Indianapolis Times, Volume 45, Number 273, Indianapolis, Marion County, 26 March 1934 — Page 5

MARCH 2fi, 1934-

Long Hours Remain Lot of Nurses NR A Fails to Change Time on Duty in Any Respect. BY GRETTA PALMER Times Special Writer 'VTEW YORK. March 26—“ Miss Fields,” I said to my nurse, ‘‘you have been on duty since 7 this morning, and it is now 5:30. I have every comfort of hospital or home within easy reach, and I want to sleep, anyway. Will you please scram?”

“Oh,” she said. “I coludn’t do that. The hospital won’t allow it. We have to stay on duty twelve hours every day of the week.” “Can’t you ever leave a case after, say, six months if you feel you need a rest?" I asked. “Oh, no,” she said. “You can never leave a case until they are well even

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if you are nursing them at home on twenty-four-hour duty.” The NRA has fluttered his blue wings over the trained nurse and flown on without a stop. While other workers are debating the merits of the thirty-five against the forty-hour week, the nurse, as a matter of course, works eighty-four hours a week on hospital duty. If she is caring for a patient at home she is on duty twenty-one hours a day, or a hundred and forty-seven hours a week, out of which she is permitted to snatch whatever rest she can on the living room divan when her patient is asleep. Attention was drawn to these conditions at a meeting of the New York Counties’ Registered Nurses Association. It was pointed out that the nurses being exempted from the NRA code as “professional workers,” will have to solve the problem of cutting down on hours of employment for themselves. “I doubt very much,” said Dr. Louis I. Harris, former health commissioner, to the 1,100 delegates, “whether the maids in Park avenue homes would tolerate the conditions under which many nurses work both as regards their hours and pay and their economic security for the future.” Dr. Harris urged the universal adoption of the eight-hour day for nurses—something which was won a long, long time ago by most other employes. This shorter day, which is now in effect in the Flower and St. Vincent’s hospitals in Manhattan and in a number of hospitals in Brooklyn, is, according tp reports read at the meeting, an unqualified success. The average competent trained nurse In New York today is unemployed for at least a third of the time, according to bedside testimony. When she is out of work she is afraid to leave the house because she might miss a call to work. But how’ about the patient, already staggering under the burden cf doctor’s and hospital bills? Would it be too great a strain on him to pay for three nurses a day Instead of two? It would cost the patient exactly $1 more a day, it seems. Instead of paying $7 a day to each of two nurses he would pay $5 a day to each of three if the projected scheme were adopted. How much chance for these things do you think a nurse has after she has taken an hour-long subway ride to get home after her twelve-hour day? Nobody wants to run a sweatshop from a hospital bed. There is no earthly reason why anybody should. BRIDGE PARTY WILL I BE BENEFIT EVENT To aid the Mutual Service Association trust fund, the organization will sponsor a benefit bridge party April 23 in the ballroom of the Columbia Club. Miss Mamie D. Larsh, president. has appointed Mrs. Marie M. Bowen, chairman of entertainment and arrangements. Income from the trust fund is used by the association to aid business and professional women. Butler Group Pledged Kappa Delta Pi. national honorary educational sorority at Butler university, has pledged the following: Misses Mildred Grayson, Helen Clever. Mary Helen Karnes. Edna Cabalzer, Marjorie Rhinehart. Marigrace Majonnier, Man,’ Newby, Florence Hinshaw. Mary Ellen Clark. Priscilla Brown. Harriet Summers. Rosemary Rocap, Martha j Rose Scott, Mary Lucille Tragor, Mrs. Milo Stuart and Mrs. Helen | Mowrey.

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Mrs. C. C. Robinson “The Big Tent” at the Civic Theater’s annual costume ball, April 11 at the Athenaeum, will be invaded by clown, cigaret girls, snake charmers, acrobats and bareback riders. Mrs. C. C. Robinson poses in the costume of a Tartar which she will wear at the carnival event.

