vice-presidents, Mrs. Mary Carpenter, Wheeling, Emma Vernon, Fairmont, Evelyn Walker, Elkins, Mary Gaule, Huntington; secretary, Mrs. M. J. Steele, 5 Hubbard Court, Charleston; treasurer, Loretto McGrail, 1240 Lynn Street, Parkersburg. The next state meeting will be held in the spring at a time when Miss McIsaac, inter-state secretary, can be present.

Governor Glasscock sent a letter to the president of the state association, regretting his necessary absence from the city at the time of the nurses' meeting and expressing his interest in their work:

"It would have been a real pleasure to have extended to them personally a cordial greeting, and a word of welcome, but I must take this means of saying to them that there is no subject they will discuss, or in which they are interested, that does not have an equal interest for all. You believe in raising the standard until only the best and most efficient shall be permitted to practise your profession, and so do we. You favor such laws as will protect your profession, and prevent imposition on the public, and in your efforts along that line you are entitled to the support of all good citizens.

"My personal experience with nurses has been most satisfactory and has taught me to believe that your profession ranks with the best and most honorable in which men and women engage, always excepting the ministry and teaching."

OHIO

Cleveland.-MATILDA JOHNSON, superintendent of the Visiting Nurse Association, has spent part of the summer abroad.

MICHIGAN

Detroit.-AGNES G. DEANS, who has been doing tuberculosis nursing under the Board of Health, has taken charge of the City Hospital, which is under the same management.

MINNESOTA

THE MINNESOTA STATE GRADUATE NURSES' ASSOCIATION will hold its annual meeting in St. Paul, on October 11. There will be two sessions, at 10 A.M. and 2 P.M. Isabel McIsaac, inter-state secretary of the Associated Alumne, will be present and will speak on "What Organization Might Do for Our Nurses."

ILLINOIS

Chicago. ALLIE WALDEN, class of 1910, Hahnemann Hospital, has taken the position of night supervisor at the hospital.

GERTRUDE BOWENS, a graduate of the Illinois Training School, has resigned her position at the Children's Memorial Hospital and will spend the winter in California. She is succeeded by Mabel McNeel, graduate of the Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto.

MISS E. R. CALLAHAN, graduate of St. Stephen's Hospital, Richmond, Indiana, and recently head nurse at the Sloane Maternity, New York City, has taken charge of the obstetrical work in Cook County Hospital.

JEANNETTE S. LYON, R.N., class of 1899, Episcopal Hospital, Philadelphia, has given up her work with the Chicago Tuberculosis Institute and accepted the position of superintendent of the Provident Hospital.

INDIANA

THE INDIANA STATE NURSES' ASSOCIATION will hold its eighth annual convention on October 4 and 5, in the Y. W. C. A. building, Indianapolis. Miss Isabel McIsaac, inter-state secretary of the Associated Alumnæ, will address the convention on October 4, on "Our Future, What Will We Make It?"

THE INDIANA STATE SOCIETY OF SUPERINTENDENTS OF TRAINING SCHOOLS FOR NURSES will hold its annual meeting on October 3, in the reception rooms of the Protestant Deaconess Hospital Nurses' Home.

THE INDIANA STATE BOARD OF EXAMINERS OF NURSES will hold an examination on Wednesday and Thursday, November 16 and 17, 1910, in the State House, Indianapolis. For application blanks or information, apply to

EDNA HUMPHREY, Secretary,
Crawfordsville.

Richmond.-LIZabeth Heffner, R.N., graduate of Home Hospital, Lafayette, and Clare Brook, R.N., graduate of St. Vincent's Hospital, Indianapolis, have come to Reid Memorial Hospital to fill the positions of assistant superintendent and surgical nurse.

South Bend.-EDITH G. WILLIS, R.N., has recently returned from graduate work in New York City and, on September 1, assumed the superintendency of the Epworth Hospital.

IOWA

THE STATE EXAMINATION in July resulted in the passing of fifty-four nurses. This makes a total of more than one thousand registered nurses in the state.

Des Moines.-THE REGISTERED NURSES' ASSOCIATION has established a central directory under the management of the association, with a registered nurse in charge. The members feel greatly indebted to the nurses of St. Paul, Minneapolis, and Kansas City for their cordial aid and helpful suggestions.

RULES FOR REGISTRY

Rule 1. A directory or registry committee must be appointed until next regular meeting to manage the registry, and may consist of executive committee

and a few others.

