Putnam patriot., 1923-12-14
Visiting Nurse Reports

r aH Der of visits made during the past year:
 Families visited 460 Advisory visits 225 Social visits 40 0bstetrieal patients 70 Nursing visits s.o4i
 What Chapter Ha. Produced
 Miss Ellen Wheelock made the re port for the production committee. in her brief talk indicating the work which the chapter has been carrying on throughout the year. Miss Wheel oek's report was as follows
 Not knowing of my appointment as chairman of this committee, and re- ceiving no instructions from head quarters until the fall of 1921. noth- ing was done that year excepting to start the work which was completed and sent out as follows in 1922 to the Bush Terminal to be forwarded to Central Europe:
 From Pomfret. sent direct to New York as reported by Mrs. Overlook: Seventy-eight mems socks, five chil- dren's socks. two sweaters, two caps, one pair small leggings, one large quilt. one feather pillow.
 From Thompson. reported by Mrs. Fletcher Ten layettes. the sewing done by the Kings Daughters of East Thompson. twenty-four children's sweaters.
 From Putnam: Sixteen laycttes. with material furnished and articles made by the members of the women's societies of the different churches. Each layette contained twenty arti- cles for infants wear. besides bags of i sundries (pins. soap, bandages, face cloths, etc ], thirteen children's sweat CTS, of which four were made in Thompson. the yarn being furnished from headquarters.
 1923. In 1923 We shipped to three | different veterans hospitals at New l Haven. Mechanicsville. Ohio, and ! Dawson. Ky: Seventy-six pairs mems | socks, six mems sweaters, ten helmets, seventy-two sleeping caps, six pairs l bed socks, and to division headquart- CTS, 10 pairs of wristers.
 Of these, sixteen caps came from i Woodstock; seven caps, , pairs of socks. one sweater, from Pomfret, and thirty=twa caps, eight pairs of socks and three sweaters from Thompson. The yarn for the caps and sweaters, all the finished helmets, wristers, bed socks. and all excepting a few of the mems socks had been stored by Miss Byrne since the giving up of the work room in the municipal building, and due to her care, everything was in splendid condition.
 This fall the chapter has been asked for sleeping bags for veterans m hos saks Eak the Thompson. Grosvenordale and Pomfret branches, and. 1 think, also bv the Woodstock auxiliary. In Put nam we are to fit out the emergency loan closet for the Red Cross nursing service.
 Report of Treasurer
 The treasurer's report showed the chapter to be in an exceedingly healthy condition, the amount lost through the drive of last year un- doubtedly being repaid into the treas ury by the returns from the drive of this year. The report of the treas urer, Miss Harriet Brown, was as fol- lows:
 Debit
 Balance November l, 1922 s3,550.Ss Membership fees, 1922 rollcall 462.00 Sale of Christmas Seals, 1922 26O.ss Nursing fees:
 Metropolitan Life ins. Co. 39l.0O Collected by nurse i50io City of Putnam appropriation
 for Public Health work 750'00 Gifts o5.VV Interest lf2.s9 Collected for Japanese Earth
 quake Relief:
 Woodstock see'90 s,,' Thompson evS'Vv Grosvenordale Branch bu.oV Pomfret Branch 4Vs'Vo Checks. Pomfret individuals le5.0O Checks. PhOenixville 5.Oo Ladies' Aid Society, Dayville 70 '00 Checks. Putnam IT 'os 1s Tag Day, Putnam a9f-z5 s4i5S3. less expenses Sls.eo.
 s7.34s.56
 Credit
 Public Health Work: ao Nurses salary i'9go .ll,, 'og e'.. Expenses 't~'-' Membership fees sent to head
 quarters so-gc ., ,, Japanese Earthquake Relief l,ol2. 70 Fvpensa of 1922 rollcall 70 Balance. October 3l, 1923 3,22b.ts
 S7.84s. .56