Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-29
TAGS SOLD TODAY
BY NURSE SOCIETY
Weather Handicap Fails to
Lessen Enthusiasm in
Health Efforts.

The tag day of the Instructive Wis.
ting Nurse Society, POSTPONED from
last W edncsday on account of threat
ening weather, had worse luck vet
| today. In spite of the rain. however
$50 women are determined that inten-
sifed efforts on their part shall offset
the worst the weather man can do
and. armed with patches of little
|. V. n. s. diamonds" are out to tag
not only pedestrians, but also motor
cars.
Today marks the end of the cam
palGn, which is to raise funds not
only to provide nursing care for all
those. rich or poor, who are sick in
Washington this winter. but to help
protec, the National Capital from the
sickness which, ii is estimated, causes
an annual loss Of more than a million
working days and an expense of
$4,000, 900.
Present Needs of STAFF.
The specific aim of the drive is to
bring the staff of the ]. V. n. S. to
number Of graduate nurses sufficient
for the needs of the District. Twenty
years of work in the city proved the
value Of visiting nurses and won tor
them the Endorsement of Surgeon Cen
eral Blue Of Health Officer Fowler
Commerce. the Rotary Club tn"
Board of Trade and numer-
Gus other civic organizations. The
service of the society is limited only
by the lack of funds. The present stan
of sixteen nurses is unable to meet
all the calls that come in or to reach
the outlying sections Each $1,000 con-
tributcd today viii mean that one
more nurse can be added to the stan
Each so cents contributed today, 1t
is pointed out, means one more call
on sick man. woman or chiid VINO
needs care Funds resulting from
he larger windshield posters sold TO
owners or drivers Of motor cars Will
be used IN part. TO provide automo-
bile service to outlying parts OF the
city.
scope of society's Work.
1.-The /. v. N S." Mrs. Whitman
Cross, president of the society, said
this morning, like hospital, is
neither a charity nor self-support-
ing institution. Many of our patients
pay the full cost of our service, ana
we endeavor to make all our fees very
reasonable. But many other people
are unable to meet the full charge
and some can pay nothing at all.
These last we treat free of charge on
the same principle that hospital has
it's free wards. Because all the work
Of the society. both the care OF sick
ness and the education for health is
a protection to the city as whole, we
believe we are justified in asking for
the support of all citizens.
The captains Of the fifteen tag day
teams include Mrs. Whitman Cross.
Mrs. Adolph Miller, Mrs. Isabel Espey.
Mrs Frederick Keep Lady Wlllert.
Miss Louise King. Mrs. j. w. Allison.
Mrs. F.. A. William, Mrs. w. II. Will
mer, Miss X. Efinger, Mrs. Flasher,
Too
r. Stetson. Miss Farrar-Smith. Mrs
Howard Hodgkins. -jr.. Mrs. William
Corcoran E,ustis. Mrs. w. Morton
Grinnell. Mrs. Corcoran Thorn and
Mrs r. NJ. Kaufman. Mrs. Reginal
Huidekoper is in charge of the cam
paign headquarters at 1905 ST.
Denomination by Nurse.
The exhibition of the proper care of
a baby is being repeated today
Hamill. one of the I. V. N. S. nurses,
is demonstrating how to battle, dress
and put a badly to bed. Babies whom
Miss Hamill has cared for since their
birth are the stars" in the exhibit
ton, which is being eagerly watched
by many mothers-and fathers, too
who flock into the headquarters for
more information and instruction.
Other phases of the work of the l. V.
n S. are shown at the headquarters
by means of photographs. These in
clude four distinct services-general
nursing visits, including regular calls
on chronic invalids, which often make
it possible for other members of the
family to continue to carry on outside
work instead of staying at home to
care for the patient; hourly nursing
for as many hours during the day as
the patient needs; maternity nursing.
which means the care of a nurse at the
time of childbirth as well as care and
instruction for the mother before and
after the birth of the baby. and indus
trial nursing for workers both at the
place of employment and at their
homes.
Mrs G.. Brown Miller. chairman of
tag day, announces that the receipts
will be counted tonight and the re-
suits made public tomorrow.
Admiral GraysOn Praises Work.
The following letter of appreciation
from Rear Admiral Cary II. Grayson
was received today by Mrs. Reginald
Huidekoper of the campaign commit
tee, in charge of headquarters:
my Dear Mrs. Huidekoper:-
May l send a line to express my
sincere good wishes for the success