Patrick, Emma M. Petersen, Mary E. Pickup, Yolande F. Price, Rosalia Prosch, Anna C. Reckert, Helen M. Reynolds, Mary C. Richards, Mary M. Richardson, Evelyn M. Sandys, Gertrude F. Smith, Minnie C. Smith, Beulah St. Clair, Margaret S. Treut, Marjorie G. Vail, Edith Wait, M. Lucy Webb, Ossye A. Webb, Ann Wester, Eleanor M. Wichmer, Marjorie A. Williams, Marion L. Wilson, Georgia L. Wink, Bess C. Wylie.

The Nurses' Rest House at Red Bank, New Jersey, having closed for the winter, another rest house, which has been offered to the government for the use of members of the Army Nurse Corps in need of rest and recuperation, has been opened at Riverdale, New York. This house has been very generously donated for this purpose by Mr. and Mrs. Cleveland Dodge of New York. It is very handsomely appointed and offers every opportunity to nurses who have been ill to regain their normal state of health.

With the signing of the armistice all nurses who had signified their willingness to enter the service were notified that they would not be needed. It was also decided by the War Department to send no more nurses over-seas, except about six hundred and fifty who were already at the mobilization station awaiting transportation. As all the camps were considerably over-staffed on account of the decrease of work as the influenza epidemic abated, and no more would be drawn for over-seas service, it became necessary to relieve a large group from active service in the military establishment; about one thousand will therefore be relieved in the near future.

DORA E. THOMPSON, Superintendent, Army Nurse Corps.

Alabama.-THE ALABAMA STATE BOARD OF NURSE EXAMINERS held an examination for the registration of nurses recently in Birmingham, Montgomery, and Mobile. Eighteen applicants took the examination, all of whom passed. They will receive their certificates when they have finished their time in their respective hospitals. Birmingham.-DISTRICT No. 1 of the State Association held its regular meeting November 13. Many interesting letters were read from nurses in the service. A very important report was given by Helen MacLean in which she said the Alabama State Board of Nurse Examiners had accepted and introduced in the curricula of the training schools the Tuberculosis Lecture Course as outlined by Miss Goodrich, Miss Crandall and Miss Beard. This is a big step in

advance for the tuberculosis movement. Miss MacLean also told about the nursing survey that is being made for the Surgeon General under the Red Cross. Ellen Quilty reported the meeting of the Public Health Nurse Section, and Elizabeth Walker gave an interesting report of her work at Cullman, Ala., during the influenza epidemic. The association had as visitors, Mrs. E. H. Rawlins, the State Tuburculosis Nurse, and Mrs. R. S. Beatty, chairman of the Home Service Section of the Red Cross of Athens.

Connecticut: Hartford.-THE ST. FRANCIS HOSPITAL ALUMNAE ASSOCIATION held in December the meeting postponed from October because of the epidemic. The report of the year, read by the president, E. A. Toomey, showed that thirty members are in service, three have died, and nine have been married. The report of the Cleveland convention was given by Miss Roach, the secretary. The financial report of the treasurer, Mary M. Moore, showed that Liberty Bonds and War Savings Stamps had been purchased and that seven thousand dollars have been paid on the free bed fund. Miss K. V. Odell read a paper on My Trip to Bermuda, Miss E. B. Lynch read a poem, The Army Nurse, by K. T. Ryan; Rose Ryan read a eulogy on the departed members who have given their lives that others might live: Julia E. Malia, class of 1918, in Quincy, Mass.; Catherine J. McGuire, class of 1918, in Camp Lee, Va., and Mrs. Rogers Crofton, class of 1916, in Hartford. Mother Valencia addressed the members in words of comfort and encouragement.

Illinois. THE NEXT EXAMINATION in Illinois for registered nurse will be held at Springfield on Wednesday and Thursday, February 5 and 6, 1919. Applications should be on file not later than January 25, 1919. All correspondence in regard to applications, etc., should be addressed to F. C. Dodds, Superintendent of Registration, Springfield, Illinois. Chicago.-HELEN SCOTT HAY, graduate of the Illinois Training School, has gone to the Balkans under the Red Cross. Helen Kelly, supervisor of school nurses, has resigned and is succeeded by Mrs. Emma Koch.

