Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-15
8,782 CALLS MADE
by VISITING NURSES
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Association Makes Report,
. and 0cpIores Less of Or.
S. S. Adams.

= A resume Of the activities of the In
etructive Visiting Nurse Society and Its
financial status were reported to the
board OF managers at their February
meeting in the organizations head
day.
; The unusual prevalence of pneumonia
grippe and colds during the past month
resulted III increased activities on the
part of the nursing staff. Mrs. Louis A.
buckingham. chairman of the nurse S
committee, told the board The staff
made S.7s2 visit. to 2.733 patients dur
Ing January.
Miss Mckccwn Resigns.
:, Mrs. rockingham also told of series
q meetings on special health topics. and
advised the board of the resignation Of
AiSs Eva McKeown. the maternity SUI
pervisor. who has accepted a position
with the New Haven Visiting Nurse AS
ISOLATION.
: The fact that the organization was
still $4,000 short of its 1928 budget was
made known by Mrs. Frank E. Weeden.
chairman of the finance committee. in
submitting the treaS,irer's report.
d, Mrs. Ord Preston, chairman OF tho
supply committee. declared there mad
been large attendance at the weekly
committee meetings in the headQuar-
tiers Office and in the Georgetown and
Erightwood branch Offices. These com.
Mittees supply the surgical dressings
which are used bv the nurses in their
work in surgical and maternity cases
: Charles " Pimper vice president O!
tfe Security Storage Co. was elected IN
Premiership upon nomination bv Mrs
r. NJ Kaufman chairman of the
nominating committee.
Action on DIR. Adams Death.
A resolution deploring the death Of
DR. Samuel S Adams and expressing
the appreciation of the society for MS
work as a member 81 the medical adj
visory board was adopted. Copies OF
the RESOLUTION we're criered sent To Mrs
Adams and the family The resolution.
in fun. follows:
: Whereas by the death of Dr.. SAM
uel s Adams the Instructive Visiting
Nurse Society has lost valued friend
- DR.. Adams has been member of
The medical advisory board since its
formation in 1912. At that time the
society was doing all the child welfare
work In the city and Dr.. Adams ey-
pe-!erce as a pediatrician was of great
assistance TO the society in fornulatirc
pans in the effort TO reduce the high
Mort~i,ty among infants
%. After the infant welfare work was
taken over by another society. DR..
Asanls continued his interest in the
general work of this society and was
Away ready with his advice when
medical questions we're presented to the
board for discussion.
!. Therefore be it resolved: That
COPY of this notice be sent TO Mrs
Adams and the family and a copy be
sr-ead UPON the minutes of the society
Those present at the meeting were
Mrs whitman Cross. president. presid- ;
ing: Mrs John W Davidge. Mrs. Frank
q Weeden. Mrs Charles 3. Crawford,
Mrs Dwight Clark Mrs. Franklin II
Ellis. Mrs r. NJ. Kaufman. Mrs G
Brown Miller Mrs. David Potter. Mrs |
Ord Preston. MRS. J. Davis Brodhead. |
Mrs George r. lockwood. Mrs. Adolph /
C. Miller. Mrs w W. Spalding. Mrs |
Oarid Reed. Mrs Northup Dean. Miss |
Frances SortweIl. Miss Julia Maths
Hrs Louis A. rockingham. Mis- Ger
trude H. Bowling director: George II.
Myers r. NJ. Kaufman and Percival
Z. Bailey.