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Jefferson County Will Cele brate Ending of Successful First Decade of History Five thousand, six hundred and fif teen patents, 439 trips of the Stork, 2,844 surgical operations, twenty-one graduates in nursing—that, in a few words is the story of the ten years of history of the Jefferson County hospital which celebrates its 1st de cade of achievement with a reception at the hospital and nurses home Mon day evening from 7 to 9 o'clock. The public generally is invited to this reception which is being tender ed by the board of trustees and the members of the Hospital auxiliary. Both the home and the hospital will be thrown open so that the public may see what fine facilities the coun ty has for the care of its sick and in jured, and a good many eyes will be opened with astonishment when the tour of the hospital is completed. The hospital board is made up 0% Co. W. Wade, Dillon Turney, Charles W. Clark, E. F. Simmons, Milton Horn, C. W. Riggs and W. C. Jones. Mr. Wade and Mr. Turney having been members of the board since its organization. The direct supervision of the hos pital has been under the direction of Miss Amy Beers almost continuously ever since its opening, with the ex ception of her service in the world war and another interval. Miss Ellen Anderson, assistant superintendent, also has had a long service at the institution. Mrs. Laura Taylor is the secretary, Miss Vera McCleary, supervisor, and Mrs Alberta Lewis is night supervisor. The hospital has a staff of twenty persons, including janitor, engineer, student nurses. The following is the list of the graduates in the nursing courses: 1915—-N, Blanche Culbertson, Oska loosa, Iowa, superintendent Mahaska County hospital; Merle M. Wright, Fairfield, Iowa (Mrs. Charles Car ter); Jessie Gilbert, Denver, Colo. ; Iris Funk, (Mrs. Ed Duel), Washing ton, Kansas; Mable Anne Roberts (Mrs. Merle Kilpatrick), Meridan, Idaho, 1917—June H. Norris, assistant sup erintendent Mahaska County hospital, Oskaloosa, Ia.; Zilpha Kamp (Mrs. Park Russell), Guthrie Center ,la.; E. Katharine Marsh, Weaver, la. 1918—Pansie Arbaugh, head nurse, University hospital, Iowa City, la.; Naoma Robert (Mrs. Alfred Lawson), Batavia, Ja.; ‘Nettig¢ Stucker, Burling ton, . 1919—Verna Perry, Eldon, Ia.; Alta Wyatt, Fairfield, Ia. 1920—N Trent, Batavia, Ia.; Ethel Castile, Fairfield, Ia. 1921—Marie Lewis, Batavia, Ia.; Alberta Lewis, night supervisor Jef ferson County hospital; Vera Mc Cleary, day supervisor Jefferson County hospital; Mary Jane Watts Birmingham, Ia.; Oliva Sellers, Lake side Hospital, Cleveland, Ohio; Cecil Dunn (Mrs. Fred Wray), Fairfield, Ia. The students now in the training courses are: Class of 1923—Lucile, McIntire, Edith Thomas, Mabel Wiley, Alice Trowmer, Grace Mowery. Class of 1924—Fay James, Helen Frazier, Barbara Norris, Gladys Ful ton, Mildred Fulton, Mary Linder.
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Fairfield Daily Ledger Journal

Fairfield, Iowa, US

Fri, Sep 29, 1922

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