The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-29
Mission Ends Tribute Paid Late Vic toria Liebre eic h,
 World War Nurse,
 Visiting Nurse.

Victoria Liebreich, the Visiting Nurse. has turned in her last re- port and has said goodbye to all her sick friends and all her well patients.
 Victoria Liebriech, World War veteran, Veteran of Foreign Wars, Legionnaire, and Committee Wo. man-at-Large has turned in all her commissions.
 The officers of the Visiting Nurse Association have affirmed her worth and have generously declared their praise and grati- tude for her fifteen years of over flowing faithfulness.
 Her fellow officers and com rades in her various and multiple societies and organizations have awarded her the highest honors for her never ending zeal and un- selfishness in the fight for Better Human Relations.
 All this I am glad to note, for I have long been convinced of her fine integrity and her dependable sincerity.
 For almost twenty-five years 1 have known this spendid woman. Her breezy cheerfulness and friendly solicitude were as real end convincing as truth itself.
 When she took up Visiting Nursing I got to know her better. There was always an intelligent and warm sympathy about her cndeavors and approaches, in con- nection with the sick and needy, that demanded ones admiration. Her work among the sick was always marked by a kindliness and motherly affection, especially in her handling of children. Her dGmeanor in a stricken home was that of a good neighbor or soli- citiouS friend.
 Often her comforting attentions included cleaning up the kitchen, getting the children out to school. washing out the baby's things or getting the next meal started. In hW cheerful, motherly way she brought more than comfort to the sick body. She brought peace and hope to the spent and anxious soul.
 Many times, in the past, l have seen her battling her way on the wind swept wastes of old Town Plot, the only soul in sight, fling ing her sturdy bulk into the gale, trudging through the mud and snow, but always with a great smile and a hand wave of friendly comradery.
 I can recall many episodes that illustrate her painstaking efforts as . visiting nurse.
 Once, in Brooklyn, when we were caring for 8 child with pneumonia, whose mother was afraid of fresh air and. in spite of all advice, M. sisted on closed windows and hot air, I spoke to Miss Liebreich and asked her to use her good offices on the mother.
 Four times each day for three Q8yS LLllS bEdLlN AAAoS SAAS~~ four flights of precipitous stairs and prevailed on the mother to let in the fresh air.
 The child was desperately Ill and I feel quite sure that 1t must have died were 1t not for the un- soaring efforts of Miss Liebriech.
 She had a melting tenderness for the serious trouble, but If any one dared hint such thing to her she would dismiss the idea with a boisterous laugh and declare that she was a hard boiled Army nurse.
 It is for the mothers and chill dren of the thickly populated parts of our city that I write this acknowledgement of praise and gratitude for Victoria Liebriech. Perhaps I would speak their feel ings for her better if I paraphrase the tribute a great orator offered his dead brother: Were every one to whom she did some loving serv- ice to bring a blossom to her grave, she would sleep tonight be- meath a wilderness. of flowers"
 J. E. FARRELL, M. D.