Norwich bulletin., 1913-04-10

At the annual THeSClnE CI tle N1Slt-
 Nurse association, held at the Me-
 rial building, it was reported that
 cases had been cared for during
 past twelve months and Z, 36S visits
 re made during that time, which
 luicates that the field of work of
 -4e district nurse has greatly increased rom yes1 to year and that the nurse mas givez relief and comfort in many cases. Miss Segar, the secretary, re-
 ported that it had been the policy of the nursing committee for the past year to do a constructive work and to develop every means possible to discover the homes where the services of the nurse were needed. The aSSo- citation has had the cooperation of the city mission and the several churches and cards describing the work of the association have been diStrib- uted through these agencies. The school committee has asked that the nurse give as much time as possible in assisting the medical inspector by following up the cases of the pupils in their homes to see that the inStruc- tionS are understood and are being car ried out. The plan of the association of caring for policyholderS of local life insurance company has given sat- isfact5On and is being continued forty cases having been visited during the year.
 Miss Segar reported that the com 1nittee for the prevention of tubercu- 1oSis has directed it's activities toward bettering the health conditions in the town to some extent and had also car ried on an educational and preventive work in the campaign against the dread diseAse. A fly campaign was waEed last May .and the association has also been instrumental in having the town council appoint milk in spectOr aS a safeguard to health in the community. The tuberculosis com Inittee has been indirectly responsible for the introduction of the tuberculin test bill into the state legislature and has held public demonstrations for the purpose of arousing interest and to show the necessity of having such a. bill become a state law at the earliest possible time.
 The officers for the ensuing year are as follows: President, Mrs Charles Perry: first vice president. Mrs. Frank Clifford Campbell; secretary, Miss Helen Segar; treasurer. J. L. Peacock. Mrs. Eugene Stillman, Mrs. Henry Se- gar; Mrs. c. Byron Cottrell, Rev. Peter McOscar, Charles Perry. Mrs. William Clark and Mrs. Thomas Perry were appointed to serve on the board of managers for a term of three years in place of those whose term is now ex- bring.
 The report of the treasurer, J. L. Peacock, showed that the assets for the year amounted to $1551.10 and that the expenditures reached $1165-O7, leaving a balance in the treasury of nearly S400.
 Albert BuelI sudIong, a teamster for Rogers Bros. for the past thirty street Wednesday morning in his 47th year. The deceased, who has been of robust fa health @ , for ,, the gTeater +l Psrt of year, although he had been at work up to within the past few days.
 MT. Budlons was born in Westerly September 3. 1866. the son of stillman H. Budlong and Anna NJ Bud1ong. He is survived by a brother, William c. Budiong of Long Branch. New Jersey, a sister. Mrs. Anna M- Cook of Stock as Buell. of Woonsocket and Albert N. Buell. of Stockton.
 ~Join the National Guard April 21" is the railying cry being shouted from every corner of the state these days l for inc purpose of acquiring a fun en- 1iStment in a1l of the companies of ] the First Artillery district of the Coast ] Artinery corps. Rhode Island National 1 Guard The recruiting campaign, ] which is being waged. was opened In 1 tho state armory at Providence last i Monday night and is to be conducted l for two weeks. It tS hoped by that l time that the movement will have its | effect and that 2. full enlistment may 1 be reported the s1st of this month
 The present number of officers and l men, including the field, staff and band, 1 is 4S9. while the full complement of l the organization. on a. basis of 67 en- listed men and three officers for each company, is 681. This leaves 182 re- l crutts required to bring the ranks of 1 the First District up to the reguIa- tion size of this number 29 are want 1 ed for the Fifth company of Westerly. l
 The plan of the recruiting campaign l is to have every member of the dis trict, including the enlisted men and l officers, constitute an individual re- cruiting committee. These commit tees have been given two tags and they 1 are supposed to give them to two like ly candidates or those who they think might become interested in joining one rnittance to rallies that are to be held in the different cities and towns, when there will be speeches made by ex- officers of the companies, stereopticon 1