Review [May-June 1969]

              Vol. IV, NO. 2
GREENSBORO, NORTH CAROLINA
MAY-JUNE, 1969
Hospital Volunteers Honored
At May Appreciation Luncheon
AUXILIARY LUNCHEON HEAD TABLE
Left to right: Auxiliary Vice President Mrs. Thomas Hudson; Director Harold L.
Bettis; Auxiliary President Mrs. R. H. Burton; President of the Board of Trustees
Benjamin   Cone;   Vice  President of the  Board  of Trustees  Mrs.  Britt Armfield;
newly-elected Trustee Mrs. Robert B. Taylor.
The Board of Trustees of the hospital saluted the hospital's volunteer workers at a luncheon at Sedge-
field Manor May 21.
During the program, Mrs. Lewis
Morris was recognized as "Volunteer
of the Year" with Mrs. George T.
Cunningham in the runner-up position.
Paying tribute to all the women,
Mr. Benjamin Cone, president of the
board of trustees, cited the hours
the women have given and their projects. He also told of their work in
implementing the visitor program
two years ago.
Since 1953 the volunteers have
donated $44,000 for nursing fees for
service patients and given over $12,-
000 for scholarships. In the last
seven years their hours have been
equal to nine full-time employees
working a 52-week year each year.
Mrs. Morris received the award in
recognition of having given the highest number of volunteer hours this
past year. Her primary work is in the
recovery room but she has also served on the Woman's Auxiliary board
for 11 years, was instrumental in beginning the gift shop and has worked in the soda shop — both Auxiliary projects. This year she is also
co-chairman of the recovery room
volunteers.
Mrs. Cunningham received recognition for her hours which were given both on the maternity floor and
serving as chairman of the Adult
Services committee, a group which
orients all new adult volunteers.
V. Gregg Watters, assistant director, was master of ceremonies. During his remarks, he paid tribute to
Mrs. Robert H. Burton, president of
the Auxiliary, and presented her a
corsage.
Miss Sharpe Named
Record Dept. Head
Miss Barbara Sharpe is taking over
as head of the Medical Record Department of Moses Cone Hospital
June 2.
She succeeds Mrs. Phyllis Sykes
who was with the hospital 14 years
and chief librarian for the last 10
years of that time.
Miss Sharpe is a native of Greensboro and will be returning to her
home town from Concord where she
has been Medical Record Librarian
at Cabarrus Memorial Hospital for
the past 10 years.
She is a graduate of Greensboro
Mrs. R. B. Taylor
Elected Trustee
Officers of the hospital's Board of
Trustees were named and a new
trustee appointed at the annual
meeting of the group May 7 in the
Board Room.
Mr. Benjamin Cone was renamed
President of the Board and Mrs.
Britt M. Armfield was named Vice
President, succeeding Roger Mc-
Duffie.
Mrs. Robert B. Taylor was appointed a trustee replacing Mrs. Julius
Cone who retired after serving since
1947.
Other officers elected were Harold
L Bettis, secretary; Howard Holder-
ness, treasurer; V. Gregg Watters,
assistant secretary; and Thomas F.
Williams, assistant treasurer.
Serving on the Board will be Mrs.
Armfield, Dr. Claud Bowen, Caesar
Cone, Mrs. Taylor, N. P. Hayes,
Holdemess, Dr. Isaac Taylor of
Chapel Hill, Herman Cone, Jr., R. D.
Douglas, Jr., Joseph T. Martin, Roy
C. Millikan, Roger McDuffie, Charles
A. McLendon and C. M. Vanstory, Jr.
The executive committee is composed of Mrs. Armfield, Benjamin
Cone, Herman Cone, Jr., Holderness,
McDuffie, McLendon and Vanstory.
Serving on a new joint conference
committee with the medical staff are
Mrs. Armfield, Hayes, Millikan and
Benjamin Cone.
Mrs. Taylor has served the hospital before as president of the
Woman's Auxiliary; is immediate
past president of the national
alumnae association of Randolph-
Macon College; and has been a
leader in numerous church and civic
activities in the city.
Senior High School; of Lees McRae
College, Banner Elk; and of the
School of Medical Record Science,
N. C. Baptist Hospital, Winston-
Salem.
She holds membership in the
North Carolina and American Associations of Medical Record Librarians.