Firland Sanatorium School of Nursing - Fir Log Yearbook (Seattle, WA)

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places of interest to visit, including some of the most exclusive houses of enter- tainment. One which was highly recommended was the Viennese Gardensl'-a combination of beer garden and cabaret. One evening we chanced to visit this and soon discovered the cause of its popularity when we found our former col- league-Edna Brandt and Delanto Ludington officiating at the bar. The delightful and gracious manner in which they served the guests seemed to permeate the place with an old-world charm. However, we decided that this place had almost more than its share of Firland talent when we found the star entertainer to be none other than Myrtle Lystad. She gave several solo dances and led a chorus of beauties through some very intricate steps. At the Vlforldls Fair of 1942, held in Rome, we saw s Miss Universe and for once agreed with the judges in their choice-not only for her physical and mental perfections, but Mrs. Sylvia Larson Montague Hearst Cortez McDougall Barbe- rini O'Halloran Trotsky seems to have been practically universal in her matri- monial ventures. The next time we hear a young lady vowing never to marry we shall know just what to expect. . Lorene King is happy in a little candy store in Portland, Qregon, where she sells candy to children who are as enthralled with her own sweetness as with that of the candy. For lovers who come for sweets for their sweethearts-she composes notes to enclose in the box which are of such delicate lineness as to transform the candy into a perfect elixir of love, for the clinching of the most backward of romances. In the evenings Lorene plays on her piano in her apartment in back of her store, and once a week a Seth Parker Club meets there with the same happy result in neighborly philosophy and love of music as there was fostered in the original club. Elva -lersild is swimming instructor at the University of Wfashington and believes in keeping her class in perfect condition all through the year-every day, OFFICE HOSPITAL III ..41- 122214 are W f lll li-'lil .:--f r f--wa, , Q- if Q ' 'gf -if ff- Y , ' ' :-.95,,34,fx 1 I f -3.-r

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.4 xv ki Jil' 1 V -gli? 'A-Q 9 9f1ain: 0 1 . fer FEI? 45' E Z, 'Z' YY' 1 '-JE ' ' :-1iwfg.1.T3:-Siififfnfu WF? visited many countries, her most enthusiastic descriptions were of Seattle, Wash- ington, and vicinity. Since hearing her talk the majority are convinced that the Northwest coast must indeed be the ideal climate in which to spend the winter months. ldfilda Von Helms, we take off our hats to you as do the Mayo Brothers, who have actually chosen you, a hen-medic, as their protege in Pediatrics to carry on their work and maintain their high reputation after they must relinquish their places at the top of the profession. Marion Armstrong you will find still at Firland, where in her capacity of Night Superintendent, she has obliterated the night duty bugbear for the other nurses-so sweetly does her radiant personality illumine the night. I am afraid it will be a shock to you, as it certainly was to us, to discover Hilda Fisher, that model of meekness and shy reserve, in the role of Matron at Sing Sing. Wie were amazed to behold her disciplining the hard desperate char- acters and keeping the most unruly in order. Necessity has certainly disclosed a Hilda we didn't dream existed, although she became her old sweet self while we talked. We had come to Wfenatchee to visit the prize apple orchard of the west. As We strolled through the orchards watching the pickers, two apples were dropqped on our heads and a laughing face peeped through the branches above. VVho should l'e descending the ladder with her basket of apples but Barbara Sturgis herself- disguisecl slightly by a large sun lzonnet and a new name. It turned out that she and her husband owned the orchard and were as proud of their aipples as they were of their three charming children whom we found in the orchard making mud pies. Last winter we decided to see some of the beauties and absorb some of the sunshine at the beach in Miami, Florida. From other tourists we learned of the xr- 'W-'j . gum V N OFFICE HOSPITAL II .. . 40 1

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E it We 9 Q X30 I Z 132 T-. Y llll' f'l I V ri- 'aa - . i . i. - , 1717 rain, snow or shine finds the hardy daughters of the Northwest battleing the Waves of Puget Sound and for many years other schools have despaired of capturing the swimming cup. Thelma Lorenzen's motherly instinct got the best of her better judgment in her choice of a husband. Although she is very happily married in other respects she is forced to use her own ingenuity to earn the living for the family. She has built up a great reputation in Portland, Where by her tactful management and excellent cooking she has created an entirely different picture of the traditional landlady of the comic strips. ln Cannes, France, we attended the tennis matches for the world champion- ship and found Margaret King renpresenting America. vVVCI'C we proud! For of course we remembered that her skill had been cradled in the tennis court at Firland where she had first tried the original racket holds that were to make her famous. Needless to say the other players Were liadly beaten and all were agreed that never had such fleetness and grace been displayed on any court. Mabel Loney is also in charge of a hospital, but her patients are all dogs- dogs of every description and disposition, dogs with wealthy masters and stray dogs-it matters nothing to Mabel for she loves them all and gives them such excellent treatment that a case is seldom lost. Mabel says she finds ample reward in a grateful look or thump of a tail. Alice Currier is someone's sweet Alice now, and asks for nothing more. VVe found her in a little cottage in Edmonds with roses round the door and babies on the Hoorf' To think, said Alice, 'tthat in Firland days I thought that I could only find happiness married to a millionaire. Beth Caley has supplanted her teaching with dress-making for which she has always had a natural gift. From a little shop in Bellingham her 'lpersonality fashions Qseparate styles created to express each individualityj have become so OFFICE IOSEF HOUSE L -49-