Evening star., 1933-05-10
5,Q29 GIVEN CARE.
BY VISITING NURSES
Miss Gertrude Bowling Re-
ports on Work Of In
structive Society.

4 total Of S,02e patients ware given
care by the Instructive Visiting Nurse
Society during April. representing MEM
ben Of 1851 families In the District,
according to . report made to the board
OF managers Of the organization by Miss
Gertrude H. Bowling, executive direc-
TOR. yesterday.
The report declared 1854 visits were
made by members Of the society's stan
during last month, 10,337 Of which were
to destitute families alone. Nurses Of
the organization, Miss Bowling reported,
have been given special instructions re-
garding nutrition, since some Of the
private relief associations are unable
to provide more than $3 . week to fam
lilies. The nurses are instructing moth
ers as to the best food values to be
obtained for their money.
Reports on Experiment.
A report on the hourly nursing ex-
being led by Mrs. John W. DaHdge,
chairman OF the Nurses Committee.
Commenting on the hourly service"
Mrs. Davidge said many large visiting
nurse associations, including that In
Washington. had carried on this type
OF service for 4 number Of years.
1T is not generally understood" she
said. that q public health nursing as
sociation Is democratic community
organization which provides part-time
nursing care and health instructions to
those who can pay IN full for their
service, as well As to the INDECENT sick
af tho oYnnpify vyk,aco is
vided for by donations made through
the Community Chest or directly to the
Visiting Nurse Society. Community
health associations have the set-up to
carry at smaller cost than would 9TH
erwise be possible, the hourly service,
the general full-pay service and the
free service for the destitute"
Sees Need for Service.
1ieved there Is a real need for this type
of service and that many people would
use such a service II they understood 1t
was available. THE Visiting Nurse As
sociation employs q staff Of "A gradu-
ate public health nurses, the majority
OF whom are graduates Of the best hos
pitfalls Of Washington and hence are
well known to the Washington physi-
cians," she said. 1.-The Visiting Nurse
oOClety Is, JQeTelOIc, III StISLcS1C pO0l.
tion In Washington since 1t offers en-
ployment to many local nurses who
need work and who meet its admission
requirements for the staff. 1t also offers
q high-grade. part-tine graduate nurs-
ing service that falls within the reach
of those who can afford to pay and
those who cannot"
The report Of the Supply Committee
was presented by Mrs. G. Rowland
Chase. The treasurers report was given
by Charles w. Pimper, assistant treas
urer, while Walter Bruce Howe chair
man Of the Finance Committee, re-
ported on recommendations by that
group. Mrs. John NJ Sternhagen,
chairman, reported for the Publicity
Committee.
The following members were elected
to the Nominating Committee to act
for 1888: Mrs Hutchinson I. Cone. Mrs.
Harlan Fiske Stone, Mrs. G. c. Glover,
jr.; George Hewitt Myers and Mark
Lansburgh.
Mrs. Whitman Cross, president OF the
society, called the attention Of the
board to meeting Of the joint con-
ference to be held here Friday and Sat-
urday under the auspices Of the Mary
land State Conference Of Social Wei
fare and the Washington Council of
Social Agencies.