The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-10-21
Business DoneJAt Meeting
Of County Red Cross
MISS CLOSSON RESIGNS
Election of The Members OF
The Executive COMMITTEES;
Financial Statement

was held In the Y. Nd. y. a. auoltor-
ium yesterday afternoon. In the abb
sence of the chairman of the execu
tive committee, Rev. Q. ]. Arthur.
Judge Lorin Cray presided.
Owing to the fact that plans have
been changed In the managing OF
funds of the Red Cross. Miss Eleanor
Closson formerly social service work
er, has rendered her resignation.
Formerly each unit OF the organiza
ton has raised funds to pay toward
the county fund. which In turn mas
been sent to the central division at
Chicago. The plan which was en-
dorsed at yesterdays meeting was to
have each unit raise It's own funds
and use them directly for charity
work in that locality. The managins
of these funds has heretofore been
part OF the social workers duties.
It Is expected that more direct results
wait to consult the social worker.
Miss Eleanor Closson. besides hav-
ing the duties of the social worker,
has been secretary Of the Red Cross
society of the county and the home
service worker. Under the last, she
had to deal with problems Of the az
s se@nities son snd ali other questions
which have me-. +he exssoldier. She
has done her work faithfully, and
much excellent work has been &C
complished through her efforts. Man
kato is indeed sorry to see her go,
but the executive committee have
work done by the individual branches
Members Of Executive COMMITTEE
The new members elected to serve
on the executive committee were Or
Ida Osborne and Mrs. George M.
Palmer. Old members re, elected
were FIJI. Griffin of Good Thunder,
W; D. Willard Of Mankato. era l.
den of Manfato. 3 S. McGresor of
Mapleton, NJ. D. Fritz of Mankato,
George John of Garden City: Judge
GRAY. Who rendered his resignation,
was over-ruled and re- elected by
unanimous vote. Judge Cray has
worked with the organization since IL
first organized in the city and has
been faithful worker>for the heu
Cross.
Miss Mabel Johnson. County Red
Cross nurse. who resigned yesterday
and Miss Olive Krogstad. city nurse.
were paid deserving tribute for the
fine work which they have done 10
This community the. past year Both
.rd Their efforts have been highly
appreciated by the committee and
the people who have been benefited
by their wonderful ability.
The following is the report OF the
Red Cross city nurse, Miss krogstad,
for the year October l. 1920 to octo-
ber1. 1921.
Eight hundred and eight bedside
nursing visits have been made. The
nature of these visits is to make the
patients as comfortable as possible
and by fulfilling any orders the doctor
in charge of the case may give, such
as giving temperature reducing baths
salt baths. and various sweats, cleans
general daily care OF the patients are
also supervised.
Forty Ave visits to patients suffer
ing from tuberculosis. have been
made. This work is taken, care OF by
a field worker for the county public
Health association. Three hundred
and sixty infant welfare visits have
been made. All babies In this city
are called on during their first month
to see that they are receiving the
proper care. The importance OF breast
feeding for every baby Is strongly I'M
pressed on the mother. A record Is
kept in the office OF every baby Wis
that the child Is not doing as well as
q normal child should, a second call
is made within two or three weeks.
Forty eight pre- natal visits were
made during the year and So school
visits were made. One hundred and
eleven hours have been spent In
school during which time six hundred
sice4 Inspection which includes the
testing OF the child's eyes according
to q Snellen's eye chart thirty ak OF
the above number being referred &c
the oculist. The testing Of the hear
ing of the ears by watct ana oo-
taiug a history Of former earache
and of discharge Of the cars, Only
abnormal hearing, and have been re,
ferred to a physician. The throat and
nose have also been examined. Oh
the children who were examined dur
ing the past year, two hundred and
two have BEEN referred to @ medical
examiner The teeth are. then In
spected and all cavaties or irregular
flies In the teeth are noted. Two
hundred and seventy nine pupils were
referred to the dentist. Then a gen
eral inspection OF the child as tc
cleanliness, Of hair, clothing and
hands and face Is made, and If the
general condition seems TO be ex-
requesting her TO improve the gener-
al appearance Of the child.
"One hundred and thirty six visits
have been made to the homes OF the
children, to interview the parents In
regard to either the, cleanlinss oil
child or to explain the Importance OF
having the child taken to physician
or dentist.
"One hundred and fifty five Children
were found to be underweight when
each child at the completion OF the
physical inspection, were weighed
and measured in order to determine
II the pupils weigh what they should
as a result of this seventy four out
of the 165 underweights, were found
to be 10 per cent or more under
weight, but several of these are
making a remarkable gain, owing tc
the fact that they are drinking a pint
of milk q day at the school house
This was first suggested by the Red
Cross who financed II for a month, In
which time 1884 pints of milk were
consumed by the pupils In the tive
parochial schools.
aOne hundred and thirty seven
other visits have been made to doc
tors OFFICES In regard to patients and
also taking patients to the physician
dentist or hospital for examination
and treatment.
During the year total Of 1861
Visits have been made. Twenty