Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-12-19
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bounded by no creed nor con-
dition, 10000 women, members of
the Woman's Relief society,
tread the path of practical philan-
thropy with patience, year by year
bringing to stricken households cheer
of heart, comfort of body, and that
peace of trust in human sympathy,
and Gods love that phsseth UNDER
standing" Years fare and fade; but
the cry of want and sickness goes on
q ceaseess minor chord below light
notes of worldly gain and selfish
pleasure, and with aim to meet this
cry, an army of brave women have
assumed the nurses cap and apron
that they may carry skill and training
into households too poor otherwise To
claim such precious privileges.
Many Incidents of patllos ana tragedy
meet these young women--others. in
spring and uplifting with their lessons
of human succor. Their mothers troa
this thorny path without training o.,
uniforms to guide or vouch for them.
They went out from their own home
problems with only such skill as eX-
perience and sympathy could bestow.
Now when the young have taken this
yoke upon them, the cry comes UP for
more and still more of trained and pa
tient hands to smooth the pillow of
pain and minister as only those may
do who have specialized their studies
and made Sl1ilful all their ministra-
tons In these many chapters of pres
ent-day unWritten history, a single in
cident will show the pressing need:
Tho young nurse sat With her ear at
the telephone. Her face was white and
her lips pallid with days of active work
and watching nights. She was robeu
lay her uniform and toilet articles III
thick confusion. Too worn to put them
straight, she was just retiring when this
telephone bell had summoned her
Harriet called a voice, which the
girl recognized at once as the voice
OF the superintendent of the nurses
work; can you so up to - east and
work."
What is the trouhle?" After lis
tening pause, you surely won't ask
me to go to that terrible household
again? Why the husband of that poor
woman is keeper OF one of the vilest
saloons; he has no claim on our char
ity; dresses like n dude, smokes fine
cigars; parades the streets with his
cane. which / veritably believe he uses
occasionally on his wife; why on earth
should he subject her and us to q false
claim?''
Because he is a brute, Harriet"
came back the mild Voice of the super
you surely would not leave
her alone in her fight With death to-
nght?"
well, il it's only for one night or
even two--what? You want me to STAY
for week at least and may. be three?
Oh, oh! What do you think | am
made of? / have just come from a long
typhoid case and have not been home
an hour"
There was silence at the other end
of the phone, and them
II will try everywhere to get some
one else, my dear; and hope may not
have to call you any more tonight. .
The girl dropped the receiver with a
great sigh of relief. Then the force of
habit strong upon her. she arose and
quickly re-packed her small grip. while,
shivering slightly with the chill in the
tiny sittingroom. Then she wrapped
herself close in huge shawl and with
her feet thrust to the small drum
stove, she sat pondering. Sleep was
out of the question for some time at
least. Opening the tiny stove door.
the Goals smiled back ut her, as they
fell noiselessly apart. shivering into q
hundred points of dull light os they
broke from their banked foundation.
Harriet, dear, what are you sitting
up for ~ asked quiet voice behind
her The girl turned a little as she re-
piled:
Another charity case for me, maybe.
mother. but I don't want to go. / am
so tired, and have done more than
my share of charity work both thu.
year and last
The little woman beside her crouch
ed down in front Of the dim fire ana
asked softly.
When was working as a Relief so
ciety teacher, we did all the sick
nursing there was to do. There was
no share" for us, 1t was all.'
But, mother conditions are so DIP
ferent now.
People are just the same Children
die and women suffer. And II youth
and skill fai! us, we old Relief society
women will have to go at it again.
Did You teachers have to do all YOUR
sick nursing for charity?''
All for love. We did not call Il
charity. 1t WAS love. When children
lie at deaths door. when women
scream in agony then .,,.,5 tI,n l,o.x.