New Britain herald., 1916-02-11
HELP THE VISITING NrrRs1,s

HELP THE VISITING NvRSIc You who go your busy way b,rd,,, iioticlhg things about you, have seen often little lady, neat and trim, &trudglng her course through the city sefeets' challenging the, slush, the snow and -sleef,5>a- white cross e1n blaz- ened on her left sleeve, d s1tchel in her hand. And by the--1ualnt little bonnet perched upon comedy head you have divined her rrofession and have thought, There goes a nurse" And you were right. "A visiting nurse" Even with all your hurry you 8had time to reflect upon this. But Xonce she passed and was out of sight, 8she remained a thing, forgotten until Ssometirne again you saw her hurrying Son her way to visit. the sick, the poor hnd the afflicted And she went about this task as if the whole world hung in &the balance and her efforts alone would save 1t from destruction. And then. Ef you made inquiry, you would learn fhat hers is, a labor of love rather than one of monetary reward, or the $yisiting nurses do not base dependence so much upon what they receive m re- burn for their work as they discount what they are likely not to receive. lThe Visiting Nurses Association is made up of gallant band of women, Educated in the study of mediLine, =who betake it upon themselves to Eisit the homes of those who cannot l afford to engage all the -luxuries of l &nedical attention. In some cases the 1 nurses are repaid for their trouble; | swork goes on just the same and day | Bitter day, night after night. they plod | Their way to the bedsides of those who l sn their fitfu1 levers wait and !earn | zor the visits of these administering 1 ngels. Through the efforts of New Brit | ill's charitably inclined, the Visiting H Nurses Association along with the
 
 Benefits derived from the production #of a drama or musical comedy at the &.yeeum. But this year through a se- &ies of adverse circumstances no play $vas produced and an attempt to fos- Xer aid by a gigantic musical concert #net with failure because of other cx- &gencies in the theatrical world. Thus ID is that the Visiting Nurses Associa- ion has been neglected while other #nd sometimes less worthy forms If #harity have succeeded in getting the #ecessary wherewithal to carry on %heir work It is for tho people of New Britain to consider the plight of n. Organization that has gone through %bnef of the heaviest seasons of its ca #eer, a winter filled with epidemics of Il Rll kinds,<of unusual sicknesses and analadies among the poor and the un-
 Fortunate. And although }he funds
 have been low and there w9s ever lit
 le hope of getting returns through the #egular channels of aid the women
 vho devote their lives to this work have ever braved the diversity of fate
 nd gone their way giving medical at
 ention here and there, refusing none, hfspensing labor and getting nothing
 n return Here then is a work that
 eserves the kindly consideration of
 fl those who are inclined to lend a
 eIping hand and permit their less
 ar4unate brethren to receive the ben "a tits of proper nursing III tune oi lli- & ess. Unless some financia. aid IS
 forthcoming many poor mothers ana
 5ft1e children will suffer from neglect \ uring the remaining winter. It IS
 forth while to help the visiting
 urses.