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    "ocrText": "Congratulatory Dinner to\nMiss Eleva Hussey, President of the Alumnae\nAssociation, then presented Miss Lawler with a\nMiss Elsie M. Lawler\nhandsome bar pin as a token of the appreciation\nMore than 400 men and women crowded the\nof the more than fourteen hundred graduates of\nthe school. Dr. Winford H. Smith, Director of\nballroom of the Belvedere Hotel in Baitimore on\nthe evening of March 16 to render honor to Miss\nthe hospital, spoke of his 24 years' association\nElsie M. Lawler, Superintendent of Nurses and\nwith Miss Lawler, emphasizing the many trials\nPrincipal of the School of Nursing of Johns Hop-\nand tribulations through which they had gone\nkins Hospital.\ntogether, and through which Miss Lawler had\nThe occasion was the twenty-fifth anniversary\nalways demonstrated unfailing loyalty and co-\nof Miss Lawler's appointment. The Alumnae\noperation with a saving sense of humor.\nAssociation arranged the celebration and invited\nFollowing an \"Appreciation\" read by Miss Tay-\nnot only graduates of the school but friends from\nlor, which was given Miss Lawler in an embossed\nall over the country to take part in it. Miss Clara\nbook of hundreds of signatures, Miss Lawler re-\nD. Noyes presided. A delightful feature of the\nplied with expressions of emotion and gratitude.\nevening was the fine singing of a large chorus\nIn truly characteristic manner she told amusing\ncomposed of Hopkins student nurses, which\nincidents of her service at the hospital and said\nshowed excellent training and musical appreci-\nthat Dr. Smith had referred to the fact that he\nation.\nand she had always to keep in mind that they were\nPresident Joseph S. Ames of Johns Hopkins\ndealing with prima donnas. That was true enough,\nUniversity laid emphasis upon Miss Lawler's abil-\nshe added, but it must not be forgotten that her\nity as an administrator and paid particular tribute\ntask was to manage the chorus!\nto the unfailing accuracy of her statements. Miss\nShe expressed her gratitude to all her coworkers\nMary Beard, of the Rockefeller Foundation, who\nand advisors and spoke of the happiness she had\nwas the second speaker, pointed out that high\nexperienced throughout her connection with the\nquality of nursing had always been Miss Lawler's\nhospital which had culminated in the happy occa-\ngoal. Speaking for the Medical Board, Dr. Lew-\nsion of the banquet.\nellys F. Barker, its President, told of his close\nA recent announcement by the Hopkins Univer-\nconnection with Miss Lawler and his admiration\nsity that nurses with two years of college work\nof the smoothness with which the nursing ma-\nwould upon completion of their course in the\nchinery always seemed to run in spite of every\nSchool of Nursing and an additional year in the\nemergency or need for expansion. He referred\nuniversity be eligible for a B.S. degree was a\nto Miss Lawler's quiet and stabilizing influence\nmatter of especial gratification to Miss Lawler\nand her good judgment and common sense.\nand other alumnae.\nFollowing Dr. Barker, Miss Lawler's contribu-\ntions to national, state and local nursing organ-\nization work were enumerated by Miss Effie J.\nTaylor, President of the National League of\nWashington nurses who went to Baltimore on\nNursing Education and Dean of the Yale School\nMarch 16 to give their good wishes and congrat-\nof Nursing. In the absence of Mr. Henry D.\nulations to Miss Lawler at the twenty-fifth anni-\nHarlan, President of the Board of Trustees of the\nversary dinner included Miss Clara D. Noyes,\nhospital, Dr. Henry Jacobs paid his own tribute to\nMiss Elinor D. Gregg, Miss Gertrude Bowling,\nMiss Lawler and read Mr. Harlan's, which in-\nMrs. Mary A. Hickey, Miss Ida F. Butler, Miss\ncluded the presentation of a large silver bowl and\nJanet Fish, Major Julia C. Stimson, Miss Georgia\ntray. Kindliness of heart and interest in the\nNevins, Mrs. Charlotte Heilman and Miss Ashby\nindividual nurse were the keynotes of his praise.\nTaylor.\nAPRIL 1935\nFifteen"
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