The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-10-05
-. Defend Nurses and Methods
~ statement Answering Re
...k. credited BY Doctors
at Meeting.
ELECT MISS ALEXANDER
-. ,obnson Is Forced 70 Resign on
Account Of Health and Miss A.
.sander takes Her Place
Hera

The regular m0ntnly meetlus "! .he
l .,ard of directors OF the Visiting
Wnr., association was held this morn
w. uirh only one member absent.
Th ns we're present: Mrs. G. M. Rich.
Nc Joseph J. Ayres, Mrs. D. A: Col
iisr Mrs. James Coyle, Mrs. Eugene
G. paker. Mrs. r. M. Lapsley. Miss
Elsie Buck, Miss Agnes Trimble, Miss
yettie Younker, Miss Mary Irwin,
Mrs. H. ]. Reeves.
The resignation of Miss Johnson.
,he nurse who has been in Colorado
far two months IN the hope of improv-
inc her health, was read and accepted
with much regret. Miss Johnson was
An efficient and faithful nurse and the
fact that she will not be able to re-
sumo her work here is a distinct loss
to the association.
Miss Mary Alexander was elected
to fill the vacancy. Miss Brown who
has specialized on infant welfare
work. was made head Of that depart
ment and Will keen the records for
that work, and will plan the mothers
meetings. Miss Alexander will have
special charge of the Metropolitan and
other office records there are. The
association feels that 1t is fortunate
In finding two Keoknk women to as
sumo the responsibility of the asso-
citation. As opportunity presents IT.
self Miss Alexander will take further
training in some public health course
Of instruction.
Board Makes Statement,
BY vote Of the directors the fol-
owing statement is made public:
"The board of directors of, the
Visiting Nurse association begs
leave to make the following state
me1t in reply to certain implica-
tons made at the joint meeting OF
the health committee of the board
Of education, the superintendent
Of schools, and of some OF the
physicians of the city as reported
In the public press. When at the
suggestion of the Visiting Nurse
association in 1913, the nursing
4 service was introduced in the pub
lie schools, neither the board OF
directors of the Visiting Nurse as
ISOLATION, nor the school nurse
Miss Habenicht, were ignorant of
tne latest and most approved
methods of school nursing as II
mad been tried out in many cities.
Miss Habenicht was sent by the
Y. N. A., to the national conven-
ton of public health nursing to
learn the latest and most APPROX
Cd methods. The president Of the
association and the nurse went to
st. Louis to study their methods,
school nursing having been sue
cessfully carried on there for sew
eral years. DR.. Stewart was
brought here from Ste Louis by
the V. N. A.. to confer with the
superintendent of schools, the
school board and physicians of the
city to give them information out
OF his experience. Dr.. Stewart
also gave free publid, lecture on
tne subject. Both Miss, Habenicht
and Miss Johnson had special in
struction in school nursing and
thelr work in the schools needs no
aefense to those who know of it,
or who Judge it without Interior
mouVes. Two statements report.
"a IN Saturday evening paper as
having been made, that the nurses
diagnosed cases and that children
we're sent to physicians with
nothing the matter with them is
without warrant in fact.
;. An attempt was made to estab-
nsh clinic last year and the Wit
lung nurses board is in posses
SION OF the facts why it was not
established. Public health work
ers everywhere have to come up
against the difficulty OF the doc.
eors who do not wish to give their
service to INDECENT classes, Just as
commercial clubs and ali public
spirited people have the knocker
always with them.
because of the excellent and
n.elngent service given by both
nurses who have been employed
~ me school, and because neither
IS mere to speak for herself. the
nsiung nurses board is pleased TO
make this statement"
Nurses Report is Made.
son me following nurses report for