Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-24


 John Eccles ....... 50,OOO.OO
 s52,s25. .62 Funds restricted to
 income only 300, 191-73
 Funds unrestricted. 40S10.35
 -341, ,102 0S Securities .... $341, ,102 .08
 During the year the site for the new Sheltering Arms and the Carpenter real estate adjoining the Rock Nook Chi1dren's Home have been purchased
 Continued confidence in The United Workers is shown by legacies received large and small, as well as by contri- buttons from those who continue to ma anifest their interest by generous gifts. No. general appeal was made during the past yeaE1 but a larger amount was received through district visitation. We trust that there will be no falling off in the future especially in the number of contributors.
 On the recommendation of the Ad- visory Board. and by vote of the ex- ecutive committee, the securities have allowed an income of definite per cent of the amount of it's funds. This change has been made for the better protection of the funds, leaving any depreciation or loss in investments to be met by the general fund. It in no way limits the work of any department as each will have the same privilege as heretofore of drawing from the gen eral fund.
 From the beginning of th< or~c1niza- ton legacies have been received, some of which were restricted to income only. These restricted 1egacies estab- lished funds which are carried perm anently on our books. Other bequests have been used from time to time as necessity required. It seems only just to the United Worker and to these donors that their names also be placed income we hope this may be accom- plished and all these bequests grad ually restored.
 The Visiting Nurse.
 The report of the Visiting Nurse Miss Elizabeth Culver in part was as follows:
 The fact that visiting nursing is no new feature in the work of the Uni ted Workers, that for thirty years and over, such endeavor has been carried on, with a varied history of nurses coming anl nurses going, with never a record of the final termination of the work:-and in view of that other sig nificant fact, that the first visiting nurse in Norwich was no less a per son than Miss Lavinia Dock, who has brought great honor to the nursing profession; in the face of all of this history, serving as a background to the new Public Health Nursing Depart feel that we must ever hold before us such 8 vision of the future, with all it's wonderful possibilities for usefulness, as shall never put to shame the llabors of those early days.
 Or the 133 patients rared for in the eleven months, 50 were medical cases, 33 tubercular, 29 obstetrical. surgical and prenatal. These have come un- der our care eight directly through the physicians in whose charge they were. or through the attention of interested friends or pub1ic-spirited citizens:
 We would speak with appreciation of the physicians in the city who have helped, to large extent, in making our work a benefit to the community: of the Backus Memorial Hospital. whose superintendent and supervisor of nurses, have done much by their kindly interest and cooperation, in es- tablishing cordial relations between Health Nursing service: of the Alum nae Association of the Hospital Train ing School for Nurses. which. has given the nurse a friendly welcome and manifested it's interest by giving work in one Of it's meetings
 In this connection we would men, ton the helpful and friendly relations existing between the City Mission and the Public Health Nursing Department. health work which might be Under work. Meetings for mothers, for the purpose Of advising and instruotine the5u in the feeding and clothing of taaefr children; 'Ldttde Mothers Lea ggesp for girls between the ages of 10 and IA. by which they may be taught to be helpful little mothersn to baby brothers and sisters in. the home. these simply suggeat some lines 9f educational work which Public Health 5 Nurses are doing in other cf-
 Then, taa, we feel surs thaa .xs are