The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-02-28
VISITING NURSES
WORK GRAHFY|NG
Report for the First Month Shows
That sixty Patients Were
Visited by the
Nurse.
SOME PAID FOR AID
General Cooperation and Acceptance
of Nurses Mission Properly
Responsible for
Success.

The board of the visiting nurse as
cociation held its regular monthly
meeting in the Y. w. C. A. this morn.
ing. Mrs. c. II. Rich presided and
Mrs. /. A. Sawyer acted as secretary
Miss HabenIcht, the visiting nurse,
gave report of the months work as
follows Patients were reported to
her as follows by the Good Fellows
50; doctors, 5. neighbors of patients,
5; family of patient, 6. Ladies OF
Charity, 5, making total OF so.
These cases were diagnosed as
measles, pneumonia, asthma, mater
nifty, eczema, old age, dropsy, whoop.
ing cough, typhoid, pulmonary tuber
culosis, inflammation of the eye ano
liberated gums.
The nurse made 105 nursiary visits
and 81 friendly and instructive calls,
making In all 1876 visits made in the
month. OF the sixty cases two pa
tients died and one has been dismiss
ed as cured, the other fifty-seven
cases are continued.
Material aid was given in several
cases by Supervisor Young and Mr..
Korschgen, Good Fellows. Ladies of
Charity, social service committee of
the visiting nurse association, and
by Mrs R. w. Child, Miss Trimble
and Miss younker.
Four dollars were received by the
nurse from pay cases taken. If the
patient wishes TO pay a fee for the
service of the nurse the money is re-
ceiyed and turned into the associa-
tion for further use in the work.
A number OF reports of committees
were received sIrs. j. j. Ayres re
ported that the france committee
has been organized and is looking at.
ter the finances OF the association
The visit of Miss Habenicht, Mrs
Reeves and Miss Younker to the
school hoard was reported and the
visiting nurses board is anxious thai
the nurse shall be OF service in the
schools as is the custom in all cities
where such a nurse is installed.
Miss Stanton reported that the so
ciaf service committee is cooperating
with the nurse In providing material
aid and clothing when needed by the
patients. Hiss Meigs has special
charge of the providing of clothing
Mrs IT. l.. Cooper reported that many
donations have been made to the loar
closet A number CT gifts have beer
gent anonymously and the board i.
not able to express its appreciation
personally 10 these unknown donors
The following have helped TO provide
remarkably veil filled closet:
Mrs. j. P. Allen, Ms. Fl. L. Coop
er. Miss Helen Trimble, Mrs. E.
Baker. Mrs. mo. Dunlap, Mrs. RALPH
Brpnneil. Mrs. Wells II. Irwin, Mrs
r. Layton. Mrs. Alber. Keidaisch
sirs. D. H. Sage. sIrs. NJ. r. Baker
Mrs. Bateman. Mira Louis Kisin. Mis-
Eta Ayres. Misses Alton, Miss Pan,
inc Kirehberg. the P. z. o. chapter
Unitarian Woman's Alliance, Trinit
Ladies' society, w. P. Sewing societ,
the Ladies' of Charity. First Chris
ian Church Ladies society. the Jew
ism ladies' society gave 1870 70
sick diet.
The success Of the work is phenon
inal and the members of the boar
are very appreciative Of the aid give
by the pubic and Of the cordial recel
tion which Miss Habenicht has recei-
ed in every house she has visited.