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Roy out JO ALDWINCKLE WOMEN'S EDITOR onon DIAL 3-2233 8 THE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE, Wednesday, May 13, 1953 Mrs. R. A. Wallace Re-elected President of Lyceum Art Club At the annual meeting of the Lyceum Club and Women's Art Association held Monday after- noonl, Mrs. R. A. Wallace was re- elected president. Mrs. W. G. Cor- ben presented the complete slate of officers as follows: Hon. president, Mrs. R. 8. Mc- Laughlin; hon. vice-president, Miss May Dillon; past president, Mrs. E. L. Chant; president, Mrs. R. A. Wallace; 1st vice-president, Mrs. Eric Y. Green; 2nd vice-president, Mrs. Ewart Alger; corresponding secretary, Mrs. C. B. Theberge: recording seeretary, Mrs. S. V. Barlow: treasurer, Mrs. W. P. Whittington; archivist, Mrs. Leon- ard Richer. Conveners: Literary Group --- Mrs. H. G. Willes, assisted by Mrs. D. R. Cameron and Mrs. A. W. Harding. Arts and Crafts -- Mrs. Ewart McLaughlin; Music, Miss May Dillon; Drama, Mrs W. G. Corben; Program, Mrs, Lucas Peacock; Membership, Mrs. Glenn Henry; social committee, Mrs. Irvin Salter, Mrs. Gordon | Summers and Mrs. E. F. Cuthbert- | son. Members' representatives -- | Mrs. H.W. King, Mrs. Fred Rob- erts, Mrs. A S. Ross, Mrs. T. D. | Thomas, Mrs E. L Chant, Mrs| Cleve Fox, Mrs. Norval Willson, | Mrs. C. W. Ferrier and Miss Eve-} lyn Everson. | Mrs, 8. V. Barlow read a report | of the year's activities showing | that the club had presented eight | outstanding speakers at monthly | meetings covering a wide range of | interests. Mrs. W. P. Whittington | gave an encouraging financial | statement. Other conveners, Mrs. | Fred Roberts, Mrs. A. W. Harding (for Mrs. D. R. Cameron) and Mrs. | E. PF. Cuthbertson also gave re- rts . Convener of the ceramic group, Mrs. Ewart McLaughlin said that the group was too small to bear the entire cost of the year's work, and although the display at Ade- laide House had been much ad- mired, the small attendance had not made it a financial success. In her report as president, Mrs. Wallace recalled the projects the club had undertaken during the year in the interests of the com- munity. She spoke of the presenta- tion-recital by Miss Geraldine Lee; scholarships given to the two col- legiates; books to the Board of Education for use in Public School libraries and financial help to art students. She said that she would like to see the annual meeting take the form of a display of achievements in arts and crafts by | the members themselves. Miss May Dillon presided while te slate of officers was present- Future detes announced were: a | garden party at Parkwood on Wed- nesday, June 17, and a fashion review, September 25. | For the balance of the meeting Mrs. Isabelle Whiteley of the To- ronto Art Gallery showed a color- | ed film and slides of the Vienna Art Treasures. She described the gradual build- ing up of the collection by many people, and recommended a re- cent book, "Taste of the Angels', a story of the collectors, which made fascinating reading. The venerated Old Masters and obects d'art spoke for themselves, | and many of the members recall- | ed with pleasure their visit to the | gallery while the treasurers were on exhibition. Doreen J. Fowler Donald Smith Wed The marriage of Doreen Jane Fowler, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Fowler, R.R. 2, Oshawa, and Donald Woodrow Smith, son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Smith, | R.R. 1, Columbus, was solemnized | recently at Columbus United Church. | Standards of ferns, palms and spring flowers formed the back- ground for the double-ring cere- mony performed by the Rev. Roy H. Rickard. he wedding music was played by Mrs, al- lace Scott, Given in marriage by her father the bride wore a French lace and nylon redingote with long sleeves over a strapless waltz-length gown of white net and satin. A pearl headdress held her fingertip veil | and she carried a white Bible on| which rested a spray of gardenias with streamers entwined with rose- buds. i Mrs. Verdun Johnston, sister of | the bride, was matron-of-honor wearing powder blue. The brides-! Considered Degrading Years Ago. Nursing Now a Dedicated Vocation By JO ALDWINCKLE Those who took advantage of the invitation to tour the Oshawa Gen- eral Hospital yesterday, National Hospital Day, could not fail to be impressed by the quiet efficiency of the nurses, and their air of gentle assurance that is a life- line to the sick and depressed. The work they do ranks far above a mere occupation; it is in the most noble sense of the word, a vocation, Not for nothing have they been called "ministering an- gels." Two new books dealing with the growth and development of two of London's greatest hospitals, West- minster Hospital and Middlesex Hospital paint a very different pic- ture of nurses and nursing a couple of centuries ago. NURSING WAS IMPROPER "The story of nursing," the au- thor, John Langdon-Davies, says, "can be understood only if it is considered against the background of the attitude of society towards women in the 18th and 19th cen- turies. Among the things that no "nice" girl in grandmother's. day would dream of doing was to nurse a sick man who was not a close relative. 