A Woman’s Viewpoint by MRS. WALTER FERGUSON

'T'HE feminine sense of fairness is undeveloped because of centuries of economic dependence. For a man to cheat a woman out of money, therefore, is still a major crime with us, while for a woman to cheat a man constitutes a clever sex victory. The Indiana citizen who is charged with swindling five ladies by proposing marriage and then obtaining their money to invest is, in the eyes of all, a veritable scoundrel. There can be no doubt of it. He’ll probably go to the penitentiary with our maledictions ringing in his ears. However, the well favored girl who, by the use of the wellS. A., can marry several wealthy gentlemen and later get alimony or who, failing that, can sue them for breach of promise, is permitted to wend her successful way through life without many legal or oral reprimands. She gets her judgments and after that a swell vaudeville contract, perhaps. A close scrutiny of fact, nevertheless, discloses that the man’s crime is no w’orse than the woman’s. It is only that we have been trained to think men should spend their money on women and women should spend their money on themselves. In some fashion or another we always have been paid for love, the wife no less than the prostitute. We give ourselves—as the saying goes—and in return we expect to he supported for life or enriched for the present. Being selected by nature to produce the children, we have been forced into a dependent, suppliant state of mind and it is easy to see how this has developed within us the designing, pick-pocket attitude. The highest mark of feminine intelligence, so far as the mass mind is concerned,, is to get everything possible out of the gentleman one lives with, whether he be husband or paramour. The smart gals pluck; the dumb ones get plucked. It seems to me the education of both boys and girls should in-

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ATHLETIC CLUB TO BE DANCE HOST

Notices were sent to the membership of the Indianapolis Athletic Club today announcing the club’s Easter dance Saturday for members and guests. Spring ’flowers and greenery will be used for decorations. Dancing will be in the fourth floor ballroom from 10 until 2. Easter Sunday will be celebrated with a special dinner from noon until 9. There will be dancing from 6:30 until 8:30. Reservations are being made with the manager’s office for both events.

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Mae Sprague Is Bride in Church Rite “At Home” * Announcement Is for April 15 at Woodruff Place. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Dawson Caster will be at home at 590 East drive, Woodruff Place, after April 15. The marriage of Miss Edith Mae Sprague, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard E. Sprague, and Mr. Caster took place at 4:30 yesterday afternoon in McKee chapel of the Tabernacle Presblerian church. Dr. J. Ambrose Dunkel read the service. Miss Mary Alice Glick, organist, played “To a Wild Rose” and “O Promise Me.” The bride, given in marriage by her father, wore blue crepe with matching straw turban and carried Johanna Hill roses. She was attended by her sister, Miss Ellen Sprague, who wore rose crepe with a white turban. Her bouquet was of spring flowers. Mrs. Sprague wore a blue redingote with printed silk dress. Arthur Lewis, Buffalo, N. Y., was best man and ushers were James Shephard and Richard Sprague. A church reception followeed the ceremony. Members of the bridal party and immediate families attended a dinner at the Sprague home in Golden Hill last night.

Personals

Miss Julia Jean Hall, daughter of Mrs. Helen S. Hall, and Miss Gretchen Grant, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jesse R. Grant, are home during the spring holidays at Erskine, junior college for girls in Boston. , Mrs. Joseph N. Gelman and Miss Alma Lyon are visiting at the Savoy-Plaza in New York. Miss Betty Stilz has returned from Swarthmore college to spend the spring vacation with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond F. Stilz, 5425 Julian avenue. Miss Betti Lou Kahn, student at Smith college, is spending spring vacation with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. I. F. Kahn, 3534 Central avenue. Miss Helen Hartinger, 36 Hampton drive, is visiting Mrs. J. Murray Walker in New York. Miss Helen Borinstein has come from Wellesley college to visit her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Louis J. Borenstein, 4137 North Meridian street, during spring vacation. Miss Emily Schubach will arrive Wednesday from Northwestern university to spend the Easter vacation with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Schubach, 5334 Hill street. Robert Walter Jarvis Jr., student at Yale university, is spending the Easter vacation with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Schubach, 5334 Hill street. Robert Walter Jarvis Jr.,, student at Yale university, is spending the Easter vacation with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Walter Jarvis. LAMBDA CHAPTER PARTY SCHEDULED “Depression” party will be held tonight at the home of Mrs. Dorothy Overman, 364 West Thirty-first street, by Lambda chapter, Omega Phi Tau sorority, for rushees. Guests will include Mrs. Keith Stonehouse and Mrs. Kenneth H. Smith; Misses Dorothy Clinton, Helen Gray, Mercede Miller, Mildred Smith, Vivian Henthome, Vivian Mahan, Ruth Jackson and Evelyn Meek. Members in charge will be Mrs. Elmer Wasson, Mrs. George Bender, Mrs. Dorothy Overman and Miss Lucille Wasson.

