The Bismarck tribune., 1937-10-29
154 Attend Nurses Jubilee
Banquet Thursday Evening
Mrs. Louise Platz Speaks; Mrs,
Bole yn Serves as
Toastmistress

One hundred fifty.four members
Of the North Dakota State Nurses
association and distinguished gues.,
met Thursday evening in the small
gymnasium In the World War Mem
orial building for the Silver Jubilee
convention banquet.
Mrs. Angela 3oleyn, Fargo, q char.
ter member Of the association, who
was active In Red Cross work in the
state during the World War. served
as toastmistress, introducing the dis
tinguished guests and charter men,
bers. In 1912, at the time of the or
ganization of the association there
were 156 members, headed by Bertha
Erdmann.
In addition to Mrs. Boleyl1, charter
members present included MIS-
Louise Hoerman Platz, Atchison
Kan, past state president and former
superintendent of the Bismarck Ev-
angelical hospital for 16 years; Mrs
Mildred 1saakson, Dunseith, form.r
superintendent Of the Dunseith Tu-
herculosis sanitarium for 10 years;
Mrs. Rose Munson, Stanley, who did
public health nursing after her war
service; Miss Katherine Naught0n,
Bismarck, no longer engaged in ac-
tive duty: Miss Ludvika Slettebax,
Fargo, who Is engaged in private duty;
Miss Emily Anderson, Wilton, who
formerly did private duty; Miss
Josephine Stennes, superintendent Of
the Good Samaritan hospital of
Rugby since it was opened: Miss
Mildred Clark. superintendent Of the
General hospital in Devils Lake and
secretary Of the state board Of nurse
examiners; and Mrs. Danielson
Grand Forks, past president and city
public health nurse, who has written
the history of the North Dakota state
association.
Guest speaker for the evening was
Mrs. Platz, who expressed her great
pleasure at being present. Saying that
while the work Of the early members
Of the association had made the work
for those following much easier, she
reminded the members that mucn
still remained to be done and many
problems still faced the association.
History Briefly Reviewed
Mrs. Boleyn briefly touched some
Of the highlights Of the associations
history, reminding her listeners that
for q period Of nine months during
the World War North Dakota had
the largest number Of Red Cross
rurses In service Of any Of the states
Stressing the fact that many Of these
nurses had returned home perma.
SaA,1k1V, 3,,~ Oh SaAVp
be remembered and that something
BE- done in order that nurses In the
future would not have to be depend
ent on charity.
Incidental music during the ban.
quet was provided by Mrs. Arthur
Bauer, Ralph Truman, Guy Larson
and Leo Halloran.
Numbers on the program included
a group of dances by pupils Of Miss
Margaret Ann Ramsey, including
School Days." by Kathleen spohn
as teacher with the following Is
pupils: Jane Ann Hall, Doris Asbridge,
Jacqueline Parks, Virginia Lambert.
Gloria Starkle, Emily Papacek, Au-
drey Waldschmidt, Mary Jane Ref
vem and Beverly Beaudoin: novelty
acrobatic number. Dorothy Nell Sa.
kariassen; scratch tap dance, Gloria
Starkle; and hoop dance, Audrey
Waldschmidt, with all accompani-
ments played by Mrs. Bauer:
anchors Aweigh" and 1.-THE Old
Brigade" sung by male quzrtet
Harold Smith, Earl Benesh, Bert
Corwin and Bob Yeasley: two Nor.
wegian readings, Miss Alice M. Jen-
sen; and two violin solos, "iyYd Kati;"