Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1913-12-12
THE RED GROSS SEALS
WHAT THEY STAND FOR
Good Work Being Done by District
Nurse in and Around An
napOlis.
TO FIGHT TUBERCULOSIS.
Meeting Of Annapolis Branch Of
Maryland Society Held in
Mcdowell Hall.

An lnter6 sung meeting OF the An
napolis Branch of the Maryland So
ciety for Relief and Prevention OF
tuberculosis was held yesterday aft
srnoon at 8 o'clock in Mcdowell
Hall, st. Johns College. The pres
ence of Miss Lent, superintendent of
the Instructive Visiting Nurses AS
socisticn. of Baltimore, and secre-
tary of the Federation of Women's
Clubs, added much to the interest Of
the NEE ting.
Mise Lent explained many situa-
tions that were met in the work, and
made clear many obstacles in the
way. She is a good tslker, logicsl
reasoner and knowing her subject and
work thoroughly she presents it
strongly and convincingly. Reports Of
committeesswere presented, one from
the Rev. James L. Smiley on the
Compulsory Education Law, in which
ne said Anne Arundel is one of the
counties in Maryland exempt from
compulsory education. A resolution
was adopted toward taking steps to
have the next Legislature pass bill
Cor compulsory education in this
county, where il is so much ne4dsd
to protect children who work in the
canning factories and at berry and
pea picking, when but mere babies.
Mrs. Cressp reported favoTably
IN the work of the Red Cross Seals
Committee. She said fifty earnest I
women were at work selling Red
Cross Seals, twenty women having
pledged the htmselves to the postofiice
work. No report was made from
Mrs. Hart, in charge Of the Eastport
Red Cross Seals.
Mrs. Clarence White has charge
of the Seals at West Annapolis and
Mrs. X. G. Bulmer is at the head of
the sale of the Seals in the Naval
Academy, where the work is progle
ing nice ly. Mrs. CTesap reported
tn At q citizen had sold soc of the
Scale outside Of Annapolis, and that
up to this time about $40 worth had
been sold in the Naval Academy.
Or. Fell, pre- sident of the local
branch, who presided at the meeting,
read his report, in which he spoke of
the large ield here for the work, and
that every effort should be made to
stimulate the interest, and to amelio-
rate the insanitary conditions. He
spoke of the new free tuberculosis dis
pensary at the Emerge ncy Hospital,
and the hope of obtaining perma-
nent hospital for colored tubercular
patients, which needs he strongly
urged.
DIR. Fell read the District Nurses
report. 1t was full, complete and
comprehensive, and showed the good
work being done by her in and
around Annapolis. Miss Ann DOYLE,
the District Nurse, reported 147 pa
tients low On hand, and for Deem
Der 235 were treated. An average
of % patients have been treated each
week in Annap Ills, and at Curtis Bay
an average of from to I3.
During the past month four pa
tients have died, and up TO the Ires-
ent time an average of 81 or 10 each
month for the last six months have
been discharged as cured. The Dis.
trict Nurse has made an average of
l79 visits each month for the past six
months. The total in fees received
is SS.25 all of which was from Cur
tis Bay. Her csrfsre and other ex-
penses has amounted to s1a0. 68.
This is paid by the Baltimore So
ciety.
The houses fumigated have been
%. Six cases have been referred
to the Health Department and sent
to State Ssnitoriums. Clothing has
been provided for 10, and four chill
dren have been referred t. the So
ciety for Prevention of Cruelty and
immortality to Children. and six "a
the Henry Watson Children's Aid So
ciety. A Thanksgiving dinner was
provided for six. After reading the
District Nurses report, there was
considerable discussion.
Miss Lent, of Baltimore, made il
clear that it actually cost 81, 200 te
support nurse. Last YEAR Annapo
lis paid 5000, the Maryland (State)
tuberculosis Fighting Association
gave $500 toward the salary of tht
local nurse, and the Instructive
Visiting Nurses Association of Bal
timore, supplied the other $500. Thi:
year the Baltimore, or State Tub sr
culosis-Pighting Association. decline,
to help and says Annapolis must sup
port her own nurse. This city hsi
had one years benefit of the Nurse
work, and knows and realizes wka
splendid work she has done. IL Il
now up to the city. the county t,
individuals, to raise the $1,000 fol
the Nurses salary, for it is believes
tie Instructive Visiting Nurses As
sociation will supply the other S2O(
needed for supplies, etc.
The nurses sent out by this assoeia
tion are well trained. their work sys
tematized and an organized Worke
can do so much more than one whp
works under no syste n or organiza
ton The Nurse has advantages b-
living in Baltimore, which she coull
not have hsrs. There she can attenl
lectures in the evening, classes. an
come under instruction along lines o
her work from time TO time and I
contact with her workers as she coul