El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-09
Musical.
Head OF Mothers Council Resigns;
EIPaso Women Hear Talk On Nursing

following his talk a number Of the
mothers asked questions on his sub
ljece and the gave interesting and IN
lstructive advice ia reply.
Miss Alice Fitzpatrick, principal Of
i Lamar school gave a talk on Beau
tifying the School Grounds" and spoke
Of the necessity for ma king them at
tractive 10 the children.
Mrs o. A. Critchett gave q tax
on the necessity of women paying
+. their poll tax and urged the women
I to Go Their part IN this movement
Mrs. George Rouuedge read = let
tsE ==s1a Eav. Hobby. asking he sE-
{ Eistance of the parent-Teachers as
/ sociatious in providing funds for the
I tuberculosis campaign for establish
I ing q hospital at Carlsbad. Texas. for
returned tubercular soldiers.
Mrs J. G. McGrady rendered her
I resignation as president OF the Moth
] ers' council. The secretary Of Lamar
I Parent-Teachers' association gave a
I report and a social hour followed the
meeting
The next session Of the council viii
be held at the High school on Janu-
airy u.
An interested audience was present
on Monday afternoon when Miss AIDA
Eldridge, interstate secretary OF the
American Nurses association. gave q
talk at the Woman's club house
through the courtesy OF the Woman's
club 70 the various W0men's organic
tions Of the city.
Her subject was what the Public
owes 20 the Nursing Profession" she
told Of the comparative youth OF the
profession. stating that the first
graduate nurse in the United States
was Ada Richards, who graduated in
1873 and tho Is stil living She said
that the first training school IN the
IN . e I.nm
pital, New YORK city followed b.
establishment OF training schools all
over the United States for women.
She said that the profession OF
nursing is growing higher and higher
each day and pointed out the fact
that women OF education we're more
and more taking up the profession
and not leaving the work 10 women
Of inferior ability and to the uneda-
Gated.
ANY woman. said Miss Eldridge.
who makes a success Of her work
must begin at the bottom OF the lad
der and learn step by step. Just so
with the nurse, and the scrubbinE OF
lOorss preparing OF food and various
occupations II the household do not
make OF nursing mental task. Each
woman no matter what her station or
environment, should know how 20
perform these tasks, the speaker
added.
she ENlAG OF MMLL the SCHOOLS
might do 70 encourage the profession
among the best OF the nation and 50
keep on with the wonderful work Of
making Of nursing one OF the highest
professions OF women.
An open meeting OF the FL Paso
Federation Of Women's climbs viii be
held on Thursday afternoon at 2s30
o'clock at Khaki club. An interesting
program has been arranged for the
meeting. including a talk by Miss
Helen Hubbard swift on How to
Keep the Home fires Burning" and
llrs. Ponder Carter, president Of the
federation, who attended the recent J
state federation meeting in Port Ar
thur, Texas, viii give a report OF her
visit there. A musical program VIII
also be given.
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The regular monthly meeting Of
the board Of directors OF the Young
Women's Christian association viii be Z
held on Thursday morning at s:z5
o'clock IN the central T.. ". c. A
building on Franklin street This
meeting IS OF especial Importance as
the budgets Of the various committees
OF the organization viii be brought Z
before the board for final enurowz1