Presbyterian St Lukes Hospital School of Nursing - Alpha Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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MRS. WILLIAM L. BAUM President of the Woman ' ' s Boa?-d [25]

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ST. LUKE ' S HOSPITAL WOMAN ' S BOARD Officers President, Mrs. William L. Baum First Vice-President, Mrs. John Borden Second Vice-President, Mrs. Chauncey B. Borland Third Vice-President, Mrs. John DeKoven Recording Secretary, Mrs. Frank X. Walls Treasurer, Mrs. Addison Stillwell Corresponding Secretary, Mrs. John Rouse Mrs. A. Watson Armour Mrs. Stanley Field Mrs. J. Ogden Armour Mrs Richard Folsom Mrs. Lester Armour Mrs. John W. Gary Miss Anita Blair Mrs. A. E. Halstead Mrs. C. B. Borland Mrs. J. T. Harahan Mrs. Thornhill Broome ' Mrs. F. T. Haskell Miss Helen Carter Miss Louise Herrick Mrs. W. E. Casselberry Mrs. Lockwood Honore Mrs. W. E. Casselberry, Jr. Mrs. Robert W. Hunt Mrs. Lewis Cob urn Mrs. Wm. Prescott Hunt Mrs. J. Lewis Cochran Mrs. Samuel Insull Mrs. Frank S. Cowgill Mrs. Hugh McKennon Landon Mrs. John Crerar Mrs. C. Bai Lihme Mrs. Jos. H. DeFrees Mrs. Frank 0. Lowden Mrs. Allen Dixon Mrs. W. 0. Meacham Mrs. Phillip S. Doane Mrs. Arthur Meeker Mrs. Howard 0. Edmonds Mrs. Wm. H. Merrill Mrs. Harold Eldridge Mrs. W. H. Mitchell Mrs. Chas. Munroe Miss Mary L. Newberry Mrs. Robert T. Newberry Mrs. Heaton Owsley Mrs. Norval Pierce Mrs. J. T. Pirie Mrs. J. C. Pitcher Miss Mildred Pringle Mrs. John Rouse Mrs. Arthur Ryerson Mrs. Theodore Shaw Mrs. Addison Stillwell Mrs. Allen D. Warren Mrs. Mark S. Willing Mrs. Paul Willis Miss Ethel Wrenn Mrs. Wm. Wrigley, Jr. [24]

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The Woman ' s Board THE Woman ' s Board of St. Luke ' s Hospital was organized to supplement the work of the officers and nurses in the Hospital. In order that the best results pos- sible might be obtained various committees were formed to carry out this project. A Linen Committee solicits linen of all kinds for use in the Hospital and Training School, and also ar- ranges with the churches in the di- ocese to have sewing done by the various guilds in connection with the churches. In this way it is possible to have many thousands of articles made each year. The Social Service Committee, since its formation in 1915, has extended its activities to include many new departments besides the regular office work. This is main- tained by trained Social Service workers and a stenographer. There are also two pupil nurses on duty who are given training in this depart- ment. This work enables the nurse to specialize in Social Service work, if she so desires, after the conclusion of her training as a nurse. In connection with the Social Service Department free clinics are maintained for the treatment of former or prospective hospital pa- tients; they are comprised of the medical, prenatal, gynecological and orthopedic patients as well as smaller clinics for throat, nose, skin, etc. The Social Service workers, nurses-in-training, and volunteer workers, secured by the Woman ' s Board, help with the dressings and records of these patients and do follow-up work. In connection with this follow-up work the Woman ' s Board has organized a Motor Corps to assist the nurses in visiting out- side patients. The women who drive the cars report on certain days of the week for orders which include return- ing patients to their homes, taking invalids on outings, and bringing patients to the clinics, or taking the nurses to visit the patients. In connection with the Social Service Department there is a Cloth- ing Committee. This Committee endeavors to keep the department supplied with clothes of every kind for distribution to needy patients. The Elizabeth Wallace Waller Loan Fund has been established by Mrs. John Borden in memory of her mother. This money is available for loans to deserving patients in order to assist them in purchasing artificial limbs or appliances, and in helping them financially in any way that might relieve their anxiety and expedite their recovery. This money is loaned at the discretion of the Director of the Department and is [26]