Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-11
THE MAINE STATE
NURSES ASSOCIAT'N
HOLDS BUSY SESSION
At Quarterly Meeting Thursday
Afternoons Made an In
corporate Body-Other I'm
portant Business Is Trans
acted

The Maine State Nurses Association
held its quarterly meeting Thursday
afternoon at the Haynes Home for
Nurses with goodly attendance, SO
members being present and business
of much importance was transacted.
The following superintendent were
present at the meeting: Miss Edith l..
Soule, superintendent of the Children's
hospital at Portland; Miss Lucy Pot
ter, superintendent Of the Trull hos
pital at Lewiston; Miss B. A. King,
superintendent of. DIR. Kings hospital
perintendent of Central Maine hospi-
tai at lewiston; Miss Ida Washburr,
superintendent of the Eastern Maine
General hospital at Bangor; Miss Mel
lie Sanderson, superintendent of the
Belfast hospital; Miss Katherine
Donovan, superintendent of the Knox
County hospital: Miss Pauline Doe,
superintendent of the nurses of the
Augusta State hospital: Mrs. Sarah
Hayden, superintendent of the Angus
ia General hospital.
The meeting was called to order at
$50 p. NJ. by Miss Soule, president of
the association. Miss Bernice Mans
field of Bangor, treasurer of the as
ISOLATION, and Miss Mertie Taylor of
Lewiston, secretary, then read their
reports which were accepted by the
meeting.
A. j. Torsleff of Bangor. secretary
of the Anti-tuberculosis Association.
gave a very interesting talk upon
Anti tuberculosis Work" speaking
especially of the fitness of nurses to
do that kind of work Miss Mary f
Marshall, recently appointed State
field nurse of anti tuberculosis work,
was in attendance at the meeting.
The legislative committee presented a
draft of the bill for registration OF
nurses which was discussed and accept
ed, and it was voted TO present the bill,
to the Legislature this coming session.
The. legislative COMMITTEES was also ap-
pointed publicity committee to reach
through the nurses the different repre-
sentatives and senator's of their respec-
tive counties and to interest all by
spreading copies of the bill. The mem
bers OF the legislative committee are
Mrs Sarah Hayden (chairman) of Au-
gusta, Miss Ida Washburn of Bangor,
Miss Rachel Metcalf of Lewiston, Miss
Lucy Potter of Biddeford, Miss Edith
L. Soules of Portland
The Maine State Nurses Association
was then made an incorporate body and
bylaws were adopted. The officers of
the unncorporated association were re-
elected and all former members were adj
mitted as corporate members. Follow
ing are the officers of the incorporated
association: President, Miss Edith L.
Soule of Portland; first vice president.
Mrs. Sarah Hayden of Augusta; second
vice president, Miss Caroline E. Kelley
of Augusta; treasurer, Miss Bernice
Mansfield OF Bangor: secretary, Miss
Mertie Taylor of Lewiston; corresponding
secretary, Miss Irish of Portland
Mrs. Sarah Hayden, superintendent of
the Augusta General hospital, was APP
pointed delegate to the Women's Fedora
ton of Clubs. which will meet during the
month of January at Augusta. The meet
ing was adjourned at about els P. NJ.
At the close of the meeting refreshments
were served by the Augusta General
Alumnae Association.
The Haynes Home for Nurses was
prettily decorated for the meeting with
flowers furnished through the courtesy of
Hon. George E. Macomber. president of
the Augusta General hospital
The next quarterly meeting of the asso-
citation will be held in March at Bangor.
Miss Hedwige Michaud Of this city is