Evening star., 1924-11-19
VISITING NURSES
FUND NOW $23,138
New Contributions of 49, ,058
Reported at Workers.
Meeting Today.

lars was subscribed by Washingtonians
within the last "a hours to the cam
paign of the Instructive Visiting Nurse
Society for two-year budget of $4,000.
according to reports made by the teams
engaged in the drive at the regular
MONDAY meeting in the New Willard
Hotel today. Through a slight misun
derstanding on the part of some team
workers In reporting contributions yes
terday which had not been received in
cash, yesterdays total of $16.2S9.70 was
rounded down to SIS. .0SO .rand the total
Tor the two days work now stands at
$23,13S.
Team No. s, captained by Miss Olive
Graef, again led the field today with
contributions of 1921. Miss Graef's
team was. first yesterday.
Memorial Nurse Given.
Mrs. Montgomery Blair. chairman
OF the campaign. announced the do
nation of a memorial nurse by Miss
Dorothea Denys of 1873 l street,
daughter of Rev DR.. +. Ward Denys.
The nurse Is to be known as the Ma
bel Denys nurse and was given by
Miss Denys in memory of her mother.
who died last Summer. The amount
necessary to support this nurse for
a year is $1,000. This is the fourth
nurse which individuals or organiza-
tionS have agreed to maintain for
one year or more since the campaign
opened officially Monday.
Mrs. Whitman Cross. president of
the society. complimented the cam
paign workers on the results of theil
two days efforts, but urged them to
greater heights. In speaking of me-
mortal nurses. she declared she could
think of no finer tribute to loved
one than a nurse who from day to
day brought relief to the suffering
and cheer and enlightenment to
dreary homes, and she urged the cam
paign workers to bear this fact in
mind when seeking contributions.
Joshua Evans. Jr.. Speaks.
Mrs. Blair said it was up to the
team workers to do or die" but I'VE
must not let the SO visiting nurses
die" Joshua Evans, jr, treasurer
who presided. delivered a brief speech
in which he charged the campaign
workers to spread the word that they
are laying the foundation to do away
with financial drives by establishing
a community chest. AS this subject
does not meet the approval of every
one. he said that the Visiting Nurses
campaign organiZat ton could pledge
itself to work with those who are
endeavoring to make the community
chest possible.
Team Captains Report.
The team captains who reported
for their workers and the amounts
they obtained by solicitation follow:
Team No. 1. Mrs. Whitman Cross,
s231: No. ., Mrs. Harvey w. Wiley,
Smith. s271: No. 3, Mrs. Edward
Heidingsfeld. sl2s; 40. !. Mrs. Cres-
son Newbold, 81 .o32; No. s. Miss Olive
Graef, s1.:s1; No. 9, Mrs. Northup
Dean, s123.50: No. IL, Mrs. C. r. Lind
sey, jr., s312: No. 13, Mrs j. p
Haynes sS1; No. IA, Mrs. f. l.. Neville.
s125: No. Is. Mrs. George Myers.
s1.212. No. 16, Mrs. n. S. Farber.
s75.25; No. Il, Mrs. Dorsey Richard
son, $500: No. Is, Mrs. Walter r.
Gherrardi. s1s2; No. 10. Miss Cora
Cannon, s211; No. 25, Mrs. Austin
kautz, Sill; No. 26. Mrs. Swagar
Shirley. $29; No. 81, Mrs. Cazenove G.
Lee, s207; No. 2S. Mrs. Carter Fort,
$147; No. 90. Mrs. ]. Craig Peacock,
s35: No. 33. Mrs. George p. Scriven,
s115: No. "a, Mrs. Daniel G. Staple
ton, $40; No. 35, Mrs. Clarence Per-
ley: $50; No. 81, Miss NJ: H. Wingate,
s12S.
Give c4-HOur Service.
The Instructive Visiting Nurse
Society maintains a 24-hour ma
ternity service with it's nurses on call
day and night in this department. A
large percentage of the work of the
society is done in this field. Last
year there were 1,215 patients who
received some form of maternity care,
either prenatal. natal. or post-natal
and nurses were present at 3l2
births.
The society requires each eXpectant
mother to be registered, in order to
have ample time to receive prenatal
care. 1t discourages any attempt to
have the patient call in nurse at
the last moment in order TO save the
expense of employing doctor. How
ever, in emergencies and usually at
the special request of a physician.
nurse is furnished in such cases.
While normally the death rate in
maternity cases is high, in the cases
cared for by the Instructive Visiting
Nurse Society mothers rarely die and
the children are well born, because
of the excellent prenatal and post
natal attention given them.
The staff Of nurses employed by
the Instructive Visiting Nurse Society
has been trained in the best schools
and hospitals in the United States
and every nurse on the staff is a
graduate. However,. the value of
the service of these nurses is greatly
increased because Of the close over
sight of the five supervisors employ
ed by the society.
During last year self-support by
the society has increased from 30.S
per cent to 1872 per cent and every
effort is made to have those who are
able to do so pay the 81 cents per
visit, which is the exact cost.
A team, of which DR.. Daniel Wise
man is the captain, is working among
the colored people of Washington in
order to secure their cooperation and
support, as about 80 per cent of the
work of the society is done among
colored people.