'Indeed the willingness to be- come a nurse in the 18th century was an indication of such moral | depravity that it was not the cus- tom at Westminster Hospital to ask for characters." Of Westminster Hospital's first matron, Mrs. Jane Alden, he writes: 'Her salary was £6 ($30 at par) per annum and she select- ed as her staff one nurse at slight- | ly less; one maidservant at £4 12) and a messenger boy at £3 ( ). maid, Miss Jean Fowler, cousin of the bride, was in pale yellow. | Both wore waltz-length strapless | gowns of nylon net and lace styled | with matching jackets and full! overskirts of net. They wore head- dresses and mittens to harmonize with their gowns and carried cas- cades of roses. The flower girl, Miss Crystal Shaw wore pale green styled identically to the other at~ tendants and carried a basket of | mixed flowers. Mr. Glen Smith and Mr. Alan Scott attended the bridegroom and the ushers were Mr. Verdun John- | ston and Mr. Neil Smith. | At the reception held at Colum-| bus Church the bride's mother wore a navy crepe dress with] white and navy blue accessories. | The bridegroom's mother who assisted her was' in bronze crepe | with beige accessories. | Both wore corsages of roses { Later Mr. and Mrs, Smith left for a wedding trip to New York and southern New Jersey and on their return will live in Columbus. For travelling the bride wore a navy blue crepe dress with a gray topcoat and navy blue and pink accessories. Skill has been a tradition with us for over a quarter of a century.' LEWIS - Optometrists 3 KING ST. E. DIAL 5-0444 ~~ ww iy A Dan River woven cotton shirt. In all block checks. 12 10 20 . . plaids, all colors and 2.95 a terrific buy! B Denim trimme coal or red. 1210 18. Dede pushers pique , in faded blue, char. 2.95 C Denim sun-back blousette in faded blue, piped with white, 12 to 18. 2.95 D Denim skirt of unpressed pleats, white. (Other ® Knitted cotton T-shirt in Bal. brigan navy/white, green/white. faded blue piped with 12 to 18, styles: 4.95 & 5.95). 3.95 2.95 stripes, Red/white, Small, Medium & Large. F Denim blue, charcoal, green and red. Siz cuffed shorts in faded 1.95 es 12 to 18. b | First Great BEER ALLOWANCE 'After three years hard labor Mrs. Alden's salary was raised to the equivalent of $45 and in re- cognition of her faithful services she was given a gratuity of £1 or about $5. Beside her board and lodging there was an allowance of beer. He: duties were many and peculiar. She was day nurse and night nurse. The first specifically '"'night"' nurse was not engaged un- til 1733. She was also house-keeper, secretary, steward and policeman. One of the duties of the nurse was to provide meals for the pa- tients. In 1733 the patient's diet was: broth or water gruel for breakfast, 8 ozs. of beef or mut- ton on alternate days and rice or oatmeal pudding, cooked with milk on the other days, suet pudding, 2 ozs. butter and 14 ozs. bread washed down with three pints of small beer. The staff itself had 1 1b, of bread, 2-3 ozs. butter or cheese, 1 1b of potatoes and three pints of ale. As late as the approach of the Victorian era hospital conditions and practice were still pretty prim- itive. It is recorded that in 1821 the governors of the Middlesex Hos- pital (founded in 1745) were 80 alarmed at their apothecary's "ex- travagence'" in issuing leeches at |the rate of 100 a day, that they "took a firm line and ordered that { "in future, after the leeches had been used, they should be properly preserved for future application." Worse still, the amount of wine consumed had more than doublud in five years though the number of patients had not. HEROINES ALL Even up until the time of the War, a nurse's job was a menial one, and beneath the dignity of a girl of good fam- ily. Hospitals were regarded as the last resort of people with little means, The gentility were nursed at home, and surgical operations were performed on kitchen tables. It took the bravest heart and the strongest . constitution to come through these ordeals, and conval- escence lasted six months or a year. Medical science has brought about a revolution in the world of sickness. The nursing profes- sion is one of the most highly re- garded today, and instead of be- ing a house of death the hospital has emerged as an institution of health and hope. Pictured above are two mem- bers of the League of Mercy of the Salvation bring a smile and a word of cheer to one of the many pa- | tients they visit in their weekly round at the Oshawa Hospital. PATIENTS WELCOME LEAGUE OF MERCY Army as they General For 30 years one or two members of the League of Mercy have made it a practice to visit every patient from the top floor to the bottom, regard- less of race or creed, and have delivered to each one 'The War Cry." This week and in honor of '"Mothers' Day" the daffodils C. S. Langfield. | from the Citadel were taken to | | the Hospital to be shared with the patients. Seen above is Mrs. Jeanie Reid, a patient, enjoys a visit from Thomas Salisbury and (R) Mrs. as she (L) Mrs. Photo by Dutton--Times Studio. Card Party Is Held At Storie Park A successful euchre and crib- bage party was held recently at the Storie Park clubhouse. The prizes were won by Mrs, George King, Mrs. Joseph Muzik, Miss Madge Durno, Mrs. M. Meule- meester, Mrs. G. Northey, Mrs. Joseph Tweedie, Mr. Donald Mae- Donald, Mr. J. Smith, Mr. Fred" Waite, Mr. C. H. Peacock. Mrs, Reginald Ellis, Mrs. Lloyd Fowler. 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