Indiana.-THE INDIANA STATE NURSES' ASSOCIATION held its sixteenth annual meeting December 4-5, at the Claypool Hotel, Indianapolis. This meeting was postponed from October because of the epidemic. Business was transacted, including revision of the constitution and by-laws. Michael J. Foley, chairman of the State Council of National Defense, gave an interesting talk on Problems Which the War Has Brought Us, and Dr. King, assistant secretary of the State Board of Health, spoke on Venereal Diseases and Control of Them by the Government. Action was taken endorsing the movement to secure a full time health officer, medical inspection in the public schools, erection of tuberculosis sanatoria, and increased hospital capacity for the insane. Interesting reports were given of the work of public health nurses, especially during the epidemic. The following officers were elected: President, Anna Lauman, Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne; secretary, Grace Morehouse, 114 West Columbia Street, West Lafayette; treasurer, Belle Emden, Indianapolis.

Maryland: Baltimore.-NEWS HAS BEEN received of the death, at Loomis, N. Y., of Dr. James T. Ford, whose wife was Eleanor A. McI. Jones of the Johns Hopkins School for Nurses. Mrs. Ford was married immediately after her return from war service in France.

Massachusetts.-THE COUNCILLORS OF THE STATE ASSOCIATION held a meeting at headquerters on November 2 and decided to omit the postponed autumn meeting and to hold the mid-winter meeting in January when the programme for the autumn meeting will be carried out. It was decided that the corresponding secretary shall be at headquarters, 636 Beacon Street, on Wednesday of each week

from 10 a. m. to 4 p. m. to be personally consulted or advised. THE GUILD of St. BARNABAS will work two Tuesdays a month for the American Fund for the French Wounded in Trinity Church Parish House. ANNA L. GIBSON, superintendent of the Collis P. Huntington Memorial Hospital, is lecturing on Laboratory Diagnosis to the Cambridge Hospital nurses. During the recent epidemic none exceeded in ready response and devotion, the school nurses, whose work was made more valuable by the hearty coöperation of the teachers. The School Committee has shown its appreciation by increasing the salary of the school nurses. Michigan: Flint.-HURLEY HOSPITAL held graduating exercises for a class of eight on the evening of December 10. The address was given by Dr. B. E. Burnell; the class took the Florence Nightingale Pledge; the diplomas were presented by C. O. Swayze and the school pins by Dr. David Jickling. A reception followed the exercises.

Nebraska.-THE NEBRASKA STATE NURSES' ASSOCIATION held its thirteenth annual meeting at the Lincoln Hotel, Lincoln, on December 3. Reports were given, and much time was spent on the reorganization recommended by the American Nurses' Association. Olive Augustine gave the report of the Cleveland convention. Miss Louer told of the splendid help given a member of the Association from the Nurses' Relief Fund. The death of nine nurses was reported, two having occurred in the cantonments, and in recognition of their service and sacrifice, a moment was spent in silent prayer. At the noon luncheon, four-minute talks were given between courses by Mayor John E. Miller, Governor-elect R. McKelvie, Attorney-General-elect, Mr. Davis, Dr. Benjamin Bailey and Mr. W. Hardy of the Red Cross in Lincoln. A good paper on Nursing Ethics in the Home was read by Clara Peterson. The greater part of the afternoon was given to an address by Prof. Sarka Hebkova of the Council of Defense, who told of the efforts that had been made to Germanize America. The following officers were elected: President, Margaret McGreevey, Lincoln; vice presidents, Elsa Boyd, North Platte; Mrs. Martha Taylor, Lincoln; secretary, Mrs. Max Westerman, Lincoln; treasurer, Mrs. Bessie Ryan, Omaha; directors, Grace French, Lincoln, Jean Keyes, Norfolk, Martha Meyer, York.

