Norwich bulletin., 1919-04-29
KINGS DAUGHTERS HOLD
 CITY UNION ANNUAL

The annual meeting of the City Union of Kings Daughters was held at Trinity Methodist church on Mon- day evening with over 100 inattend- ance, representing the various circles in the city. Mrs. Charles A. Hagberg presided at the meeting. The devo tional services were conducted by Rev. William Crawford, pastor of the Bean Hill Methodist church. After a vocal solo by Mrs. William Grove, Jr., a talk on the Victory Loan was given by Miss Katherine Crocker of the faculty of the Norwich Free Acad- emy.
 The reports of the secretary and treasurer which were read by Mrs Arthur F.. Blackledge showed tbe Union to be in good standing, both numerically and financially, there be- ing a large increase in the member ship and a substantial balance in the bank. Miss Lucy Geer gave d con densed report of the work done by the various circles during the past year.
 The election of officers resulted as follows: Chairman, Mrs. c. 4. flag berg; vice chairman, Mrs. John c. Atterbury; recording secretary, Mrs. Arthur R. Blackledge; corresponding secretary, Mrs. Hezekiah Perkins; Urea surer, Miss Hattie Garter. After the roll call the new business of the meeting was taken up and it was voted to continue the hospital work of the union which has been done for several years. It was also voted to start study class in parliamentary proceed ure and also for the study of civic affairs. Mrs. Perkins and Mrs. Black ledge were appointed as a committee
 
 this work The meeting also voted to contribute the sum of SIG to the Near East Fund The collection for 1 the evening was then taken up. : Following a solo by Mrs. Grove, | Miss Elizabeth Culver. public health { nurse gave a short talk on the work 1 being done in this city. Miss Culver i is speaking of the work stated that i it was not a new idea to have a pub 1 lie health nurse but it is within only I the past few years that the work has not been of a charity nature. We do not confine our work to the poor | classes wholly and the public nurse has become a fixture in the communi- ty. We go to a home where there is sickness but we do not devote our | whole attention to the sick but we note the conditions that prevail in the families and try to prevent sickness. During the past year we have estab- lished a childrens clinic and now have an attendance of 200 with an increasing number as the weeks SC by. This clinic is not only for the sick children but it is where the mothers can be instructed on the care of their children to prevent sickness Some people have not the means to take a child to a doctor regularly land the slight ailments are overlooked but at the clinic these children are given careful attention so that the slight i'll may not prove serious. We
 have also established a tuberculosis
 clinic where cases of the White plague are considered. The influenza epidemic has greatly increa sed the tu-
 bercular troubles here and we are en.
 edavoring to stamp out this disease
 Miss Culver in closing complimented
 the union on the work that the various
 circles had done for the work. , The meeting closed with q hymr
 after which the Guile trio, Lucille !! Mary and George Guile, rendered Inu- sic and refreshments were served