Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-04-14
DEATH RATE OF
INFANTS IS HIGH
Public Health Nursing ASSO-
citation Reports Activity.

Because OF the high motality rate
among infants particular attention is be-
ing devoted to prenatal cases BY the
Public Health Nursing Association, ac-
cording to a report OF Miss Edna l..
Hamilton. superintendent, at a meeting
Of the board Of directors of the organiza-
ton During March, 10 cases OF this
character received attention. She also
reported that 1850 visits had been made
during the month. In addition to this
there were 2,225 visits made to 1926
children under six years Of age. This
work is financed by the Children's Aid
Association.
1t was decided that the association will
make an exhibit at the Health EXPOSE
ton at the Playground next month in the
section reserved for the Community
Chest and its benefciaries.
Miss Hamilton was authorized to at
tend the joint meeting Of the National
Organization for Public Health Nursing
the American Nurses Association and
the National League Of Nursing Educa-
ton at Seattle, Wash, June $3.50
The new committees being announced
in the annual report now in the hands
Of the printer, are:
Bureau Of promotion, Mrs. A. G. Cav
ms.
L Cooperation: Mrs. Alexander Cavins,
Mrs. Ethel Clark. Mrs. Herbert Eckhouse,
Mrs. Lawrence Cummins and Miss Edna
L. Hamilton, superintendent.
.. Industrial: Mrs. f. c. Furscott.
8 Emergency: Mrs. Robert Tyndall,
Mrs. ROber@ Dorsey, Mrs. John \. Hurry,
Mrs f. Bake Francis, Mrs. s. r. Smith,
Mrs. Louis Burckhart, Miss Ruth Shee-
rim and Miss Katherine Mullen.
Bureau of business administration, Mrs.
R &. Green.
!. Finance: Mrs. Manjamin D. Hitz.
Mrs. William II. Insley.
2. Office supplies: Mrs. Ronald c.
Green. Miss Edna L. Hamilton.
3. Membership: Mrs. +. r. Kauts.
Mrs. W. II. InsIey, Mrs. Benjamin D.
Hitz, Mrs. J. y. Hurry, Mrs. Louis Barck-
hardt. Mrs. Herbert EckhOuse Miss Ruth
Sheerin and Miss Katherine Mullen.
Bureau Of nursing service, Mrs. w. w
Thornton.
1. Nurses: Mrs. Ethel f. Clarke, Mrs.
W. y. Thornton, Mrs. W. D. Catch, Mrs.
Charles F. Meyer, Jr., and Miss Edna l.
Hamilton.
. Nurses supplies, purchasing: Mrs.
Robert Bryce, Mrs. Louis HOllweg, Mrs.
7. George Mueller, Mrs. Charles J. Lynn.
Supply room: Mrs. ". a. Eshbach,
Mrs. Frank Richie, Mrs. George r. Cox
and Mrs. Wolf Sussman, supply room
secretary.
5. Auxiliaries: Mrs. C. F. Neu. Mrs
Stevenson, Mrs. William II. Adams and
Mrs. Herbert Wagner. and the presidents
Of auxiliaries. Mrs. Donald A. Morrison,
Mrs. ". A Eshbach. Mrs. B. Y Terrell
and Mrs. W. J. Slas.
General committees.
Publicity: Mrs. William Fl. Insley,
Miss Edna L. Hamilton.
Legislative: Mrs. 4. G.. Cavins.
Advisory: ". II. Insley, Robert Bryce,
Louis c. Huesmann and the Rev. F. s. c.
Wicks, Dean Charles D. Emerson and
DR. Toufs Burckhardt
Consulting attorney: Mr.. Alexander
G. Cavins
Treasurer: Mr.. Thomas Il. Kaylor.
Conference: ChiIdren's Aid AssOcia-
ton, with P. H y. A; Mrs. Ethel P.
Clarke a G. Cavins, Miss Edna L.
lis hilton. Mrs G. II. Westing, Leo K.
Ta7 D4porte and Paul Kirby.
Community Chest; Mrs. Ronald c.
Green: alternate. Mrs. Benjamin D. Hitz.
Ms. ". W. Thornton; alternate. Mrs.
Ethel P. Clarke.
Executive: Mrs Henry B. Haywood.
Mrs. A. C. Cavins, Mrs. R. c. Green,
Mrs. W. W. Thornton, Miss Ruth Shee-
rim. Mrs. Benjamin D. Hitz, Mrs. ". H
Insley and Mt. Thomas H. Kaylor.