Evening star., 1928-04-29
Miss Boardman-Ex Example of Impersonal Devotion

way she works and repeat the tale OF
her devotion TO her work, were ft not
that a more interesting portion OF the
picture oyerSEadowS them al this point.
II is the new example Of that historic
aspect OF woman OF which I already
have spoken. And perhaps would not
even mention II but for the fact that
out of it emergeS highight on Miss
Boardman herself
Historically there is Saint Paul. run
ming ths church and writing letters TO
the devoted ladies of the outskirts, tell
ing them what 10 do. Historically.
there is the bishop at the head OF the
flock with lady abbeSs-pOSSibly as IN
telligent as hinSelf-conSigned 70 the
direction OF her nunnery and never 70
the direction Of anything greater tnan
Ii. There Is the present obvious polltl-
cal spectacle OF hard working woman
politicians carrying out the orders o.
man political bosses
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THE immediate consequence Of q
general national interest on the
part of men IN the Red Cross during
The war was that Miss BOarduan vas
shifted into the shadowy background
OF the organization and that other
women who had been conducting chap
terS also were shifted into the Shadowy
background az theirs, while national
men and local men rushed forward 70
seize the helm
There may have been great necessity
for the change in leadership. and the
results probably justified the deed do
not criticize IT, merely point 1t out
for the purpose OF recording what hap
pened 10 Miss Boardman and how her
character displayed itself under the cir
cumStanceS.
Did she take her doll rags ana 50
homeP She did not.
She stuck right alonS at any job she
was allowed 30 do, magnificent eN-
ample OF imperSonal devotion.
She Is nos one OF those persons ct
strong will lfor a person OF Ssrolag VIII
she has shown herself 10 eel who are
too wlllful 90 work unless they can nave
their way and too valnglortouS 70 work
unless they can have al the credit Tor
the achievement
She is, in fact, 50 imperSonal that
she leaves herself out entirely, II Is
hard 20 extract q word about hSrSels,
Her lips are full of the Red Cross Itself
when they are nos telling of the great
ness Of Red CrNSS nurses,
from VicgorianiSm and becomes rs mod
ern as the most efficient" of cur oWn
eard-catalogusd day,
For her, before The great war and
steadily through it and new agasn Gn-
der returning peace and on the eGSs ~
encroaehing water ~ pacttlSrN. her eS-
lief IN preparedness" persists, ana SSr
belief IN the volunteer services og Ehe
chapters persists,
Her far~Seeing. constructive tnlagha-
ton also persists she cannot rest IN
what was done yesterday, She Just mas
60 start something YOU can ~ on SolnS
tomorrow, 50 she Is building another
building
she is not Just talking about building
It. Ground Is being broken. lt VIII be
another fine memorial. this time TO the
heroic women ol the great war" IL IS
to ee OF marble, set about with nOele
pillars, each a memorial IN itself 50 =
group ot heFoiaeS or to \ single Que
In IL Miss Roargiman plans a. set ~
work the members Of the plSsflcg eF
Columbia Chapter as living laboratory
for visitors a. the Capital There tsey
may ind SenaossNkTation Of Red C1ySS
chapter duties, Including the SGlevaid
work they are dang in the prinstnS OF
bratlle eooAS for the blind,
~ VIII 0S aaN empty tfauAea nraNttttA
she'll this memorial for the nleure o1
The sacrifices ef the women es TO-DAY.
but steady suggestion 10 those Who
are al work aud a reminder of a leSg
opportunity 90 those who are NOS,
Miss hoArdmans name Will not ap-
pear anywhere about it, Hut 50 golg
~ this generation remains 60 walk
Al0ng Seventeenth street In Washing
on and under the trees hy both these
memorial buildings Of tAe RED
Cross there viii be some to remember
how one Victorian lady at least man
Aged 70 leave the record Of q life OF
mpersonal devotion 70 . great work
Among living hearts without doing any
lhtnNat al IN truly eup~te-date" and
seia inc" way,