The Washington times., 1916-01-28

Prof c, e. A. wlnslow OF Yale; Miss
Julia Lathrop, Of the Children's Bureau,
and Miss Mabel Boardman, of the Red
Cross, will address the annual meeting
Of the Instructive Visiting Nurse So
ciety, at Rauscher's next Thursday, and
Officers of the society viii tell of a
crusade now in progress to broaden the
scope Of the organizations work.
Prof winslow, also member Of the
New York state board Of health. and a
sanitarian Of international note, will
talk on THE New Public Heath Nurse"
Mrs. William Corcoran Eustis, the pres
ident. will give her annual address. and
the report Of the years work will be
made by Miss Elizabeth G. FOX, super
intendent.
The public will be invited to the meet
society will be shown.
Society Officers.
Newly elected officers of the society,
chosen at the board meeting preceding
the annual meeting. include, besides
Mrs. Eustis, as president, Miss Emily
Tuckerman. first vice president; second
vice president, Mrs. Harriet B. Beale
secretary, Mrs. William Grinnen, and
treasurer, Mrs. A. p. Gardner.
In recent months members OF the So
ciety have been making an effort to
widen the scope of the work to include
all those of moderate means who can
AFFORD to pay something for a visiting
nurse, but who cannot afford to pay,
and have not room for, a resident nurse
in their homes.
Ninety per cent of the sick are In
their homes" said Miss Fox, in outlin-
ing this program. "A large proportion
of these are people on moderate in
comes, who find sickness a serious
strain on their resources. Often they
cannot afford a private nurse, could
not house her, nor do they need con-
stant service. Those are the persons
we are anxious to serve"
Committees Organized.
During the past few months cam
paign has been in progress to inform
the public OF this work. Church com
mittees have been organized. following
addresses in churches: members have
appeared before citizens associations,
at the Home Club of the Interior De-
partment and before other organizations
to explain this function of the visit
ing nurses.
In other cities this aspect of the work
has been developed. and 1t is not con-
sidered a stigma of poverty to have a
visiting nurse come to the home. That
is the sort of attitude the members OF
the organization are trying to create
here, Miss Fox explained.
THE scope of the work done by tht
society is not restricted by race, color
creed. or age" Miss Fox said. 1T in
cludes nursing care OF any one sick
from any cause except contagious dis.
cases; nursing care of acute. minor oil
chronic illnesses; care OF sick babies
care of maternity cases; Red Cross daS
camp during the summer for anaemiC
children and those exposed to tubercu
losis infant welfare stations during the
summer: attendance at three dispensar.
les, st. Nary's. Noel House, and Tuber
culosis Olinic; follow-up work for hos
pitfalls and three dispensaries and in
vestigation of midwife cases."
Memorial Nurses.
The annual reports will show 1926 pa.
tients cared for in 1915 and 1885 visits
made. The society took care OF 46o
newly born babies, sent 326 to hospitals
and lost 2SO by death. One-quarter ol
the patients were under one year oi
age.
One interesting feature of the work IL
the group of six memorial nurses. The