The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-05-21
Hospital Unit
To Hold Bake Sale
For Nursel, y Needs
Visitors Are Invited
Tuesday to Inspect
Nurses Home

True to the aims of most aux
llllalIeS the women affiliated with
the Southside Community Hos
pital have been doing a silent but
what hospital officials term "a
"on lerful" job.
Formed in the late 1920s. the
organization has devoted itself
w ,iAiing IN ar.as that the regu-
lar hospital operating expenses
do not cover.
A continuing and vital project
has oeen the Identification of
the hospital grounds. for which
the women spent about $500 last
year-funds coming from the
Community Chest, tag days in
surrounding counties, membership
dues to the units OF the auxiliary
and from special projects.
Another most important func-
ton the ladies have been per-
forming for the past two years
has been the hostessine on Sun
days. This year Mrs. S. C. Bliss
and a roster of volunteer workers
are devoting the Sunday rush
hours to regulating the crowds OF
visitors who wish. to see friends
and relatives who are patients.
Nurses Home
Just completed has been the
redecoration of the Nurses Home
The halls. living room, and kitch-
enette have been redone, and new
slip covers, draperies, a rug and
chars purchased The entire pro-
Ject has been handled through a
special committee composed of
chairman, Mrs. c. f. Wilson, and
Mrs. E. S. Shields. and Mrs. A.
NJ DeMuth.
Anxious TO have visitors inspect
the Federated Nurses Home, the
Auxiliary announces that it will
be open to the public on Tues
day, May 25, from 3 to p. m.
Says Mrs w. w. McClintic,
chairman Of the Hospital Auxil-
larry, Members Of the Auxiliary
and anyone interested are invit-
ted to come and see what has
been done
The remodeled nursery is the
next area Of concern for the wo-
men. They have learned that Mrs.
Y. A. Harrington, nurse in charge
OF the nursery, needs new cabin
cts. a metal top table and new
baSsinet. as we'll as several other
smaller items,
Bake Sale
Taking the nursery as its par
tlcular project. the ellis Unit will
hold a Bake Sale on Friday and
Saturday. May 81 and %. at the
empty store next TO Peoples Bank,
beginning at 10 m. both morn
lngS. Proceeds from the two sales
Will be handed over to the hospit,
al to purchase the needed ar
ticleS.
Pleased as she is over the pro-
posed plans, Mrs. Harrington
next wish is going to be for a baby
lS0lette-a big. modern incubator
1T is the most important thing
that we need. We have bad il
here on trial. but it was not pur-
chased because Of insufficient
funds.
Members who are responsible
for the Bake Sale are Mrs. r. d
Wilson and Mrs w. 3. Bruce, il.
co-chairmen. and the committee
composed of Mrs. j. c. Bondur-
ant, Mrs r. b Crawford. Mrs
S. P Glover, Mrs. w. ]. Sydnor
Mrs. c w. Harris, and Mrs Wiley
Putney.
The Auxiliary roll call lists APP
proximately 1870 members OF
! which the current officers are
chairmen. Mrs. w. W. McClintic
vice chairman, Mrs. Cleveland
Jones; secretary. Mrs Grace c
Gordon; treasurer, Mrs. w x
Carter.
The organization is divided into
four Holiday. Gill, Ander-
son White, and Barnette units
with respective chairmen. Mrs
Charles Baird, Mrs. Marshall
Watkins. Mrs. c. F. Wilson, and
Mrs Charles Mcknight.