The Washington herald., 1921-04-24
VISITING NURSES
STARTCAMPAICN
TO RAISE $4,000
People to Be Urged to Aid
The Necessary Work
OF II. v. N. s."

The campaign OF the Instructive
Visiting Nurse Society for $4,000
with which to continue and expand
the work OF Instructive visiting
nurses In Washington opens today
and will continue through this
week. ending Saturday night. April
90. @ sA
i. From scores of pulpits. the pas
tors of Washington will tell today
the story of the Instructive visiting
nurses at services Congregation
will be urged to contribute geher.
ously to the support OF the organi-
zation which works continuously
throughout the year protecting the
health of the people Of Washington.
Know No Race. Greed or Color.
As Instructive visiting nurses
know no race, creed, color or ma.
tionality in their bedside nursing
maternity service and other work
in all parts Of the city, the appeal
for funds is being made to all
classes OF people In the District
without regard to race, creed. color
or nationality.
A feature of the opening of the
campaign will be the appearance a,
the baseball game at American
League Ball Park this afternoon OF
a group of women. headed by Mrs
Eldridge Jordon. who will sell tags
and balloons bearing the initials
Il v. N. s."
The city has been placarded with
visiting nurse and q woman sick In
bed, with an appeal to help the $780,
900 fund by sending your contribu.
tion to the treasurer. Col. Reginald
s. Huidekoper, care Of the In
structiye Visiting Nurse Society,
l413 G street northwest.
Organization CempIete.
Mrs. Corcoran Thorn, chairman Of
the campaign. last night announced
the completion OF an organization
to cover every part of the District
Five groups and seven separate or
ganizations have been formed to
carry on the campaign.
The heads of the fve groups are
Mrs. whitman Cross and Mrs. G.
Brown Miller. Group A; Mrs. w. NJ
Grinnell and Mrs. William Corcoran
Eustis, Group B; Mrs. Reginald s.
Huidekoper and Mrs. Clarence will
son, Group c: Mrs. Adolph c. Miller
and Mrs. J. NJ. Carlisle. Group D,
and Miss z. o. Adams and Miss
Farrar-Smith, Group E.
An organization formed almost
entirely of Jewish women. members
OF the Council OF Jewish Women
and the Sisterhood of Eighth Street
Temple. has been organized by Mrs
r. B. H. Lyon. with Mrs. Lester
Neuman as chairman and Mrs
Leon Adler as vice chairman
Leads Coiored Organizations
The various colored organizations
of the city are represented in a
committee formed by Mrs Mary
Church Terrell. wife Of Judge Rob-
ert II. Terrell. of the Municipal
numerous affairs for raising money.
1t being intended to have the col
ored people OF the city contribute
enough to support two colored
nurses for one year
The Howard Theater was donated
yesterday by Andrew Thomas.
through arrangement by Mrs.
Arthur Curtis and Mrs. A. B. Nc
l"O Ol MIS- dloCS.
Mrs. Sevelion Savoy, through the
Junior Matrons' Club, has arranged
a dance. the proceeds to 60 to the
visiting nurses.
Mrs. Emmett Scott and the Misses
Childs and Hardwick are arranging
entertainments to be given at How
ard University. and card parties are
being given by Mrs. B. G. NJ. Robin
son. Mrs. Charles I. West and Mrs
Mary Church Terrell.
Junior League to Help.
The Junior League has loaned" a
team of girl workers to assist. The
team is captained by Miss Mary
HELEN.
Another organization is that
formed by Georgetown women.
headed. by Miss Emily Matthews.
aided BY Miss Bertha Locker and
Mrs. Louis Mackail.
The health day" organization,
headed by Mrs. John NewboId, will
be in charge of the various activi-
ties to take place on Saturday next,
which marks the close Of the cam
paign. A mems organization. which
will work in the business district,
Is being directed by Walter Bruce
Howe.
The seventh or1anization which
will aid Is headed by Mrs. c. r.
Stetson, Of ll6 B street northeast.