Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1920-10-08
PREPARATIONS MADE
FOR WINTERS WORK
Clinics, Examinations at Fair Lay
Foundations for Work of County
Nurse

The October meeting of the nurs-
ing committee of the Red Cross
chapter was held in Miss Labrie's
office on Wednesday afternoon, and
the following report submitted by
Miss Labrie:
REPORT OF COUNTY NURSE FOR
SEPTEMBER 1920
September the Mississippi Val
ley T. B. Conference at Duluth was
attended. A great deal of useful
knowledge was gained from the
many experienced workers in the
tuberculosis field, and a better spirit
of understanding and cooperation be-
tween the supervising organizations
and Public Health workers is bound
to result from such a meeting.
Upon her return the nurse started
the follow up work to be done after
the Baby Clinic of August 31st.
Owing to a trip to St. Paul for the
purpose of taking a child to the
Phalen Park Hospital for Crippled
Children on September 9th, the fol-
low up work was discontinued for
that week.
The next week was devoted to
meeting the new teachers in the town
schools in the county and planning
the Health Program to be followed
during the school year. Wednesday,
September 14th, the monthly meet
ing of the Child Welfare Board was
attended, and Thursday and Friday
rural school Districts IL and so were
visited and the pupils examined.
The work of examining school chill
dren in the rural district is rather
difficult this first month as the at
tendance is very poor, so many of
the children being excused till the
fall farm work is over. There are
also several schools without teach
ers, which makes it hard to plan a
definite program.
The Pope County Fair opened
September goth and the nurse went
over to be of any help she could to
Miss Peterson, Swift County Nurse,
gett any suggestions that nigh
be of use at our Fair. September 21
and % were spent in preparation of
the Red Red Cross booth at%the Fair
grounds. There is no need to speak
of the weather conditions or. the
success of the fair, as we all know
too we'll what it was like. The
booth was quite we'll patronized dur
ing the rainy part of the week, but
not as we'll as was hoped, for good
deal of helpful literature on the
school lunch and child welfare was
there to be given to any one desiring
! it, also the nurse was anxious to
speak with rural mothers regarding
hot lunches in the rural schools. A
very complete sample hot lunch
equipment (and prices) was dis
played in the school exhibits build
| ing, and it was hoped that some in
terest would be aroused in getting
such equipments in the rural schools.
The work Of the Health Clown
Polo was greatly hampered by wealth
er conditions, but about IT'S chill
dren were weighed and measured.
The findings have been used this
week in getting ready for the Nu-
tritional clinics to be held early in
October. A more successful per-
formance is for on October 8th when
Roco, the head Red Cross Clown
will talk to the children at the Han
cock Baby Beef Show. We wish as
many boys and girls as possible
would attend this show and meet
Roco as he has a great deal to tell
them.
September 27-October 1st was
spent in notifying the children found
to be underweight of the Nutritional
Clinics the next week and making the
necessary arrangements for them in
each of the towns in the county.
Statistically the month of Sept
ember has not much to show but we
feel that the work of the coming year
will be greatly aided by the firm
foundation laid, and the program
that has been planned.
Irene Labrie,
Stevens County Public Health Nurse.