Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-08-19
MRS. MARY GREGG MADE SEC.
RETARY OF NURSING AcTtv-
tiles COMMITTEE.
MISS oHLENDoRF TO HAVE
OFFICE WITH MRS. GREGG
Nurse to- Start Work Sept. ALI
Rural Schools to Come Under Her
Supervision-Her Work in Schools
to Be Very Similar to Duties Of
City School Nurse.

Officers were elected and COM
mittees We're named Wednesday
afternoon at meeting of the Nurs-
ing Activities Committee, in charge
OF the work OF the county nurse. Miss
emma ohlendorf, and plans were
made for the carrying out Of the
work in the rural and consolidated
| schools of tho county during the
coming school year. Mrs. Mary
aregg, county demonstration was
elected permanent secretary of the
organization, and w. N. Gilbert of
state Center, was chosen treasurer.
| These two, with County Superin-
tendent OF schools C.. f. Shut, will
constitute the executive committee.
To audit the accounts ani~ allow the
bills. They will meet once month
FOR this purpose.
The sum of $1,a00 was allowed for
expenses by the Red Cross Society,
in addition to the nurses salary of
$1,000 a Year. Of this amount 500
was laid aside to care for the ex-
Renses of office and supplies, and
| $t,fVu Iof transportation.
| Committees Named.
Two committees were appointed by
| Shut. The committee on office and
| supplies consists OF Mrs Mary Gregg,
chairman; Mrs. G. l. Twedt of Lee
Grand. and Miss Maggie Dunn, OF st.
Anthony Miss Ohlendorf was named
as an honorary member of the COM
mittee, The committee on transport
tation named was, Rev. J. w. Bearse,
chairman, w. y. Gilbert. Mrs r. W.
Thomas. with Miss Ohlendorf, +. S.
Smith and @. e. Stansberry, as hon
| orary members. The two committees
met separately Wednesday afternoon.
| The committee on transportation
| visited local automobile dealers, to
| investigate buying car for use of
the nurse. 1t reported that it had
decided to make further investiga-
ton. 49,
| To Office With Mrs. Gregg
| Miss Ohiendorf will have her office
with the county demonstration in the
northeast corner of the second floor
OF the court house. The Chicago
office of the Red Cross furnishes
much of the necessary equipment, in
Guiding charts and blanks to be filled
out by the nurse In her monthly re-
port to headquarters. Us
MISS Ohlendorf will start work
Sept. I, and it Is her intention to
visit the parts of the county which
are most inaccessible during bad
weather, first in order that she will be
able to get this work completed be-
fore the roads become bad.
All rural and consolidated schools
OF the county come under her super
vision Charts, showing the age,
weight, height and what the normal
weight of each child should be. will be
kept in each school,room and the
monthly record Of the changes will
be taken down. Examinations of the
eyes. ears, throat and nose and cases
of malnutrition will be made.
Nurse Has Big Task.
Miss Ohlendorf realizes that the
work the first year will be difficult
for the large territory which has
never before been visited will take
her some time to cover. With only
che nurse to do the work, it stands
to. reason that the examinations can
not be as complete and as frequent
as where there are more nurses.
Hardin county has four nurses who
do nothing but take care of the rural
districts. A tax levy is made by the
board Of supervisors to care for the
expense of these nurses and it is
hoped that when the results of the
nurse in this county are seen, another
nurse will be secured to help with
the work next year. tt