The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-11-02
NURSERY GOING NICELY

Needed There
However.
The Emergency Day Nursery which
the Salvation Arm<, under the "a.
pabie direction OF Captain o,Be;rne
started in the city yesterday, Is crow.
ing by leaps and bounds to a fully
equipped haven of content and hap
p!ness. Already several babies under
mrs Bragg as matron. have arrived
and are playing as though quite at
nome. Four members Of the Potesta
family are at the Day Nursery, pa
thettc little folk who still miss sadly
the parents who both died last week
with the 'nu." Eight children were
left fatherless and mother1esS. one Of
them baby one month old. This
baby has been taken by family In
MononSah who viii care for it ten
derly for the present. A 25 months
old baby is at the Emergency hospital
very i'll.
Captain o,Beirne states this morn.
ing that he has labored increasingly
since yesterday to install furnishings
at the Day Nursery which is located
at 116 Meredith street Three ler1e,
rooms there are beginning to look
very much Ike home. A small din
ing room IN connection with q play
room has already q dining table and
gas plate and other necessities. Yes
terday an appeal was made for blan-
kets, sheets, pillow cases. pillows and
towels and a number fthese articles
were donated since then. Many re-
sponses to the call for help In caring
for the little ones, lave gladdened the
hearts Of the Salvation Army who
have Undertaken this work OF saving
the children of afflicted families.
More bedding IS asked and also dona-
tons OF money. Anyone desiring to
give for this cause, may call 933 for
the present Captain oBefrne could
use number OF toys IL there are some
available In the city.
MIS- .Gaskin still has charge Of
the preparing and serving of meals
at the Emergency hospital and young
girls about the city continue to come
In each, day, to aid in preparing the
various trays and In taking them to
the patients These girls come gaily
In at various hours through the day,
most OF them stepping through the
window which opens on the front
veranda, as being the quickest method
OF entering They speak> pleasantly
and cheerfully to those who are per
haps tired or a bit discouraged be-
cause SO much must be done with
nothing but ones comforting sense Of
self glory to keep up the heart They
select mask from basket FULL Of
them and putting 1t jauntfly IN place,
go quickly and enthusiastically to
work. None OF them Is the least bit
afraid Of catching the disease.
Influenza cases In the city have
dropped to Al today with two pneu-
monia cases and two deaths Frank
Bfula from Meadowbrook was taken
off the interurban car last night about
nine O'Clock in a very serious condi-
ton and rushed to the Emergency In
duenza hospital where he died within
demand today at the hospital. Two OF
the. nurses there were relieved from
duty yesterday on account Of sickness
and this lowers the nursing staff.
Twenty.ssyen patients are today be
ing cared for In the hospital Outside
OF the need for moro nurses, both In
the hospital and throughout the city,
things are running smoothly - espe-
cially at the hospital Nurses at the
hospital are receiving attention In the
way Of good food prepared at the
dormitory by Mrs. Snidsr. who re-
ceiyes supply Of materials each day
from Mrs. He1mick, who has charge
of the food supply. People through
out the city are sim sending deli
cacies to Mrs. Helmick who In turn
sends them where they are most need-
ed.
Yesterday woman Who nurses IN
duenza patients In the city wherever
abe Is most needed. reported that she
stayed an especially long numbr OF
hours with q family who had no one
to care for them and who were Al
very IN. The family suited that raj
atives would not come IN and neigh
bors were also afraid Of the disease.
TAis nurse stayed until she could pos
SHY. tay no longer owing to great
lIIesSriness. and was forced to leave
~ famiiy alone for number Of
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