Section 1. The Des Moines Registered Nurses' Registry shall be under the immediate care of a registrar, who shall be a registered nurse in good standing and a member of the Des Moines Registered Nurses' Association. She shall be employed by the association at a stated salary, and while so employed shall not be eligible for office in the association.

Sec. 2. The registrar shall be at all times responsible for the work of the registry. She shall not leave the registry without a competent person in charge, having written directions. She shall keep a complete set of books and make a full written report to the association at the first meeting of each month. She may collect and receipt for money due the registry and pay over the money to the treasurer of the association once a month.

Sec. 3. A special record shall be kept by the registrar of every nurse sent

out with the data, name, and address of patient or physician if same can be secured.

Sec. 4. The registrar shall at any time when requested attend the meetings of the executive board.

Sec. 5. All complaints whether against the registrar or members must be made in writing duly signed, and sent to the president only who shall lay the matter before the registry committee for investigation.

Sec. 6. A two-thirds vote of all members of the registry is required for a change of registrar. The registrar shall give two months' notice, in writing, te registry committee if it is not possible for her to hold said office.

RULES FOR MEMBERS

Section 1. A list of all nurses registered shall be kept by the registrar with` school from which they graduated, the language they speak, the class of case which they prefer or object to, and their schedule of prices.

Sec. 2. Nurses making an engagement must report at once by telephone or card. If notice is not received within 48 hours after the engagement is made, the cause of such omission shall require investigation by the registry committee. If the nurse is found to be in fault she will be fined $1.00 for each offense and suspension after third offense.

Sec. 3. Nurses reporting for duty are placed at the foot of the list. When no request is made for the particular nurse, the registrar shall, if possible, send the first one on the list who is registered for the class of work to which the case belongs. Refusal of any case for which a nurse is registered shall place her at the foot of the list, unless a valid excuse be given the registrar.

Sec. 4. After nursing contagious or infectious diseases, the nurse may be sent to any case at any time, provided the physician has been informed of the facts, and the nurse gives assurance that she has properly disinfected and is herself in good physical condition.

Sec. 6. When a nurse's name has become third on the list, she shall receive notification from the registrar to that effect, and after this she must not be out of reach of the directory for more than two hours at a time without notifying the registrar of the fact. If a nurse is beyond call of the registry for a longer time, she may lose the call, but not her place on the registry.

Sec. 7. In case of illness a nurse should report at once to the registrar and when ready for duty shall be entitled to the first call for the class of work to which she is registered, providing her illness has been protracted three weeks or more. Otherwise she shall be entitled to the same place on directory she had held previous to her illness.

Sec. 8. The directory fee shall be $8.00 per year, payable semi-annually in advance in January and July. This fee shall cover the initiation fee and dues for the fiscal year of new members. Members joining the directory after January or July shall pay at the rate of $1.00 per month until the next semi-annual payment is due.

Sec. 9. Nurses listed for work on the registry are requested to notify the superintendent of registry as soon as possible after accepting private calls.

Sec. 10. A nurse at the head of the waiting list may, with the knowledge and approval of the registrar, give a registry call to another nurse, taking the place of the latter on the list.

Sec. 11. These rules may be amended at any regular meeting or at any special meeting called for that purpose, provided that notice of change proposed be mailed to each member of the association at least one week before said meeting. Note. The committee will be glad to meet any of the nurses at the regular meetings to receive suggestions which will add to the efficiency of the directory. Stuart.-LUELLA BRISTOL, who has been for two years superintendent of Stuart Hospital, has gone to Ann Arbor, Michigan, to become superintendent of nurses at the University Hospital.

OKLAHOMA

THE OKLAHOMA STATE ASSOCIATION OF GRADUATE NURSES will hold its second annual convention in Muskogee, October 18 and 19, in the auditorium of the Commercial Club. Many pleasures have been planned by the members of the local association for the visitors.

COLORADO

THE COLORADO STATE BOARD OF NURSE EXAMINERS will meet at the State Capitol, Denver, on October 26, 27, and 28, to examine applicants for registration according to "An Act Relating to Professional Nursing." For further information, address

MARY B. EYRE, Secretary,

1942 Pennsylvania St., Denver, Col.

WASHINGTON

Seattle.-THE KING COUNTY ASSOCIATION OF GRADUATE NURSES held its regular meeting at the Assembly Hall, Henry Bldg., on September 6, with sixteen members present and the president in the chair. After the usual routine of business was over, Miss Loomis gave an interesting account of the meeting of the Washington State Association, held at Spokane in June. An offer to supply free to the members 2000 copies of a four-page pamphlet on " Moral Prophylaxis was received from Miss Adele Fielde, on condition that they be distributed among mothers and other women interested. A motion to accept the offer was made and seconded and unanimously carried. The pamphlets may be obtained from the secretary at her office, 310 Cobb Bldg. Seventeen applications for membership were accepted and one laid over for further consideration. The meeting adjourned at 4.30 P.M.

