Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-04-24
VISITING NURSES
SOCIETY GROWING
Annual Report of 0rganiza.
ton Notes Gratifying Re-
Spouse to Appeals.

The annual report of the In
structive Visiting Nurse Society has
been published and will be submit
ted at the annual meeting of the or
ganization. to be held Thursday even
ing at the Cosmos Club. Never be-
fore have officers and friends of the
society anticipated this report with
so much enthusiasm, for. due to the
gratifying public response To tbs
first general campaign for public
support, the nursing organization is
able TO show the greatest growth in
it's history. t
Miss Grace Abbott. head of the
federal bureau for children. Will be
the principal speaker of the evening.
which will partake somewhat of the
nature of Il celebration, and To which
, many invitations have been issued.
The showing OF a special film en-
! titled Equal Chance for t.quai
Health" also will be included in the
program. Mrs. Whitman Cross. pres
ident. will preside.
Successful appeal for Aid.
Early in 1921 ii became evident
| that the society would either have TO
cut down its work or make an
! earnest endearor to raise large sum
Of money. The board OF managers
| chose the latter course and presented
| their appeal in April for $4,000. the
| money to be used for the four tol-
! lowing objects: To increase the num-
1 Der of graduate nurses on the STAN
! to raise nurses salaries TO meet mod
/ ern standards. TO develop the ma
4 ternity service, and to carry on Il
| new branch of work-a course IN
/ Al,
| nurses from Walter Reed Hospital.
| This last was undertaken at the re-
| quest of the Army Medical training
| School.
| All four of these objects have been
attained. The response to the APP
neal the managers feel. was an eN-
| hihition of genuine community spirit;
which gave moral as we'll as financial
support With Reginald Huidekoper
as campaign treasurer, with corpora
tions, welfare agencies, churcheS ana
! individuals all aiding, the $4,000 was
ia iscd. Names of all contributors are
,, published in the forthcoming report.
Special credit is extended to three
committees: The Georgetown COM
mittee. which raised enough to sup
port the nurse for that section for
whole year: the mems advisory COM
mit,ee, which devoted much energy
to the campaign. and the colored citi-
zens of the District, who. under Mrs.
Robert II. Terrell. raised enough to
pay the salaries of the two colored
nurses on the staff and. in part, that
of third nurse.
New Activities Undertaken.
New activities undertaken within
the past year include not only the
course in public health nursing, but
also public health lectures. the as
sumption of the supervision OF the
Children's Country Home. collabora-
| ton with Columbia Hospital for Wom-
| clinic, and close cooperation with
| other health and social organizations
| through the Social Service Exchange.
During 1921 the society handled a
| total of 4.473 patients, of whom 2.1O3
recovered and so4 improved mp -, or
dren, showing, the importance of the
organization in the betterment Of the
oncoming generation. Free patients
| numbered 1.540: patients referred by
the Metropolitan sand Equitable life
| insurance compSnies totaled over
| 200. Twenty nationalities altogether
| were represented in the list of patients.
! Baby nursing visits numbered 1854:
) baby instructive visits. 4.052; pre-
natal visits. 1926. The maternity
sent l2o patients to hospitals for con-
finement. The society referred patients
to twelve different welfare and health
promotion organizations. while pa
tients were referred to the Il. V. y.
S." as it is usually known. from
thirty-one different sources.
The society Is now established in
comfortable. commodious and spe-
cially arranged new quarters in the
new Evening Star building. The
telephones, Franklin 63s7 and Frank
lin 6442, remain the same. Through
70 20 joSf Nf
sistant director. supervisor. TWEEN
ty-two regular and two relief nurses,
an increase of seven over 1921, it
provides efficient nursing care to
sick In their homes and helpful in
struction to families.
Offers Threefold Service.
AS a hospital has private rooms,
pay wards and free wards. so the 1.
Y. \. S. offers threefold service
full pay. part pay and free. Persons
| of every color. race. nationality and
creed are served alike. There are
nine memorial nurses. supported by
gifts OF legacies. while the entire ex-
spectirely. by The Evening. Star. the
| Washington Post. All Souls Unitarian
Church, the Corby BAKING Company
| and the Junior League.
! Under the direction Of Miss Ger
| trude H. Bowling. the new director.
! completely and efficiently reorgan-
lied along the line OF efficiency and
| business principles.
I The sum Of s35 900 endows a nurse
perpetually; $1.408 pays the salary
| of a staff nurse for a year; $50 pays
for the care of a chronic patient for
| year. while $3.50 pays for the care
Of a newly born baby and it's mother
The managers earnestly appeal to
1.-THE public to continue to help the
| work. The society, they point out.
lis their society,". and in supporting
1t they are taking an active part in
relieving suffering and promoting
the health Of their community.