New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-02
ASSOCIATION OF NURSES,
MEMBERS FROM THE UNITED STATES
AND CANADA MEET IN CONFERENCE
THIRTY TRAINING SCHOOLS REPRESENTED. As
WELL AS MANY RED CROSS AUXILIARIEs
ABLE ADDRESSES.


ABLE ADDRESSES.
The second annual convention Of the Nurses
Associated Alumn@ Of the United States and
Canada opened yesterday afternoon in the Acad-
envy Of Medicine, No. II West Fortythird-st. 1t
will continue in session through to-day and to-
morrow.
About thirty training school associations were
represented while In the audience was also a
large number of nurses and members Of the Red
Cross auxiliaries. Upon the speakers desk was
beautiful bunch Of La France roses The dele
gates were all respondent in red badges while the
charter members and officers wore yellow AFTER
the presentation of credentials and other pre-
nminary business Mrs. Winthrop Cowdin,
daughter OF Bishop Potter and the vce-president
OF the Red Cross Auxiliary No 3. was invited to
the platform 20 give the address OF welcome. Mrs
Cowdin was greeted with hearty applause. She
IS a great favorite with the trained nurses who
appreciate her splendid service Of last summer In
the auxiliary work, we'll as her untring EFFORTS
for the passage Of the Army Nursing bill. In her
cordial welcome Mrs. Cowdin referred to the work
Of those crowded summer months and the I'M
qualified satisfaction felt by the members OF the
auxiliaries for the devoted services rendered by
the trained nurses.
so effective" said she, was this work. and so
vvidesnread the growth Of our belief in its neces-
sitv that the formation in the autumn OF a COM
mittee 10 secure by act Of Congress the perrna-
nent employment of graduate women nurses In the
hospital service Of our Army was natural result
During the last winter the members OF the COM
mittee labored earnestly in preparing the bill, and
having IL introduced in Congress. 1t was ap-
proved by the Military Affairs Committee OF the
House. and later in amended form by the war De-
partment but on account Of stress OF legislative
business was not acted upon. Without doubt.
however much good preparatory educational work
has been accomplished. and much intelligent in
terest aroused.
'If war is to become with US a National COM
panon the establishment OF trained military
nursing service. second to no other In all the
world. surely must be accomplished. Obstacles
and perplexities should only as incentives TO
more earnest and intelligent efforts.
Mrs Hunter Robb Of Cleveland. Ohio, president
Of the Associated Alumna. spoke next. giving a
brief resume Of what has been accomplished In the
last twenty-five years by the trained nurses as
body She dwelt particularly upon the complica-
tions arising last summer from the refusal Of the
Surgeon General to accept the services rendered
him by the Associate ed Alunnse.
While recognizny," she said. "all that was ac-
complished by the volunteer service during the
war, the backbone was found in the trained men
of the Army and Navy. So also was it with the
nurses. and the best work could be found where
they had been trained for their business
Referring to the bad nursing and the lack OF
system that marked the early part OF the hospital
and field work she said How long 1t might have
lasted had 1t not been for the splendid services OF
the members Of the Red Cross Auxiliary NO. 8, VINO
offered themselves as auxiliary to the Red Cross In
the field. We cannot tell The nursing service. as
IT was In war and is now, leaves much TO be de-
sired Our soldiers In many instances had iess
T vTIs IMAM the beggar gets in a clVii hospi'ate
Women nurses are Acknowledged best In time or
peace why not In war? But TO have such ser
wee IN time OF war, the work OF organization must
DC attended 10 IN times OF peace. 80,
MIS- Robb then spoke of the Army Nursing oiil,
which Will be again presented to Congress az the
next session and asked the earnest support OF the
AhSnoers OF the association. =, 49,
he
pdhquet nall Of the academy, MISS DoIllVen, az
sistant superintendent of the Presoyterian hosPi
al presiding. She was assisted by MISS AnSe
Warren. Miss T, NJ Wood Miss Clara o. CLARK,
Miss E ". Ambrose and Miss Matthews 1t,
one Of the most important discussions tnat VIII
PROBABLY take place to-day Will be IN regard :" re-
taining the name Canada" in the title OF tne
organization There Is alumne association IN
canada, while use of the name, IL Is urseSus
arise.
The only social function scheduled for TO-DAY is
yea 70 be given by the New ork hosPllaI <.i",
az It's clubhouse No 43 East Forty,nhtn a., a.
O'Clock The sessions OF the convention 'on ndS ~
convene at 10 o'clock in the morning ana III
me chief paper at the morning ssss lon giyen
on directories Registries TOT Nu, Irosn,tai
by Miss Mabel Mason OF the Brooklyn fospIt1i,
Alumna Association. The discussion foIloWins VIII
be led by Miss Sarah II. Fulton, OF me 9ssr
yanla Hospital AlumnR Association i in 'I HosnitaI
Alumns Association. Chicago Wi, reaa - NJ
on Uniforms" and Miss Anna g Manmei LII LEAD
boston City Hospital Alumne Associa'ion' WIN 'e"D
the discussion.