Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-05-02
EXCELLENT WORK
SHOWN BY REPORT.
Annual Meeting of Alexandra Anti.
tuberculosis Society Held Last
Night
CITY COUNCIL IS SCORED
President of Society Says That City
is Suffering Because Of Lack Of
Health Laws.


The annual meeting of the Alexan-
dria Anti tuberculosis Society was
held last night and Miss Rose Mac
Donald, the president of the society
made the following report which shows
the excellent work which has been ac-
complished during the past year:
The Alexandria Anti-Tuberculosis
Society has completed it's second year
of work, and in this the first Annual
Report, it SENS not inappropriate to
give some account of the inception
OF the work and it's accomplishments.
Started in December, 1909, by the sale
of Red Cross Seals, with no otrer
idea in view than to aid the Virginia
Anti-Tuberculosis Society, it has now
recognized position among Artl-
tuberculosis and Visiting Nurses as
sociations. Just here word of praise
should be given the school children
who that first year labored so earnest
" in disposing of the seals.
When the need of an Instructive
Visiting Nurse became apparent, it
was estimated that $1,000 yearly
would be required for this work, and
it seemed almost impossible to un-
dertake it, but after an open mee'-
ing of the society in December, where
an address was delivered by DR.. VIII
liams on "Virginia's fight against the
White Plague" and forcible plea
was made by DR.. Freeman for an in
structive Visiting Nurse, the Hon. e.
C. Carlin offered to EQUIP AND PAY
THE SALARY of the nurse for the
first year, if the Society would agree
to continue the work. Knowing the
great need of nurse and feeling that
when the needs of the Society were
fully understood by the people of Al
exandria, they would give US their
hearty interest and support it was
decided to accept the offer of Mr.. Car
lin. and undertake the work.
II now being an assured fact that
Alexandria was to have Visiting
Nurse, the next question under con-
sideration was the most suitable
place for her headquarters; to this
a most satisfactory answer was Civ
On by the Board of Managers and the
Superintendent of the Alexandria
Hospital, who agreed to give our
nurse her room and board in this the
initial year of our work. ! feel that
too much can not be said in apprecia-
ton of this act, and it is to be re-
pretted by all that this arrangement
can not be continued during the com
ing year.
From the money given by MIR. Car
lin for the equipment and salary OF the
nurse, the Loan Closet was stocked
md all necessary purchases for the
equipment of the nurse were made un-
der the direction of the Loan Closet
committee, and l think we may all be
iustly proud of that equipment. Al
most daily requisition has been made
on this closet and much of the orig
inal equipment has been expended; IT
has therefore been necessary to add
TO it from time to time, though the
original equipment of this closet was
largely augmented by the Loan Clos
ct Shower held last October. This
shower also proved pleasant sociai
affair, Us the members Of the board
made it the occasion of an afternoon
tea. 1t is hoped to make the SNOW
er" an annual event.
When the work was started, on
May 9th, 1911, an arrangement was
made with the Metropolitan Life In
surance Company by which the visit
ing nurse was to care for such OF the
industrial policy holders as desired
it, at certain rate per visit. This
has been most advantageous to US
financially, but it is desired to make
the money received from this company
reserve fund, and it is therefore not
to be considered as available for the
expenses of our society during the
coming year. For this WE EXPECT
AND MUST DEPEND UPON OUT.
SIDE AID AND INDIVIDUAL
CONTRIBUTIONS, for our work, th'
work of the visiting nurse and thu
fight against tuberculosis, is so broa'
in it's social service, that all knowiE1
of it must be willing to aid.
At least $1,000 is needed for tn
work next year; of this amount abou
half is available. A membership G