The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-24
GRADUATED NURSES
ASSOCIATION,

AT q recent meeting OIL ING GEdu9atSu
Nurses association. the following officers
were elected for the ensuing year; 4
President, Miss Mamie Hamilton.
First vice president, Miss Hooper.
Second vice president, Miss Frazier.
Secretary and treasurer, Miss Pharis.
Examining board, Miss Barry, Miss
Stay and Miss Blair.
Ways and means committee, Miss De-
| Shazo. Miss Benny, Miss Dainwood, Miss
Mouths.
The years programme is composed OF
an interesting course of study and has
been planned to continue through March,
1908, and represents the following sub
jects.
December u. 1906 District Nursing"
Miss Stay.
January 9, 1907. History of Nursing"
Miss Mclean.
February, Early Hospitals" Mrs.
Daughtry.
March, 't1istory of the Red Cross So
ciety Abroad and in America Miss Blair.
April, Life of Florence Nightingale"
Miss r. Baker.
May, Physiological Effect of Massage"
Miss e. Fraser.
June, Care of Contagious Diseases in
Private Homes" Miss NJ. ]. Allen.
July, History of Anaesthesla, MISS
Cunningham.
August, History of surgery, MISS
Swami.
September, Life of Elizabeth Fry
Miss Hale.
October, New Drugs" Miss Hooper.
November, Typhoid Fever and Its
Nursing" Miss Denny.
December, Diseases Of the Stomach,
Diagnistic and Technic" Miss Barry.
January 1908, "Obstetrlcal Nursing and
! History" Miss Leonard.
February, Formation Of the Society OF
| Deaconesses," Miss q. Smith.
March, 1.-THE Little Sisters of the Poor
Miss N. Hamilton, Miss Hooper, Miss
Phares.
The following address was delivered by
the president, giving a fresh impetus to
the work of the association:
In reviewing the history of the past
two years, we feel that there is but little
to discourage and that there is much to
encourage us in our effort to establish
the Nurses association in our city.
The aim of the association, when first
organized, was to effect state registra-
ton. Failing to form other associations
In the state, we were forced to concen-
trate our efforts upon ourselves. Our first
apparent need was nurses registry. All
will agree that this has been forward
step, and has placed us In line with pro-
RreSSlVe measures adopted III othoi "iiu
larger places than Birmingham.
In this, the second year of It's existence
the registry has been improved and now
counts as a factor for more efficient SER
vice with both the association and the
public.
Not satisfied, however, with reaping
benefit shared only by ourselves, and by
those no less disinterested than we, but
with the truly phanthropic spirit which
should animate our profession, we nave
reached outward and today we rejoice In
the establishment of the District Nurses
work, another decided formal movement.
Again, we touch elbows with those in
other places, who have proved this work
to be of inestimable value to any COM
munity. And the reflex influence Is fine,
for In blessing others, we find we are
indeed blessed In our own hearts and
lives. We may congratulate ourselves that
this work has met the hearty Endorsement
of a number of our prominent citizens
and that the financial support of the
clubs, orders and lodges, as well as OF the
churches, has been cheerfully given. The
auxiliary formed by many of our infiu-
entail women Is enthusiastio and capable,
so that no apprehenslons may be felt that
this grand work, founded In sweet char-
ity, mad matured by the protection ana
good will of the best people in our midst.
will come to naught, and 1T takes no
prophetic eye to discover enlargement and
steady growth In many parallel lines OF
philanthropic work.
The literary feature added to our
monthly meetings, In the programmes
presented by our committee. argues well.
both for the ambition and intelligence OF
our membership. The outward growth IS
assured when the inward growth is solid
and steady.
May the new year upon which To-Day our
Nurses association is entering, bring add
ed members to our ranks who shall be
ambitious for their own betterment, as
we'll as for the betterment of their kind,
and may the district work increase IN
scope and efficiency, until 1t snail De
recognized as one of the most far-reach-
ing benefactions ever inaugurated IN BIT"
, mingham. Respectfully,
MAMIE B. HAMILTON.
NTorot 1907