Evening star., 1936-01-15
MRS. STONE HEADS
VISITING NURSES
Ord Preston and Mrs. ]. W.
Davidge Reelected Vice
Presidents.

Mrs. Harlan Fiske Stone, wife Of
the Associate Justice Of the Supreme
Court, yesterday was chosen presi-
dent Of the board Of directors Of the
Instructive Visiting Nurse Society at
q meeting in the organizations head
quarters in the Albee Building.
Ord Preston was reelected first vice
president, Mrs John w. Davidge was
renamed second vice president, Miss
Elsa Peterson was chosen third vice
president and Mrs John M. Stern
hagen secretary. Joshua Evans, jr..
treasurer, and Charles w. Pimper,
assistant secretary, were continued IN
ofi1ce. Evans read his treasurer's re-
port at the meeting.
Acceptance of membership by three
new members was announced at the
meeting. They are Mrs. Henry Nor
genthau, jr.; Harold Marsh, a promi-
nent lawyer and retiring president OF
the Kiwanis Club, and John L. Proc
tor, former controller Of the currency.
RESIGNATION of Mrs. Wilder D. Baker
from the board was accepted with
regrets.
Would Drop Delivery Service.
Recommendation that the society
drop the delivery service 1t has carried
on for 20 years was made by Mrs. r.
NJ Kaufman, chairman of the
Nursing Committee: as result of the
organizations being forced to dispense
with IA field nurses and two clerks.
After a letter from the Community
Chest, of which the society is men,
ber agency, was read. expressing
regret at the curtailment of the budget
and staff, Mrs. Kaufman disclosed
that the retrenchment will remove
from the service staff not only the
nurses who were added for part of
the years 1884 and 1885, but, in
addition. four workers allowed in 1892.
Miss Gertrude H. Bowling, execu-
tive director, reported that several Of
the nurses marked for dismissal al
ready have left and that the others
would retire within fortnight. Two
clerks, she said, already have been
dismissed from the Office staff.
Is Only Night Service Offered.
The service which the society IS
being forced to drop provides for
sending nurses to attend mothers at
childbirth. 1t has been the only
service offered by the organization at
night.
Miss Bowling's report disclosed the
society during 1885 cared for 32,376
patients, who received 19l,777 visits.
She mentioned that the society had
dropped three nurses and one super
visor as result of the transfer No.
vember / Of the special tuberculosis
service to the Health Department.
The society had undertaken this work
as an interim program until Congress
could appropriate money for the de-
partment.
The executive director praised the
work of Dr. Rutland, District health
officer, in setting up a Nursing Bu-
reau in his department. in keeping
with standards advocated by leading
authorities She expressed pleasure
at the cordiality of the relationship
DCl"CCIl Vic oO1
and the society.
Mrs. Wilson Gives Report.
The report Of the Nominating Com
mittee was presented to the board by
the chairman, Mrs. Charles F. Wilson.
Those present were:
Mrs Leonard A Block, Miss Eliza
beth Bryan, Mrs. G. Howland Chase.
Mrs Whitman Cross, Mrs. Charles B.
Crawford. Mrs. Davidge, Mrs. Charles
B. Glover, jr. Mr.. Evans, Miss Janet
Houtz, Miss Virginia Hunt, John Ihl-
der, Mrs. Kaufman, r. NJ Kauff-
mann, Mrs. Emery Scott Land. Mrs.
Keith Merrill. Mrs. William Marbury,
George Hewitt Myers Mrs. Cresson
Newbold, Mrs. John Jay O'Connor,
Miss Peterson, Mrs. Sternhagen, Mrs.
Stone. Mrs. j. W. Turrentine, Mrs.
John Marvin Wright. Mrs Wilson, Mrs.
Morgenthau, Mr.. Marsh and Miss
Bowling executive director