Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-10-12
NURSES ARE
ENTERTAINED
HOLD YEARLY MEETINGS
IN WAUSAU ON OCT.
9TH AND 7TH

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| Two organizations of Wisconsin
nurses held conventions in Wausau
last week. The one, the wisconsin
League of Nurses Education, held its
sessions Wednesday at the City Hall,
and on Thursday the Wisconsin State
| Nurses association held it's annual
conference, the members of the one
being also members of the other.
Training of Nurses
| At the morning session Wednesday
of the League of Nurses Education,
| the reports of committees were dis
cussed OF particular Importance was
| the matter of the training of nurses.
1t was practically the unanimous opin-
| ion that two years training is neces-
| sary to prepare anyone properly for
| the profession, and that a third year
may well be devoted to specialized
| study. 1t was suggested, and the sug
| gestion will doubtless be followed in
| many communities, that nurses form
| leagues in each district in the state.
| Lay members will be admitted to the
| association these members being con-
| fined to doctors, hospital attendants,
| hospital boards, and others who are
particularly interested in the educa-
| ton of nurses.
The officers elected at this session
| were:
Mrs. Adelaide Northam, Superinten-
dent of the Milwaukee County Hospi-
| tai at uwatOsa-PreSident
Miss Anna j. Hoswell, Ashland
| Vice-President
Miss Marion Rottman, Milwaukee,
Secretary
Miss Delphine Helms, Milwaukee
| Treas urer.
Afternoon Talks
The afternoon meeting, called to
order by Mrs. Northam, was addressed
by Miss Kate Kalbf1eisch, superintend-
ent of the bureau of home nursing for
a Milwaukee society who talked on
"The Training of Attendants" Fol
lowing her discussion, Miss Shirley c..
Titus, superintendent of nurses at the
Colombia hospital Milwaukee, spoke
on "The Status of the Dietitian i'm the
Training School," Miss Lend of Bos-
ton, made the principal speech, her
subject being, The Public Health
course in Training Schools"
! Tuesday evening at Mt View Sana-
forum, after an automobile tour OF
the city, $50 nurses and public health
workers were entertained. They were
shown through the sanatorium and a
I'plcnic lunch in cafeteria style was
served. The sanatorium was artist
cally decorated with autumn leaves
red berries and bitter sweets.
| Occupational Therapy
Miss Mary Hughes, superintendent
of the institution, showed the visitors
a splendid exhibit of the work done
by the patients in occupational thera-
ply, consisting of basket weaving, hand
painted bead work, leather work, anC
other things they have done to keer
occupied. Occupational therapy is
under the direction OF Miss Buck
staff of Oshkosh. Miss Fern Landie
spends ten days each month at the
institution assisting patients, who
learn this type of work. A very en-
tertaining program was rendered Ar
eX-patient of the sanatorium, Charles
Ross OF Appleton, spoke on health
work Two entertaining readings
splendidlY given, were offered by Miss
Gretchen Morgan accompanied by
Lawrence Reinhardt Edwin X
Schultz rendered a violin solo. I'm.
presentations in costume were giver
by Mrs. John d. Henry of this city.
Wednesday evening the nurses en-.
joyed a delightful dinner at Roths.
/. ch1lds pavilion, after which they were
! treated to a dance. Many Wausau
.. people were invited to the affair in.
Guiding physicians and dentists.
Nurses Association
On Thursday morning the Wiscon.
sin State Nurses Association con.
vened in its final session. Officers
were elected and important business
was transacted.
The officers elected were as follows
Miss Eva Wolf of LaCrosse-Presi.
dent
Miss Nellie Van Kooy-First Vice
President.
Miss Agnes Reid of Madison-Se-
cond Vice-President.
Miss L. Beitrickson of Milwaukee
Secretary.
Miss M. Packenham of Milwaukee
! Treasurer.
The president and the treasurer
were reelected. On the board of di-
rectors are two local ladies. Mrs. c.
b. Partridge and Mrs E. B Smith.
The other members of the board of
directors are Miss Lippert, Kenosha,
and Miss M. Rottman, Milwaukee.
Miss Van KOOy
THE Practice of Public Health
Nursing in Wisconsin" was related by
Miss Nellie Van Kooy of Madison. SUI
pervlslng nurse of the Wisconsin
State Board of Health. Miss Van
kooy told of the work of this organi-
cation, how visiting nurses were sent
out into the state and how the Wis
consin Anti-Tuberculosis Association
had assisted in their work. Miss Van
kooy praised the Wisconsin laws
which set high standard for the nur-
sing profession. She was particularly
pleased with the cooperation that
women's clubs are giving nurses
throughout the state.
Miss Bertha Schultz of Appleton. a
Red Cross nurse. gave an address on
public health nursing Industrial
nursing was the subject of Regina
whites discussion. A brief business
meeting concluded the morning SEES
sion at which time Miss Van Koov ac-
ted as chairman of the section of nub-
TIC health nursing and Miss Stella
Lennon of Wisconsin Rapids acted as
secretary. In the evening a delightful
farewell reception was held at the
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