Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-03
BEGINS SECOND
YEAR OF WORK
Visiting Nurse Association Meets and
Elects Mrs. Cynthia Wood
ruff as President.
GOOD REPORTS ARE MADE
Financial Conditions Shown to be Elk
ceIIent-Horse and Buggy Given
for Nurses Use.

The Visiting Nurse association met
in the first annual session yesterday
afternoon at the library building and
heard reports for the year, and elected
officers for the coming year. The Off
during the year just closed were re-
elected as follows:
President-Mrs. Cynthia Woodruff.
Vice President-Mrs. A. Mosen-
fielder
Secretary-Mrs. A. D. Welch.
Treasurer-Miss Mary l.. Carter.
AS members of the advisory board
the following were elected: Drs. En-
lily Wright, Ralph Dart. j. c. Souders,
w. d. Snively, Mrs. R. K. Cable, Mrs.
H. B. Sudlow. and Mrs. c. E. Sharpe.
Mrs. Fl. S. Cable was reelected chair
man of the finance committee.
Given Horse and Rig.
Formal presentation of horse and
buggy TO the association was made by
the Helpers circle of Kings Daughters,
of which Mrs. ]. S. Gilmore is presi-
dent and Miss Harriet Johnson secre-
|tary, and by whom the presentation
was made. The gift was accompanied
with the promise by the Kings Daugh-
tiers Of half the maintenance of the
horse and buggy for year. The asso-
to;a Col of ,cf
a gift for some time, and received it
with much qualification.
Report on Finances.
The report of the treasurer, Miss
Mary Carter, showed the association
in a very healthy condition financially
During the year there has been receiv.
ed from subscriptions $1,173.25. and
from fees paid to the nurse Miss Mar
garet Giles $123. making a total OF
$1,29625 from all sources. There has
been paid out for the nurses salary
street car fare, drug supplies. etc.
$S61, leaving a balance CT $435.25, out
of which amount, however, the eX
! penses for the next six weeks must be
paid.
Nurse Reports on Work.
Miss Giles reported that during the
iten-and-a-half months she has made or
an average of four to ten calls eacf
day, a total of 1892. She has he'd lit
different patients under q physicians
She has treated "A different diseases
lmany of which were complications. D
this number IL died and 6S recovered
six were given over to the care OF
TRAINED nurse, six were sent to the
hospital, one was sent to the country
lone moved to another city, 10 were dis
missed, one was sent to the Genevi
school for girls, and she has unde
Iher care IL patients.
The month of October has been tn
busiest in the history of the associs
ition for. the visiting nurse shown
, IAN increasing interest and need of e,
lpert help in case of sickness. Mis-
lGiles has abundantly demonstrated he
liability to fill the important positio
. she holds. and on every hand warmes
words of praise are given her, not oni
flor her work as nurse, but in man
: fold other ways.
Need Is Demonstrated.
The association feels much encou
I Jagged in the work undertaken. and ha
received support from many source
$ in the city in the way of money. dru
|. supplies, fruits. clothing, etc. The fir
$ year has demonstrated beyond doul
. the urgent need of such an organic
J, ltion, and the new year opens with r
lnewed energy, on the part Of the OF
olcers and members.
d A product called Kodol has nc
IS lbeen made which completely diges
,fl all food. 1t relieves the weak sto
IS aca wholly and instantly, yet perm
one to eat what he wants.