Evening star., 1934-04-28
NURSES CONSIDER
1886 CONVENTION
Three Organizations to End
Biennial Session Here
Today.
With meetings of the new boards Of

With meetings Of the new boards Of
directors scheduled, the three national
nursing organizations will conclude
their 1884 biennial convention today
with discussion of preliminary plans
for the 1896 convention. The next
convention city will not be chosen
until later by the directors.
Hundreds Of nurses today are tax
ing advantage Of special tours of his
toric Virginia and Maryland, arranged
for them by the graduate nurses or
ganizations in the two States. The
bulk of the 1854 delegates. however,
have already left the Capital for their
homes.
The last business meetings of the
assembly were held yesterday after
noon, when for the first time the
American Nurses Association, the Ma
tlonal League of Nursing Education
and the National Organization for
Public Health Nursing Jointly ap-
proved the eight-hour day for nurses
as a means OF spreading employment.
Onoer the plan voted by the nurses,
tne cost OF nursing care to the pa
tlent would not be increased; instead
ne would have the services of three
elght-hour nurses instead of two l2-
hour nurses, for the same daily cost,
The proposal was made by the Reso-
IuconS Committee. headed by Mrs.
Helen w. Munson of New York as
chairman
Eight-Hour Day Approved.
The directors of the A. N. A. had
previously approved the eight hour
DAY In principle, but yesterdays action
was the first in which the rank and
fIe OF the nursing profession also
gave it approval.
Before the adoption of the resolu-
lions, 1t was found that the nurses
were hopelessly divided as to the
choice of the new convention city.
more than a score of invitations hay-
ing been received.
Inc following officers were elected
to serve for the next two years:
American Nurses Association-Miss
Susan c. Francis of Philadelphia. for
meriy superintendent of nurses at
Galllnger Hospital in Washington.
president; Maj. Julia c. Stimson, su-
perintendent Of the Army Nurse
corps, first vice president; Miss Mabel
Dunlap. Moline, ILL.,, second vice pres
ident; Miss Emma M. Nichols, Bos-
ton. treasurer, and Miss Elnora E.
thomson, retiring president, Portland.
Oreg.; Miss Katharine Densford. Min
neapolis, and Miss Genevieve Clifford
Syracuse, N. Y, directors.
Private Duty Section, A. N. A.-Miss
Media Marsh, Okmulgee, Okla, chair
man; Miss Gladys Luckey, Ell Paso,
Tex. vice chairman, and Miss Vir-
ginia Hall, Arlington, Mass, secre-
tary.
Government Section. o..
Government Section, A. N. A.-Miss
Mary A. Hickey. United States veter-
ans Administration, chairman; Miss
Edith Hayden, st. Elizabeth's Hospital,
vice chairman, and Miss Jessie Phelps,
Indian Bureau, secretary.
NdtlOlldI 1cdBGe OI nursing EQuCd.
tion-Miss Efie j. Taylor, New Haven,
reelected president; Miss Nellie x.
Hawkinson, New York, first vice
president; Miss Julie c. Tebc, New
Orleans. second vice president; Miss
Stella Goostray. Boston, secretary;
Miss Marian Rottman, New York,
treasurer; Miss Elizabeth Burgess,
New York; Miss Elsie M. Lawler, Bal
timore; Miss Edna Newman, Chicago,
and Miss Dorothy Rogers, Galveston,
Tex, directors.
National Organization for Public
Health Nursing-Miss Amelia Grant,
New York. president; Miss Grace
Ross, Detroit, first vice president;
Mrs. c. E. A. Winslow, New Haven,
second vice president; DR.. Michael M.
Davis, Chicago, treasurer: Miss Sophie
c. Nelson, Boston: Miss Katherine
Faville, Cleveland; Mrs. Anne L. Han
son, Buffalo; Miss Agnes c. Talcott,
Los Angeles; DR.. Warren F. Draper,
Richmond. Va; Miss Estalla Ford
Warner, Washington; Mrs. James K.
Watkins, Detroit, and DR.. Alfred E.
Shipley, New York, directors.