Norwich bulletin., 1922-04-29

done a tthis institution, not among the | violently insane, but among those who | gre improving and who appreciate visits |
 During this last year welfare worker | has been engaged at the hospital Her duty is to investigate the homes and cir cumstances of patients when they enter and to place responsibility on a relation If possible. thereoy often shortening the patients stay.
 Doubtless from now on we will be | asked to lend our assistance to the dio- cesan bureau for this kind of work. The tuberculosis sanatorium presents few problems of this sort. Our work there is one of mercy. Nowhere are vis- | its so much appreciated.
 During the year we have made fifteen visits given two entertainments furnish ed Ice cream Gby douation) to each in- ffrmary realized money on hand-wor5 for one patient, given prayer books and con i trt0uted fifteen Christmas boxes, by do- nation also.
 The almshouse has usually about for ty inmates, one-third of whom are wo- men. These women are all invalids they are apparently cheerful, pleased to see visitors and do not ask for anything. 1 However, there are many little things I am sure they would like. Last sum- mer we provided coffee on one of our visits and since then we usually bring candy with us. While the old ladies en- | joy this it does not drain very heavily on our finances.
 The committee has been anxious for some to give the women ride, but 1t is always so difficult to procure a number of cars for the same day that our cour- age has failed. If we should attempt 1t again soon. please encourage us.
 There have been two entertainments here and we are planning a sacred con- cert for May 7th. We have made twelve visits here
 The Bacl1us hospital visiting was left
 to the last as work in the other institu-
 tions seemed more necessary. Since
 November we have sent visitors every
 two weeks. and have brought dolls and
 toys to the children. and fruit and jel-
 lies to the adult patients.
 Wishing to do our part with the other
 religious denominations in the city ws
 raised sl10 in December by giving a card
 party and made this our contribution to
 the linen fund. Twenty years ago the
 Backus hospital neither needed or asked
 for funds It cannot be so independent today. so as occasion arises. we should
 interest ourselves in it and thus make il
 really our hospital.
 There has benn some work done at the 1 institutions by the society at large. in- stead of the visiting committee. year ago Miss Henrietta Steinkamr
 directed the work of providing May bas, kets for the patients at the tuberculosis Fanatorum and at Christmas time Mrs John McNamara was chairman of the . 1 committee which made the county homo children and the Rock Nook Home cllil- dren happy with 50 doggs. , Under direction of the regular chair men, sixty women were given gifts al the state hospital and the men at the It. AL : men baskets of fruit
 An automobile ride was arranged fol . the county home children last July by
 Miss Margaret Murphy.
 About one-third of the children at the county home are Catholics. Although we have worked on non-sectarian lines alto gether this first year. we should now look after our Catholic denendents bet
 ter and the first thing needed is Catho- lie boarding homes for children. we need , them today and should lose no time about 1, , finding them.
 The visiting at all these institutions Is
 being taken care of conscientiously by ? the following chairmen: Tuberculosis Mrs. Daniel Connor: Backus hospital : Mrs. J. Edward Driscoll; almshouse Miss Anna McGrory; insane hospital Mrs. J. B. Caron.
 Department Reports.
 Other reports were made as follows:
 Home nursing. Miss May Maher l membership, showing a total of 1sl { (nearly 40 new members being added . during the evening bringing the total tc 7 over 225), Mrs. Frank T. Sylvia; Italian welfare work Miss Mary Mckay. Miss Mahoney announced that on May 18th. Miss Mary Driscoll of the 1nterde' a partmental Hygiene Board of Boston will be the speaker at a meeting of the
 council.
 o Sunday 165 May baskets, prepared by . a committee headed by Mrs. Henry Buck :. lev, will be distributed at the state tu' Y berculosis sanatorium at Thamesville. z Present at the meeting as guests were
 Rev William A. Keete and Rev. VII liam H. Kennedy.