The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-06-26

AS going concern the Topeka
Public Health Nursing association is
one year old this month. The. aSSocia-
ton was incorporated April Is, 1914,
but it was not until the June following
that active work began. The first an
nuaI report of the association has just
been issued. 1t shows that work
where it is most needed is being car
ried on, but the demands upon the
association are greater than can be
met. More funds and a larger work.
ing force are needed Our fixed in
come seems to be 5000 and our fixed
amount of disbursements nearly $780,"
reports Clyde Miller, treasurer, who
succeeded ]. D. Gossett.
The association is so young and has
been working so quietly and unas-
sumingly that there is need of in
formation concerning it's objects and
methods. To meet this the report sets
forth in condensed form the follow
ing:
Objects of the Association.
The association seeks to provide
trained nurses, whose duty is to visit
sick persons deprived of proper care;
to care for them at their homes: to
peratively needed, and to instruct
members of the household in the sim
pie rules of hygiene
A nurse is furnished without charge
to those unable to pay for her serv-
ices. but when possible the patient is
expected to pay from five cents visit
upward to fifty cents.
The association is for the benefit of
the public, and no physician, individual
or society has any special claim on the
services of the nurse.
The nurse responds to every new
CALL but may not continue on the case
unless a physician is in attendance.
Nurses are subject to authority of
physicians and surgeons only in mat
ters pertaining to their patients; in
other matters they are under authority
of the chief nurse.
The nurses hours for visiting are
between $50 a. m. and 500 D. m.
Nurses are not permitted to respond to
night calls. Sunday or public holiday
calls are made at the discretion of the
chief nurse; only cases of critical ILL
ness are visited. Cases requiring help
other than nursing care in the home
are reported to other sources of aid.
An important feature of the work is
the supply and loan closet, for which
articles are most earnestly solicited.
The articles are IN constant demand,
and the need is urgent for replenish-
ing the closet. Articles may be sent
to the nurses office in the city build
ing.
Articles Needed.
Sheets. pillow cases, towels, wo-
mems night dresses, chi1dren's night
dresses, night shirts, infants clothes,
old linen and cotton, soap, bed pans,
rubber rings, talcum powder, alcohol
mosquito netting. absorbent cotton.
Officers and Directors.
The officers of the association are:
Mrs Chester Woodward, S34 Buchan-
an street, president; Mrs F. w. Free
man, National Hotel, first vice-presi-
dent; Mrs. William Curtis, First street
and Western avenue, second vice-pres-
ident; Clyde Miller, 81 Buchanan
street. treasurer, succeeding ]. D. Cos
sett, 1121 Mulvape street; Mrs. Kate
PierSon, 412 Wood1awn, secreta ry;
Brewer. d.
ing. In addition to the foregoing the
board of directors is composed of Mrs.
Chas. B. Thomas, 913 Polk street;
Mrs. W. B. Swan, GA King street;
Mrs. Frank S. Crane, 1116 Van Buren,
street; A A. GODDARD, 1901 Boswell:
DR.. J. s. Crumbine, secretary of State
Board of Health; Miss Lulu Mckee,
1862 Clay street: Mrs. Harry Seery,
500 Topeka avenue: Mrs John
Mowers, 224 Woodlawn avenue; Mrs.
T. P. Moore, 1172 Mulvane street; DR..
W. NJ Mills, SIS Mills building.
The city health officer is an ex-