The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-12-31

to City Control,
SE2eroI1 Of Committee
mvents Political Favor
ing int Appoint
NJ
~ of the Domestic Science
Assoaon, in further elaboration Of
their Hsition to the views Of Prof,
ElDeE6selI that the city supervise
the Sfy of the visiting nurse,
poln be report of the special com
nit their organization which in
vesflM just this phase OF the ques-
ton.
Ths1dings of that body, com
posed# Mrs. Nellie I. Ross, Mrs.
FloraM Roach and Mrs. Emma e.
Law oyered the entire problem.
KefeH to the authority that is to
super the work OF the nurse, the
repo MOtes as follows CONVEX
saho4s. Roach had with Miss Eliz-
abetlbx, superintendent of the
FloWiqld Fruit Mission, of Dayton:
Snphasizes tine fact particu-
larlyHthe nurse work is more sue
cessfmder private organization,
Wne r9litical favor does not enter
into appointments"
ilipDrt in it's entirety is append
To tAomestic Science Association:
YosS nmittee appointed by the
boafa1rocure all necessary infor-
matlNlative to the establishment
oil Ing nurse in our city, begs
leafHport as follows;
We've found the physicians of
the N hearty sympathy with the
moTsL The Graduate Nurse As
sociais willing to assist in any
way kible. The secretary of the
ComMSl club offers us, free of
chardle use of the telephone serv-
Ice all as space for the storage
of suss. The Associated Charities
has ID the use of its room and
telepE provided the city mission
airy 414lrse can make satisfactory
ARA epts.
Inn correspondence and inter
vieWA various persons who are
inforf we have investigated the
methfNsed in putting visiting
nursdae field.
Hurty's Letter.
We letter from DIR. J. n.
HuT pc state board of health,
4 d your interesting letter,
and a1Nglad to make reply. Our
city 1Ary has a few visiting
nurseAdko has the Flower Mis-
sion Ey. The Flower Mission
is a hropic organization of
womdH@are engaged in philan-
thropWrH Their visiting nurse is
Mrs. 10 is a very experienced
woma&IhA receive complaints from
needMlldnd they are Immediately
inves led Money for relief is
raiseY otibutions and by an an
nual r Flower Mission held
its al bk last Wednesday night
and ~ $hething like $500 An
9th en- a0S contributed annually.
How GhtH members of the mission
give H6sSheir services. no one
knowbbt i& not a small amount
ThpRe&onnected with tie city
dispcTg a their entire time and
are Al s753er month. They are
trainWuls&and it is always the
endeEte 81 re women of the prop
er tie Rand with good human
heard oNty and sympathy for
the sfing.R
1T dainl fould be an excellent
thing the kbman's Club of Rich |
notwithstanding nurse. Every
case 1ant id be investigated by
her atte to properly. This |
woul I'D Impractical application |
of rA Tn sitting nurse would, |
of Cd, tea he families she Wis |
its admits &ssary for their well |
fare. ssibl u could learn of a
nurs Hing Jake the position in !
Richmi by Uting to DR.. Alfred |
HenB oard 8Trade building, In !
dianMs DI bnry is superintend- |
ent de TuH losis Dispensary of |
this b and 0ell acquainted with |
the es of city who are en- !
gagen the which Richmond !
propE to tai b. !
Grati at Step.
I'D most ying to know that ,
Richk pro- will soon begin |
this mieienU rk. 1t is the only |
real Htieal it should be done, /
and am h this subject, may |
no}za littld her and say some |
thia Uyou in brd to an all time
heal hieer WI Richmond will do |
welt Employ
II the law your mayor
win kompellXo appoint board |
of d and II board of health /
mr. aHoint 8health officer. This /