Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-02-02
GRADUATE NURSES MEET:
DISCUSS WAR PROBI EMS
Miss Randolph Proposes Emergency Short Course in
Nursing to Meet Existing Shortage-Nominating Com
mittee Makes It's Report-Contnue Sessions To-Day.

Interest in to-day'S session OF tho
Eighteenth annual convention Of the
Graduate Nurses Association OF Tir-
Ginia will center in the election OF the
president and other officers this after
noon. several vacancies having been
cacscd by the resignation OF the pres
IT incumben;s. Miss Ruth |. Robert
son Is unable longer to serve the as
Socia,ion as president because she cx-
poets 10 go TO France shortly with
tn" Medical College OF Virginia base
hosrita! unit as mead OF tho nursing
staff.
Miss Agnes Randolph declared that
VI WAS absolutely impossible for her
TO continue to scrvn the association
As secretary since Other state duties
as director Of the antitubercuiosis ac-
t'vttics. made her work too heavy.
Miss Van Wort. chairman Of the
state nursing committee. who has just
completed - surv.- of the nursing Sit
uat'on in tho state. also declared that
sh" could rot possibly acccp, an Office.
IN view cf the work which she had al
ready undertaken for the state
Miss Ewald. superintendent ii Ca.
'awba S,natorium. read INC report Of
tn" nominating committee. Of which
"hc Y chairman. ~ tho clt sing scrr!on
Yesterday afternoon. These names
vii fc' posted today and voted u,,o.,
hy ballot.
LIST or NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
or NOMINtTING CONNtI-rE:E.
The iis' RI rccommo nG,,ion- l. rs
follows: for ident--MisS Virginia
Fha"I"r. o. Roanoke: Miss Florence
''ishor. OF IIarrisnnbrrg. FOR vice
pre*'dent-Mrs. Cnstenbadcr, Of Rich
niond: Miss Blanche Webb Of Norfolk
FOR second vice presidort--sris~ 4. cut
~ of Lc"shurS: Miss Mary Erirh,rou
OF LynchhurC. For sncretarv-Miss
Nc'loud. of Richmond; Miss Nan rci,
Of Tynchbur.
Three important meetings will y. liz
| progress simultaneously at tho con
Ncntlon until noon to-day. Tho super
| 'ntendcnts will meet this morning in
room .. tho puhli- health nurses in the
/ PAIN roc NJ. anc the private duty nurse.
/ IN tho ONCE 4; tho rear Of the lobby
/ 81 ~" jefferson Hotel. There viii; h..
/ " Joint business session at noon in tho
pain room.
W nile tho morning session yesterday
following tn" Invocation bv the -cr-
tor %; -. paurs. tho address of tho
Mayor OF Richmond and tho address
| Of Miss Ruth l. Robert son. president
OF IN" Graduate Nurscs Association.
Wa 'aNcn M largely with routine bus
/ moss. including tho reports Of stand
| 'nS and special committees. tho Sos
sion was of tho mos, vital iotn-cy,
I 70 tho large body of ~ursc~ n-c.an.
( TIL" rrr"rt or tho survey committee
VS. - ~?>c.a. .-:eres: a. til, Is ~.
'rs' 'ns'anc" Of anything Of the Kind
'"inS ATTEMPTED in tho South
~" afternoon session bora, y. ..
O'clock With an address nv Mics al,
tidr'd-", Of Rochester. y. Y. intrrSt,to
S"rrc'7rr OF tho American N,;rsos' As
! Sociation. who pointed out the value Of
orEah'za tion and the poucr of CO.
operation among the graduate nurece
"SHnE comparison between NURSING
| conditions then and now"
MISS Mary Gardner. Superintendent
o. the !. V. y. \. OF Providence. n
loloued in talk in which special en-
Dhasis was laid on public health vet
MISS RANDOLPH SUGGESTS
EMERGENCY SHORT rOI-ESt.
,onnd-table discussion followed the
conclusion of Miss Gardeners address
during which both she and Miss
hldridSe were called upon to answer
many questions relating TO service with
'hc army both at home and abroad
ranking status of nurses. war risk in
surance, and SO on
Miss Randnlph's talk eynIainin- N.
NH which she intends to INTRODUCES dur
ing the present session of the General
Assembly was the feature OF the round
table discussions
n" nursing profession" said Miss
"otih. i"ceS declded shortage of
nurses. II the allied forces should suf
Ter any seri'-ls defeat and American
troops should he thrown into France
IN great numbers. i, would leave a
serious shortage OF nurses and We he
iicve that nurse cannot be created In
a few minu'es.' With this in mind
Miss Randolph has evolved the idea OF
starting now at the bottom and train
ing as raav women IS possible 10 ,oeet
any demand which the country nigh.
make Of the profession.
Resolving for the graduate nurse al
her nrerequisi' IS invio'a'e. Miss Ran.
dolnh gave n brief outline 81 the pro