Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-15
MRS. CROSS HEADS
VISITING NURSES
Election Unanimous at Meet
ing of Society's Board
of Managers.
Mrs. Whitman Cross was unanimously

Mrs. Whitman Cross was unanimously
reelected president of the Instructive
Visiting Nurse Society at meeting OF
the society's board of managers at the
organizations headquarters IN Inc
Evening Star Building yesterday. other
officers elected are:
president; Mrs. G. Brown Miller, second
vice president; Mrs. G. Rowland Chase,
third vice president Mrs. Dwight Clark,
secretary; Joshua Evans, Jr., treasurer,
and Mrs. Frank E. Weeden, assistant
treasurer.
A total of 1885 patients were given
care by the nurses of the society during
the past year and 1850 visits made
to the sick, Miss Gertrude H. Bowling.
general director of the society, reported
at the meeting. This represents an
increase of 1882 patients cared for and
IL, 410 more visits than in 1928, Miss
Bowling said.
Many Infants Cared For.
An analysis Of the dismissed patients
showed that 20 per cent of the work
of the association had been with infants
under year of age, Is per cent with
pre-school children between the ages of
l and S, while 43 per cent Of all the
patients cared for were children under
Is, years of age.
Further analysis Of figures showed
that 81 per cent of the patients carried
were white patients and 80 per cent
colored patients, 1t was reported. An
increase in free patients from As per
per cent, or A, $40 visits in 1928, to
40 per cent, or 1926 visits in 1929,
also was reported.
Miss Bowling stated that total Of
sat days had been lost from duty by
nurses because of sickness, or 125 days
sickness in 1928, and a total OF 274
days overtime work done by the staff.
A division of the work by types
showed q third Of all the patients were
carried under the maternity service,
which includes prenatal care for ex-
pectant mothers, care at the time of
delivery and care after childbirth.
Forty thousand eight hundred and
eighty visits were made to these
patients.
Thirty-eight per cent of the patients
were listed under communicable dis
eases. The greater number of these
were in the respiratory group, including
pneumonia, influenza, bronchitis and
colds.
OF the n-communicable group Is
per cent, or 81 ,236 cases, were acute and
10 per cent, or 1898 cases, were
chronic.
Society Within Budget.
The report of the treasurer. Mrs.
Weeden, for last year showed the So
ciety had kept well within the budget
allowed 1t by the Community Chest.
Mrs. Charles Wilson, chairman Of the
society's supply committee, reported that
Mrs. James A. Baden of the Anacostia
advisory committee will aid IN orgauiz-
ing q supply committee in Anacostia.
Mrs. Dwight Clark, reporting for the
ment OF q special committee to make
arrangements for a board members in
stitute to be held later in the year. Her
recommendation later was approved by
the board.
An address was delivered by Miss
Mary G. Conner, educational director Of
the society, on the work of her depart
ment, which includes an educational
program for the staff.
Those present at the meeting were
Mrs. Whitman Cross, presiding; Mrs.
Dwight Clark, Miss Janet HoutZ, Mrs.
Charles Wilson. Mrs. G. Rowland Chase,
Mrs. David Potter Mrs. j. w. Turren-
tine, Mrs Frank E. Weeden, II. L. Rust,
jr.: Mark Lansburgh, Mrs. Ord Preston,
Mrs. Leonard Block, Mrs. Adolph G.
Miller; Ord Preston, Mrs. G.. Brown Mil
Ter, Mrs. Cresson Newbold, Miss Eliza
bet Bryan, Mrs. Montgomery Blair, Mrs.
Charles B. Crawford, Radford Moses,
Miss Julia Maths, Mrs r. M. Kauff-
mann, Mrs Wilder D. Baker, Miss Mary
c. Connor and Miss Gertrude II. Bowl
ing.