New Britain herald., 1927-02-08
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PLAN TO REGISTER
 ALL LOCAL NURSES
Nursing Association Seeking to Aid Those Needing Services
MARRIED IN NEW YORK

Ralph ThraI Weds New Britain Girl
 Funeral of Mir. Ward-Gradu-
 ating Class Elects-Sons Born
 Children Questioned on Slides. 1 A nurses register will be opened immediately by the Plainville Public Health Nursing association to pro- vide centralized bureau where nursing services may be obtained by those who need them. There has never before been such central bureau in Plainville, no place wher the names of nurses available could be secured quickly. and 1t has been necessary for 'amily needing nurs- ing services to try to reach individual nurses as best it can. generally find ing several already engaged and thus losing much time.
 | Under the proposed plan there will be at least one clearing office where the names of all those who register l "iih bC hCIl, hilu liOiil lllClC lllC names of those not engaged may be obtained on short notice. In sever- al cities these lists are placed in drug stores, but it has not yet been decided whether this will be done here or not.
 The association wants the names of all registered nurses and practical nurses and of those who are desir- ous of doing or willing 10 do prac- tical nursing. Nurses from New Britain and other surrounding places may register as well as those in Plainville. Names may be register cd or in :rmation secured by call ing at or telephoning the visiting nurses room in the town hall be- tween 1 and 2 o'clock in the after noon.
 As soon as a list has been compiled further plans for putting the scheme into operation will be announced.
 Local Druggist Marries | Ralph Thrall. proprietor Of Thralrs drug store. and Miss Doris Ruth Baker of 49o East street. New Britain. were married yesterday in New York city at the Little Church Around the Corner. They obtained their marriage license in New York. Mir Thrall is the son of Eugene and Elsie Peet Thrall and was born in Hastings. N. Y. His bride, a native of New Britain, is the daughter of John and Phyllis Wood Baker.
 Argument for Library
 4 plea for a new public library Is put forward on behalf of the public school pupils in the essay submitted by Miss Vivian Davis in the contest conducted by the Literary club. Miss Davis essay. which won second prize. is as follows:
 "The Plainville library at one time occupied two rooms in the town hall. When this building was burned the library was established in the Grange hall. From here it was again remov- ed to the new town hall. But be- cause the need for the room taken up by the library was pressing, the library was finally placf1 in Ewing tons block.
 Many of the books which the library had once contained were des- troyed. Others were bought to take their places. Different citizens of the town now and then contribute a number from their own private book supply. The state allows the town one hundred dollars year for pur chasing new volumes. Even with this help we do not possess half enough books. The old books are constantly wearing out and new ones must take their places. The money from the state is soon spent and little progress is made toward increasing the size of the library.
 "The leed for a new library is as Imperative as was the need of new high school The town now possess es new high school. This shows what Plainville n do. Let us therefore build a library to show other towns that Plainville is pro- gressing. We realize that at present the town is overburdened with taxes. We do not expect to get a new build ing right away, but we thought that the question should be put before the people so that they would real ize that new library must come in the near future.
 At present the location of the library is very poo. A more cen tral location is desired so that moro people can visit it oftener I thinl; that a small library would be about right for a town of this size. By that I mean small as to building, but large as to subject matter that it should contain.
 "The high school students would greatly appreciate a new library for once every month each student is required, to prepare a written report on some book which he has read. Oftentimes the book which he has selected cannot be found in the Plainville library. If this is the case the student finds 1t necessary to