Evening star., 1921-04-27
TWO MORE NURSES
FOR YEAR ASSURED
Large Contributions Made in
Local Campaign for $780,
900 for |. v. N. S.

Reginald S. Huidekoper. treasurer
of the campaign for $4,000 to enable
the Instructive Visiting Nurse So
ciety to keep on with and expand its
health conservation work, today an
nounced the receipt of several large
contributions, two of which are tan
tamount to the purchase" of a
nurse.
The Junior League. a charitable
and social organization which num-
bers some 800 young women. and
which is cooperating in the cam
paign of the l. V. y. S. has given
$l.40O, which is the yearly salary of
one of the graduate nurses compos-
ing the staff of the society.
The Evening Star Newspaper Com
pany gave a like amount for the same
purpose, as evidence of it's apprecia-
ton of the services that can be rem
dered by such nurse for the public
OF Washington, which includes its own
many employees. These two gifts mean
that the nursing organization is abso-
lutely assured of the maintenance of
two nurses for period of Il year.
Other Generous Gifts.
S. kann Sons Company gave $1,000
This firm intended originally to buy"
half nurse by a gift of $500, but
after it became more fully informed as
to the past accomplishments and fu-
ture aims of the l. V. y. $ il iucreds ed
the amount by $500. Sharing with
kann's the honor of the second largest
contribution. are Mr.. and Mrs Henry
White. The firm of Woodward & Lo-
fhrop has sent in $500, which will>pay
the salary of staff nurse for seven
teen weeks. Mr.. and Mrs Robert
Woods Bliss gave the same amount.
MIS- Herbert Hoover. wife of the
Secretary of Commerce. and mem
Der of the board of managers of the
tions OF 5000 were made by Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Spencer and Mrs. r. r.
Gown. The following 800 contribu-
tions were announced: Mrs. Winthrop
Rutherford, Col. and Mrs. Herber,
Slocum, Mrs. Robert Hit. William
Guy Norman. Nathaniel Wilson and
the P. F. Gormley Company. Other
contributions will be announced later.
Total Of $11.72l.s: In Two Days.
The first two days of the campaign
resulted in collections totaling ILL
.2l.S2. according to Mrs. Corcoran
Thorn. chairman. Team captains. who
assembled at the Willard, gave re-
ports showing yesterdays results as
showed that Mondays contributions
totaled $6.o21.85.
The following collections by groups
and divisions were reported: Group A.
Mrs G. Brown Miller. $s57: group B. di-
rected by Mrs. W. N. Grinnell and Mrs
William Corcoran Eustis, $50: group c.
directed by Mrs. Reginald s. Huidekoper
and Mrs. Clarence Wilson. Sl.G01. Is /;
group d. directed by Mrs Adolph c.
Miller and Mrs. J. n. Carlisle. $1s7
group E. directed by Miss E. o. Adams
and Miss Farrar-Smith, $345; group F.
directed by Mrs. r. r. H. Lyon, Mrs.
Lester Neuman and Mrs. Leon Adler.
$l36: division B. directed by Mrs Mary
Church Terrell and Mrs. Emmett Scott,
$194.37. and division c. directed by Wal
ter Bruce Howe and Thomas Sweeney,
$1,119.
A demonstration Of the sort OF work
done by the staff OF the l. V. N. S.
has been opened in the show window
Of the Globe Wernicke Company. 1920 F.
street northwest. 1t was planned and
arranged by Mrs. ]. Vaudeville Carlisle,
aided by Mrs. Charles Sheldon and
c. H. Woodward. manager OF the
Globe-Wernicke Company.
Nurses in Demonstration.
TIE nurses participating in the
demonstrations are Mrs. Marie Owens.
Mrs. Margaret Mattos and Mrs. Nan.
ME Davis. Between 3 and o'cIock X
each afternoon living patients are
utilized. one of them being Gertrude
HuFer, fourteen years old. Of s39 4th
street northeast. who injured her leg
about year ago and has been treat ed
several times a week since by a visit
ing nurse.
All contributions should be ad-
dressed to Reginald s. HuidekoD.r
treasurer. Instructive Visiting Nurse
headquarters. 1413 q street north
west.