Mercy Hospital School of Nursing - Mercium Yearbook (Bay City, MI)

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it if ' ' 1' J . ...limi ,Q X ,M My J! . Kx ' i J ,my LLRSS I EPTENIBER Sth, 1938, while in the City of New York, I received an invitation to be present at a reunion of the class of ,27 of Mercy Hospital which was to be held at the New Book Hotel in Bay City. The invitation reached me soon after my return from a tour of Europe. The evening after I received the invitation and while I was sitting at a table in the Blue Dining Room of the Parisian Hotel l turned and observed two ladies follow- ing the head waiter. On passing my tahle I recognized them to he none other than Josephine Rahie and Beatrice Vifhitney. We were more than delighted to meet and they accepted the invitation to sit at my table for Lunch. We enjoyed an old time visit. Josephine and Beatrice had also received invitations to the reunion and were planning to leave for Bay City the next day. Josephine told me of her past experiences, how she had left the nursing profession and accepted a position as representative of the largest Hosiery lllills in the Ivnited States. This, the Worlcl Star Knitting Mills on Wiater Boulevard, Bay City, specializes in tinted Hosiery. At this time Josephine was calling on the Training School Classes of New York hospitals to show samples and take orders for future delivery. Beatrice said that she could not put herself right down to hard work. as she had just about all she wanted while in training, and besides, she stated, '6Wliy should I work, when my face alone can earn my living?'7 She told me she was being paid a salary of two hundred dollars a week for posing for magazine covers. as The Ideal Nursef, HThis surely can keep me up, said Beatrice, and perhaps in tne near future I will marry the artist. After lunch we girls planned a theatre party for the afternoon. We chose the New Waldorf Astoria Theatre as the Melodrama was being presented by famous European Artists. During one of the scenes music was heard. the soft tones of Rosmania, by Dittrick, played on the Grand Organ echoed through the theatre. Tfie organist was introduced to the Audience immediately after the drama, Miss Alice Snyder-looked as happy as she did the day of her graduation. During the three years of her training, her one ambition was to be an organist and her wish was now lllfn E471

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c ,Ut .,1 x A 'V .A 5-M , . -yrqg , A 21:3 , 'LX'- fL1f. A 1- ALM- A-' - . -- tif l'l'k'1IHK 1 1 , 44 L 1'-ff The Alphabet A A-is for the Annual. Our great book, Now through its pages we hope you'll look. B Catherine Buckley, who's cheerful and happy, Likes to make everything bright and snappy. Our little Eunice Beaufore from Alpena hails, And so with a smile through classes she sails. C-is for courteousness. one great qualifica- tion That all girls must have for the nursing voca- tion. D-is for duty which none of us shirk, For you'll find us all busy doing our work. E Ethical errors if any we make, Our cap and bib they'll surely take. F F-for the quiet Freshies stands. From them obedience we demand. G Margaret Germain. whose tongue's never still. But says what she thinks with a very good will. H H-is for happiness. which everyone enjoysg Be careful-don't throw it away like a toy. I I-stands for Ignorance. Oh! what does it mean. For in our class it has never been seen. J J-is for the Jolly Juniors, importance they M Catherine Mazur, a very quiet dame, Her ambition is to win great fame. Kathryn Maniex when out on a date Has sometimes been caught coming in late. N N-stands for neatnessg for this we must plan, To have a clean cap and to look spick and span. O Martha Osinski, with eyes of grey, Never has anything unkind to say. P P-is for politeness that cannot be bought, It requires only a little more thought. Q Q-is for quality, just wait and see If we're not as good as we seem to be. R Joe Rabie, with brown eyes so bright, Is a very fine girl whom we all like. Thaddeas Rivet. with curly hair. If there's any excitement she's sure to be there. Marie Ridiker is a delicate Miss, Her name appears frequently on the indis- posed list. S Alice Snyder, who joined us this year, Has won everyone with her smile and cheer. Jane Spier is the girl who loves to talkg Must have learned to do that before she learned to walk. T T-is for talent, we're on the leadg This you'll find out when Mercium you read. U-V l-3 4 fll 4 N. ll ill ,i fill.. 13.5 V4 v 'I l . tv. 4,11 f'l,',1 ' 4 lp fl l I pl l Wg t I sl T' ll' A Ill ww E-'rl tn' W . lf fr ll 4 . nil' ' V: r lf lil f l ,ll lx H 11' lm w i begin to show, yt, But hold on, Juniors, you had better go slow. U-V belong l'0g6lh6f. ,F So we'll let them remain as one forever. Q K W' 1 K-is for kindness-we know what it meansg B . WI. H 1 . ,liz A tiny word we learned in our teens. eatrlce mney, a flcc aim l Ja A wonderful lassie with a pretty name. L X.Y-z ,ep L-is for Luanna Lietz, a bright and happy X-Y-Z-the last three letters' 7 HSS, N t , d l habet it does seem better. A ' Wliose creed is, Don't worry, welll all surely OW 0 en our a p passf, E. Beaufore. 3 . l . I Wi , lwg 4. .ig-L:-.:.31. Q: M-'3I.l. . c. 1 ' Illia 3 f T.: f 44-i-,, t. .-. if-2,jfiQJ1L3:I:.'1I?lIIL4?5,'if5

