Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-02
is BUSY YEAR FOR
VISITING NURSES
Nearly Five Thousand Calls pom :,s2
Patients In Rock Island is Rec
ord Activity.
TWO EXPERTS KEPT EMPLOYED
Association Holds annual Meeting,
Rejoicing Mrs. {. u. Woodruff
as President.

/ One gains some idea Of tbe magni-
uds Of the WORK. of the visiting nurse
in Rock Island when ii is learned that
during the past year 57z patients we're
treated through this phiIanthropic
method There we're total Of 4.770
calls upon patients bs the visiting
nurses. These facts we're brought out
i yesterday at the annual meeting Of
the Rock island Visiting Nurse asso-
citation held a the public library build
ing officers Tor the ensuing year
were eiepted as follows
President Mrs c. O. Woodruff.
Vice president Mrs A. Mosenfeld-
er
SeCretary-MT c, L. SiIvis
( Treasurer Miss Mary Garter.
+ Directors -Nlrs. II s. Gable. Mrs. G.
+ G. Carter. Mrs. " =. Rosenfield, Mrs
James Conner, Mrs. Robert Wagner.
Mrs /. S White, Mrs. C. E. Sharpe,
/ Mrs Daniel Hayes, Mrs L, N. Copp,
Mrs " Il Marshall. Miss Carrie
Gregg. Mrs H d Mack
A review of the year was given in
the report of The secretary, Mrs c. l..
Silvis, as follows.
The executive board OF the Visit
ing Nurse association has held 10
meetings since The last annual meet
ing with an average attendance of 10
members Mrs. Fl D. Mack and Mrs
Daniel Hayes have served as the nurse
committee during the year, Mrs. Hayes
+ also serving as treasurer of the milk
fund Mrs Alphonse Mosenfelder.
AHss Mary Carter, Mrs. W A Rosep-
field and Mrs. c. e Sharpe have served
as the finance committee, and much
credit is due these ladies for the work
they have accomplished A commit
lee Was appointed 10 devise d means TO
create interest in dental inspection in
the public schools This. ! am happy
tp say. has been accomplished through
the cooperation of the school board
and the dental profession
THE nurses. Miss Edna Flanagan
and Miss Georgia TUrnbull, have each
been granted one months vacation
gith salary
THE treasurer was instructed TO
purchase membership cards to be sem
/ 10 all persons contributing to the ear
ryiug on Of the visiting nurse work
as We felt in this way a more personal
} interest would be fell in the assoeia-
ticu
The constitution has been revised
hy a two-thjrds vote of the members
of the board as IT was found to be inn
pracUcai 10 work under the original
, one
The executive board wishes to ex-
= press thanks to the Helpers circle Of
Kings Daughters. the Silver Cross
circle. the Ready to Help circle Trim,
F. fty Church circle of % girls. Rock
? Island chapter No is, r a. NJ. John
BuIord post. c. A n. Trio lodge No
~. 4 2 & A. NJ charity ball organ
9 izaiion, Ladies Aid of Grace Lutheran
} church. Harriet Henderson Bible class
5 ". ". A. Office Trinity Episcopa
r. church. city Of Rock Island, 1900 BioCl
+ auction sale. T. B T, high school
? Elk5. Ladies Deborah society, Daugh
= ters Of Norway, Mrs T, B Davis Sun
day school class, Norwegian Willing
Workers Immanuel's Lutheran church
Sewing society. Rock Island com
/ mandery No. Is. X. r, Rock Islant
lodge No $50, a. f & a. NJ. DR. A. y
, Mueller. Normoyle livery, the librarl
board and ianitor. the ice companies
, Rock Island launderies, Thomas Drue
company, the newspapers, and all in
digiduais whose generous contribu
= tons and support have made possible
the work of this association.
Respectfully submitted,
MRS. c. L. STLVTS. Secretary"
Disbursements s2.499.59.
The annual report Of the treasurer
Miss Mary Carter, showed disburse
. ments Of $2.49979, these including tht
2 salaries of the TWO employed nurses
, There is a balance in the treasury o
$455,76.