The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-06-17
TRAINED NURSES TO MEET.
Programme for the international
Congress ut Buffalo,

BUFFALO, y. Y. June I7-Trained
nurses thror shout the country are great
: y Interested in the Interna tionaI Nurses
/ Congress, that is to be held in Buffalo
/ September Is, 49, and .. The progfa nlme
for the convention has been arr anged
by Miss Nutting, Of the Johns Hopkins
Training School It includes. papers and
/ discussions on matters relating TO the ad-
mjnIS1TatiOn Of hospitals to the training
Of nurses. to hospital. private. and dis
. trict nursing. and to army and navy nurs-
ing.
Educational methods viii be discussed
by Mrs Rachel Strong, n1atron o. the Roy
al Innrmary at Glasgow. by Miss Huxley.
+ Of Dublin. q sister Of the scientist, by
Mrs Hunter Robb, president of the Asso-
ciated Alumnae Of Trained Nurses of the
United States; by Miss Mcmillan. 3. y.
/ superintendent of nurses at Lakeside
Hospital Cleveland, OHIO. and by Mrs
Dacre Craven, Of London, whose services
10 her profession make her standing sec
ond only TO that OF Florence Nightingale.
Like Florence Nightingale, Mrs Craven
who Is better known as Miss Florence
Lees-has seen service on the battlefield
While Mrs Craven is well known for her
work during the Franco-PTussfan war
she Is equally well known TO the members
Of her profession for her efforts in Sc
curing organized district nursing IN Lon
don and elsewhere
IN spite Of her advanced years-she Is
eighty now-FIorence Nightingale still
works for the advancement Of her profes-
sion and the extension Of its usefulness.
She will not be able to be present at the
convention, but sent a paper on The
Progress q District Nursing
Others 10 whom topics on the subject
Of district nursing have been allotted are
A.fss Carr. of Baltimore: Miss Fuimcr.
superintendent of the District Nurses Of
Chicago. Miss Charlotte Mcleod. head of
the Victorian order Of Nurses in Canada
and Miss Wald, Of the Nurses Settle
meut in New York.
AT a zymposigm on Opportunities and
RESPONSIBILITIES of the Graduate Nurse OF
/ Today" 10 he held AT one Of the sessions.
q paper Di The sanitary inspection OF
Tcucmeuts' viii b. read by Mrs Won
Wagner Of NOnkerS. The Iusp, -tion of
Factories viii be discussed by Mrs Flor
euce Kelly. Of New York. and special
work of the nurses il connection with the
board Of HeaLh-aS inspectors Of school
children. etc. viii be Miss Honor Morton.
an English nurse. and member Of the
London School Board.
Army and navy nursing VIII b. dis
cussed by competent authorities who have
served 10 these fields Of work 'DTEalI-
zstioH legislation will be the subject OF
an address To be delivered by Mrs. Red
ford FeHWiCk Of London. a woman prom
iu.Ht in the profession in England. ana
for many years editor Of the periodical
the Nursing Record and Hospital
World"
The administration u hospitals VIII De
considered at the opening session Of the
convention Among the speakers on this
subject viii be Miss NUtting. Of BaIti-
more: Miss lsla Stewart, mat~on Of St.
Bartholomew Hospital LONDON and
Miss Maud BaHfieid. graduate of St
Bartholomew &. and now superintendent
II The Polytechnic Hospital at Philadelphia.
Added interest is given to the CDnven-
ton from the fact that it viii De the first
independent international CATERING of he
kind in this country During Ne Worlds
Fair at Chicago. il 1888 at IN suggestion
Of Mrs. Bedford FenWlrk. who was then
in Chicago attending matters connected
with the exhibit from Eugli@h hospitals
a nursing section was adde Ia Re Hos
pitai and Medical CO.3Sras~ that
summer and Miss Isabel Esn.....- now
Mrs Hunter Robb-ther sug--5r-- dent
of the Johns Hopkins TTdini.- S"...1I for
{ Nurses. was appointed CnJ rE.au T the
Up to that time. with the oz-aption Of a
few scattered aiumuac ass cations, there
was d complete lack Of organization
among the nurses Of this country. As a
result Of the interest aroused by that
COnVentirE ,ue two large and influential
UrgdnjZatBOuS-th Association Of Super
teudeuts Of Hospitals and the Associated
Alumnae Of Trained Nurses OF the United
states which now represent the most ad-
EduCcu and progressive movements in the
profession, were established
The convention at Buffalo viii be held
under the combined auspices Of these two
organiza lions. which have united TO in
wife other nurses from different parts Of
the country and from abroad to attend
the congress
Besides the delegates from abroad whose
names have been mentioned. nurses prom
Iueut in their profession in England. Ger
many. Scotland. Denmark ana Australia
are expected to be present.