Arizona republican., 1907-01-03
SOCIAL PLEASURES
FOR CHARITY'S SAKE
How Society May Serve The Sick and
Unfortunate by Adding to Its Own
Festivities.

J 4 charitable movement that has been
most successful in the east. organized
+ on lines that it is believed will furnish
relief To the greatest number of people
with the least expense. is TO be UNDER
taken in Phoenix through the energy
of Mrs W. F. Nichols. Mrs George
Ryan and DIR. II. II. Stone, three well
! known people who have done much al
ready for the relieving of the distress
I ed in the community. II will be con-
Quoted in such Il way that those VINO
I do not care tc devote their time u
charitable work or who are not i'm 4
I position 10 90 SO. may yet contribute
of their means. knowing the money
will be carefully expended in a way
I that will make each dollar do its full
duty. In return also the liberal con .
trihutors may nave full value received
in pleasurablc entertainment. not
counting the satisfaction that comes
from acts OF kindness to deserving
persons.
The chief feature Of this new plan
of charity viii be the maintainence Of
system Of district nursing. For the
benefit OF those who may not be famil-
lar with this plan of relief it is ex-
planned that in most cities. and partic-
ularly in one where conditions are
similar TO those in Phoenix. the alb
sence Of those attentions provided by u
trained nurse are often more fruitful
Of pain and more retGrding To the wei
fare Of the i'll. than would be the alb
sence Of medical attention. In this
community particularly, there are
many invalids who can secure but
slight relief through the use of medi-
cine and many more who have the at
tentioE IF competent physicians bu-
whose progress toward recovery de-
mands many attentions that medicine
cannot furnish and without which
medicine avails nothing.
II is the purpose of this charitable
enterprise II keep in its employ con-
stantly corps OF trained nurses whose
activities shall not be confined To the
relieving Of single patient by a sim
gle nurse. but each OF whom shall have
q number Of cases in a specifically dc
fined district under his care at once.
only in exceptional cases are the ser
vices Of a nurse constantly required
and in many cases where no nurse can
be afforded. dependence must be made
upon the charitable friends or neigh
bors Of the afflicted for those little
necessary services that are important
TO the sick and that can be so much
better attended TO by one trained for
the office These nurses at stated
hours in the day will pass from one
sick room to another. .Iacn as the PSF
stefan does. only the visits may b.
longer and the services performed
more general and comprehensive. The
medicines would of course be looked
after. the apartments kept in good or
der. and a score Of little things done
Tor the comfort and well being Of the
unfortunate. There are many in this
city. especially during the winter who
have neither relatives nor intimate
friends to wait upon them. and 10 such
the daily visit Of the ministering angel
would be ray Of sunshine and a very
important stimulus TO early RECEIVERS.
This organization would enable
very few nurses to look after quite
number Of sick people. II would re-
quire money to pay the nurses and u