing the aid of landscape gardener who will
lay out plan which may be carried out by the
club over Il period of years until this tract of
land becomes one of the garden spots of the city.
The club will designate a day in the near flu
ture when the work will he officially started On
that day husbands and friends of the members
will be invited to give their masculine advise and
incidentally dig the holes where shrubs and trees
of which each member is asked to contribute one.
will be planted. After this they will be invited
to partake of picnic supper in lovely wooded
spot nearby. That should be sufficient inducement
for any man to want to try his skill with spade
no matter how rusty it may have become.
staff Captain Barron Of the hospital is lin the
seventh heaven" If one may be permitted to
modern slang expression, the prospect of
having some sort of Il view for the hospital
cept weeds
"If you only succeed in getting il plowed and
seeded for us this year will that il is
carefully watered and cut and cared for every
day. she said 10 the committee members. Lovely
grounds and flowers surrounding the hospital will
much in the way of ennobling infu
To the girls there, she believes.
In taking up this new work the club will
Time its and furnishing of the cottage which
il built last year at the Salvation Army Camp mt
Deer Lake.
Soroptimists do not want anyone to forget that
they are responsible to adding Girls" to what
originally Boys week and Making the week Boys
aud Girls week" The club has given S25, again
this year to that work and its past president Mrs.
Alta H. Collier is vice chairman working with Philip
Brooke chairman. to make the week this year more
outstanding and more productive of lasting nfiu-
ence to the boys and girls than ever before.