The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-11-24

Community Cond1tlons-ClVlc Healtn
Center.
One institution in BrattlebOro, found
ed by Il laymdn seven years ago, which
was three years before hospital author
tiles began cropping about for plan
TO make available from Il central source
the proper nursing of cases that were
not hospital cases, is a source of great
en- interest outside of Brattlcboro than
il is to residents of the town. But the
Brattiebofo Mutual Aid association
quietly and persistently has forged
ahead from the small beginning to its
present activities, which cover u wide
range Of specialized work. Almost from
the first it attracted attention among
those interested in civic welfare, and
today there is waiting list of those
seeking chance to acquire informa-
tion at first hand of the methods adopt
ed here for the relief OF suffering and
the lettering OF community conditions.
In 1905 Richards Bradley OF Boston.
one OF the two trustees CT the Thomp-
son fuud by which BrattIeboro Memo
rial hospital was built and is in part
supported. in seeking use for pOr-
tiOn OF the fund conceived the idea OF
providing means by which good
nursing might be carried into the
homes and handled from central place.
As result the Mutual Aid associa
ton was organized.
Three years later the American Hos
pital association. meeting i'm ST. Louis
WAS casting about tor some method OF
attaining the same end. \ member OF
the committee appointed to nvCsti-
gate the matter by accldcnt heard OF
,he bfal 'lepofo asSoc'a'loh. inns
hfooShl the Hrst VISITOR 10 me associ-
alloh Io' purposes OF study. 40" theIc
Is "aia'N week Wheh one OF more l.
n"' h'rT lo' greater OF less period OF
'ih''' ihCE come from an owe, lhe
country TOT tht Sue purpose OF op'"ln-
III i''S' -""i" r"o"l',i-F u 'h' 'ieth
TuN J." N"-u' "c''. o"' years ~.
pciEo''N' '"''' S'"itea similar 0S-"'l-
"',,"'
mere ~ 4 mass o. correspondence
c''" H'o"'H from "iileIt"' ms '"''onS'
;'SSo''o.' ''' an" inolN ''u''S' an 'el"lf-
I"- f'''','l'. "''S d. d" enc "oI"
I'' '''' iir' M ~ '"0Pt'u 10 "'nleE
lnV .'I'i''1 o',', l'e etvI ''''l par u Tue
n. i.'S ''',, q pm " "r'e l, - ~
- H. ''''' ~ - !" sC"'c "'ne, rs
- i'"uIo i'1"' J" 'He '9'&oH7h'ileH'
W "'.' - i''l'N " 't.l' "eul'h 'eh'er r.
"''' mas S'""-
I sn''E Si''il'' oSSoela'lo ION
','l,' '''' 'H u"'N improve
''',,' "H o'I'''ol' mas pun out TWO hufS-
'oI '"''i WI 1lu - 'oHIt'I III
nav ins 'H,i"' ms @S7oclalCh Is
ne - '"oS' S'vhl1S iniolhlatloi
W ~, ~" '"'lS' % 'EV Ntu'Ual ~.
vs. '''''"" as I" the pe7' pen 10 l"i-
low,
lrt s'a'' "'r' was maze "lth Su
F'' ."''n"'h'' ohsu'''' nurse ana :
n", ~, ""iSv nc H''tlfI nurse
"o"' ""VIe EailVu 10 give instruction
give oa'h' "ress wound or any one OF
Hio'e % score Oh lhilgS tfaihe,
nurse KNOWS now 10 go TO make The II
IhJ"re4 moro comfortable. every
WheFt eh"rGe was made 1or her work
~ rH"' 1tE WIS gwen or lateh"rd'
WIN tHo auNent OF the nurse INTO th'
hohle5 rue neia began to broaden. Al
lI'Nes'lSi''loh OF tHe cause CT the ilire'
Wa Hi'pe an" that Ied TO investigator"
Us 10 tne cause q poverty II poNert,
"'''hl"i'C' 'he 'ase' OF the drainage
"o'NlHS 'ohaltlohS or something
clSt rs tne case lhdlcated.
Mahy instances were round Ther
"hat was needed IN the home more tina
framed nurse was mother - helper
OF Wash"oman on" day week, or
Tolla' VINO could nelp fcr an hour
aay leW weeks. rms led to the en-
'loIineh' OF othef classes OF worker
10y 'he 1s"oGla' ION. Now there are en-
piof t"' peSlueS ne superintendent an
hci "sS'Stah' 'he district nurse Wh
oIlch mas one or TWO others AIDING nc
~, u"NS "t tlihe, Inc mateTnit
hurSe IHd - attendants me attendant
'"nE' i.o' women capaole OF dom
sVrN aht work 70 framed nurses. The
arc 5 nous'u AT the ASSOCIATION and III
"'' P"N an the 'iine, me associate
~ 'ta"N aaN or hlSht TO provide hrs
49, ~ e ' Ln,. u netn 4n" 20 lurhlsh tn
$pt III W UP l S'Iu eI TO give reileI
.t t,,S.'''' - ~ nelo covered at pre-
"' i""2S9 lloln iihg.eld on the mort