The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-03-18

The annual meeting or the WIS., iting Nurses association was held at headquarters on Field street,
 when the following directors and
 officers were elected: Directors,
 Robert H. Leach, Rabbi Isadore
 Breslau, Louis A. Walsh. These replace Elton Wayland, Dr John N. Lewis and Frank J. English, whose terms of office had expired. The directors elected the follow
 ing officers: President, Charles H.
 Upson; first vice-president, Mrs J.
 B. Smith; second vice-president,
 Mark L. Sperry Jr; treasurer. Rob-
 ert H. Leach; assistant treasurer,
 ren Upson; assistant secretary, Mrs
 F. R. Kellogg. ..
 During the meeting Charles H. | Upson delivered the following ad-
 dress:
 "The incorporators of the V. N.
 A. may be compared with the
 stockholders of a business corpora
 tion, in that they elect the direc-
 tors. Therefore, I think the presi-
 dent should report to them at their
 annual meeting the major actions
 of the officers and directors for the
 past year, or since the last an-
 nual meeting; and also a brief
 statement of our aims for the coming year. s,t "rhe outstanding actions of your officers and directors since our last
 annual meeting were:
 1.-Two married nurses were placed on half-time per order of our board as of May 24th, 1882. Two more married nurses received the same instructions September 28th, 1882.
 "The entire staff was forced to
 take two weeks leave of absence last summer per order of the president, acting because of lack of a quorum of the board. This $1,250.00. ..
 Maternity delivery service was ordered temporarily discontinued per order of the board dated Sep tember 28th. 1882. This allowed
 us to give up the nurses night quarters at the Lincoln House at d
 saving of $2S.00 per month.
 "A survey of our entire organ ization was made by Mrs Hodson of the N O. P. H. N. at the cost | Ol lUU, dIO dS O aliSSt iSotieb s"O new committees were appointed the publicity and volunteer work ers' committees. Furthermore, the finance committee was enlarged in order to distribute the work of
 raising funds from one person to
 several.
 "Our 1882 income amounted to $35,Y74.54, of which $2,000 came | ne fru rc from IinInVagt cd
 funds of our principal fund, per vote of the board; and our dis bursements amounted to $35.-
 907.25, leaving us on January l. 1898 with an overhaul of $32.71. "The above mentioned new com- mittees were formed at the advice
 of the N. O. P. H. N., and tend to l coordinate the duties of cutting
 expenses by getting things done free, If possible; to give our V. N. A. proper and regulated publicity;
 and to raise funds to meet the ten tatively adopted budget. if possible. Ut is our sincere aim to expend our efforts to raise the necessary funds, but, if in the opinion of the entire board, we are unable to
 foresee within, say, two months from date. the necessary response from the people of Waterbury who can give. inclu1ing it's factories, It's various societies and church, 1t will
 be absolutely necessary to curtail our service to the community by pairing our force and cutting out
 certain specific types of services to a point whereby we are operating | within our income--and that in- come, for the most part, comes
 from the people of Waterbury. We physically give service in propor- ton to the financial backing we re- ceive from our community l am
 frank to say we serve all denom- linations and races--Roman Cath
 olics, Protestants. Jews. blacks and
 whites. and am furthermore
 frank to say we expect donations from Roman Catholics. Protes- tants, Jews. blacks and whites.
 Every public spirited person in
 Waterbury should learn to support
 the public health program of his city in proportion to what he can afford. A large number of small gifts is by far more cncouraE- Ing and vitallzing factor to an or ganization us ours. than a small number of large gifts.