Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-09
NURSE SOCIETY HAS 2
MONTHLY MEETING.
3,767 Patients Cared For in
March. When Seasons
Work Reached Peak.

During March, the month the In
StTuctive Visiting Nurse Society has its
peak load for the season, 3,767 patients
were cared for by the organization, it
was reported to the board of managers
at meeting yesterday at the headquar-
terS office in The Star Building. Mrs.
B. w. Theron was elected to the board.
The number of patients in March
was an increase of 244 over February,
and 1921 were new patients. Visits
made during the month totaled II, OPP.
Mrs. John w. Davidge, chairman of
the nurses committee, reported three
meetings during the month. Oscar
Leonard, executive secretary of the
Jewish Welfare Association and the
Jewish Loan Fund, presented at one of
the meetings the purposes and func-
tons of these organizations, which are
also members of the Community Chest
and well known Jewish activities.
Will Address Board.
Mrs. Davidge stated that DR.. Sarah
Branham of the hygienic laboratories
OF the United States Public Health
Service has accepted an invitation to
address the board at its May meeting
on Research Problems in Public
Health
Mrs. Charles Wilson, chairman of the
supply committee. reported continued
need for additional workers in the max
ing of surgical supplies. Mrs. Wilson
stated that she had had much help
from the Junior League and other vol
unteer committees, but that it would be
necessary to have an additional corps of
volunteers for the next six weeks in
order to provide surgical dressings for
the work during the Summer months
when the committee will not meet.
The report of the orthopediC work
showed a total of ia orthopedic pa
tientS given care, ITO visits made to
these patients by the field staff; 35 de-
liveries were attended during the
month; 408 clinic and welfare patients
were not seen because of the pressure
of work and the unusual amount of
sickness.
The organization is actively partic-
ipating in the campaign now being
waged by the local Association for the
Prevention of tuberculosis for early
diagnosis of tuberculouS cases. The
field staff is referring such cases to
family physicians and to hospitals and
to Health Department clinics.
Early Diagnosis Favored.
A resolution was voted indorsing this
effort to promote early diagnosis of
tuberculosis and the secretary was di-
rected to send copy to the president
Of the Washington Association for the
Prevention of tuberculosis, DR.. George
M. Kober.
Mrs. Whitman Cross, president of the
Instructive Visiting Nurse Society and
chairman of the lay member section
of the National Organization for Public
Health Nursing. made a special plea to
the board of managers for their at
tendance at the biennial convention
which will be held in Milwaukee
June IA.
Present were Mrs. Bruce Baird, Mrs
Wilder Baker. Mrs. Montgomery Blair.
Miss Elizabeth Bryan, Mrs. Dwight
Clark, Mrs. Charles B. Crawford, Mrs
Davidge. Mrs. Charles C. Glover. jr.:
Miss Janet HoutZ. Miss Virginia Hunt.
Mrs. George r. Lockwood, Miss Julia
Maths, Mrs. Cresson Newbold, Mrs. Ord
Preston, Mrs. John NJ. Sternhagen, Mrs.
j. w. Turrentine, Mrs. Charles F. Will
son and Miss Gertrude H. Bowling, di-
rector.