The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-05-14

~sp'St HoTSin9 Is Desirable ~
from a merely economic point Of
view. It often prevents whole families
sinking Into poverty and vice, the
consequences Of which take vengeance
on society."-Fiorence Nishtengale,
1870.
"The welfare, the happiness, the en-
ergy and spirit Of the men and women
who do the daily work In our mines
and factories, on our railroads, In our
offices and ports Of trade, on our
farms and on the sea, is the underIy-
Ing necessity Of all prosperity. There
can be nothing wholesome unless
their life Is wholesome; there can be
no contentment unless they are con-
tented. Their physical welfare af-
fects the soundness Of the whole ma
tion."-Woodrow Wilson, 1912.
Yesterday was a red letter day in
the history of the Visiting Nurse as
ISOLATION in that it had for the first
time visit from a representative of
the National Nurses association, with
which the local association is aff1liat-
/! ed. Miss Ella Phillips Crandall, the
national executive secretary, spoke BE-
] fore the board Of directors at lunch
con at the Lakeview club, and at a
public meeting in the Y. w. C. A..
auditorium, and later had confer
ence with the staff Of nurses, going
over all the details OF the work of the
local association.
| Mrs. C. r. Joy was hostess at the
luncheon at the handsome club house
tacross the river. Covers were laid
for seventeen. The guests were seat
| ed at one long table, at the head Of
which sat Mrs. Joy and Miss Crandall,
with Mrs. c. M. Rich, the president
OF the association. at the right of
Miss Crandall Old fashioned yellow
roses furnished the table decorations,
and a beautifully appointed luncheon
| in nine courses was served.
| Miss Crandall, in her informal talk
before the board Of directors, spoke
largely Of the administration Of the
work of the v. N. A. She told OF the
first visiting nurse association in
America, which in 1913, at Charleston,
s. c., under the name Ladies' Benev-
Iolent society, had for It's prime object
the nursing OF the sick In their homes.
This nursing was done by the mem
bers themselves and not by trained
nurse. They continued their work
during the civil war. The first nurse
to be placed in a district was in
New York district in 1870. The old
est of the Visiting Nurse associations
organized on the present plan OF
work, was in Buffalo, N. Y.
Compliments keokuk. ..-
At the public meeting in the Y W.
c. A. auditorium at 400 O'Clock, Mrs.
G. NJ Rich presided and introduced
Miss Crandall. She spoke briefly OF
some Of the problems we have here in
the bad housing conditions in certain
quarters OF the city, and Of the prob
lem of tuberculosis. She spoke Of
the encouraging features of the work.
Miss Lathrop, who Is head of the
child welfare bureau, established by
the U. S. government, has made spec
ial study OF the infant welfare work
done in the Keokuk association, and
has commended it very highly. Miss
Crandall said in part: Il have beeh
more gratitied than I can tell you. to
find that the Keokuk Visiting Nurse
association has been established upon
the very best traditions, that you are
using advanced methods and that
you have gained such remarkable re-
suits. Florence Nightengale, who