The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-02-01
NOMINATE NURSES
FOR STATE BOARD
GOVERNOR WILL APPOINT ONE OF,
SEVEN NAMED by CoNvEN-
TIox TO FILL VACANCY.
ANNUAL REPORTS MADE
SESSION OF THURSDAY MORNING
WILL he ADDRESSED ON NO-
MANS SUFFRAGE ny MISS
MARY JOHNSTON

Considerable discussion was evoked
at the business meeung of tne nurses
association GA Virginia IN Murphy 5
annex wednesday morning wnen
Nominations Tor Inc vacancy on the
| state Nurses Board OF examiners
came before the pooy. BY the con-
stitution oil the association, no super-
intenuent or ofncer oil training
scnool IL eiigibie Tor membership on
TINS board. Miss MclsaacS, oil Mlchi-
gan, VINO is a director of the Ameri-
can journal OF. Nursing, A.<ted as ner
opinion that superintendent OF hos
pltals are from their experience as
teachers and administrators best
qualined to serve as an examiner.
severai members OF the association
replied that TINS law was maze TO
avoid any probability of personal pre-
JUDGE In the examinations and that
tne comparatively small number OF
training schools and corps of nurses
had made this law advisable.
To fill he vacancy on the State
board, MADE by the expiration of Mrs.
Nancy Laird i-ackey's term, the fol-
lowing nurses were nominated: Miss
Gertrude Phiipotts. Norioik, Miss Eva
Moss, Norfolk Miss Ella bouldrn,
Dauville: Miss Helen Harland, kicn-
mond: Miss Eiizab etn Cooke, Bon Air,
Miss Frances Jones. Richmond. and
Miss Minnie Baumgardner. OF Staun-
ton. This list Will be submitted to
Governor Mann. who will appoint oae
OF these nominees to the vacancy.
Annual Reports Submitted.
The annual reports of the various
officers were encouraging in every
respect The president. Miss Smith,
OF Norfolk, gave a resume OF the
work done during the past year, with
especial emphasis on the growth or
the visiting nursing movement, and
medical and dental inspection pro-
NOTED by the nurses. Miss Milli-
champ. the treasurer reported tina.
her books are in better condition than
| ut the last convention, but the assoc
citation is still in arrears. Said Miss
Millichamp, I'VE ought to have at
least ESQ members to maintain the
association as an association should
| he maintained.
Officers Named
The nominating committee an
nounced the following nominations for
/ officers of the association: President,
Miss Agnes Randolph. Miss Minnie
| Baumgardner; first vice. president.
Miss Jean Hundley, Miss S. II. Simp-
| son; second ice-president, Miss
Naomi simmons, Mrs Nancy Laird
l-ackey; third vice. president Miss
Rose Hancock, Miss Mary Agnes
| Bronson; treasurer. Miss Julia Mill
champ. Miss M. q. Philphotts; secre-
tary. Miss Mary Broaddus. Mrs.
Charles Eaton. The election returns
Will be made known at the Thurs
day morning session. Upon the pay
/ ment of their dues for two years back,
within the next six months, delinquent
h.. -t,au a
| association. This action was taken
upon the motion of Miss Millichamp.
Miss Mamie Jones was appointed
chairman of the committee on the
revision of the constitution and by
laws. and Miss Frances Jones, chair
man of the auditing committee.
Miss Gulley gave an interesting &C.
count Of the increased work done by
the Instructive Nurses Association OF
| Richmond during the past year and
of the maintenance of nurses in the
public schools by the city school board
and Visiting Nurses Association.
Wednesdays session will be re-
stunned at 1880 o'clock. when the presi-
dent will appoint a committee fol-
Virginia to cooperate with the Ma
tional Red Cross Association Miss
| McIsaacs will deliver an address or
The Opportunities and Responsible.
ties of Young Graduate Nurses" and
I Miss Braton, Of Hartford, Conn. on
The Administration of Anaesthetics
by Women
The Richmond nurses will tender
a reception at the Elks Hall Wed
nesday evening to the visitors
Opening session.
The feature Of Thursday morning
session will be an address by Miss
| Mary Johnston. the alnhoress on
Why Nurses Should Be Interested
I in Equal suffFage." Other speakers
! Tor this meeting will be Miss Emily
! Page Jones, on THE Question Box" :
Miss Isabel Stuart. of Columbia Uni
| versity, New York. on THE Train
ing of Hospital Administrators and
the Relation of the Hospital to Social
Service Work.; Mrs. Tilden Smith, on
The Care OF the Incubator Babies. +"
! Governor Mann made a most pleas
ing address of welcome at the open
! ing session Of the convention Tues
! day evening, when ne complimented
the nurses generally. both on the no.
bility of their work and, what is prob
ably sometimes more comforting. their
I individual good looks.
| DIT, Beverly Tucker, who introduced
the speakers. spoke briefly of the re-
| quisites for the real trained nurse.
who mikes efficiency with human
| kindness.
| Miss Isabelle McIsaacs. of Burton
Harbor. Mich. in an address to the
pupil nurses urged the value of en-
forced registration laws. In State
as conservative as Virginia but littiS
Is known OF the commercial training
schools and hospitals where women
are trained without system and with
little regard to ethics. To uphold the
merits OF the profession and to pro-
vide against the products of such in
situations, strict credentials and reg
istration are necessary.
Following Miss Mcfsaacs' address
DR.. Harry Taylor. a medical mission
airy to China. gave an illustrated lee
ture on that country.
The convention will adjourn Thurs.
day afternoon