Show WOMANS WOULD WORLD A WOMAN WHO HAS BEEN APPOINTED DISTRICT PHYSICIAN IN NEWARK tho the I nt eat of sensible short A kovl needlework work cibit exl ible nr the aives allt of naval bewly for ivy poisoning the appointment ot of dr maxie L lo 10 tort fort as district physician by the new ew ark rk N 3 board ot of health has occa signed considerable surprise surp riso in that city the attractive young physician is the first woman to receive any marked consideration froin from the board and it was generally supposed sap posed that tha the men who so persistently refuse to frama an antl ordinance at there the re quest of women and for women would never appoint a woman to such an im portent poet post as district physician hor nor is this the only surprise the 40 territory assigned dr letort lefort is that known as the hill where the lation is so mixed and BO so thick that it is to by far the most pronounced 0 of f slant districts ot of the city to work la in such a district would naturally require ex 06 and ability but as dr letort lefort aps french english and german and has bid experience in new arii city she is particularly pleased to work on the hilt hill few young women have been BO so hon bon ored so early in a professional career as the doctor she is the first woman to d DR ia M MABLE ABLE 1 L LETORT have been appointed resident physician at randall a 8 island and this appoint ment she resigned to accept that conler confer red bythe by the newark board ol 01 health mano marie letort lefort was graduated from the newark high school in 1893 and im mediately alter after began her ber studies in the woman a college of the new I 1 ork in firmery for women and children she remained la in the metropolis after taking her ber degree and had considerable elpe rienne in tenement districts oh no I 1 am not a bit afraid to go out nights she said A doctors satchel is the only weapon I 1 need cany carry emergency calls most must be attended to at all hours and I 1 am quite accustomed to going out at any tuna time the honor conferred on dr letort lefort will probably be followed by others from local educational and philanthropy phi lanthrop lo 10 societies cleties eo anxious to count among their honorary members the most sno suo and progressive woman at pres ent in the public eye in newark sew L ow york herald |