Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-30
Program for State
Nurses Association
At Lewiston, Jan. 7-8

LeWISlOIl. Lee. ES--betWePn seven
ty-five and hundred members of the
Maine State Nurses association, are
expected to attend the annual conven-
ton which will be held in Lewiston,
Jan. and 8. Features of the pro-
gram will be luncheon served at the
Nurses Home of the Central Maine
General hospital. Friday noon. and
banquet at the Dewitt in the evening.
The State association is made up
of members of the three districts. into
which the state is divided. the West
ern district which includes York,
Cumberland and Oxford counties, the
Eastern district, including the north
ern and eastern sections, and the Cen
trail Maine district. Members of the
alumnae associations Of the various
hospitals may or may not join the
district associations, but membership
in the latter, also means membership
in the State organization.
This in turn forms a part of a larg-
er group, representing New England.
which then becomes a part of the ma
tional association.
Division of the State association is
made into three departments. the
public health section, the nursing
iCdS NC vi CoQCdtIOllr anu Tic
duty section, and certain sessions are
specially arranged to meet the re-
quirements of each section.
The detailed program follows:
FRIDAY, JAN.
900 a. m.-Registration
Business Meetings of Sections.
Meeting of Executive Committee.
Private Duty
Miss Betsey Eigecomb. chairman
League Of Nursing Education
Miss Eleanor Campbell, chairman
Public Health Nursing
Miss Louise P. Hopkins. chairman.
1915 a. m.-Luncheon served at c. NJ.
G.. II. Nurses Home. Guests of Ste.
Marie's and c. NJ. G. H. Alumnae
Assns.
Els p. m.--Opening Meeting.
Miss Edith L. 'Soule. presiding
Invocation. Rev. Father E. Kealey
Address of Welcome
Robert J. Wiseman, Mayor of Lewis
ton.
Response. ..... Miss I. c. Johansen
Song-America the Beautiful
By Audience
Reading Federation Collect
District Reports
Eastern district
Miss Mary Lynott. President
Western District
Mrs. Jane Provost, President
Central District.
Miss Katherine Heating, President
Red Cross. 49,. Miss Hannah Clapp
Board of Registration.
Mrs. Theresa Anderson
nominating CON-, Miss Mabel Blan-
chard; publicity. Miss Betsey Edge
comb: program CON-, Miss l. c. Joh-
ansen; hospitality, Miss Margaret
Pearson.
Presidents Address
Miss Edith L. Soule
"A Message from the American
Nurses Assn"
Miss Janet Geister, Director A. n. A.
700 r. M.-Banquet-DeWi Hotel
Miss Margaret Pearson, chairman,
Miss Betsey Edgecor be, presiding,
Report of Private Duty Section
Nurses Registries
Mrs. Lou Horne
Hearsay and Facts in Private Duty
Miss Janet Geister
Physiotheraphy Movie
Albert Emo. Gen, Electric Co., Boston
Courtesy Ste. Marie HospitaD
SATURDAY, JAN. 8
900 A.. M.-Generals Session
Miss Edith l.. Soule presiding,
Reading of Federation Collect
Report of League of Nursing Ed
ucation Section.
Miss Eleanor F. Campbell. chairman
The problem Of making up High
School Deficiency and Methods of
Increasing Ward Teaching and
Improving Supervision
Miss Eleanor Campbell
The Nurse with an Influence
Sister Poirier
Bacteriology In relation to the prac-
tice of nursing, DIR. John Hewat,
pathologist. C. M. G. hospital
Unfinished business
Election Of officers
Round tables d.
Adjournment.