El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-12

direction Of Miss Helena Huffaker and
Miss Dura Gilbert.
Auto Ride Down Valley.
The EI PasO County Medical assoc
citation viii entertain the delegates
with a smoker followed by a recep-
ton, this evening, at 8 o'clock az
the Red Cross snOp. This after
noon from $3.50 TO Z o'clock the II
Paso Rotary club viii entertain with
an automobile ride over the city ana
down the valley. Tuesday evening az
1850 at Hotel sheldon cafe, the III
Paso County REGISTERED Nurses ass0-
citation viii give the annual banquet,
Those on the committee in charge OF
banquet arrangements are Miss Emily
Greene. chairman: Mrs. Lois Z. t-oto
and Miss Elizabeth Grimes
Entertain with Tea
Mrs. VIM Mcdonald, superlntend
enr and manager. and Mrs. Minnie
Delisle. head Of the nurses training
school at Rolston hospital Will enter
tain with q tea and reception W ed
nesday evening from 10 o'clock
The following business program
was carried out Monday
At g. H., call 10 order by the pres
ident. Miss Wilma Carleton r. ~
Temple, Tex.
Invocation, Rev Fuller Swift
Address Of welcome acting mayor,
r. c. Semple.
Response. by a visiting member Of
the state association
annual address. Miss Carleton
Report Of secretary and treasurer.
An address. Mrs r p. Robbins, IN
spector and director Of cooperative
sanitation. food and drug department
Of the state Of Texas, on topics alons
her lines Of work, at 1880 o'clock
AT p. M, paper, Miss i. Duty Il
n. san Antonio, The Education OF
che student Nurse '
Paper. Mrs. A. 81. Latham, r n,
Iuman. s. c.
Paper, Miss Pauline Noble r. NJ
Port Neches, Tex
Paper, Miss Dixie King, r. y, Wieh-
tia Falls, Tex
Describes Nursing.
In her address Monday morning.
Miss Carlton. president OF the or
gauiZatiOn. took up the scope OF the
nursing field which she divided into
three classes, private nursing insti-
tutional and public health, all OF
which. she said. were in their infancy
in Texas. she spoke at length on
the problems the nurse faces under
these conditions in this state and said
that back Of all Of them Is the prob
lem Of the individual
She said in part Florence Night
ingale. in laying the foundation for
nursing Of today, strongly insisted
that character be kept in the fore
ground IN the training OF nurses
this fact should never be lost sight
Of Whether the hospital be large or
small the nurses who carry the re-
sponsibiiity for the care Of such are
the product OF our training schools
and much responsibility rests in those
who are training the nurses who are
TO create the moral atmosphere in
which the patients and nurses 1--we
and move. and for the standards OF
nursing care
However successful nursing tech
nique may be. we can never reach
the highest success unless We train
them TO put personal heart interest
into all Of their work
Many Nurses in Service.
When speaking Of the public health
field IN the nursing profession she
said that nurses have a cause for re-
iOicing IN that they are counted on
more and more every year as import
ant factors in the public health cam
paigns. She told Of the opportunities
being offered at the Teachers Col
leEe, Columbia university, Slmmon' 8
college. Boston and Weston Reserve
and Cleveland. for those wishing TO
prepare themselves for that special
line Of work.
Mis- Carlton also paid a tribute to
the 500 Texas nurses who entered the
service during the war.
Mayor sempIe welcomes.
The address Of welcome TO the mem
hers OF the convention was made by
acting mayor r. C. Semple, who spoke
OF the high and dignified plane the
nurses profession carries with 10 and
the significance OF the Uniform she
wears. He extended 10 the visitors
the privileges and welcome Of the
city Miss Matte Rutledge, OF Dali
las. responded 20 the welcome by ac-
cepting in the name OF the association
the courtesies extended
Mrs. p. r. Robbins. inspector and
director Of cooperative sanitation,
food and drug department OF the state
OF Texas. made a short talk at the
close Of the morning session I'm which
she spoke OF the menace 10 public
health conditions and how attempts
were being made 20 have women APP
pointed as members Of the board Of
health and as food inspectors.
Many Nurses Here.
Present at the meeting from out
town were Miss Wilma Carlton, Hous-
ton. Miss Retta Johnson. Temple. Miss
Hattie SDran. Temple. Miss Airline
Temnle. Miss Una Tones,
Miss II. Rutledge, Dallas.
Miss " C.. Smith. Dallas. Miss Lucille
C.. Dahne. Galveston Miss Daisy Free
man. Cuero. Mrs. Julia Howard. Hous-
ton. Miss Jessie Gass. san Antonio,
Mrs. r. z. Robbins. Clehurue-
Nurses present from Fort Bliss we're
Miss Ruth Mcbride. Airs. r. L. Day,
Miss Lillian Cate. Miss Mary T. Jones.
Local nurses present were Miss
Anne Doerner Miss Mamie Mccarthy.
Miss Alice O'Connor. Miss A. Louise
Dietrich. Miss Ellen Louise BRENT
Miss Ruth Hills Miss Carrie IT. Shaw.
Miss. F. ID. Greene. Mrs A. ID. Delisle.
Mrs. VIM. A. Mcdonald. Miss Jessie
T. s. Mcdonald. Mrs. Lena Syries. Mrs
Mary BillinEsley. Airs. Ella McCarley.
Mrs. p. K. Strelitz. Miss Nav O'Conuor,
Miss Beulah AL st. Clair. Mrs s. Sully,
Mrs. Winnifred r. Dale. Mrs. C. ID.
airs. 1Iaude Mather, Miss
Naude Curtner. Miss Margaret Ruth
arford. Miss Mamie AcGlmsey. other
ielegates are expected TO arrive late
Monday afternoon.
Guests at Luncheon.
Luncheon was served i'm the Red
Cross shop on san Jaciuto plaza TO
the members OF the convention by the
FL Paso Equal Franchise leaCue. A
cabaret program. under the direction
~ Mrs. Robert Townsend entertained
the guests during the luncheon
The program for Tuesday morning
follows.
Reports and letters from nurses in
the service
Address Mrs Ethel Parsons r. N