, 1921-06-23

ply of illness. Various groups me
and made all the sheets, pillow cases
bureau ecArfS, stand covers, ira,
cloths. ETC., combining afternoons o
real work With q pleasant visit owe
the tea cups 3
Other very active committees werI
the Flower; which not only secured
blossoms from the members garden,
In season, but asked for those from
weddings, funerals etc.-the liter
allure which prepared amusing shor
stories In such form they could b.
easily handled BY invalids; and tn.
Delfcacy, which upon special request
from the head nurse asked for jellies
specially prepared custards, ETC., TO,
children or special patients and
which It would be difficult on &C
count of help shortage for the hos.
pital kitchen to prepare.
The original constitution and by.
laws have been gradually outgrown
and at the present time a committee
Ii busy planning q new set which
will be presented at the regular
meeting, the first Monday in June.
The activities of the society are
limited to strictly hospital work. its
constitution specifying that no mon
eys whatever may be used for any
thing other than hospital needs.
Two of the main attachments OF
the Aid have been the purchase and
maintenance for q number of years
Of an ambulance, and the building,
furnishing and equipping of the
Maternity Lodge. The actual build
ing of the lodge was through the
County Commissioners upon petition
from the Aid, but its permanent
maintenance Is an Aid pledge, in
keeping of which they have Just
spent $4,000 for general repairs
and interior painting.
The ambulance was of the horse
drawn type and was kept at a local
livery stable which supplied two
horses and driver on call. The fees
were sufficient to pay the operating
expenses and with occasional over
haulings paid for by the Aid, the
ambulance served for many years.
The same genexal plan will likely
be followed in the use of the motor
ambulance given the Aid Society by
General Pershing and stored at Fort
Russell until needed-a local gar
age will care for 1t and supply a
driver on call.
A very great many additions have
been made to the general equipment
of the hospital through the Aid, the
"go-between" being the Visiting COM
mittee which ascertains the needs
through the supervising nurse or
doctors and presents them at the Aid
meetings for approval.
During the entire life Of the Aid
It has been directly responsible for
the Nurses Training School. looking
after the comfort and welfare of the
nurses during their training and
providing the program and refresh
ments at the graduation exercises.
This yeal's class. whaa41rPe4bers re-
cetyed, tl3Alr dipl0ma2 6ITi&1a4AenaI
Hospital Day, May IL, 1921, had the
pleasure and distinction OF being
addressed by DR.. Paul Emerson. a
native Cheyenne boy, who for sew
eral years has been the head Of the
Children's Hospital, Boston and Is
recognized q an international au-
thority on child feeding.
The two sources OF income on the
dues which have been soc e year
per member, but which will be in
creased to $1.00 when the new con-
stitution is adopted and the Charity
Ball, which is a statewide social
event, given every two years during
the Legislative season and just pre-
ceding Lent. The price of the tickets
are $500 per couple and $1O0 for
each additional lady has been
varied and has been the source Of
the greater part of the very sub
stantial sum now on hand. The Aid
members are not especially solicited
to buy tickets but are asked for a
definite donation Of food or money
toward the supper served at the ball.
In the early days the Aid Society
entertainments were given. ball
games, shows. cfrcuses, etc. were
asked to contribute part of their
proceeds to the Aid, but this made
1t necessary to ask the merchants to
buy so many tickets that 1t became
a nuisance. A promise was then
made that II the Charity Ball was
given generous support positively no
other soliciting of any kind would be
done between times and this arrange
ment has been faithfully adhered to.
The chief aim of the Aid society
for a number Of years was to create
sentiment toward the building and
equipping OF q thoroughly modern
hospital and the fruits of this en-
deavor are seen in the building now
being erected. Numerous member
ship campaigns were held, the dues
were nominal, and no duties were
forced on any one. A members
wtlttngn to serve IL the exact
measure Of her responsibility and
'thfs personal sense OF duty has been
the chief asset in building up the
largest organisation Of women In the
state.
signed: HAZEL NJ. BAnRREsEN.
Dx-President.