The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-23

love for Birmingham poor.
 A chat with Miss Forceman a day or two later proved the truth of her esti- mate of her. She Is bubbling over with tender little stories of her work. Her report for the year 1909-1910 gives an idea as to the wide scope of the district nursing and was interested to find noted.
 Number of patients ... ..- -. 245 Number of calls ... =. ... ... ... 1662 Number of deaths ... ... ... .. ... 19 Number of births ... -.. ... e. 16 Sent to hospitals 9 Children sent to Orphans home %. 3 Morphia patients sent to Memphis. 3
 Miss Foreman speaks with deep grati- tude of the ones who have given her aid. The physicians whose names were noted as having given their professional serv- ices included Dr. John Watts, Dr. Wyatt Hehin, Dr. Carl Fox, Dr. B. L. wyman, Dr. Ransom, Dr. Harris La Verne, pr. Cameron, Dr. Atwood, Dr. B. Rittenberry. Dr. Ross Snyder, pr. Cunningham Will son, Dr. Annie Robinson, all of whom went freely in answer to every call. Among the ladies who sent clothes were Mrs. Fred Larl6in, Mrs. Eatman, Mrs. Owen, Mrs. Felix Drennen, Miss Woln and Mrs. Armstrong. She referred fre- quently to the cases in which assistance WAS pFiNdL6ly klfeu- Ou6 aedT WOludl a teacher of music, whose own success has broadened and deepened her charity. supplied three families, one with nine children. with food, clothing and toys dur ing Christmas. Another young woman sent s Christmas to be used by Miss Forceman as she thought best. T knew of a little boy" said Miss Foreman, "in a family greatly troubled by continuous illness. who was sleeping on the floor. The s5 bought him a mattress and springs and he has been comfortable through out these cold nights.
 The Hirsch Dry Goods company has been most generous to us,' said Miss Foreman. "They have given us this year three boxes of hats The Mayor always helps us when possible. He has helped us in securing charity tickets for pa- tients sent out of town-the unfortunates sent to Memphis, for example. Father Coyle has also been most generous. One of our most willing helpers mas been MT
 Loy, who. when we asked for invalid carriages has not only sent them, but the very best that he had. Only yes-
 terday Mrs. J. H. Phillips reported, an alarming turn for the worse of an aged patient. One of the most comfortable invalid carriages was at the door in 15 minutes-"
 '~Tell me of your assistant" I said
 and she replied: Sadie Is the colored woman sent to help mo in May. She Is a graduate nurse from Oklahoma, and her colored paients are to her just as important and as precious as my white patients are to me. She reports 1274 calls io5 patents and 15 deaths. She was as sisted by DTS Freeman, Thomas, Walters, Brown. Booth and Lewis, who were most generous The work was superintended by a nurse sent out from the Hillman hospital monthly.
 My duties" said Miss Forceman, fare made very pleasant by the good women of the association. They pay my drug bills, my. milk bills and buy bed clothes and such things for me. The Charity
 ball. of course. supports the charity.
 Indeed. they have systematizsd the work
 so thoroughly that the president of the I association has only to place my request | in the hands of some appropriate com ] mittee and 1t Is performed at once. 1 Everyone is 50 willing to helpv she | exclaimed. You have no idea until you l ask for aid how charitable the Birming- l ham people are!"