The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-13
NEWS OF THE DAY
 IN SOCIETY WORLD
Dance HOstesses for a Visit
 ing Girl
THE SOCIAL CALENDAR
Al Fresco Card Party for a Visitor. A Hostess for Miss Evelyn Byrd Smith-Other Topics of
 Social Interest
By MYRTLE MILES Bell Telephone 1900; Peoples 231.

Hell Telephone 1oOO; Peoples 23I.
 The convention of the American Nurses association, held in Chicago re- gently, must have been a gathering full of inspiration for the thousand women who attended. The Auditorium man. agement stated that 1t was the "best behaved" convention of women that they had ever entertained. Birmingham who has related their various phases in letters home. writes that "the association now has over 2O,000 members, the largest body of professional women in the world. But you want to know what we did, don't you? After we were regis tered and each seated under her. state banner, the reports of committBs began. Miss Jane Delano, the head of the Red Cross nursing service, said that over 5000 Red Cross nurses were now enrolled, and that she was trying to have as Red Cross nurses the very pick of the pro- fession. She advised local chapters to discourage the wearing of nurses uni- forms for purposes of raising money, no matter how worthy the cause. At the close of her report two little Japanese gentlemen were introduced Baron Osol- ga, member of the Japanese house of peers, vice president of the Red Cross In Japan, with his interpreter, MT. Togo, secretary@of the National Red Cross In Japan. The Baron addressed us in Jap anese. which sounded high pitched and monotonous- in our American ears. MT. Togo then translated it in a deep and flexible voice. To hear him one would imagine we possessed all the heather as well as all the Christian virtues. His closing words were: You formed this association in the past to nurse in time Of war, but nursing is even now connect- ed with world peace
 "A nurses relief fund has been started, to be used when s1o,OOo is subscribed
 "The Isabel Hampton Robb memorial fund has increased to over 5000. This fund is used to give scholarships to nurses in Teachers college, Columbia university. This year one scholarship went to d school nurse, the other to one preparing for institutional work
 The past year Miss Isabel McTsaac the interstate secretary, has travelled from St. Paul to New Orleans. from Los Angeles to Boston. in the interest of the nursing profession.
 Miss Sophie Palmer, editress of the American Journal of Nursing, reported stock in the Journal. It is the only mag azine in the world owned and operated entirely by women
 "One whole session was given over to the discussion of state registration and it's problems.
 ''The special papers were varied and of vital interest: Municipal Care of Tuber- n
 Teaching of Sex Hygiene Appeal of the Insane to the Nursing Profession, were some of the titles.
 ITO me the most important thing done was the formation of the National Or ganzation for Public Health Nursing. This is to include all classes of social service nurses-the school, district. visit ing. infant welfare. tuberculosis, and many that are now unthought of Up to this time We have had no central bu- reau for this important branch of nurs- ing Now we shall have the help of a journal of our own. and literature will be sent out from time to time.
 ''The Cleveland Visiting Nurses asso- citation presented to the infant organi- zation a beautiful seal prepared by an eminent artist Ii is probably unbecom- ing to measure a gift by it's cost, but we are so overwhelmed by the generosity of the Cleveland association that we must tell you that it is valued at $500 and is given to us outright. The design is a woman planting a tree. Beneath is the inscription, When the desire com eth, it is a tree of Life. Proverbs.
 'It is hard to foresee where this de- partment of health nursing will lead us.
 "The nursing profession has been asked to be represented at the great Interna- tional Congress of Hygiene and De- mography, which meets in Washington, D. C., in September. This convenes only once in five years and is the first time it has met outside of Europe. One of the American leaders says: I doubt if we have anything more unique to pre- sent to the consdera ton of the congress than the present nursing activities in the United States
 'After this serious talk and praise of ourselves you doubtless would like to hear something of the social side. There were two visits to great hospitals, an automobile ride and reception at Chicago university, and few hours at Hull house.
 "An artistic entertainment given by the Illinois Training school board pre- senting Wagner's 'Rhengold, interpre- ted by Mrs. Crosby.
 "The final reception given at the Art institute was extremely beautiful. Women whose work for humanity had given them pofse and place in affairs were in the receiving line Old masters, Rembrandt and others, gazed upon us from the walls. Life in all forms was portrayed in a continuous line from their time down to ours. Thinking of how each great artist had tried to expi~ his innost soul through his art. we were buoyed up and sustained by the feeling that we, too, were helping to create standards of beauty and grace. Our wt'ik is not on the painted canvas but goes deeper and deals with life itself. Thus 1t is fitting that the spirit of art should through us help to bring to living, breathing humanity peace and joy and physical well being"