The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1905-01-24
MEETING OF NURSES.
ANNUAL REPORT AND LECTION
OF OFFICERS.

Mrs. Charles b. Richards Was RE-
elected Presidenf-The Organization
Seems to be Very FIourisbing Con-
dition and the Finances Are Being
Ably Managed by the Officers in
Charge.
The annual meeting of the Connecti-
cut Training School for Nurses was
held in the Nurses home, 77J Howard
avenue yesterday morning at 1890, with
Mrs. Charles B. Richards, presiding.
Reports from secretary and treasurer
and election of officers constituted the
principal business of the meeting.
which was well attended.
The board of officers remains nearly
the same as last year. Those elected
are as follows: President, Mrs. Charles
B. Richards; vice presidents, Mrs. Hen
~ Facnam of New Haven, Mrs. Sam
uel Colt of Hartford, Mrs. William G.
Mixter; treasurer, Frank d. Trow-
bridge; secretary, Mrs. W. Henry Fair
child; auditors, Arthur d. Osborn, Will
bur F. Day; committee of finance, Will
bur F. Day, Samuel Hemingway, John
B. Fitch: treasurer of executive conn
mittee, Mrs. Charles b. Richards, chair
man; Mrs. Francis Bacon, Miss Emily
Belts, Mrs. George NJ. Duncan, Mrs.
Daniel g. Eator, Mrs. John S. Ely, Mrs.
Lewis H. English, Mrs. Henry Fair
child, Mrs. George B. Farnam, Miss
Margaret B. Fitch, Mrs. Charles S.
Hastings, Mrs. Edgar L. Herrmance,
Mrs. George T. Todd. Mrs. George r.
Lewis, Mrs. William G. Mixter, Francis
Bacon, NJ. d., William G. Daggett. M.
D., Samuel D. Gilbert, NJ. D., Leonard
C. Sanford, NJ. d.
Superintendent of the school, Miss
Emma LStone, assistant sunerinten-
dents. Miss Anna u. G. Karl and Miss
Edith E. Baldwin, night superintendent
Miss. Julia F. Counan.
The report of the treasurer, Frank
D. Trowbridge. showed balance on
hand of $2,035.0S. The total income from
various sources including several dona-
tons, amounted to $1I,251.74. The large
items in TIE receipts for the year was
the sum of S9,123.35 received from Mrs.
Frances v. I.add. treasurer Of the ex-
ecutiye committee from the services of
nurses. y.
The report Of Mrs. Ladd showed ex-
penses of the training school aud
nurses home. which amounted to So
1879.
Mrs. w. IT. Fairchild, who has acted
as the energetic and efficient secretary
Of the association for several years,
presented a very interesting and COM
prehensive report os the years work.
Growth was noted i'll the various lines,
the methods pursued by the superinten-
dent and assistants have been practice
ally the same as in the past the inno-
walton that of the instruction in mas
sage by an expert having also proved
a success. The largest number of pa
tients per dav under the care of head
nurses has been 1a2 The number of
surgical cases during the year has been
about 500.
A second assistant has been granted
Miss Stowe, the superintendent: the
assistant superintendent Of nurses, Mrs.
NJ. u. c. Smith, resigned her position
for long rest. She had served faith
fully cor two and one-half years. Miss
Anna e. G. Karl, a graduate of 1904,
and Miss Edith n. Baldwin, also
graduate, were appointed as assist
ants. Miss Julia G. Coonan was APP
pointed night superintendent. E.
Mrs. Fairchild told of the strong in