The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-04-11
GOVERNMENT
 TEACHES BOYS
 TO MURDER Doesn't Spend a Dollar For Standing Army to Protect Public Health EOmmisSiOner John F. Gun shanan Addresses Visiting Nurses Association - Mrs. Knapp Elected

State Tuberculosis Commissioner Lohn F. Gunshanan. addressed the an- nuaI meeting of the Visiting Nurses Association in this city this afternoon at the home of Mrs. E. c. Bassick 1171 Fairfield avenue and among other things said: "The public in our large cities fail to realize that the best asset they have to boast of Is a healthy community and there is no other force that can bring this about 50 well as the visiting nurses. If We would stop our busy mind to think of our sick as seriously as we do the dead how much more cheerful place this world would be to live in. in our great strife to gain wealth how 1nany do we find who have ruined their health and may We not in pass ing. ask ourselves. what does it prof it g. person to gain the whole world to lose their life
 Loss of Human Lives.
 About two weeks ago the atten- sion of the public thought was direct ed to the large loss of life in a New York factory fire and the aroused sentiment created will probably pre- vent a like occurrence, but who In this city has taken the time to arouse the public to the fact that the loss of life from tuberculosis every year 5n your city Is greater than the New York factory fire and is as prevent able
 New Tuberculosis Victims.
 The records show that for the six months ending March 1, 99 new cases of tuberculosis was reported in your city and but few of them have taken advantage of our SanitariumS, which is to be regretted. Certainly it is not because of their financial condition as the law In regard to admitting cases haor1 within he oh of all What is needed in our cities is e campaign of education as to the value Of the work done by our nurses. that every girl when she leaves school should have some knowledge of car ing for the sick and injured as this duty comes home to all of them soon- CT or later in life and many are they today who mourn the loss of a moth CT. father, sister or brother for the lack of proper nursing. Yes, my friends we can trace hundreds of new made graves Every year directly to this source and what a splendid thing it would be if you could say that through the generosity of the people your funds were sufficient to enable you to provide free nurses for the sick poor in the districts where they live and how the people outside would point with pride to your efforts.'
 Nursing Sadly Needed.
 Mir Gunshanan told how working men who toll hard all days are com pelled through lack of funds to sit mp all night to care for a sick loved one at home. and of the numerous cases where they fall asleep whereby if the 20, 1000 or more wage workers of Bridgeport could through some plan to be devised, contribute say two cents a week to your association you could furnish nurses enough to care Tor their sick in the homes and make this city a more attractive place for them The speaker urged that the churches be invited to take up this question and set aside some Sunday for sermons to be delivered on the care of our sick and injured brother
 Teaching Boys to Murder.
 ''The government spends millions of dollars for a standing army to teach boys to murder but they do not spend G dollar on a standing army to pro- tect the public health Our cities have we'll equipped fire departments to protect property hut why do we not have a we'll equipped medical de- partment with plenty of nurses to care for our sick poor? The onIv dollar is more important than human Hives and still we boast of our being a Christian people,
 AS this was the annual meeting of the association. the election of offir- CTS was held. The nominating com fnfttee of which Mrs. James H. Iud- fum was chairman, presented the fol- low who were elected: President. Mrs Herbert M. Knapp; first vice-presi- dent. Mrs. HI. H. Pyle; second vice. president. Mrs. M. H. Ford; secretary, Mrs Orville Rector; treasurer, Mrs William T. TIincks.