CAROLINE TRIMBLE, a graduate of the Homeopathic Hospital, Rochester, N. Y., and a member of the King County Association of Graduate Nurses, has been appointed third school nurse for the Seattle Public Schools.

Tacoma.-THE PIERCE COUNTY GRADUATE NURSES' ASSOCIATION held its first meeting after the summer vacation on September 5, at the Fannie Paddock Nurses' Home with six members present. On account of the absence of the president, Miss Sill, first vice-president, presided. The office of treasurer was declared vacant on account of the prolonged absence of Miss Rose from the city. Mrs. Cummings was chosen to fill the vacancy for the remainder of the year. The nurses present enjoyed a very pleasant and instructive lecture on Insanity by Dr. Mary Perkins. The question of joining the State Federation of Women's Clubs was again brought forward and discussed; it was decided to bring it up

for further discussion at the next meeting, also the changing of the time of the annual meeting. The other county associations in the state are trying to have a uniform time in order to have all state dues in by the first of the year, so it was decided to also bring this up at the next meeting, to have the annual meeting in the latter part of the year instead of at the first. In spite of the small attendance, a very enjoyable evening was spent by all present.

ADA WOODHURST and CHRISTINE ROEHL have left the nursing ranks to be married.

CALIFORNIA

Redding.-ST. CAROLINE SANITARIUM has been rebuilt in attractive mission style, of concrete. It is a one-story structure with twelve private rooms for patients, an excellent operating room, and other needed equipment. There are wide porches onto which the beds can be rolled. Theresa Erickson is superintendent with a staff of three graduate nurses.

BIRTHS

ON June 4, a son to Mr. and Mrs. Hampton Allen. Mrs. Allen was Julia Bronis, a graduate of the Orange Training School for Nurses, Orange, N. J.

ON July 4, at Phoenix, Arizona, a son to Mr. and Mrs. Barry Goldwater. Mrs. Goldwater was Jo Williams, a graduate of the Illinois Training School.

ON August 1, at Riverside, Cal., a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Baldwin. Mrs. Baldwin was Martha Vernon, graduate of the Illinois Training School.

ON August 16, at the Seattle General Hospital, a son to Dr. and Mrs. John Hunt. Mrs. Hunt was Grace Poitras, class of 1908, Seattle General Hospital.

ON August 11, at East Boston, Mass., a daughter to Captain and Mrs. Benjamin P. Kemp. Mrs. Kemp was Emma E. Knapp, class of 1906, Boston City Hospital.

ON August 17, at the Seattle General Hospital, twin son and daughter to Dr. and Mrs. Hollingsworth. Mrs. Hollingsworth was Delphine Louise Robertson, graduate of the Bryn Mawr Hospital.

MARRIAGES

ELIZABETH GRATER, class of 1907, Illinois Training School, to Frederick

Steele.

IN June, at Wheaton, Ill., Helen Brewster, class of 1908, Illinois Training School, to Frank B. Lovell, M.D.

ON August 2, at Toronto, Canada, Florence Davidson, class of 1904, Hahnemann Hospital, Chicago, to E. O. McWilliams, of Pittsburg, Pa.

ON July 23, Alice Smith, class of 1907, Mercy Hospital, Chicago, to James Perkins. Mr. and Mrs. Perkins will live in Christobal, Panama.

ON June 18, Sara Wood Harper, class of 1897, Allegheny General Hospital, to Delos Woodward Howe. Mr. and Mrs. Howe will live in Delphi Falls, N. Y. ON June 1, Ida R. Glemser, class of 1898, Allegheny General Hospital, to H. Lawrence Noble. Mr. and Mrs. Noble will live at 920 Calle Valenzuela, Santa Mesa, Manila.

ON July 26, at Spokane, Wash., Emma A. Plough, class of 1908, Hahnemann Hospital, Chicago, to Fred Romaine Miller. Mr. and Mrs. Miller will live in Chinook, Montana.