The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-02
RESOLUTIONS ON
MRS. joys DEATH
Board Of Directors Of Visiting Nurse
Association Express Their Ap-
probation Of Her Part
In the Work.
ROUTINE REPORTS MADE
Schedule Of Mothers' Meetings Dur
Ing Coming Four Months Has
Been Annoonced by
Nurses.
ROUTINE REPORTS MADE

| The board of directors Of the Visit
ing Nurse association met this, morn
ing with Mrs. G. M. Rich presiding
Resolutions were presented by Mrs
H. J. Reeves. expressing the appre'
citation of the board at the life and
work of Mrs. G. R. Joy whose passing
is distinct loss to the work Of the
association. No call made to Mrs.
Joy of the needs of those dependent
on the association ever went unan-
swered. Her interest was sustained
until the close of her life. The di-
rectors mourn the loss of friend as
well as q co-laborer.
Routine reports were made by Miss
Mary Irwin, secretary and by Miss
Agnes Trimble. acting for the treas
urer. Miss Younker read letter
from the state association for the
prevention of tuberculosis giving in
to the hands of the V. N. A. the sale
Of Red Cross seals again. The local
association has conducted the sale for
the past four or five years. The work
is most urgent this year as war
measure. The money derived from
the sale is to be used to prevent and
to cure tuberculosis among the SOL
diers and among civilians as we'll
One of the most disheartening fea-
lures Of The war in France and Eng
land and in Germany, too, is the in
creased number of cases of tuberculo-
sis. This Is due among cavilians to
the scarcity and poor quality of food
and to the fact that those unusued to
hard labor, have undertaken unusual
tasks, which with poor food and ex-
posture have brought on tuberculosis.
The Nurses Report.
Miss Alexander made the nurses re-
port as follows:
Nursing service in the district:
Number Of calls, nursing. sixty-seven;
instructive. fifty-three; friendly. for
ty-eight; extra. three; total III.
Nursing service in infant welfare
department: Prenatal visits, thirteen;
prophylactic, eighty-seven; feeding,
one; material aid given In nine cases.
Total visits, no.
Metropolitan service: Number OF
visits, twenty-five; visits in tubercu-
losis department. twenty-six.
Miss Alexander reported having
taken a patient to Oakdale for treat
ment, September Is.
MotherS Meetings..
The schedule for mothers meetings
with programs was made as follows:
Thursday, October 10, 2:3O p. m. Y.
W. G. A., Mrs. Rich and Miss Irwin,
hostesses for the V. N. A. board, as
sisted by representatives Of the Baby
Welfare league. Music furnished by
Mrs. Arthur Wooley and Miss Pearl
Uhler. Papers by Miss Brown and
Miss Alexander.
Mothers meeting at the Peoples in
stitute, Thursday, November Is, 2:3O
p. m. Hostesses, Miss Buck, Mrs.
Baker, assisted by Baby Welfare
league. Reading. Miss George; pa
pers by Miss Alexander and Miss
Brown.
Mothers meeting at Y. W. c. A.
Thursday, December 10. Hostesses:
Mrs. Reeves and Miss Trimble, as
sisted by the Baby Welfare league.
Reading. Miss Rayburn; papers, Miss
Brown and Miss Alexander.
Mothers meeting, Peoples institute,
Thursday, January 7. Hostesses: Miss
Younker, Mrs. J. ]. Ayres. assisted by
the Baby Welfare league. . Musical
program by Mrs. Triplett. Papers BY
Miss Brown and Miss Alexander.
Mrs. J. J. Ayres Is chairman of the
social committee having in charge the
mothers meetings, the programs of
which are arranged BY the nurses.