The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-04-19
COME RENEE WAS
OF IMPORTANCE
Miss Margaret c. Henke Returns from
atlanta, Ga, where She Attend.
ed Biennial Convention Of
Nurses.
MANY SUGGESTIONS
Public Health Nursing Provided One
Of the Most Interesting
Topics Of Dis
cussion..
SUGGESTIONS

Miss Margaret C. Henke, sucervis-
or OF nursing for the southern half of
Lee county has returned from At
lanta, Ga. where she attended the BIZ
ennial meeting of the American
Nurses association, the National
League of Nursing Education and the
National Organization for Public
Health Nursing. The meeting was
held from April IL to April II with
two days, April and IL devoted to
informal conferences for the public
health nursing service.
Public health work was the out
standing feature discussed at this
meeting at Atlanta and the importance
of the work is shown in the fact that
it is being carried to all parts of the
United States, into Canada and into
the northwest and Alaska Statistics
were read concerning the spread of
the work through some OF these states
where the Indian population is being
cared for. q Public health was really
one of the most discussed phases OF
the convention, and the activities OF
the government in making possible
the large program were discussed by
the nurses and the doctors who were
present.
Better schools for nurses and better
Libraries for the nurses training
schools were urged by speakers at the
convention.
A memorial for the nurses killed
overseas or who died of disease was
held on April IA, the anniversary o.
the death of Miss Jane Delano.
Rural needs and recommendation
for public health work there were
brought out at the conferences. Re
cruiting of students for public health
nursing was one topic discussed.
Some of the most prominent. men
and women in the country were pres
ent at these conferences. DIR. Liv-
ingston r'arrand of Washington, J.
Mace Andrews of Boston, Elmer v.
McCullen of Johns Hopkins university,
Dr. John A. Smith of the New York
public. health department, John A.
Lapp, Miss Julia Stimson, head of the
army nursing corps. Clara D. Moves,
president Of the American Nursing
association; Adelaide Muffin, Lucy
Minnegorode, superintendent OF the
nursing corps Of the United States
public health service, were few OF
the notables who were present and
who spoke.
Other Lands There.
Canada, Finland and Denmark sent
representatives. Canada, through
Jean Gum praised the United States
nurses for the favors they had shown
them, and hailed them as leaders in
the work and as having taught them
what Canada nurses have learned.
Miss Munk spoke for Denmark and
Baroness Mannaheim for Finland.
The next biennial convention will
be held in Seattle. Kansas City and
Des Moines were aspirants for the
meeting.
At the public health conferences
tuberculosis work, school nursing and
other forms of public health work
were discussed. DR.. e. A. Peterson
of the American Red Cross at Wash
ington, Surgeon Kempff, C. c. Apple
white of the United States public
health service and others spoke. New
legislation for the further advance of
public health nursing was proposed,
especially as it affects child welfare.
The work of the school nurse was
furthered, and cooperation of the
school boards with the nurses YVES
discussed. The removal of adenoids.
tonsils and the suggestion for more
dental work was discussed.