New York.-THE NEW YORK STATE NURSES' ASSOCIATION held its seventeenth annual meeting in Rochester, December 4 and 5, at the Powers Hotel. After the addresses of welcome by Mayor Edgerton for the city and by Miss Palmer for the nurses, Miss Hilliard gave the response. The morning was occupied with business. The afternoon session opened with community singing and was followed by addresses as follows: A Few Words from Over-Seas, Major James Barnes; Canteen Work in France, Rev. Arthur W. Grosse; Rank for Nurses, Helen Hoy Greeley; The Army School of Nursing, Annie W. Goodrich; The Red Cross at Home, Florence M. Johnson. A dinner was given by the local nurses at the Rochester Club, at the conclusion of which Madeleine Jaffray spoke of her work in France and there was fancy dancing by chlidren. The morning of the 5th was occupied with consideration of the reorganization, except for a recess when two excellent papers on Psychology were given by Professor John F. Forbes and Katharine Murdock. In the afternoon a visit was made to the Rochester Dental Dispensary, where after an inspection of the building and an explanation of its work, business was continued in its auditorium. In the evening a demonstration in nursing methods was given at the Rochester General Hospital. The new bylaws were discussed, changed and adopted by unanimous vote, also a form for district associations to follow. The following officers were elected: President, Elizabeth E. Golding, New York City; vice presidents, Katharine DeWitt, Rochester; Agnes Ward, New York City; secretary, Julia A. Littlefield, Albany;

treasurer, Louise Sherwood, Syracuse. Trustee for three years, M. Louise Twiss, New York City; trustee for one year, Miss Sinsebox, Buffalo. Directors: Sophia F. Palmer, Rochester; Carolyn Gray, New York City; Sarah Graham, New York City. Board of Nurse Examiners: Carolyn E. Gray, New York City; Mildred Deyo, Poughkeepsie; Sarah J. Ford, Rochester. Chairman of Legislative Committee, Alice Shepard Gilman, Rochester. The attendance at this meeting was good, especially as it was a postponed meeting, due to the epidemic. The members of the Association extended to the chairman of the Programme and the Arrangement Committees, Mary L. Keith and Mrs. Elizabeth Hawkswell, also to the nurses of the Monroe County Registered Nurses' Association, their appreciation for a most enjoyable meeting and a very interesting programme. Those attending the meeting carried away with them a most agreeable impression of the hospitality of Rochester. The districts decided upon by the delegates present, subject to change should they not meet the needs of the nurses most concerned, are as follows:

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Rochester
Elmira
Syracuse

Binghamton

6

Watertown

7

Utica

8

Saranac Lake

9

Albany

10

Schenectady

11

Kingston

12

Poughkeepsie

13

14

New York
Brooklyn

Counties

Niagara, Orleans, Erie, Genesee, Wyoming, Cha

tauqua, Cattaraugus.

Monroe, Livingston, Allegany, Wayne, Ontario.

Yates, Seneca, Steuben, Schuyler, Chemung.

Cayuga, Onandaga, Oswego.

Tioga, Broome, Chenango, Tompkins, Cortland,

Otsego, Schoharie, Delaware.

Jefferson, St. Lawrence, Lewis.

Madison, Oneida, Herkimer.

Essex, Hamilton, Clinton, Franklin.

Saratoga, Washington, Warren, Albany, Rensselaer.
Fulton, Montgomery, Schenectady.

Greene, Ulster, Sullivan, Orange, Rockland.

Columbia, Duchess, Putnam.

New York, Richmond, Bronx, Westchester.
Kings, Queens, Suffolk, Nassau.

THE NEW YORK STATE LEAGUE OF NURSING EDUCATION held its annual meeting at the Powers Hotel, Rochester, December 3. In spite of its being a postponed meeting the attendance was very gratifying. The early part of the morning session was devoted to business. The president, Carolyn Gray, in her address, spoke of the high order of work done by nurses and nursing organizations during the past year and a half. Particular tribute was paid to the probationers in the training schools throughout the state, to whom fell the task of helping in the care of the influenza patients, for the epidemic came on at the time of their entrance into the training schools. Volunteer workers, particularly those who did service in emergency hospitals, were given a word of appreciation, as was the Vassar Camp for nurses. Miss Gray discussed the eight-hour day for pupil nurses, with special stress on its need as a night schedule. At the afternoon session, the League went on record as favoring an eight-hour day. The remainder of the morning was filled with reports from the various committees. In the afternoon, Julia A. Littlefield of Albany read Miss Stewart's paper on The Possibility of a Standardization in Nursing Procedures, and Miss Hitchcock opened the discussion. The subject of Mary L. Keith's paper was The Standardization of Equipment in Hospitals,-Purchase and Installation. As Sally Johnson of Albany was unable to be present, Ethel Gorton of Rochester prepared and

