Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-08-13
HEALTH DAY.
eature OF New Campaign Against
Preventable Diseases.

"A remarkable movement in .he
cause of better health conditions mas
been started in this State. Durfn.;
the autumn there is to be a HEALTH
Day celebration and a host of promi-
rent men and women of Maine will
take part in the exercises OF the day.
The primary idea of Health day is
to forward a campaign of education
which will result in the people of ali
classes becoming better informed in
the matter of safeguarding health and
preventing the spread of preventable
diseases.
The officers of the Maine Health
Day Association are gentlemen well
and favorably known throughout the
state. The president is Hon George
b. Goodwin. of Saeo. prominent and
successful worker in previous cam
paigns against tuberculosis Col Fred :
eric +. Boothby is the treasurer lie
is one of the best known and most
representative citizens of the State.
Colonel Boothby was for four years
mayor of Portland, a former official
of the Maine Central Railroad and at
present president of the State Board
of Trade in addition to his connection
with various banking and commercial
enterprises. Colonel Boothby repre-
sents the class of business men the
Health Day Association is seeking to
interest in its cause. The secretary is;
Henry IL. Sawyer, who occupied for
10 or more years an enviable position
as an active member of the legal pro-
fession in New York City and who
has recently opened offices in Port
land. Mr.. Sawyer has for many years
devoted much time and thought to
the fight against tuberculosis and is
recognized as an expert in this field.
Mr.. Sawyer was in Augusta. Mon
day, in the course of trip throughout
the State.
This movement is simply an inn
portant economic matter which con-
Germs the business interests of the
State" said Mr.. Sawyer to Journal
reporter. The fight against tubercu2
losis, typhoid and other preventable
diseases is a matter of greater con-
Germ to the business interests of a
community than many of the ques-
tions political parties are graphing
with. just at present
by organizing a Health day we
teresting thoroughly all of the people
in this work. A successful town, a
successful State and successful ma
ton means healthy people. BY this
| mean all of the people The worker
must be healthy, and the employer
must see to this to advance the con-
ditfon of general business prosperity
n'he State records show that Maine
has over 10000 positive cases of tu-
~reuiosis out of a population of $780,
600 people. Figure out how this af-
feets the people and business as a
whole. Conservatively figuring each
| person capable of an annual earning
power of $500, this condition of af-
| fairs shows that Maine is losing an
| nually 100000. Then add the cost
| of maintenance of the sick as it APP
plies to the members of their families
and you can quickly see how much
| money is kept out of the channels of
trade. not to mention the cost to the
taxpayer for public Institutions.
What the Maine Health Day AS
ISOLATION most needs is the assistance
of business men of all communities.
We want in each town and center sew
eral representatives to help out in
promoting this movement. The central
office of the association has been es-
tablished in the Y. NJ. c. A. building
in Portland With capable directors
located in the various cities, we can
send this campaign along with a rush
to successful conclusion
Mr.. Sawyer further explained that
Maine is the first of all the states 20
promote Health day. tuberculosis
organizers of other states are watch
ing the movement here, and more
than likely there will be eventually a
| national Health day, and, in thae
cent the credit for the idea will come
to this State.
Some of those who have already
joined in the Health Day movement
and given the project their indorse-
ment are: Governor Plaisted. Hon.
William r. Haines, Hon. L. A. Bur
leigh, Robert II. Gardiner ex-Gov.
William t. Cobb. Hon. Fl. M. Heath,
Il. l.. Russell, Charles NJ. Richardson.
George f. Macomber. 7. II. Phair.
Hon. Charles w. Mullen, State Treas
urer James Il. Singleton. DIR. A. G.
! Young. secretary of the State Board
of Health. Hon. Cyrus w. Davis, sec
rotary of State, the mayors of the
largest cities of the State, and many