The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-07-10
NURSES STARTING
 NEW ORGANIZATION
United Charities Taking Interest
 in the Movement
MEDICAL AID FOR POOR
Society Women of Birmingham to Take Up the Nurse ouestion-Va- rlous Notes and Personals
 of Local Interest.

A movement to establish a Visiting Nurse society in this city to be made auxiliary with the United Charities has just been inaugurated. The object of this society is to provide trained nurses to visit and nurse the poor in their homes and to instruct them in the care of their sick. II aims to supplement, not to dupli- cate or interfere with the proper func- ton of hospitals
 The growing need of just such an or ganization in this city has been made more apparent this year than ever before. The number of cases among the poor which the few hospitals here do not re- ceive and where the circumstances of par ticular patients require home treatment | is very large The dense and absolute ignorance of the care of the sick and of the methods of warding off disease and ill health is often most startling among the poorer classes of people, and the i'm portance and value of such an organiza- ton is now being contemplated here will be of an incalculable benefit. not only to the people chiefly concerned but to the city at large.
 The matter will be further discussed to- day at the meeting of the United Chari- ties which will take place at 10:30 o'clock this morning at the Mayberry building Mrs. w s. Lowell is secretary.
 The movement had its beginning in this city in the Graduate Nurses association, every member of which is most actively interested and has volunteered her ser vices to the cause. This association has in fact pledged itself to supply a trained nurse and keep one always in the field providing the city will supply needed ex- penses of medicine for the patients, bed linen and other necessaries.
 Miss Grace Smith, who graduated at Johns Hopkins not long since, has accepted the position of director of the new so- ciety and will give every effort and en- ergy to the building up of the organiza tion here.
 The fact that the United Charities has taken up the matter is encouraging and augurs well for it's future solidity and success
 In every large city during the last three or four years this Visiting Nurse society has been founded and the good that it has done the lives saved, the homes re. modelled, the parents instructed in the proper and hygienic care of the children and the home-has been immeasurable. Every social settlement has made it a part of it's curriculum as 1t were; every public school in the larger cities has sup ported it and that il will be unanimously approved and heartily endorsed and sup ported by the progressive men and women of Birmingham is quite certain.
 Mrs. Hewlett will entertain one of the Sunday school classes of the East Lake Methodist church at her home on Eighti- eth street, at a lawn fete next Friday evening" The hours will be from until il o'clock A band of music will be pres ent; gypsy tents will be erected and for tunes told for a small consideration. Cake, fruit punch and ice cream will be served. No admission fee will be charged and all the funds realized will be devoted to the church needs.
 Major and Mrs. w. J. Milner are now at Fulton Springs. They have country home there and will remain away the entire summer.
 Mrs Mary s. Keith and Mrs. Hollis Wright have gone to Nashville to re- main for several days.
 MT William Bxby arrived in the city yesterday, and will be the guest of Mir and Mrs H. H. Shell on St. Charles street for several days before leaving for Florence, Ala
 MT. and Mrs. Henry L. Badham are at their summer home at Blount Springs.
 Miss Edith Randall, who has been visit ing her sister, Mrs. John Caldwell. has returned to her home in Gadsden.
 Mrs. Henry Fowlkes and Miss Fowlkes have gone to Virginia for few weeks visit.
 Miss Mamie B. Hamilton is at Petoskey, Mich, where she is having delightful stay.
 Miss Elizabeth Mooar is visiting in shef- field, the guest of Miss Lucille McClary.
 Mrs. J. c. Derby has as her gaost this week Mrs. Mery T. Natt
 Mrs Oliver Chalifoux. who was taken seriously i'll last week. Is at tho r1I...-----. hospital. She Is gradually improving.
 Mrs Charles B. Powell, who has been critically i'll at St. Vincent's hospital, Is much better
 Mrs. Oscar Smith Is in the city. and will spend this week here at her home on Sycamore street. Her daughter, Miss Florence Smith. is with her, and they
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