▁books , ▁The ▁N urs es ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁and ▁N urs es ▁in ▁Action , ▁but ▁amid ▁post war ▁dis inter est ▁in ▁the ▁immediate ▁past ▁was ▁unable ▁to ▁find ▁a ▁publish er ▁for ▁either . ▁Sub sequently ▁she ▁again ▁collabor ated ▁with ▁H ager ▁in ▁a ▁phot ographic ▁portrait ▁of ▁Washington , ▁D . C . ▁called ▁Washington , ▁City ▁of ▁Dest iny ▁( New ▁York , ▁Mac mill an , ▁ 1 9 4 9 ). ▁In ▁review ing ▁this ▁book , ▁a ▁critic ▁for ▁the ▁Washington ▁Post ▁wrote : ▁" Miss ▁Martin ▁focus es ▁on ▁the ▁usual ▁beaut ies ▁of ▁the ▁city — its ▁par ks , ▁f ount ains , ▁formal ▁gard ens , ▁swe eping ▁v istas — with ▁one ▁notable ▁exception . ▁She ▁deser ves ▁some ▁kind ▁of ▁award ▁for ▁taking ▁note ▁of ▁the ▁se am ier ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁Capital . ▁There ▁is ▁one ▁shot ▁of ▁a ▁sl um ▁dwell ing ." ▁ ▁Club w oman ▁ ▁Martin ▁was ▁ade pt ▁at ▁making ▁and ▁keeping ▁connections ▁with ▁others , ▁whether ▁they ▁be ▁friends , ▁acquaint ances , ▁or ▁business ▁associ ates . ▁Many ▁of ▁these ▁connections ▁were ▁with ▁women ▁who , ▁like ▁herself , ▁believed ▁in ▁the ▁ability ▁of ▁aff inity ▁groups ▁to ▁assist ▁the ▁advance ▁of ▁women ▁in ▁professional ▁and ▁cultural ▁affairs . ▁As ▁a ▁first ▁year ▁student ▁she ▁joined ▁the ▁D elta ▁G amma ▁sor or ity ▁at ▁Sy rac use ▁University ▁and ▁retained ▁her ▁membership ▁through ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁her ▁life