Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-09-09
Districs. Nurses Report.


Old patients, ?; new. 30; total. 81; i'm
proved. Is; hospital. l; died. 3; total
number visits. loo.
Have you read 10 carefully well.
read il over again and then try 10 esti-
mate how much hard, earnest necessary
work il represents. and how much re-
lief it has brought to suffering and
needy men and women.
At the meeting many valuable sug-
gestions were made to enlarge the use
fulness and efficiency Of the society.
Among other things il was moved that
the president. Mr.. Thos. ID. Gilbert. ask
for a joint meeting OF conference be-
tween the executive committee, the
mayor Of the city, the poor commissioner
OF the common council, and the poor di-
rector. The object OF this motion is too
obvious 10 need comment
Counsel Prom Boston.
IL was also suggested that lady ex-
pert from Boston be invited 10 spend
two weeks in the city for the purpose OF
educating our people IN the important
branch of the work entitled "Friendly
Visitation" concerning which written
report was made.
Ii was voted 10 request the city au-
thorities to enforce the ordinance against
begging on the street.
IL was reported that the wood yard
had proved success in giving work TO
non-residents who wished 10 earn
meal and lodging. Considerable wood
has been purchased, and carload is
being negotiated for. The committee
wish TO obtain jobs OF saving wood from
other parties to meet emergency cases.
Ii was the sense Of the committee that
better means Of bathing than now exist
should be furnished by the city. There
was considerable discussion OF the
tickets prepared by the society and the
best mode OF distribution. 1t Was sug-
gested that they be- distributed through
the churches All persons interested in
the work should secure tickets at the
central office and should be careful TO
use them when applications for aid arc
made. The tickets explain themselves.
This is the only manner TO secure system
attic work and 10 detect fraud. p.
Suggests Bathing Facilities
DIR. Arthur Hazlewood. chairman OF
the committee on sick persons. reported
at the last meeting as follows: The
cases referred TO this committee by the
L nurse atc ait thCoIootFcs VI titprc utch-
I ing treatment There ia a question.
however. which possibly a conference OF
friendly visitors may solve. viz: The best
method to adopt in cases where the sick
ness Of a member Of a family would in
| all probability be more successfully
treated in hospital. and the friends arc
preiudiced against the hospitals.
The needs for bathing facilities In not
lesscned. The spray bath in the base
ment Of The building has SHOWN the
practicability Of such appliances. In
quiTy develops the fact that all Of our
school houses are 80 arranged
in the basement that at very nomi.
nal expense each ono can b.
supplied with such appliances sufficient
10 accommodate all comers u seems 10
us that a proper representation II the
facts. backed with request from this
organization 10 the board of education.
would influence that body 10 place such
appliances IN the schools meet needing
them The report VAS discussed and
action may be taken 90 have shower
baths placed in the schools.