Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-08-22
INTEREST TO WOMEN
Call for Public
Health Nurses
Exceed Supply

Because of the unusual interest on
the part OF the parents to protect and
care for the health of the children OF
the present generation. it has been
found that the demand for public
health nurses far exceeds the present
supply. Interest which formerly
might be found in the larger institu-
tions in the cities has spread to the
more rural districts and smaller towns.
The shortage of nurses in all
branches of the nursing profession
was clearly defined at the opening
OF the great world war and the in
flpenza epidemic only fastened to ver-
ify this shortage. The following fig
ures help to bring to the realization
necessary: "
~Inrty-five per cent of our draft
men failed to pass the first military
examination.
Fifteen thousand women die every
year in child birth.
Three hundred thousand American
babies die every year before they are
IL months old.
Part of the peace program of the
securing of public health nurses to
carry on health work in the rural
communities. Only about 1000 nurses
-" t"'' s't'tfeS ave engaged in
public health work at the present
TIME.
-. Rcd Cross. through it; nation
al and chapter scholarships to enroll
graduate work in public health nurs-
ms is doing much to help meet the
demand which now faces the country.
Prof. and Mrs. A. E. Yoder OF
Whitewater, Wis. who hav come to
Grand Forks to live, have purchased
the j. H. Terrett home, 1877 Reeves
avenue. Professor Yoder will assume
his duties upon the opening of the
state university ,here as head of the
University Extension Department.
Prior to his coming to Grand Forks.
i. Professor Yoder was president of the
Whitewater state normal school.
Two daughters of Professor and
Mrs. Yoder will attend the North Da-
Nota university. Two younger sons
will enter Grand Forks high school,
and a younger boy will attend the
Belmont school. The eldest son has
France.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. Lindquist. sos
Cherry street. are entertaining as
their guests for a short time Mr.. and
Mrs. w. G. Wright IN two children
Clark and Virginia, of Devils Lake
The party was accompanied to this
Forks, who has been their guest. Mr.
n Mrs. Wright and children expect
to leave within a few days for Park
Rapids, Mimi, where they will be
joined by a number of Mr.. Wright's
relatives and they expect to camp fol
two weeks at Mantrap lake, stopping
at Grand Forks en- quite to Their
home in Devils Lake.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. F. Reiton. Is Fentor
avenue, and Mrs. Clarence Reiton
who have enjoyed an extended west.
ern trip, are now in Winnipeg, &C:
cording to word received in Grand
Forks by relatives. and will return tc
this city either tonight or Saturday
While away they have visited man,
cities. of interest, among them Sc
attic, Portland, Tacoma IN Victoria
B. c.. At Phippen, Sask., they wer.
guests of Mrs. Reiton's cousin, Mrs
Will Hopper, and from that point the,
vent to Winnipeg. They have beer
gone about two months.
MI. and Mrs i. Nordlund. u,
Chestnut street. have as their guest!
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Roat of Wash.
ington, D. c. Mr.. Roat is engaged il
government work at Washington ant
is on a months leave from duty. With
Mrs. Roat he has been visiting rela,
tives at Roseau. MIR. and Mrs. j. w
Jackson of Fargo have also beer
guests at the Nordlund home. Mr.
Jackson returned to Fargo the fore
part of the week and Mrs. jackson
expects to go to her home on Monday
Miss Bessie Devins, $40 walnu
street, left this morning for Orr, N
D., where she will visit for the com
ing week at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
Patrick Mcmahon. With her mother
Mrs. Charles Devins. Miss Devins ha.
recently returned from Minneapolis
where they have visited friends.
Cards have been received in Crane
Forks announcing the arrival Of
baby son to MIR. and Mrs. John Hoffer
of Darlington, n. D. Mrs. Hoffert wa.
formerly Miss Eugenia DaCay of thi.
city. rr
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Collins, COL
North Third street have as their house
Guests, Mrs. Collins mother. Mrs
William McClaren of McCanna, anc
Miss Catherine McClaren and Rober
McC1aren of Perth, Ont. The guest:
will remain for several days.
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Mrs. Walter Barclay, 10 NORTH
Sixth street, is entertaining as hel
guest for several days her daughter
Mrs. Frank Hewitt Of Mimic.
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