Concerning Women.

White Ribbon, Volume 18, Issue 209, 18 November 1912, Page 11

Concerning Women.

POl tin hrat time ii the hiaton ol tin \r Medical Aaso< ia tion, .1 woman waa this year an offici t ..! one o( i 1 the nt met • n Atl.intn c it\ Dt Rosalie Slaughter Morton i \ ork ted vice-* hairman ..1 the se< tnm on pn vent h 1 medi and health, and prcsidi d .it ,1 number ..1" its mei I n

A Western fudge, addressing jur\ parti) compoted ol members <»i the other sex, n tmned thanka ln-v.ir.sr woman waa beii ited .is ~ rational be 1 That •ai til.in to .Hi 1u! light \ V Sun

W niii.,n A< 1 ortk .1 Unusual I'm 1 \\ In n tin Bill pro* iding foi lit houi lav > ame up in the ■c I s \ . Congressmen and \ isiti rs wei I .1 diversion tb.it no 'me of tl enl •■< 1 11,tn h witne« si-d .1 ■ I.in '.ll the tl tlu 11« .us. wbile th.it I.M(K *is in session Th. 1 .in .11 * < trded this prit ilepe \\ a* Miss A'.'ius Wilson, daughter o( ( oncrressman w il v <»n. 1.1 Pennsyl eania, .1 clerk "1 the House Com mittee on Labours <»»' which hei t.itln ris 1 hairman She b.is taken real inti rest in Ibe eight hour law, and is familiar with even de tail, s,. while the debate waa La ( . »nj n asman Wilson tre 'iin-ntU advised with bis daughter .is to th. fa< ts in i he 1 i s *'. and lu-r read) anawera to bis questions bowed her lamiliarity ariti the sui.KH t Tin Dill .\<\\ ocated i»\ net father passed, (rreatly t<» her d. l.Mit

\ Duke'a Tribut to l#adi c.u.ir • li.itis On being re-elected Chair in.ui mi the Bakewell Ouardiana 'h. Dnke ~1 Devonshire j>.ii<l .1 tribute to tin- excellent work dom ladv Otiprdians, and heartily wel corned Mrs Sharpe, ol l).irh-\ Dale, tin- hrst Isdv mensber <>! the Board Miss S \! Rmee, of Bedford Park, who w.is tin first h»d\ membei <»t the U t .11 Distrii t C Miituil. b.is eld ted Chairman ol its Public Mi ..Ith ~iul ls<.i ition Commit!

Protect \n omen l*riaonera and Witnesses. At S.m Francisco .» special Police Court, in which men offenders onlv u ill be tried is about to be established- There ia

to baa woman bailifl in attendance This innovation is considered de sir.ii.h- in order to aJord protection a omen pri* an ra and u itn< 1 from the crowda ol people \\U<> throng tin- Police Courta The ilar Polici rt fudjjea will t.tht turn- in pn siding m\ * r it

Mtiir turn-, co di* *.\ 1n 1 «ith In 1 liusii.uul ol radium, has received anothei distinction by .1 tln C lisse <h 1 Rei Ik Ti lu s entifiquea for the purpose "i continuing her researches in connect tion with polonium.

Praulein Oertrude Wocktr, ..1 l'< ttn . 1 \ eara old, hai nist taken up her post , t s Profess 1 ol Natural Philosophy .it the llniversit) «»t I eipsig, in t'.irin.nix. having bt en called there i.\ tin Qerman Govern ment sin- ,s the accred it.-<l Professoi ITniversit) in man), and the <>nl\ u omaa to i Mil li . i>l.i. • The Countesa \.m de I..id«\.i(hn w.is nominated is I• r. >ft ss, ,r it the ynw t rsit\ ol Bonn, but the (Tniversit) anthori tu-s refused 111 sam tion tin- an nointmenl, so Ia a ins the • lit

Ura \ Stebbina Wells, the first policewoman <»f Los s u Ik. b.,s proved so efficient, made addresses in |o Cahfornian cities during Ifarch under tin- ainYpicea ol the State w C IT, and aa 1 suit policewomen an bctuf <h manded in in.on - .tn 1 s.m Pran cisco u Minen .»ri- demanding thre

It is tin belief .»! tln.se iaterented in the movement th.it policewomen .Mr needed just <IS the lau requires women matrons <>i the country is, .iini women t<» accompany L'nls to the \Muttitr School, and lust .is women probation officers handle jjirls in the fuvenile Conrta Tin \ believe the idea that men In.lv handle women and prls Ka .« back number, and in bud t..st«, to s,»\ the le.ist

The policewoman is not thought primarily .»s an arresting officer ill. but her stv. ial dntv ia t.» \N.itib u\u the m the iit\ ~tkl thi temptattoau usd pitfalls which lead -.'iris .is;r.i\ it 1 that no one in Loa An^ t h, s more heartilv approval the institution <»' the Dolicewoman th 1 tin- policemen themselves, \\ln> woaader boa they pot along under tile old s\st«'lll