Card Party Will Be Benefit for Nutrition Camp Health committee of the women’s auxiliary to the Railway Mail Association will sponsor a card party Tuesday night. April 3, at the Woman’s Department Club for the benefit of the Marion country nutrition camp. Mrs. Frank Wilson, chairman of the health committee, is general chairman of the party. Mrs. Richard Brooks is chairman of candy; Mrs. David Hedges, chairman of table prizes, and Mrs. W. G. Stayton, chairman of door prizes. Other members of the committee are Mrs. C. J. Finch and Mrs. Dan Hutchison. This committee annually sponsors a benefit for the nutrition camp and for several summers has supported two children at the camp. The auxiliary several years ago erected a fireplace in the main camp building and recently planted a lane of trees bordering the driveway to the camp, as well as other trees and shrubs on the grounds. Prior to the founding of the camp, the organization supported other projects of the tuberculosis

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associatlra. Mrs. W. H. Vlnzant Is president of the auxiliary, which meets the first Tuesday of each month at the Woman's Department Club. MISS WICKERS WEDS GRAY DON RYNARD Miss Mary Jane Wickers, daughter of Mrs. Cora Wickers and Graydon Rynard. son of Mr. and Mrs. George Rynard. were married Saturday night at their new home, 4121 Byram avenue. The Rev. R. a. McCann officiated. Bridal sougs were presented by Mrs. Russell Shaw and Mrs. Allene McCowm. Attendants were Mr. and Mrs. I George Badger and Mitzi Badger, i flower girl. The bride wore a pale ; green crepe dress trimmed in lace i MISS MAGEL WED TO ROBERT W. OSLER The marriage of Miss Aurzella I Alice Magel and Robert Willard Osier is announced by the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Magel. The , bride attended Butler university and is a member of Alpha Omicron Pi sorority. Mr. Osier, a graduate of De Pauw university, is a member of Delta Tau Delta fraternity. Mr. and Mrs. Osier will be at home after April 15 at 4815 East Washington street.

Miss Volland Chosen to Head State Chapter Indiana chapter. National Society. Daughters of the Union, elected officers at a meeting Saturday at the Columbia Club. Albert Stump spoke on “Loyalty.” Miss Emma Volland. Columbus, was re-elected regent; Mrs. Louis Kruger, named first vice-regent; Mrs. E. E. Showalter. second riceregent; Mrs. J. W. Grifflng. third vice-regent; Mrs. Myla Arnold, fourth vice-regent; Mrs. W. W. Suckow. Franklin, fifth rice-regent; Mrs. W. H. Schlosser, Franklin, recording secretary; Miss Elizabeth Bond, Columbus, corresponding secretary. and Mrs. Virgil Hicks, Franklin, chaplain. Directors will be Mrs. Griffing, Mrs. Suckow. Mrs. Mary Johnson Dodds. Mrs. Belle M. Dow. Madison, and Miss Lillian Volland. Columbus. Bridge Play Continues Tri Psi bridge tournament will continue at 1:30 tomorrow at the Delta Delta Delta chapter house, 809 West Hampton drive.

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Mexico to Be Topic Miss Esther Aldridge, teacher at Arsenal Technical high school, will talk on Mexico at the meeting of the Bright wood Three Arts Club at 8 tonight. The club is a travel study group, rfieeting at the Brightwood branch library* 2346 Station street, and Miss Gertrude Rhoades, librarian, is the sponsor. William Ellison will preside. Miss Suzanne Spurgeon, student at John Herron Art School, has returned to her home in Muncie for the spring holidays. Rheumatic Happy; Conquers Torture Specialist’* Prescription Stop* Pain at Once So many thousands hare found quick relief from the torturing pain of neuralgia, neuritis, sciatica, lumbago and rheumatism through Nurito that it is now eagerly sought by sufferers everywhere.. It was diacorered by a Famous Specialist noted for the real speed at which his own prescription banishes pains and aches. He has finally keen persuaded to place it at the disposal of the general public through drug stores everywhere. Nurito contains no opiates or narccaics and is absolutely harmless. If the very first three doses of Nurito do not stop the most intense pain even of many years’ standing—your money will be instantly refunded. If you want to feel again the joy of living, banish needless agony, that prevents sound sleep, go to your druggist now and ask tor Nurito, under this money-back guarantee. At all druirtrists and Haag Drug Stores. NURITO for NEURITIS Pain