New Britain herald., 1918-12-05

l plans to present There is still another l line which we think will be a very 1 great benefit and that we hope may | be really started before the next l meeting, but l am not free to discuss | that at present, as it involves co-oper~ l ation with other agencies. 1 am surg you will all be anxious to know if this plan materializes, and at our next | meeting we shall be able to tell you all about it.''
 Report of President. Mrs. A. J. Sloper, president of the association, read 6 report, which fol- lows:
 ''As you have seen from the reports already given, the past year has been marked by many changes in the nurs- ing staff. There have been changes also in the officers. Mrs. Hedley F. Carter has left New Britain and the association has lost one of it's most enthusiastic and loyal workers. Mrs. Carter, as president, directed the as- sociation for four years. Miss Kath- arine Wilbor's resignation as secretary was also accepted with deep regret. Miss Wilbor left New Britain to serve in a military hospital. There are other changes, however, in the passing year that we can speak of without regret for we feel they are steps toward q better service to the community
 Some years ago the Milk Station and Child Welfare work were started by the Visiting Nurse association and remained under it's guidance for some time. Then there grew up the con- viction that this line of work would develop more rapidly if separated from the Visiting Nurse association and managed by an organization of it's own. The experiment was tried for three years but in June of this year the child welfare work came again under the management of the Visiting Nurse association. We believe that duplication of effort can be avoided and we look with confidence for a vigorous development in this most es~ sential work. May we remind all sup porters of the Milk Station or of the Visiting Nurse association, or of both, that subscriptions for the new year will be solicited by the Visiting Nurse association only, but that they need to be liberal enough to cover the ex- penses of the Milk Station also?
 so AISApSfS.
 I've gratefully acknowledge our indebtedness to the following ladies who furnished cars and frequently drove them themselves. Vote thanks to: Mrs. F. s. Cham berlain, Mrs. D. o. Rogers, Mrs. Philo Kalish, Miss Elsie Gam erdinger, Mrs. Charles Ericson, Mrs. Robert Brown, Mrs. William Booth, Mrs. c. F. F'risbie, h gerford, Mrs Herbert Swift, Mrs. Grace Swain, Mrs. N. P. Cooley, Mrs. E. B. Stone, Mrs. R. J. Vance, Miss Mabelle Crawford, Miss Emily An drews, Mrs. G. P. Hart, Mrs. Charles Upson, Mrs. Robert Frisbie, Mrs. Louis Young, Mrs. A. J. Sloper, Mrs. w. E Atwood
 This last list does not include all those who as generously helped the nurses committee of the emergency relief board, for on October Is, the Visiting Nurse association ceased to operate as such and the motor service was then rendered through the Red Cross motor corps, of which Mrs. Ar thur Kiynball is chairman. Not only did the Visiting Nurse association render great service to the city by bravely combating the influence dur ing the earlier stages of the epidemic, but later when all nursing work was placed in the hands of one commit tee, the association had not only office quarters and experienced public health nurses to offer to the nurses committee but also methods of work ing so that with 24 hours notice the whole city was divided into districts and every reported case visited by trained nurses.
 Need Nurses Endowment.
 Now let us look to the future What are our needs? First, a great ly increased membership and the moral support of the community, The Visiting Nurse association is an agency that is doing construction work to make New Britain a better and safer place to live in and it should have the sympathetic help of every person in New Britain who cares for the public welfare of his city We need endowments for nurses
 we are each year adding to our staff. Is it too much to hope for that someday soon someone will provide a permanent way of supporting one or more of our nurses?
 Lastly we need a Ford cabriolet and cheap garage. All of us who have carried nurses about realize the long distances to be covered on foot be- cause of the lack of branch trolley lines. Be as skillful as one may in the use of back fences and alleys there are long stretches to cover and a re- sulting waste of time and strength. Who will make us a Christmas present."
 New Quarters Opened. "In the spring of 1916 the directors
 of the Boys Club fitted up most satisfactory office for the Visiting Nurses in the Boys Club building at