Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-04-19
NURSESPROV|DED
FORDEPARTMENT
Agriculture Welfare AsS0cia-
ton in Arrangement With
Local Society.

Arrangement has been made by the
Department of Agriculture with the
Instructive Visiting Nurse Society
whereby nursing care by a graduate
trained nurse will be given any of
the employees of the department here
who may become i'll.
Announcement of the service was
made following meeting of Mrs.
Whitman Cross. president of the
Nurse Society, with Alex Nice. Ashley,
president of the welfare association
of the Department of Agriculture,
and other officials. The nursing serv
ice will be free of charge to those
unable to pay.
Notes Cases of Illness.
The Welfare Association is repre-
scented by a committee in each bureau
of the Department o! Agriculture.
These committees note the absence OF
all employees due to sickness. and re-
port to the Welfare Association. I'll
the committee report indicates the
need of a trained nurse. the Welfare
Association reports the case to the In
structive Visiting Nurse Society. one
OF whose nurses is at once assigned
to the case reported by the Welfare
Association. This nurse makes al
thorough investigation of the case.
gives the nursing care needed. and
reports to the nursing society.
BY this arran cement the lnStruc-
tive Visiting Nurse Society becomes
a connecting link between the sick
employe of the department and the
Welfare Association Of the depart
ment. said Mrs Whitman Cross, head
full reports to the Welfare Associa-
tion and keep the association inform
ed of the condition of all patients re-
ferred to us for care. If the EN-
ploye is unable to pay for the nurs,
ing care that We give our nurses will
serve free of charge to the patient.
Monthly Statements.
"Our small fee of 50 cents for visit
by a graduate nurse will be paid by the
Welfare Association. to which we will
submit a monthly statement. This ar
rangement already has been put into
effect and all sick employees Of the De-
partrnent of Agriculture in Washington
are assured Of proper nursing care in
time of sickness and need
President Ashley of the Welfare Asso-
citation said: The purpose of our asso-
citation is to help the fellow in trouble
All employees of the department who
feel able to do so contribute voluntarily
to our association. Those unable to con-
tribute the ones We aid. We want
every cmploye of the department. to
know of the arrangement we have made
with the Instructive Visiting NurS" So
Ciety and We want every employe to
i feel free to call upon the society"
The citizens Of Georgetown should
! support the nurse who. month after
| month, is at work in our midst caring
| for the sick and suffering of that sec
| ton said Rev. Dr. George W. Atkinson,
| jr.. rector Of Grace Episcopal Church, in
, an appeal made last night before the
! Georgetown Citizens Association on be-
! half of the forthcoming campaign of the
Instructive Visiting Nurse Society for
| $4,000. Following the minister's short
| talk on motion of B. A. Bowles. the as
| ISOLATION unanimously Endorsed the work
! OF the nursing society and voted its
(: support of the campaign, which starts
!: next Sunday.
/ Mr.. Atkinson was referring to that
/ member of the graduate nursing staff
who looks after residents of Georgetown
and who herself was prevented from at
tending the meeting because she had
recently undergone a serious Operation
Tells of Nurses' Work.
''Only the dear, good Lord knows
what would happen to the poor and
the sick of Georgetown,' and of all
Washington, if ii were not for the
work of the instructive visiting
nurses" he said. Il do a little nurS-
carry thermometer and frequently
am able to lend some aid. Many
times. when ! found the need Of a
graduate nurse, ! have called upon
the Instructive Visiting Nurse Society.
Its nurses always have been on
the job ! personally am acquainted
with the nurse assigned by the society
to work in Georgetown. Only re-
Gently she closed the eyes of a lad
who died in my arms and whose last
words were whispered thanks to the
nurse who had done so much for him.
Mrs. Whitman Cross. president of
the society, also spoke briefly, OK
l. planning that a group of Gcorgctow
women has been organized to aid in
the campaign. and that il is their am
bition to raise enough to pay, for one
year, the salary of this particular
nurse, who has been assigned to that
territory for the past five years.