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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. Walker, 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 Wnrlil war. Although Mrs. Walker cannot qualify quali-fy for membership in the Legion or In its Women's Auxiliary, she has been a tireless worker for the cause which brought the organizations into existence, exist-ence, and for which they now stand. During the World 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 "Molher of the Bonus" also assists her husband in the publication of a weekly newspaper aud is a former president of the Kansas Federation of Women's Clubs. The advent of Mrs. Walker lo the legislature resulted in the coining of a new word. At loss to distinguish between male and female members, j the recent session decided to refer to women lawmakers or "legisladies," |