The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-11
.cA|L0a{K'S CLINIC
L.v.X.A.'s GREAT WORK
Dozen Little Tots Now Receiving
Treatment Which May Mean
Health and Strength for
Them.
PAID 3,sss VISITS IN MARCH.
Association Had Under Its Care Dur
ing Month 64S Paticnts-Tag Day
Will Be Held On Friday, May 4, to
Raise Funds for Great Work.

Most interesting among the latest
good work done by the Instructive WIS.,
tttng Nurses association Is the estab-
.shment Of the crippled children's clinic
in the basement of DIR. Graham's office.
1t was brought out yesterday in t/a
March report of the association. Social
workers, 1t is said. have aided this work
greatly by their donations of furnl-
ture, bed clothes and such materials.
so popular is the clinic" members
of the association state. that every
chair Is filled each day, and we will
aeon have to provide more ROOM
Twelve children are now under treat
ment there, nine of whom are suffer-
ing from the effects OF infantlle pa
ralysis; one Is suffering with an in
lured back, which will need a plaster
east; one with bow legs and one knock
kneed--both of the latter being in
such condition that their trouble can
be easily relieved by the proper treat
nent and with the aid of plaster casts.
Victims of infantile paralysis are
progressing nicely. six OF them are
white and three are colored. and but
for the services OF the visiting nurses
all OF them would probably have been
beyond hope OF relief. Two have their
legs in plaster. two had to have spe-
oial shoes. four must have braces. and
the other. a colored girl nine years old.
who is completely paralyEed except
for one arm. must he put in plaster
casts up to her armplts. All these
cases, DIR. Graham says. will get well
Cost Of Braces.
Necessary braces will cost from $3.50
to 335. 90, and the nurses must have out
side assistance In procuring them. 1t
was said yesterday. All that may be
necessary Is for someone TO. advance
the money and have X returned TO them
later A special committee has been
organized to supervise this clinic, to
receive just such donations as these
and to otherwise give aid In the work
of this clinic. which promises. accord
ing 10 all accounts, to be one of the
biggest and most far-reaching branches
of the associations splendid work.
The clinic will be open every We'd
nesday and Friday afternoon from to
j T.. NJ, and anyone who would like to
see the children, and to see how they
are being treated. is invited to attend.
In addition TO this work. the lnstrue-
tive Visiting Narses' association has
unanimously voted to register as n
body TO give their services in case OF
need TO the Richmond chapter o. the
American Red Cross.
Asso~iatton's March Report.
The associations March report shows
an increase over February both in pa
ftenta and IN number of visits paid.
Three thousand eight hundred and
uinetS-six visits were made during the
month 10 sss patients registered with
the association. OF which number 32s
were dismissed as cured or improved.
twenty-sIx were dismissed to hospitals
and twenty -four died. The number OF
new babies under the care of the Assoc
citation dropped from eighty in Feb
ruary In sixty-dvc IN March. and
Through it- kindness Of outside con
tributors. a. quantity OF clothes was
available for the little fellows
\ new nurse. Miss Pearson, came the
first OF March 10 take the place OF Miss
Bailey. whose place has been recently
flled hy a substitute. Miss Pearson
is regarded by the officers of the az
,ociation as highly efficient and sat
isfactory nurse.
Due 10 the enormous expense the
association is put TO and TO the grow
INK lack OF funds. Tag day will he held
Friday. May I, when II is hoped that
Richmond will contribute as literally
to this commendahle cause as she has