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Show THE "MOTHER OF THE BONUS" Friendly Title Assigned to Kansas Woman Member of the Legislature and Called "Legislady." Mrs. Ida M. AATalker, first woman member of the Kansas legislature, is honored by American Amer-ican Legion members mem-bers of that state with the title of "Mother of the Bonus," for it was Mrs. Walker who drew up aud pushed through a state bonus, which grants ex-service men one dollar for each day of military or naval service during the AVorid war. Although Mrs. AA'alker cannot qualify quali-fy for membership in the Legion or in Its AVomen's Auxiliary, she has been a tireless worker for the cause which brought the organizations into existence, exist-ence, and for which they now Cand. During the AA'orld war she was state director of women's work in the Belgian Bel-gian relief fund and also served as food administrator for her county. The "Mother of the Bonus" also assists her husband 'n tlie publication of a weekly newspaper and is a former president of t'le Kansas Federation of AA'omen's Clubs. The advent of Mrs. AA'alker to the legislature re'i"ed in the coining of a new word. t loss to distinguish between malt and female members, the recent session decided to refer to women avn"'ers or "Icgit'-udies " |