Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-07-14
SAYSDEEASE
MAY BEF0UND
AMONG MORAL
Effects of Venereal Trouble
Not Confined to Immoral,
Nurses Hear.

exists in America today should engage
the attention of every nurse Miss
Ann Doyle, supervising nurse of the
%venereal division of the United States
public health service, told the nurses
of the Montana Association of Gradu-
ate Nurses at the closing meeting of
the convention in session here Wednes-
day and Thursday. She explained that
much has been done in a national ram
paign against the so-called social dis
eases. but said there is still much to
do. Upon the success of this work.
she said. depends the future welfare of
the nation.
Many labor under the i'm
preston that syphilis or other venereal
diseases are to be found only among
the immoral. This is not true and it
is to those persons innocently afflicted.
that the public health nursing and
others, should give their utmost care
and sympathy" Miss Doyle said in
discussing the widespread area affected
by social diseases.
Results in Accidents
"A proper health program should in
clude a thorough physical examination
for every school child and particularly
those who seem to be ailing from some
indefinite cause. Blood examinations
are essential" SHE said. Education in
regard to these diseases and ways of
avoiding, detecting and treating them,
depends upon the nurse. she said.
Syphilis in regard to industry was
explained by Miss Doyle. who stated
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percentage of accidents in industries
when caused bv carelessness on the
part of the individual is often because
of syphilitic infection.
Miss Margaret Mary Muckley, state
director of public health nursing. sug-
gested the Importance of a district and
state program for the association.
To Missou!a Next Year
Reports of state officers were read
and approved during the afternoon
session.
The constitution was amended to the
effect that at each annual meeting the
association should definitely decide the
place of the next annual meeting. Mis-
soula will be the next convention cen
ter.
New officers Of the association elect
ed during the meeting will serve for
a period of two rather than one year.
was a second amendment that was
adopted. The new officers are: Mar
garet Irish. Billings. president; Mrs.
Clara Darlington. Great Falls. first
vice president: Miss Rebecca Evans,
Butte. second vice president; Miss
Nettie Penwe1l. Great Falls, third vice
president: Miss Mary Margaret Muck
ley. Helena, secretary: and Miss Madge
Webster. Great Falls, treasurer.
Raise State Dues
The board of directors was named
as follows: Mrs, Mary Hawthorne.
Helena: Miss Adele McRae, Bozeman;
Miss Edna Wells. Deer Lodge: Mrs.
Igborg Hin, Billings, and Miss Winni-
fred Kinney, Butte.
1t was decided that the association
should adopt a state pin and that the
state dues should be raised from 81
to 81 90 in order 10 meet the increase
in the national dues.
At noon the visiting nurses were
entertained at the Country club by the
nurses of District g. Great Falls.
Plates we're laid for SO guests. Infor-
NAL talks were given by Miss Augusta
Ariss. DIR. Anna f. Rude, Miss Mary
Margaret Muckley, and Miss Ann
Doyle. Thursday evening the nurses
were the guests Of the Medical society
at the Country club.
Among Those Here
Visiting nurses registered here for
the convention included the following:
Mrs. L. II. Thompson, Mrs. j. f.
O'Connell, Jane Griffith, Edna Nc
Ceamer. Mrs. Ann X. Warning, Miss
Frances Vollmer. Mrs. Mary Heating,
Mary Margaret Muckley, and Mrs. NJ.
A.. Hawthorne, Helena; Agnes John
son, Glasgow; Ruth f.. Robertson,
Forsyth: Mrs. A. F. LeClaire. Mis-
soula: Nellie Olson, Blandina Moreau,
Minnie Chestnut. Butte; Sisters Camille.
Elisa and Pascal. Lewistown; Ida
Palmer, Kalispell; Edna Wells. Deer
Lodge: Lydia Fousek, and Esther
Johnson. Fort Benton; Mrs. Alma
Crockett, Three Forks: Margaret
Irish, Mrs. Igborg Hin, Billings; Ann
Trutter. Chicago; Stella Bradley, Mrs.
Helen Curtis, Galen; Mabel Tucker,
Malta: Cora Meneley, Sidney; Mar
paret Bache. Margaret Murphy, Winni-
fred Kenney, Nellie Kenney. Helena;
Beth Morgan, Mrs. u. f. Swinehart,
Missoula; Mrs. Emily Covert Iicaton,
Hardin; Genevieve McNIeel. Meade,
Kansas; Isabel Braden. P~lentywood,
,nd Avn Doyle Washington. u &.