Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1914-03-18
The Benefits of the District Nurse.

work:
The Ladies' Reading Circle. encour-
aged by generous promise of financial
aid. voted to start this work and elect
ed a board of managers. The board
organized and engaged a nurse, who
began work Feb. II. This work was
SO little in the thought of our COM
munlty that the first two weeks can
hardly be counted as real work for,
while equally hard for the nurse, it
was largely explanatory and demon
stration work. The work has been
continuous since except for two weeks
vacation and two weeks necessary
absence of the nurse. During this
time 1921 visits have been made. This
practically covers only ten months as
during the illness of Rev. Lance what
would cover more than one week was
given that excluded general service
and she has been away another week
with one patient. This report covers
the work up to Feb. l. Stating the
number of visits is also little mis-
leading as to work AS the number
| includes all night or all day service as
| visit.
The board adopted as a rule of
procedure that from the money brought
| by nurse from her work there should
be deducted the incidentals of her
| work including her transportation ex-
pense and the net amount then passed
to the treasurer as part of the nurse
fund. The nurse has brought $274. 65
as the gross amount and the appended
| auditors report shows from the treas
urer's report the net amount passed
to the fund. Contributions given
directly to the nurse to be used as
n h n in a1r I<l
the treasurer's report, nor does it come
within the province of the manage
ment as it in no way enters the district
nurses regular work.
It is gratifying to know that there is
so much ]end-a-hand spirit in our
community. The nurse has done a
large amount of home missionary
work in being interested in hard situa-
tons and by letting our good people
know. Acting as dispensing agent
she has gained and deserves the bless
ings of many.
The doctors of the two villages
direct the services of the nurse. The
nurses services are available for any
who are in need of such work as a
visiting nurse can render. 1t was and
is designed that this movement place
in readiness nurse who could be
called to any in need of a nurse,
whether they have Independent re-
sources or they have none There is a
maximum and minimum fee. 1t was
hoped this would prove an untold
blessing in the community and also
that 1T would be partly self supporting.
This has proved we'll grounded hope.
1t is our opinion that the nurse has
been a comfort and help to many in
times of greatest encouragement
Probably no money view could measure
up exactly what her work has stood
for.
= The time has arrived when the ques.
ton of continuance in this work rests
with the generous pubic. and we
bespeak your continued support fol
this work, which has just commenced
it's pioneer year.
TRANSFORMATION of the nurse from
; limit to limit of our two villages ha:
been serious problem. The thought
) fulness and generosity of our citizens
; who have helped to solve this problem
with auto and horses has been beyond
any expectations and most deepl,
) appreciated and is cordially solicited
for the future. Mr.. Garfield has GU
grateful acknowledgement of hi
generosity in hack service.
; Respectfully submitted,
: Board Of Management.
) To the Ladies of the Reading Circle:
Your auditors have examined tn
: books of your treasurer, also tn
subscription papers and the accoun
of your collectors for Newport an,
West Derby and find them correct.
We find there has been paid in to
5 your treasurer 1892. 8
Paid District Nurse 100
5 Cash on hand and in bank $2S2.
Of the above amount there was
: collected by subscription and
otherwise $74e. 0
} By Nurse paid into Treasury PA.
1892. 8
We wish to thank all the individua a.
and clubs for the liberal supplies O
} money. clothing. medicine and so fort
paid and given to the nurse direct, fo
5 her to spend in getting delicacies an
necessities as she thought best for tn
: benefit of the sick and needy.
We also wish to thank the ladies G
2 the Reading Circle for taking up an
3 carrying out so successfully this wol
thy object and to congratulate thel
z on getting so good District Nurse
3 who has so conscientiously performe
; her duties and who has been ready t
z go when needed day or night.
3 Respectfully submitted,
8 w. w. Blodgett,
9 o. C. Miller.
< Auditor
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