Norwich bulletin., 1920-10-30

has recently sent Us a letter stating that she would like to come here to talk the situation oyer, and H is possible that 2 little later a public health nurse can be secured either for coInniuntty work or what seems more necessary now, school 1 nurse. Such nurse would detect de- I fects in children caused by mainutrition,
 adenpids defective hearing or sight, etc,
 dental trouble, etc, and, by following up died much good would result. Two of
 the mills nov employ nurses so the de
 mand for D comrnhnity nurse is not as
 pressing as t vas
 The committee on nursing activity Mrs. J. F. Pace, chairman, worked hard l to get class on Home Hygiene and tCare fothe Sick started Text books and thermometers were purchased by the
 mmebers of the class and after many ef- forts to find qualified nurse one from Norwich was finally secured. She took a fposition as industrial nurse. in Norwich 1 nt about the time she began the lessons
 and asked to be released. Trayeling ia 3'ciiities made it So difficult for her to get here on time after her days work that the cornnlitt'se felt it best to release her which it reluctantly did No other Qual- flied nurse could be found in time to fin
 fsh the class before hot weather and the is2 fees were returned Much interest iwas shown in the course after it started tand several wished to join after the i class was full. I hope if a Red Cross inurse is employed here that this course lnay be taken up again. There is wait form such a class.
 1 The home service work has been ably
 Icarried on and a report will be given
 af 1Sok
 lis undoubtedly the most important worl
 Jour Red Cross has engaged in this year Naturally, the details of the work can.
 jnot be made public and because of this
 lack of publicity the amount of work , done is likely to be underyalued by those not understanding the regulations.
 I Some sewing and knitting has beel
 done and the final shipment made. detailed report of this. work will be give by the chapter production chairman There is opportunity at any time to take Up both sewing and kaitting for thos made destitute by war conditions.
 One more service badge was given ou last winter, the recipient being a woman , S4 years old. This is a total of ;32 ser : vice badges distributed by this chaptel Instructions were received that n badges were to be given out for worl | eOAAS e1AlCA ANSf. H. 4SA0.
 3 In closing. may I say this: ther ? seems to be a decided sentiment again: fsiving up our Red Cross chapter, bu
 tthere seems also to be a stiii more de lcided sentiment against holding any o i, l Ice of responsibility. How can We cor
 ttinue under such conditions? It is ot Hlost serious problem at the preser . time. We can get money but not work v CTS, and the workers are more essenti; z 10 our success. It seems hardly fair { i expect the same officers to keep the oi f yanization going year after year.
 d The immediate task now before us t renewing our memberships. The quo e assigned us is 1000 members whit t means 100 more members than we S r cured last year. Mrs. E. 1T. 'Hicvox e the very able chairman of the roll ca l. lcommtttee and it behooves us to suppo .- and assist her and her committee in e, t, cry way possible for 1t is 10 small tas