The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-06-08


office hours and here are kept articles to
be loaned TO the patients
Through the kindness OF c. J. Luce and
A. s. Fraser n Co. messages for the
nurses may be left at any due at their
drug stores
The association feels grateful TO the
nurses OF the Lying-in hospital for the
district work they have done In the neigh
borhood Of the hospital. The association
has been unable as yet. TO extend It's |
work I'm the north end OF the city. |
Through the interest and kindness OF this
hospital, urgent cases have received the |
skilled care they sorely needed
The association thanks heartily all who |
helped TO make possible this work In |
Providence and especially the district |
nurses for their faithful service and un-
firing devotion.
During this hrst year 1856 visits have
been made.
The total receipts have been 1885, the
total expenditures 5000, leaving balance
I'm the treasury OF 'S575
This is sufficient TO carry on the work
Of these two nurses for about four
months. But this city needs four district
nurses Sick persons must be cared for
I'm some way If they can be nursed by
those trained In the work. suffering is
greatly reduced. danger of eontagion is
Iessened and good ways OF doing what
must be done areWtaught. This assocla-
| ton aims TO provide such help for all the
/ sick poor I'm the city. 10 do so the perma-
nent salaries Of the nurses already ~
/ work must be assured aud two more
4
/ a large one, and is entirely dependent
| upon generous voluntary subscriptons.
/ But the association. after "A years exper-
ience feels justified i'm asking interest ana
help from All in the city OF Providence
ADDRESSES MADE.
The speakers Of the meeting were His
| Honor Mayor Granger Rev Father
towney. Rev w C. Selieck Wlce presi-
den. OF the society for organizing char
ity) and Miss Brown of the Henry street
nurses settlement, New York.
Mayor Granger. I'm q brief address.
heartily commended the work ana
Thought that IL should be made public
40 that everybody should know of its
blessed ministra tons" II can hardly tflnk
of any one thing that can do more good
than this work" ne said. 81 can think
of no reason or excuse why the people
of Providence should not lend it their
most loyal support.
"The press should also give the work
much wider notice than they have
done"
Father Lowney rector OF the Cathe-
dral was the second speaker lie said
that he had come IN the name OF the Rt'
Rev Bishop Harkins.
lie told OF the $500 people In his parish
and said that large proportion or THIS
number were very poor indeed ana that
I'm his vlslts among the sick Of the parl lsh
he had heard the highest praise Of the
work Of the district nurses.
Il stand here today. said he TO
thank the district nurses for their noble
charity. for / think there is no noble
charity. for I think there is no nobler
Door IN their homes and thus fef4as-ta
the preservation and tho uplifting OF the
home
The third speaker Rev willard c. Sell
, I leck presented the congratulations oi
President Faunce and the society foT
; organizing C. arity and dwelt briefly upor
/ the harmony which existed between thai
society and the work OF the district
nurses.
'The work you are doine,' he said, 'i'
peculiarly constructive. merciful ser
vice 20 alleviate suffering and how beau
tiful is just this kind OF charty.
Here Is en- act Of creation, spiritually
creative act thar lifts up character fo
when the nurse comes into he home. sh
comes not only as nurse nut as
: teacher. to teach them the art OF livinl
i. on this peculiar side
- The last speaker Miss Brown. told th'
/ very interesting story OF the work o
>. the Henry street Nurses Settlement il
~ , New York which was established b.
> Miss Lillian Wald. eight years ago.
Miss Wald" she said first took a
illege settlement work I'm Rvingto
rect aud after six months OF nvestiga
on there took a tenement In Jefferso
treet with another nurse and thus bega
ne work which has now grown TO sue
treat proportions as to include larg
| Iptown house with nurses residen
: | here"
) In most interesting account Of th
work which is being accomplished toda
T. Mss Brown stated that IN March 2o
l visits were made by the eight nurse
: and that I'm the FIRST aid room i'm I'll
y / Italian quarter 600 TO 500 patients al
rd treated a month
In closing Miss Brown spoke Of III
nj great opportunities for service which tl
t. work afforded and exhibited her nurse
n. bag" explaining its use and all its az
cessories.
The officers OF the society in this cit
are as follows.
II DR. George Collins, president; Mi
v Eleanor B. Greene, secretary, Miss Anne
Vernon. treasurer; Mrs John A. Gard
ner. Mrs. Henry r. Llppitt Or Halls,
DeWolf. Mr. G. NJ. Smith, Jr.. Mrs
Edward Studiey Mrs. Edward PearC
I'M Mrs. James Il. Sullivan, DR.. Abbott. MI
TN Henry A. Whitmarsh. directors
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ST. See the Rev Percy s. Grants artic
mt "NNhat the Christian World Must Lea
he From Mrs Eddy's Christian Science
eir tomorrow New York Sunday Journal