The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-31
NURSESFOR POOR
L. and I. Club Takes Steps to
Alleviate Suffering.
win Visit Sick and Instruct in
Sanitation.
ENLARGE THE SCOPE.
Purpose to Help the PrOvldent
Association.
Visiting Nurses Department Es-
60 hFE~hNT - NJ rs
THE SCOPE.
Visiting Nurses Department Es-
tablIshed By Mrs. Thomas.


A visiting trained nurse who will go
into the homes of the poor. care for
their sick and teach them what she
can TO improve the sanitary conditions
IN their houses. will be employed this
winter by the L and I club. the local
organization of society women which
is such an important factor in local
charity work and has done so much to
assist the Provident association in the
help Of the needy. The club at a
meeting Tuesday ysted unanimously
to take UP the works of the visiting
nurses department of the Provident
association and give the proceeds of the
charity card party. which the club win
give at Steinbergs Thursday after
noon, for this purpose.
The visiting nurses department OF
the Provident association work was
started about a year ago largely
through the efforts Of Mrs. Charles
Brooks Thomas who endowed it gen
erously and enlisted the help of others
in the work. Last year the work was
carried on entirely by Mrs Thomas,
Mrs w B. Swan, Miss Anna Harrison
and two professional nurses, Miss f.
NJ. Smith and Miss Lola Pankey, who
gave their services when they were
not employed by their paying patients
a loan sick room and linen closet
vas established at the Provident as
ISOLATION and furnished with bed linen
sick room appliances and utensils
baby clothes. night gowns and so forth
/ which are loaned to their patients by
the visiting nurses some idea of the
scope and necessity of this work may
/ be gathered from The statement that
o25 calls we're made by the depart
ment last year.
were greatly encouraged with the re-
suits IN addition to the relief Of
fered sufferers from disease the sani-
tary conditions in the homes were
greatly improved and they found the
families they visited in most cases
ready 10 take the Instruction so sorely
needed on these subjects.
The loan sick room at the ProVident
association is always ready to accept
contributions of bed linen, towels
things of the sort that can be used in
the visiting nurses department and
people who are willing to contribute to
this department of the organized
satisfaction that they are helping in
one Of 4yq8rthiesr or causes and that
/ their contributions viii go into hands
capable Of putting them to the best
use
The L and ]. club will employ a
professional nurse to give her whole
time to the care Of the sick in families
unable to care for their own, Last
year the work was done by two pro-
fessional nurses who donated their
services and could not give a great
amount OF time. from their other pa
tents and amateurs who had manV
other duties. But with a graduate
nurse who thoroughly understands
her profession and viii devote her en-
tire time to the work in addition TO
the amateurs who will continue their
noble service the visiting nurses de-
partment will be given a decided
boost and ought TO accomplish great
good among the poor of Topeka this
winter