The Washington times., 1919-11-29
TAG DAY BENEFITS
DC NURSERY SOCIETY
ContinssPsalk& ! charity
Work in District

Blu. and waEhlW1s !. s..n....
are hanging nth Ai toAts Of hu..
%.as,o.,a. ST.a, Of men, 80 oss!tStepd:eAl'drss is
Fifteen tag day teams have Ssvsds1
the city into districts. and are ar
peaiing for funds Cor The In.sructsv.
Visiting Nurse 'Socse<y. Contr,bv-
tions are to be used, for increasing
the number OF purses' on the ptaff
Of the society. the prescnt force vi
sixteen being entfrely made suate fqs
the 400 900 people OF the Distrsct
Mrs. G.. Brown Miller. chairman Of
one buying a tag Is helping to pre-.
vide nursing care for all those. rsc7
or poor. who are sick in Washipgtss
this winter, and Nmore than this 10
helping 10 protect the city against
Huv. rrsve. vas.e.
Twenty years OF work in the cf-v
have proved the valve of the VISITING
nurses and won for them the indorsc-
ment OF surgeon General Blue, os
Health CommtssloAer Fowler. Of <hS
presidents of the chamber of CON-
merce, the Rotary Club, and the Boa.t
Of Trade and al enc organ xatienx
The l. N.CE ssss Mrs. whitmas
Cross, president q tAs society said
neither a charity nor I self-eupport-
ing iastitution.gaA Many OF our pa,
tients pay the full cost OF our .serv.
tee, and 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 ii
all. these We treat free of charre. on
the same principle that q hospital
has its free wards.
Because all the work of the -
ciety. both the care OF the sickness
and the education for health. IL
protection to the city a. q whole. We.
believe we are justified in asking fof J
the support of all citizens"
The captains of the fifteen tar day
teams include Mrs. Whitman croea
Ars. Adolph Miller. Mrs Isabel Es-
pey, Mrs, Frederick Keep. Lady WILL
lert, Miss Louise King. MrA J. w
Allison. Mrs. +. A William Nrx H
w. Wilmer. Mlss X EfffnTer. Nrs
Flasher. Mrs Terrin. Mrs. Isaac Cana
Mrs. c. f. sfetson, Mss Clara Farrar-
Smith,. MRS Howard Hodgkins. 5r..
Mrs. Corcoran Eustis Mrs. w Mortos
Grinnel, Mira. Corcorsn Thorn and
Mrs. N. Kaufman Mrs. Reginald
Huidekopcr is In charge Of the cdm-
paign headquarters ~ 1905 r street
Care OF Bssy.
The exhibition of the proper care ef
q young baby which was given at the
temporary F street heAdquarters %
Wednesday. is being repeated today
Miss MARJORIE Hamill. one OF the six-
teen l. V. N. s. nurses is demonstrat.
ing how to bathe, dress and put Q
baby to bed Babies whom Miss
Hamill has cared for since their birth
are the '-stars- In the exhibition which
is being eagerly watched by many
mothers and fathers too. who noch
into the headquarters for more m
formation and instruction.
Other phases OF the work Of the
l. v. N. s. are shown at the head
These include four distinct service =
general nursing visits including
regular calls on chronic invaltds
which often make II possible Tor other
members OF the, family TO eoRtinus
to carry on outside work instead Of
staying at home to care for the pa
tient: hourly nursing for a. many
hours during the day - the patient
needs; maternity nursing which
means the care Of nurse At the tims
of Schiid birth AS well A. care and
Instruction for ~ the mother before
and after the birth OF ths baby: and
industrial nurzing for workers bosA
at the place ef oem ploymeAf and ~
their homes vhen needed.,n