New Britain herald., 1930-04-16
Demand for Services h. .creases and Enlarged Quarters Must Be Pro- cured So0n-Mrs. Rufus N. Hemenway Is Elected to Presidents Chair.

The Visiting Nurse association held it's 24th annual meeting yes terday at 3:30 o'clock at the home of the president, Mrs Andrew J.. Sloper, of Grove Hill.
 Mrs. Noah Lucas, treasurer, sub- mitted the financial report of the year and commented upon some of the organization items of expense. In spite of the 10 per cent cut in the years estimated budget, which the United Community corporation found it necessary to make, and the : per cent decrease in earned in come, the organization. through economy lived within it's actual budget and left a balance of S6,000 with the United Community corpor- ation for probable use by other well fare organizations.
 Mrs. Sloper mentioned the need for larger and more adequate quar- ters for the association. which will have to be provided in the near fu- ture if further growth is permitted, or if the Boys club requires the present property to deveop it's work. No action was taken, however.
 Mrs. Louis Young, chairman Of the nurses committee, reported on the years work of that committee which has had to do with raising and maintaining requirements for nurse appointments, adjusting nurses salaries, considering general policies of the association, and look ing forward to the future develop ment of the work. The committees held fourteen meetings during the year..
 Cost of Automobiles
 Mrs Ernest Smith, a member of the automobile committee, reportc j on the maintenance of the four cars of the association. Each car tray els an average of Al miles per month or 16 miles per working day with an average operating cost pei car of s4717 (exclusive of depreci- ation, but including storage, care gasoline, oil, grease, alcohol, repairs new equipment, insurance, licenses and accidents.)
 Mrs. Harry Hine, chairman of the Child Welfare committee, reported a total attendance of 3551 babies n, the four well baby conferences throughout the year with voluntee, assistance>at S4 per cent of all con. ferences and Dr. Slysz present at S7 per cent of all conferences.
 Nursing Service Report
 The report of the nursing service was given by the nurse director Miss Rachel c. Colby and follows 1T part: .
 The 24th year of the association's history has just passed. An average or 11.5 field nurses on duty each day or the year made a total of 31.4S1 visits to prenatal patients, mother. during confinement and after; tc we'll babies, to surgical and medica patients: to old men and old womer Tn their last illnesses to childrer with diphtheria and scartlet fever At'Ne-SiSo f1ilu to patients with venereal diseases and those who needed assistance in mental health
 Three thousand more visits were made last year than during the previous year. by an increase of ar average of one nurse per day: 4,35s new patients were admitted (eyclu. slVf of 697 pre-school children) o, Al more new patients than during the previous year.
 The organization was 49 per cen self-supporting, only $12,000 having been drawn from the United Com. munity Corporation, in spite of the fact that the total earned income de creased by seven per cent over las year.
 During the past five years tn, proportion of income from tho United Community Corporation ha: dropped from 50 per cent to S6 peI cent and the proportion of self SUD