read the paper on "Maintenance and Method of Inventory. Alice S. Gilman's paper on How Can We Best Develop Executives in Our Hospitals? was followed by one on A Student Nurse's View,-How She May Become a Valuable Member of the Staff, by Naomi Fedder, a pupil nurse at the Rochester General Hospital. The Round Table was conducted by Eliza P. Reid, Supervising Instructor of Training Schools. This fall the Homeopathic, General, and Hahneman Hospitals of Rochester combined their courses of instruction, so as to standardize the training in the three schools and the plan is working out well. The evening session was a joint meeting with the New York State Organization of Public Health Nursing, at which Dr. Joseph Roby, Acting Health Officer of Rochester, Alfred Fletcher, Assistant Principal of Schools, Cleveland, Ohio, and Adda Eldredge, our Interstate Secretary, spoke. The officers for the ensuing year are: President, Edith Atkin, Binghamton; vice president, Carolyn E. Gray, New York; secretary, M. Emily McCreight, Elmira; treasurer, Annie H. Smith, Rochester.

New York.-THE METROPOLITAN HOSPITAL ALUMNAE, on November 18, entertained the class of 1919 with a dance at the Nurses' Home on Blackwell's Island.

Tennessee: Chattanooga.-THE NURSES OF CHATTANOOGA met in the assembly room of the court house on October 31 for the purpose of organizing the Chattanooga District of the Tennessee State Association. Fifty names were presented for membership. Officers elected were: President, N. E. Plewes; vice presidents, Harriet Pearson, Grace Seaman; secretary, Mrs. Carolyn E. Ferree; treasurer, Mrs. Emma Brockman.

BIRTHS

On November 10, at Rochester, N. Y., a daughter, Josephine Katharine, to Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Kavanaugh. Mrs. Kavanaugh was Josephine La Force, class of 1914, St. Mary's Hospital.

In September, a daughter, Frederica Caroline, to Mr. and Mrs. Fred S. Moule. Mrs. Moule was Caroline Owen, class of 1908, Farrand Training School, Detroit.

In September, a daughter, Jane, to Mr. and Mrs. Charles D. Todd. Todd was Caroline Jackson, class of 1908, Farrand Training School, Detroit.

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In October, a daughter, to Lieutenant and Mrs. Charles E. Howe. Mrs. Howe was Florence Hardwick, class of 1917, Metropolitan Hospital, Blackwell's Island, N. Y.

Recently, at Culebra, Canal Zone, a son, to Lieutenant and Mrs. Donald. Mrs. Donald was Helena D. Conklin, class of 1912, Metropolitan Hospital, Blackwell's Island, N. Y.

On October 1, a daughter, to Dr. and Mrs. Brown S. McClintick. Mrs. McClintick was Eleanor Soukup, class of 1912, Illinois Training School, Chicago.

On November 26, at Detroit, Mich., a daughter, to Mr. and Mrs. Earnest Patterson. Mrs. Patterson was Avis Norton, class of 1912, Broad Street Hospital, Oneida, N. Y.

On November 5, at Canastota, N. Y., a son, Ernest Gordon, to Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Bartell. Mrs. Bartell was M. Ahlien Bennett, class of 1916, Broad Street Hospital, Oneida, N. Y.

MARRIAGES

At Chattanooga, Tenn., Inez M. Gates, class of 1914, All Saints Hospital, Fort Worth, Texas, to Milton H. Glover. Lieutenant and Mrs. Glover will live in Baltimore, Md.

On October 4, at Shelbyville, Ill., Mary Aetna Briscoe, class 1913, Hahnemann