The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-09-30
LEADING nurses
TO GIVE TALKS
STATE MEET
Two Groups to Convene in Fargo
October "a; Programs
Are Announced

the nursing profession and in public
health work will feature the sessions
of the eighteenth annual convention
Of the North Dakota Nurses asso-
citation and the State League Of
Nursing Education, which convenes in
Fargo October II, is and Is.
Heading the list Of speakers Is Miss
Janet M. Geister, r.. NJ, represent
alive from the national nurses head.
quarters at New York. Others who
are scheduled for addresses are the
state president, Miss Esther Teich-
mann, Bismarck; Miss Bessie Nicoll,
st. Louis, Mo-, director Of Red Cross
public health nursing; d. Maysil
Williams, Bismarck, head Of the de.
partment Of child hygiene for the
state health department; Miss Geor-
giana Loman, State Teachers college,
Moorhead; and Miss Caroline Ewing
son, Fargo, superintendent Of Cass
county schools.
Miss Teichmann will preside at the
sessions of the nurses association,
which will be held at the Elks club.
Dr.. william Salisbury Of the Metiao-
dist church will give the invocation,
followed by brief welcoming addresses
by Mayor Lynner for the city Of
Fargo; by Miss Ann Mccarthy, r. NJ,
for the Fargo nurses; and by d..
Arne Oftedal, as president Of the
Cass county medical association. Miss
Teichmann will respond and will also
give her annual address during the
morning.
VIII Give Reports
Miss Geister win talk on the work
of the national organization, and re-
ports Of the biennial convention by
four delegates, officers and committee
reports, and other routine business
will take up the remainder Of the ini-
tial session.
Presenting the convention reports
will be Miss Gene Johnson, Fargo,
Miss Selma Walsvig, Minot; Miss
Milded Clark, Devils Lake. and Miss
Teichmann, who will discuss the pub
lie health, private duty, legislative
and advisory council sessions, respec-
lively.
Round table discussion directed by
Miss Walsvig, Miss Mabel Draxtor.
and Mrs. Mildred 1sakson, will fea-
ture the Tuesday afternoon meeting,
and Miss Geister will also speak.
Fargo nurses will be hosteSses at an
alumni night program, with the vari-
Gus alumni associations participating.
Wednesday will be given over to
business Of the State League Of Nurs-
ing Education, which is a part Of the
association, with Mrs. Mildred Isak-
son, president, presiding.
Rev. J. Vincent Ryan, Fargo, win
extend greetings. Fargo health de-
partment nurses viii present q dem
.onstration emphasizing nursing carr
of communicable diseases In the
home, and addresses by Miss Geister
and by Miss Nicoll on "The Red
Cross and Nursing Education" will
be features.
Plan Talk on instruction
Miss Loman, as the principal
speaker for the afternoon, will dis
cuss General Principles Underlying
instruction" A drive to the u. s.
Veterans hospital will conclude the
day. A banquet and q dance at the
Powers hotel is planned for Wednes-
day evening.
Public health work will be stressed
Thursday morning. when DR.. A. A.
Whittemore, Bismarck, head Of the
state health department, will preside.
Dr. williams is scheduled to speak
on "Public Health Education" d..
Kilbourne, Of the Fargo health de-
partment will discuss control COM
municable diseases In the schools;
and Miss Evingson will address the
On the topic, public Health
Work in Rural Schools"
Election results will be announced
at the final session Thursday after
noon, with the greater part Of the
afternoon given over to reports and
special business. Miss Loman will
speak on Mental Health from the
Layman's Viewpoint"