The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-24
GRADUATE NURSES
MEET THIS WEEK
Tenth Annual Convention Of Vir-
glnia Association to Cor
vcnc at NIurpfy's.
MANY SOCIAL FEATURES
Presidents Report to Deal With
Questions Relating TO
Hospital Work.

Trained nurses from all sections OF
the State will assemble here o-day
for the purpose of attending the icnth
annual convention OF the GRADUATE
Will be in session at Murphy..s Hotel
from 3 O'Clock tomorrow afternoon
until late Thursday. The association
will be welcomed by Mayor y. G. Rich
ardson. Miss Ethel Smith. of Norfolk.
president of the organization. Will re-
spond. There are so members of the
association most of whom are expect
cd to be in attendance. While here
the visiting nurses Will be entertain :
ed by the Instructive Visiting Nurses
Association and the various hospitals.
Following are the officers OF the as
ISOLATION: President. Miss Ethel Smith,
Norfolk: first vice. president, Miss
Elizabeth Johnson. of Richmond: sec
Lynchburg: third vice. president. Miss
Carlos. Norfolk: secretary. Miss Annie
Gullcy of Richmond: treasurer. Miss
Julia .Mellichamp. Norfolk.
Mayor to Extend Welcome.
The proceedings open tomorrow at
5 +. NJ with an executive session. AT
4 o'clock the convention Will be call
cd to order and the speakers intro
duced by Dr. William S. Gordon.
Prayer will be offered by Rev. I'll. y. c.
of welcome by the Mayor and re-
spouse by the president.
Wednesday will be the most strenu-
Gus day of the convention. practically
every hour being taken up. Opening
at $3.50 a. NJ, half an hour will be
devoted to registration and payment
or dues. The business session Will
open at o'clock with the presidents
address and reports from other officers
and committees. Following that there
VIII be paper by Miss May Douthat.
of Clifton Forge. on professional Re-
sponsibility." with discussion led by
Miss Agnes Tompkins, of Petersburg.
MISS Naomi Simmons of Richmond
IN Private Work. which will he dis
cussed by Miss Marie Moselcy. of Rich
mond: From 4 TO 6 members OF tho
association will b. entertained AT tea
by the alumnae OF St Luke's Hospital
a. the Nurses Home. The Virginia
Hospital alumnae will tender them n
reeeption at the ElkS' Home from 8
to II that night.
Discuss Many Questions.
me last days session will open at
A. NJ. with a paper on .ruberculosis."
by Mrs. j. Warren THOMPSON, Of Nor
toik Miss Gertrude Phillpots. OF Nor
foik, will read a paper on Nurses
and Social Work" to be discussed by
MISS Rachel 1saacson, the recently APP
pointed school nurse OF this city. "The
Nurse as Missionary" Will BIO reed by
Miss Minnie Bumgardner. of stanton.
and discussed by Miss Corling. The
question BOX Will be in charge of
Miss Eliza r. r. Cooke. of Bon Air.
After the election of officers the con-
yention will adjourn.
at o'clock luncheon will be served
at the Memorial Hospital, the visitors
being the guests of the alumnae of
that institutions.
Following are the committees In
charge Of the conventions: Arrange
ments-Mrs. Charles w. Eaton. chair
man, Miss Ruth Robertson, Mrs.
David Bell. Miss Annie Gulley. Miss
Naomi Simmons. Program-Miss Eliz-
abeth Webb and Miss Margaret Wat
kins. Entertainment-Mi Ruth Ro-
bertson, chairman; Miss Augusta
Meyer. Miss Naomi Simmons. Miss
Edmunds, Miss Lottie Thomas. Recon-
tion--Miss Mamie Jones. Miss Rachel
Isaacson, Miss A. B. Corling. Mrs.
Meade Mann, Miss Florence Black.
Miss Mcdonald. Miss Jennie Lambert,
Mrs. a. L. Gray, Miss May Broaddus
and Miss Fannie Washington.