The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-14
VISITING NURSES
WARMLY PRAISED
Doing Great Work to Help
Those in Distress, but City De-
mands Bigger Force.
MUST HELP CoL0RED FOLK
Association Anxious to Reach
I Every Class-Ablc Talk by
Miss Crandall.
MUST HELP CoLoRED FOLK

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Nurses Association last night gained
added encouragemc to continue it's
| great work, through the glowing re-
| ports of its officers, topped Off with n
| highly entertaining address by Miss
I Ella Phillips Crandall. of New York.
! The meeting was held in the audito-
rum of the John Marshall High School,
ana was well attended by members and
! patrons of the associations
| Miss Crandall. executive secretary of
| ohc newly orEanizcd National Organiza-
! zion for Public Health Nursing, was tho
principal speaker. She is also connect
| CT with the department of nursing and
health at the Teachers College, Column
Dlt University, and had facts and fig
urcS. which showed remarkable condi-
/ TONS. Her talk dealt i.iainly with the
development Of nursing and the stand
| aruizinS of such work in order to bring
| about greater efficiency.
Preceding Miss Crandall, DR.. Doug
las Freeman. Of the State Health Dc
| nartment, made a short address in
| which he strongly advocated the CO.
operation OF the association in the i'm.
| provenent of rural conditions. He paid
II growing tribute TO the earnest women
VINO nave done so much to make the
WORK OIL the visiting nurses possible
Needs Larger Force.
Mrs. j. Scott Parrish, president Of tho
association made her annual report
The most pertinent suggestion she had
10 oHer was the need OF q larger force
especially by tho addition OF a colorcd
trained and registered nurse, to work
under the supervision OF colored Dhy-
sicians. She said that the ASSOCIATIONS,
does not want to disregard any call
within the scope of its work and
. ."oueht that by having Il colorcd nurse
great need VIII be filled
Following the presidents rcnort
MISS Mamie J. Minor, chief nurse.
! gave comprehensive outline of tho
work accomplished during tho year
by herself and the nurses under her
charge. Her suggestions closely fol-
| lowed those OF Mrs. Parrish Preven-
ton is her slogan. She cited many
cases. some extremely pitiful. to iIus.
trate the good that results from at
tcntion in time
George Bryan presided over tho
meeting and introduced the speakers.
owing 10 previous engagement Rev.
George W. Mcdaniel. .. D.. who was
Gown on inc program. was unable to
ADDRESS the asscmblaSe. His regrets
wcre expressed by Mr.. Bryan. who
also was called upon to read the re-
port Of Mrs. r, II. Lindsay, the ,rca
surer. While large sum has been OK
pended, The treasury has not been
depleted. II VIII need rcplcnishinc
Very shortly.
The Instructive Visiting Nurse AS
ISOLATION now has in its employment
nine nurses In spite of seyc.al alb
, sences and changes in the stan. the
routine and efficiency OF the service
are undisturbcd, so we'll is the worl,
established During the past year
1850 patients were treated. A total
of 1890 working visits were made
while the nurses paid S5S visits OF ad-
Vice and instruction Two patients
were sent to the Home for Incurablcs
and IL 10 hospitals Five children
were reported TO the Juvenile Protec
tive Association. eight 10 the school
authorities and th;rty-scven to the
Associated Charities The Board OF
Health was called IN TO examine lS5
cases. Physicians were provided for
| forty-One cases a special nurse was
assigned to assist sixteen unfortunates
| AS a direct outgrowth Of the asso-
citation. Pine Camp. for tubercular
cases, has been established and is do
ing a great work. The School Board
has also been induced to take up inves-
| tigation and correction of conditions
| among the school children. The Girls
Auxiliary is responsible for the APP
| pointmcnt of a female probation officer
TO care for delinquent girls The
younger members also by their energy
successfully operated the Lakeside
| Baby Hospital last summer, and accom-
| plished many good results.
In her report Mrs. Parrish gratefully
| thanked the regular contributors for
| their cooperation, and the general
| public for its noble response on the an
nual Tag Day" She is also very
proud of the Girls Auxiliary and of it's
| work
How Order Has Grown.
! In her talk Miss Crandall traced the
work of the nurse, the oldest known
| woman's art. from the simple duties
| ana primitive curatiVes used, to the
| high standard of to-day. She carried
her audience over the work of the ma
| tional association OF England, the col
onies OF Canada and Australia, to that
| which The American association hopes
| TO accomplish. The Richmond associa-
| ton is but q forcrunner Of what will
| soon be in operation throughout the
| entire length and breadth of the land
| Miss Crandall strongly urged tho
| standardization of humanitarian work
| by no other way can a trained force
| OF social workers doing a constructive
work he raised. According to her flg-
| ureS, the number OF associations doing
| this charitable line of work has in
| creased from tifty-three, with 1856
| nurses IN 1901, to 1892 associations
| with more than 1000 nurses last year
| In closing, she remarked that the city
OF klchmond should extend it's thanks
| TO the women who have made the In
structive Visiting Nurse Association a
power OF good in the community