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v 4 . ' ifgqf ,'llt'l11l1!l. ' 'Y X Ill fulfilled. We met her after the opera and made a visit to her apartment on Tinker Avenue. She, too, had received the invitation and would join the party if her manager could obtain a substitute at the Waldorf. Very little time remained for us to discuss the trip-however, we decided to go by way of Detroit, leaving the next afternoon by Air Route. After last minute prepara- tions and arrangements, we purchased our transportations and were soon sailing through the clouds, making nose dives and looping the loop. On arriving in Detroit a taxi was called which took us to the Michigan Central Depot. After we were settled in the Pullman and the train was making its way through Detroit, some one called our attention to a tall, dignified lady occupying a chair towards the front of the car. She was busy writing, apparently deeply interested in her work. When lunch time came, we were gathered around a table in the diner, Joe glanced up, uWhy, Margaret Germaine, wherever did you come fromlw she exclaimed. The dignified lady was one of our own class. Another one added to our party, again we rehearsed the history of our activities since that night in September, 1927, when for the last time we as classmates had been together. Margaret through her ability in arguing, had won herself a shining light in politics and was residing in Washington, D. C., during the session of Congress. It was through her efforts that the late bill providing a pension for nurses had been passed. When we arrived in Bay City we were met at the depot by Mrs. Ridiker O'Brien. She drove us to the Hotel in her Rolls Royce but said she feared that due to the illness of the twins she would be unable to attend the Banquet. During our short visit we learned that Marie was the happy mother of six children. They are darlings she statedfl And look just like their daddy. 4'Who would picture Ridiker as she is? said Margaret, after we had said goodbye. We were soon ushered to our rooms and as the time was short we had to hurry in order to be ready to meet our other friends. Only nine were present, the others sending regrets for their absence. A telegram from Martha Osinski, a Red Cross leader-'6Sorry I can't join the class but just received orders from Washington to leave for China. Five hundred nurses going. l have one hundred in my assignment. Regards to all. Will write later. Signed-Martha Osinski. A telephone call from ,lane Spiers. She could not respond as she was answering a call on'Center Ave. Since Miss Hauk left for Cuba, Mrs. Spiers has been filling her engagements. The remaining members of the class met around the banquet board, and such a time as we had. All gave interesting talks of their respective lives and experiences since leaving Mercy. Katherine Maniex was doing settlement work in Chicago, and during her spare time answered the questions submitted in the American Journal. Eunice Beaufore is opening a training school in Arizona. She stated that in this school the nurses will have late leaves four nights a week, all-night permits every other night, and two months vacation. There are no classes on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday. On these days the girls go on hikes. Katherine Mazur, disappointed in love, is a noted Virtuoso in the art of tickling the lvories, having backed Snodgrass off the map long ago. She is going to make a tour in Western Europe soon. When the tall, dark haired, handsome Army officer walked into the lobby of the hotel with Luanna Leitz, everyone was amazed. Since her associations with Dr. Moffatt, Luanna has learned to love the Military strut, and of course army nursing is the only thing for her. She has been in the Army Corps since 1928. lllltf ', X ..,,.,. '..i. H83