Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-12
FORGER AND Thief AT WESTERLY
Harry R. Payne Engaged Head Waiter Leaves Before His
Crookeness is Discovered Year Old Child Falls
Into Gesspool and is Sufocated-Annua Meeting Visit
ing Nurse Association.

The annual meeting Of the Westerly
Visiting Nurse association, held Tues
day afternoon in Westerly High school
hall, was largely attended, showing in
creased interest in the work of this
praiseworthy organization. Mrs.
Charles Perry, president, presided, and
after the opening routine and, in the
absence of Mrs. Walter S. Price, sec
rotary, Mrs Frank A Sherman sub
mitted the secretary's report, which in
substance was as follows, and was read
by Rev. Samuel NJ. Cathcart, secretary
PRO tenn:
We are now in the seventh year of
the activities of the visiting nurse as
ISOLATION. The field of the nursing
service has continued to grow with
each year, and the number of patients
the past year was greater than in any
pays a tribute to the faithful work of
Miss Gum, who came to be the visit
ing nurse in August, 1911, and LETT the
position in October, 1915. To Miss
Gum her nursing work was her lie
and she was always available for duty,
seldom ever being unable to go to pa
tients, even on Sundays and at night,
when she was supposed to be free.
She endeared herself to many of her
patients, who regretted her going, but,
after much elaboration, the board
thought it best for the future develop
ment of the work. Since October the
nursing work has been done by Miss
Margaret Slattery, who trained at the
Rhode Island hospital short time ago,
thus having knowledge of the newest
theories and methods for nursing.
Miss Slattery has had an especially
busy time during the last three
months, when sickness has been so
prevalent in Westerly, and the phys1-
clans and her patients have found her
very efficient.
Our appreciation still continues to
Dr. Whitford for the services of his
dental clinic. When one considers
| that good teeth are one of the founda-
tions for good health we know that the
| children treated in the clinic have been
greatly benefited.
The social welfare department. which
! was started two years ago and carried
/ on separately by a secretary, was dis
continued with the going of Miss
| Moore in August. 1t was found that
| the policy of this department had beer
| developed differently from what the
| board intended, the association having
| become too much of a relief society
| when it was hoped that the help giver
! should be done by personal friendly
| advice and instruction given in the
! homes where needed. The association
| still hopes to be able to give sucf
help through the nurse, the board hav.
| ing tried to secure a nurse with a So
| cial training. A committee has beer
| in communication with several work.
| ers, but no suitable person has We
| been found. In the meantime Mis-!
| Slattery has been combining the twC
| services when she has had the time.
The committee on the prevention O
| tuberculosis has been active in an ed
vocational policy, in preventive and
| general health work, and has givel
| assistance to several tuberculosis cases
| In May and June it conducted through
the schools a fly campaign. The agen
! cy for the sale of Red Cross seals wa
i carried and sc, 217 seals were sold. Tu
berculoSiS week was observed in De
cember, when literature was distribut
ed in schools and factories and healtl
| talks given in some schools ant