Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-01-17

mnmanx and cnAzsflar; tn1Re q unxxlinn1
patient fur an exnmpie: nj s,sxuuA
any 1zuif of his cwn hu1 by rensun n
nature Of his iilneas his bad nscumes I'M
10y. and during the u hours hin bod
hns 10 be chazead throughout NIX times.
necaattAftng 4 change u firse s1saun.
and uns guwn 0ch TINA. amnuurng -
u shasfn, D0vna Ia q h1ura. Hw
inng would 50 sheEs1 In one ward unnf II
al The bedB were occupied: Il In int a
simple question Of arithmetic Ain
consider some uf our sheets are vHxhad
every dry, quite fiRer1n, frum the unra
. week Of your own hume
Ruspffn, day was Oh ervei octuh.r II
are printed elsewhere The recsDtiun
was nsid At the Nurses' Home. rafrsah-
ments sarved and any one wishing .
visit the hospital could dp SO. The
amount Of money recetrsd WINS SIG, To
be used for the maternity department
for cioIning, little wire baskst crihu
esuspendsa on -oda). . tahle fur waah-
Ing bAnies upon. a caninet with medi-
cine attachment, making our equiprnant
M 10 date.
We are sor-v 10 record The dexth of
three Of our efficient workers Of the
Hospital Aid. Mrs. " Il Gannatt. Who
wns always No thoughtful tur the wei-
fare OF the paCients and the hosrica,
Mrs Persis Martin, a prime mover Il
starting the AiG. being one of its first
oficsrA Mrs.. Charles petr.nEir, who
n her way did many Kind deeds for the
hospital.
The work os the District Nurse has
been heavier and covered more territory
than ever befure. We nave also carried
the work Of the Metropolitan cases TOR
which we received sSs74 for the year
Our class work has gone On well dur
ing the year with legs Interruptions
tAan the previous years. We nave only
graduated three nurses during the last
year.
In company with al other hospitals
We nave moi mad uuite as many appii-
cgHts during The yea. This We seel IL
due. IN q measure. 70 -ae fac1 chat all
business houses ane man ufacrTrars are
a. present paving such large wages
The Candidate of today dues not look
anead TO the future and see the public
need Of the prival: nurse N the ieio
nor when Of necessity things must drop
back 70 normal rates she sr:n has her
I'-ofesslon. : want 70 make piea .p-
Inc future OF thu profession and asa
that you neip by recommending candi-
,.a;es To us.
Il is WIKI regret that we record the
pass ng Of one of our Board OF Dire,-
err. With US from the starr. Ira z.
iianaa.l. 70 whom we eve much and
wnc II we greatly rni.ts naigilhurs for p
E@t--s. "" cAn testify he was alwavs
lad anu willing 10 -esaonG 10 our
ea-!s. Fer since Ills connection with
ne ioaEita- re mas been chairman 81
me building committee ana when we
dedicate ouc new quarters we feel ne
vi. ~ with Us in spirit. on that Ola 8
as MAN. others who have bean with US
and gone before lie, Us ca--v an
There will he much 10 DE dome in III.
| way OF equipment in our new building
| ana We hope everyone will bend 10 the
ASK ana help lis completion u some
wa.
Miss Martha Ward has heen our night
EnA.ron SINCE MISE ShawE resigna.ion
ana performs her work IN Z c-editapie
manner. MISS Donaldson has proved
al efficient assIstan. superintendent:
To Miss Helen Maddncks credit is due
for the manner n which her work IN
done amid the confusion OF an over
crowded Office which we hupe to change
later.
Miss Hazel Carney is acting as second
assistant since her graduation a few
months ago. To our board Of Wrectorx
whose business interests and cures are
great. The hospital owes much for their
walciful care and their labor and
thought Of things due 70 the public
To the star we are indebted for their
instruction and lectures 10 the nurses
and their invaluable ai6 in building IN
and keeping the work I'd 10 ssandari
TO The nurses, help. all friends and put
ronE We extend our thanks fur their co.
operation. To the choir bovs of 81.
Marks We are indebted for their sing
ing III the wa-:lE Al Christmas time
And III closing let uE strive on. for
me higher purpose q life anC the care
o. those ent-is1ed TO us ant let us hope
mat all our oDstacies viii be cleared
away. let US bear ana forDea- with each
other as unto ire perfecu day
Respectfully submitted,
SARAH HAYDEN. supt