Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-10-28
! RED CROSS TO HAVE
PUBLIC HEALTH NURSE
Will Work in Chittender County,
Exclusive of Burlington, and
Begin Her Duties Within Two
Weeks--Membership Roll Call
Begins November II

The annual meeting of Chittenden coun-
ty chapter of the American Red Cross
was held yesterday AFTERNOON in the
Howard Relief hall with Mrs. II. c. Tink-
ham presiding. Reports of various com
mittees were received and accepted and
plans discussed for the future of the or
ganization, especially in connection with
the annual membership roll call which
opens on Armistce day.
Il was announced that Walter A. Myers
of Howard street will act as chairman
OF the roll call for Chittcnden county
The time for calling the annual meeting
of the executive committee. at which Of
Ulcers for the coming year will be elected.
was set for Saturday afternoon, Novem-
her IS. at three O'Clock. The meeting will
be held in the Howard Relief hall. 1t is
probable that representative from
the New England headquarters of the
Red Cross at Boston will be present at
that time and an evening meeting may
be arranged which will be addressed by
This representative.
The report of the treasurer. Buel B..
Baldwin, was read by Mrs Tinkham, in
The absence Of Mr. Baldwin. This report
showed that the Chittenden county chap
ter has balance of s6,9S0.3.
Mrs Max l.. Powell. chairman OF the
committee on civilian relief. or home
service, as it has come TO be called. re-
ported as follows:
HOME SERVICE WORK
During the year, the number Of ex-
service men in the county who have been
rendered assistance in settling their
military affairs is IA, exclusive of Bur
lington and divided among the other
towns as follows,
Charlotte. 3. Essex Junction, II: Essex
Center. ., Milton. I. Jonesvile, l. Jeri-
cho. /, Richmond, ID, Shelburne. Z. Under
hill. ?, Tnderhill Center, I, Huntington, i.
Hinesburg, ., Bolton, /, Westford, 2, and
winooski. 81 total, ia
This work was all attended to in the
Burlington branch home service office.
The types Of cases assisted are as fol-
lows Compensation, vocational training,
foreign relief insurance. investigations.
equipment. Victory medal, State pay, al
iotment and allowance, arrears of pay,
naturalization papers.
There must still be many ex-service
mon In the county who. not knowing what
is due them, have not had everything
Strengthened out. This is particularly true
OF men who were disabled, In many
cases the disability at time of discharge
was slight and has become much worse
since Such men should at once put in
their application for compensation II
later the mans disability increases or de
creases the compensation will he gagged
accordingly.
The Burlington home service office
will be glad to have any such men re-
ferred to them.
At the chapter meeting last April il
was voted TO send someone to Boston tc
learn about the peace-time Red Cross
| program and to come back and start such
work in the chapter. Miss Constance
! Wheeler was chosen for this and went tc
Boston for a months course In May
ltIater she visited each branch and told
of the types of work being undertaken
In other parts of the country. 1t was de
cided by more than half of the branche.
the greatest benefit would be derived
through introducing a public health
nurse TO do work in the county. The fol
lowing branches voted their support sig
nifyins Willingness to each contribute
quota towards the project. Cloverdale
Ninesburg, Jericho, Jericho Center. Mil
ton, Shelburne Underhill Westford vii
.lston and Winooski, On October @
chapter meeting was held and sufficien
rnonev was voted from the chapter treas
ury 10 complete the amount needed II
finance the nursing project for one year
The above mentioned branches will h
the ones TO receive the services OF tn
nurse.
Miss Elizabeth Van Patten. Vernon
supervisor Of public health nurses 70
the Red Cross. is a present spond
ing with several nurses regarding thi
position and il is hoped that within
few weeks the nurse will be procured
Brief reports on other branches OF tn
work were given as follows: Educationa
committee. Mrs. a. o. Ferguson; JUNO
membership committee, Burnham A
Colby, of Shelburne; publicity. r. r
Crane, hospital charities. Mrs. d. NJ
johnson Of Essex Junction.
Members of the executive committee
Including one from each active branc
in the chapter. were elected as follows
Burlington, Professor G. G. Groat: Char
lotte, Frank ]. Pope. Coverdale. Mrs
Bert Como; Essex Junction. Mrs. D. NJ
Johnson. Hinesbure, Mrs. e. o. Martin
Huntington, Mrs Jessie H. Norton
Huntington Center. Mrs. V. r Sargent
Jericho, the Rev. William Cashmere
Jericho Center, Mrs, f. T Maloney; Mi
ton, Miss Mary r. Kennedy: Richmond
Mrs. j. w. McGarghan; Shelburne. Mrs
Clarence Morgan; Underhil Mrs. c. "
Rice. Underhil Center. Mrs G. A. Ter
nil Westtord, Mrs. Harry Bates Wi
iiston, Miss Laura Parker Winoosk
Mrs \ s. c FTul.
In connection with the plans for put
ting in a public health nurse to work
Chittenden county. exclusive of Bul
l,ngton, IT was announced that the Re
Cross will soon have such nurse on IN
fled, probably within couple of week!
The name of this nurse is not yet know
eB there are two or three who are bein
considered for the position. II was vote
that the office Of chairman of publ
health nursing be created in order thu
somebody connected with the Red eros
nght be definitely responsible for tn
york. Mrs Raymond l.. Soule of Sout
Union street will he asked 10 serve
the first chairman Of public health nuri
ting until the meeting Of the executi,
committee In November. when a pc
manent choice will he made for this o
flee