The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-24
SUCCESSFUL YEAR
/. OF WORK Of RELIEF
NURSES SETTLEMENT MEETS Ar
ROME or MRS w. w. NOR
TOW. PRESIDENT.
PRAISE c NDITION
WISDOM or UNITED WORK or II
v. y. A.. AND SOCIAL WORK.
ERS POINTED OUT IN
REPORTS.

REPORTS.
Frequently expressed belief in this
wisdom OF the Coordination Of the
instructive Visiting Nurses Associa-
ton, the Social Workers and the Girls
Auxiliary, qualification that the work
of the last wear had been successful
y and optimism in facing the future
We're the outstanding features Of the
reports read yesterday afternoon at
! the first annual meeting of the
Nurses Settlement
The meeting was held at the hons
OF ..frs, Waller Morton. president OF
the Nurses Settlement and of the 1n-
structive Visiting Nurses Association,
and was well attended.
This was the first meeting since tire
organizations united under the name
| of the Nurses Settlement According
to the plan OF union. or coordination,
the different branches retain their own
individuality. each helping and grow
| Ing In their work side by side. Mrs.
Morton is president OF the Instructive
Visiting Nurses Association. as well
rs of the Nurses Settlement, the
| head ORGANIZATION, while Miss Kath-
I leen Graham Anderson is president Of
the Social Workers.
/ Reports are Read.
Reports were read yesterday from
the three branches, from the treas
urer. from the acting chief nurse and
from the head social worker. All
of them were optimistic in tone and all
/ gave account Of a mass OF work per-
/ formed during the year.
! All seemed to agree that the co..
! ordination OF the different organizA-
tons was the most important work Of
| the year Mrs. Morton expressed the
belief that the step was taken -
| the proper time and that both
branches will profit and grow by closer
affiiation." while Miss Anderson
| called it the most successful piece
/ OF co-ope -ative work we have DONE.
! In her report as president Of the
| Instructive Visiting Nurses Assocfa-
| ton, Mrs. Morton makes a number 81
| recommendations, among them being
/ the need OF a dietition and suggests
I that ono of the nurses be sent -
/ Teachers College of Columbia Univer-
/ sity for a course in domestic SCIENCE
! she also suggests a larger board Of
directors the elimination of the adj
visory board, more small committees,
i especially the creation of publish
ing committee and committee on
ways and means.
+ She urges the directors to get into
closer personal touch with the nurses
and show their friendship. In speak
ing OF factory work Mrs. Morton tells
of the great field therein, adding that
though sit does not seem practical to
go into this at the present time. We
must be ready when the call comes.
The Social Workers.
Miss Anderson. president OF the So
cial Workers Of tho Nurses Settle-
ment. tells of the opening Of the Set
tlement House. OF it's conduct and Of
the need OF larger quarters I'VE have
had to refuse a great many applicants.
which shows the demand for these
boarding houses all over the city,
The number of classes of social
workers has grown from seventeen
| to thirty, with a membership OF 2O6-
These clubs and classes" she says.
"have been of great educational value
! as they bring to girls. women and
boys. in pleasant way. knowledKe
of many useful arts. Special mentfon3
lis made OF Blanche Bullock. the
colored nurse of the Instructive Vfaft-T
ing Nurses Association, who conducts
two classes in domestic training
among colored women.
Miss Mary w. Schneider. who sue
ceeded Miss Ball as head social worker
tells of cooperation with other organ-s
izations and persons, OF the work ~
/ the settlement House on Beech Street.
of the activities of the various clubs
and classes, OF relief Of distressed fam
lilies. of the kindergarten under the
direction OF Miss Lucy Witt and o1
other activities of this branch OF the
| Nurses Settlement.
Miss Augusta Meyer, acting CHIEF
| nurse in the absence of Miss Minor.
read her report. showing what has
been accomplished during the M4k
year 1T was one OF the busiest months
/ in the history of the Instructive
! Nurses Association, especially after
ttxv<a
| her. At that time another nurse wa
engaged, making twelve on the stan.
Made Many Calls.
These made 33.s03 calls on 3, iS4 pa
/ tients. In addition" says the report
Grace, Memorial and Johnston Willis
Hospitals have sent pupil nurses for =
month or six weeks training"
] The vacation home in Clarke Coun-s
1 ty. financed by the Girls' Auxiliary
furnished haven for seventy little
girls and thirty-eight little. boys. taken
from the hot dusty city to breathe
1.-THE fresh mountain air OF four weeks
The report gives number Of -
+. thetic incidents coming within the
| ruryiew of the nurses observAfi0n
and tells of the many cases of reltee
| afforded to poor and unfortunate.
| Officers of the Nurses Settlements
are Mrs. W. W. Morton president.
and Mrs. Sam Cohen, secretary.
| OF the Instructive Visiting Nurse
Association the officers are. as fol-
lows:
Mrs. W. w. Morton. president MrS
Ellis Talbot. first vice president; Mrs
John Kerr Branch, second vice prest-
dent: Mrs. Sam Cohen. third vice~3
president, Miss Elizabeth Cooke, res.
! cording secretary; Miss Biankenship,
corresponding secretary: Mrs. r.. ~
Lindsey. treasurer. Mrs. A. E. DonAns
assistant treasurer.
| Officers of the Social Worker4 Afoss
Miss Kathleen Graham AnderSon.i
/ president: Mrs. w. Russell Bowte.
vice president; Mrs r. d Lipscomh#
treasurer: Mrs. W. M. Habiist0rt. Sec
Rotary. Mrs. P. st. George Cooke, -
/ sistant secretary.
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