Norwich bulletin., 1917-02-09
LOCAL NURSES AT
 STATE ASSN MEETING
Eight From T'his City Attended Gath
 erine in Waterbury.

Eight nurses from Norwich. mem bers of the Graduate Nurses Asso- citation of Connecticut attended the quarterly meeting held in Waterbury Wednesday. The executive committee held it's meeting at 10 a. m. The sec retary of the organization appealed to the membership committee for thirty new members for this meeting and re- ceived thirty-six.
 The president, Miss Mary Grace
 Hills of New Haven, read message sent by her to the national committee on Red Cross Nursing service, pledg- ing the loyalty and support of the as sociation, this message was approved by the members and the National An them sung
 Miss Florence Redheld of New Ha- ven, delegate to the National conven- tion of the American Red Cross, held ln December, gave a very interesting g report. A special session was held for the chapter delegates on the morn ing of December 14th and Miss Delano. chairman of the National com mittee, said they were most anxious to establish a definite and satisfac ctory relation between Red Cross chapters ard local committees on nursing ser vice.
 Miss Redheld mentioned as one of the most important activities of the past year. the establishment of base hospital units. by many of the super intendents of training schools of the leading hospitals, and the local com mittees on Red Cross Nursing service have all been asked to organize at least, one emergency detachment of 10 nurses each-tw enty- two are already organized-also fifteen Red Cross Navy attachments of twenty nurses each have been organized. This was accomplished in the interest of pre- paredness, and when the call came last summer, from the surgeon general of the army for nurses for service on the Mexican border, it was not difficult to nurses to military hospitals to Texas, New Mexico. and Arizona.
 Another form of. development of this organization has been the formation of classes of instruction in elementary hygeiene and home care of the sick last annual meeting including first aid lessons. Six thousand, five hunrred and fifty1hve pupils have received in- struction and more than half that number certificates have been issued. The object of this instruction is to enable everyone to receive intelligent nursing care in time of peace and to have 8 well prepared hody of women to act as nurses aids. A course in the preparation of surgical dressSngs has been established and large classes in structed. It was impressed upon the delegates that the watchwords of the organization, in regard to the present European war was Humanity neutra lity-and Miss Redheld's state ment that it is still Humanily-neu- trality was was enthusiastically re- ceived.
 This report was followed by a ad- dress by Miss Annie Goodrich. of Teachers College, Columbia Uni- yersity. N. T.. on Revision - after which followed very interesting dis cussion In this work is involved the work of establishing district associa- tions, in the state, dividing it up so that the nurses of the smaller centers can come more in touch with each oth- CT. and by having a representative of the state society present. at each dis trict meeting, enable them to keep in formed in what is accomplished in the larger organizations.
 Miss Goodrich in closing said that because of the present serious plight one one nation, sho could not refrain from saying. that she hoped and felt sure that the day was not far dis tant when just as the nurse by her tactful calmness leads a delfrious pa tient to bed. when two orderlies have given up. so women will lead the leaders of nations through troubles, and var will be TO more.