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

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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

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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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,. 14: V Catherine Buckley was on Night duty in the Pediatric Department of Providence Hospital. One of her duties was to call the student nurses on time for Nlass. For one who always wanted to see the world as Thaddeas Rivet did. a more suitable position than to be a competent hrst aid nurse in Barnum and Bailey Circus could not have been found. She had signed a ten-year contract in 1928. It was whispered around that she expects to be a bride soon. Yes, the leader in the parade is going to claim her in November. Our reunion was over and we were all back in our rooms in the hotel. each one thinking over the days gone by. Many incidents came to our minds and far into the night could be heard remarks such as these, g'Bemember the night, and so on. The funiors. me Senior Nurses We'll miss you more than words can tell- Your many friends who love you well- Our wishes go whereler you go. We'd like to have you clearly know That we want Cod to richly pour His choicest gifts into your door: Supreme good health, contented mind. Friends many and Who're always kind, Each thing you Want be granted you Until you wake beyond the blue. The fuiniors. lllds H91